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Thirty-ninth Year
First Photo! Huge
IX. r ;r-
(Acme Radio-Telephoto)
This first photo of American Invasion of Philippines, made from a Navy Catallna, graphically depicts hugeness of armada that brought General
MacArthur and 250,000 men to the shores of Leyte Island where beachheads were first established. Here an LST approaches beach near Dulag,
couth of camtal city of Tacloban. as hundreds of warshlm and transport In background unload suDPlies and troops. Signal Corps radlo-telephoto.
DENIES PAC IS
San Francisco, Oct. 24 (U.R)
The C. I. O. political action
committee, although engaged in
politics, Is not violating Smith
Connally act provisions forbid
ding labor unions to contribute
to election campaigns, Aubrey
Grossman, C. I. O. attorney, told
a congressional sub-committee
Investigating campaign expendi
tures today.
Grossman Interrupted ques
tioning of Richard Lynden,
president of the International
Longshoremen's and Warehouse
men's union local 6, by Rep. E.
C. Gathlngs, Democrat, Arkan
sas, to present his interpretation
of the P. A. C.'s activities.
Lyden had testified that mem
bers of his local, through month
ly assessments, had contributed
S27.823 in a 10-month period
this year. Rep. Gathings, presid
4 ing at the hearing in federal dis
trict court room, asked him if he
was aware of the Smith-Connal-ly
act provisions forbidding la
bor union contributions to'elec
tion campaigns.
MEW GRAND JURY IN
, SESSION THIS WEEK
The new grand jury, E. C.
Faber, Central Point, foreman,
selected yesterday at the open
ing of the October term of court,
will be in session most of the
week, District Attorney George
Nielson reports. Testimony was
heard yesterday in the case of
Fred Bailey, San Quentin prison
camp escapee, charged with first
degree murder for the death of
Ira Clyde Carman, Medford mill
worker, last September.
The case of Fred Marrett and
wife, charged with attempted
burglary of Dr. R. W. Clancy's
office was under investigation
today. Dr. Clancy was convict
ed of a narcotics sale charge in
federal court last week.
MARTIAL LAW DROPPED
IN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Washington, Oct. 24. (U.R)
The White House announced sus
pension of martial law and res
toration of habeas corpus pro
ceedings in the territory of Ha
waii. SIDE GLANCES
BT
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Maynard Bush finding to his
dismay he had taken another
family's washing home.
, Ben Day giving the republican
I wheelhorses a few thoughts on ;
getting out the vo'e.
Tom Fuson flashing in for the
latest fiashes from the war the-1
atres.
MEDFORD.,,
United Press
Armada Brings Yanks Back to Philippines
Doughboys Of 96th Division
Push Inland From Landing
By Lisle Shoemaker
(UP War Correspondent)
With 96th Division, Leyte, P.
I., Oct. 21. (UP.) Filipino na
tives streamed back through our
lines this morning, bowing and
saluting to the doughboys who
slogged on foot and in jeeps,
tanks and half tracks into the
jungle inland.
. To the left of the 96th's land
ing beach is the hill where Japs
scooted down on the backsides
when our troops hit the beaches.
From this hill I can see out onto
the dense growth of palm trees
extending back on the plain at
least 15 miles to a high range j
of mountains.
Tanks which had difficulty
wallowing through the muck,
mud and swamps are beating
COLORADO CHIEF
EXECUTIVE MAY
GIVE TALK HERE
Plans are being made for a
possible talk by Gov. Carr of
Colorado before local Republi
cans on October 30 if permission'
can be secured from the army
to land his private plane at Med
ford airport for this address, it
was stated by Ralph Koozer,
county GOP chairman, at a
meeting of the county central
committee last night.
Mrs. G. Q. D'Albinl, Republi
can state commiltcewoman, ex
pressed her thanks to local Re
publicans for donations for con
gressional cards to be mailed,
and for their other campaign ef
forts.
State GOP chairman Nicl R.
Allen is expected to return to
his Grants Pass home tomorrow
after conducting meetings in
Klamath Falls, Lakeview and
Burns. He was to meet Sen.
Ralph O. Brewster of Maine,
who is coming to Oregon for a
series of meetings, at Nampa,
Ida.
Men Rescued After
14 Days On Ocean
San Diego, Cal.. Oct. 24 U.R)
After being adrift 14 days in
a 28 foot fishing boat, Clarence
Rathbun, 48and Roy Rathbun,
48, were recovering today from
severe exposure.
The tuna clipper Sea Lion of
San Pedro picked them up off
Cedros Island.
"We had only two cups of
water left," Clarence Rathbun
said.
Rations for the pair during
their two weeks were loaf and
a half of bread, two cans each
of beans and meat, three pota
toes, a little peanut butter and
shortening and two and a half
gallons of water.
Full Leased Wire
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1944
their way inland to aid the in
fantrymen. This previously un
tried division has come through
admirably.
Supplies are pouring onto the
beaches from the yawning
mouths of LST's. A native said
the Japs in this area had been
cruel, stealing food grown in cul
tivated areas and forcing them
to accept 50 centavos for chick
ens and pigs.
Fingering my jacket serious
ly, the native said it would
cost 100 pesos if obtainable.
Complete contact with the bat
talion assaulting Mt. Catmon to
our right hasn't yet been made,
but with field glasses we could
see our soldiers crawling up its
steep sides. The natives said the
mountain is catacombed with
tunnels and caves like Peleliu in
the Palu group.
The 96th Division, commanded
by MaJ. Gen. James G. Bradley,
trained at Camp White between
the middle of November and
April last year, leaving the camp
April 24. After training briefly
at San Louis Obispo, Camp Cal-j
lan arid Camp Beale, Calif., the
division left from a western port
about the middle of July for a I
Pacific base. I
Sen. Truman Sees
Help for F.R. in
Ball Declaration
Madison, Wis., Oct. 24 (U.R)
Sen. Harry S. Truman, Demo
cratic candidate for the vice
presidency, said today there was
"no doubt" that Sen. Joseph H.
Ball's endorsement of President
Roosevelt had strengthened
Democratic election prospects in
Minnesota.
Truman said at a news con
ference that he had been told
betting odds In Minneapolis
dropped from eight to five on
Gov. Thomas E. D e w e y's
chances of carrying Minnesota
to even money.
President Roosevelt's running
mate, en route from Minne
apolis to Chicago, stopped for
six hours in Madison, invading
the home state of one of the
eight Republican senators whom
he asked Dewey to repudiate on
the grounds that they were isola
tionists. ROOSEVELT PLANNING
ADDRESS IN CHICAGO
Washington, Oct. 24 'U.R)
President Roosevelt will make a
campaign speech in Chicago, the
white house announced today,
and although there was no offic
ial word on its time, previous
scheduling of a Democratic rally
there next Saturday led to be
lief he would speak then.
SCHOOL HEAD DIES
Sacramento. Oct. 24 U.R)
Charles C. Hughes, 78, for 30
years superintendent of Sacra
mento schools and a widely
known educator, died suddenly
last night of a heart ailment.
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SHEAF OF KRESSE
PRESCRIPTIONS IS
TRIAL EVIDENCE
More than 500 prescriptions
taken from the files of Medford
and Ashland druggists, dating
back to March 3, 1943, were
identified and numbered as ex
hibits yesterday afternoon and
this morning in the case of Dr.
A. F. Walter Kresse, Medford
physician on trial In federal
court here for alleged violation
of the Harrison narcotics' sta
tutes. Others remained to be
identified and entered when
court opened this afternoon, of
ficials stated.
On the stand for the identi
fication was Arthur Renner, fed
eral agent for the bureau of
narcotics.
Jury Selected
A final Jury was selected for
Ihe trial yesterday afternoon
about 2:30 after a total of 47
names had been exhausted. Both
William Langley, United States
attorney, and George Roberts,
attorney for the defense, used
their full allotment of challenges
and many Jurors were excused
on the ground that they had al
ready formed opinions in the
case. Ten men were challenged
or excused before Juror two was
selected.
The Jury panel Is made up of
Frank K 1 1 n g 1 e. Brownsboro
farmer; F. B. Olding, retired.
Grants Pass; W 1 1 b u r n K.
Charles-worth, credit supervisor,
Klamath Falls; John Anderson,
retired farmer, Medford; Roy
Jain, retired farmer, Beagle;
Willis E. Wilson, creameryman,
Grants Pass: D. J. Clifford, log
ger, Medford; John F. Hansen,
Klamath Falls, business man;
Harry E. Weimar, engineer,
Klamath Falls; Pierce Wilson,
miner from Talent; Donald C.
Reams, Cress-vell farmer; Elmer
C. Bclgcl, Ashland city manager.
Hartley Alternate
An alternate Juror was se
lected, this being R. C. Hartley,
Ashland truck driver. Juror
Hansen of Klamath Falls served
also for the trial of Dr. R. W.
Clancy.
P. A. Williams. Seattle, dis
trict supervisor for the narcotics
bureau for the northwest, is
assisting Attorney Langley withl
the case as he did last week lor
the trial of Dr. Clancy.
Survey to Study
Worker Shortage
Los Angeles. Oct. 24 'U.PJ
A 35.000 worker shortage in
Los Angeles and Orange coun
ties today led to an intensive
survey by southern California
war agencies to determine how
many out of state war workers
are returning to their homes
each month.
Estimates by civic and federal
agencies give the average worker-loss
at 6.000 to 12,000 per
month, Haxnlih laid.
YANKEES DEEPEN
LEYTE BEACHHEAD;
KILL 3,000 JAPS
Holdings Now Minimum of
Seven Miles Deep on 25
Mile Front; Foil Counters.
Gen. MacArthur's Headquar
ters, Leyte, Oct. 24 U.R)
American troops, deepening the
Leyte beachhead to a minimum
of seven miles on a front of
nearly 25 miles, have already
killed more than 3,000 Japanese
and prevented any effective
Japanese counter-thrusts, head
quarters revealed today.
Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger,
commanding general of the
American sixth army, said that
opportunity for any effective
Japanese ground reaction is van
ishing as the Americans drive
the Japanese back into the rice
paddies and hill country and
away from the coastal roads.
(The London radio broadcast
reports that new American land
ings by armored forces have
been made on Samar Island
which adjoins Leyte at the
northern side of Leyte gulf. The
German DNB news agency as
serted Japanese army and naval
air forces opened an attack
against the U. S. invasion fleet
lying in Leyte gulf and against
another U. S. battle fleet, loca
tion and nature of which was
not specified.)
(CBS Correspondent William
J. Dunn reported in a broadcast
from Leyte that the Japanese
were making air attacks on Ta
cloban bay, but had paid "a
steep price." He said American
air cover was good and he had
seen three Jap planes shot down
during the day. The Domel Japa
ancse aqency In a broadcast re
corded by FCC admitted that
Allied forces on Leyte "are
gradually increasing their
strength with the arrival of ad
ditional reinforcements." Domel
said also that the Japanese, pre
sumably air forces, attacked
"enemy surface craft in Leyte
gulf and also the task force In
adjacent waters." Domel said
Japanese ground troops con
tinued to attack American In
vading troops seeking to expand
the Tacloban beachhead.)
American forces on Leyte al
ready have captured 11 cities
and towns, including the two
principal cities of Tacloban and
Palo, as well as three adjacent
small islands.
Krueger revealed that Amer
ican troops are mowing down
the Japanese at a ratio of more
than 10 to 1 and said few Japa
nese prisoners had been taken.
"Everything has gone accord
ing to schedule," Krueger said,
adding that the chance for suc
cessful Japanese counter-offensives
was dwindling each day.
Inhuman Treatment By Japs
Told By Filipino Guerillas
By Ralph Teatiworth
United Press Correspondent
Leyte, Philippines, Oct. 23
(U.R) Japanese oppressors since
1942 have Inflicted the multiple
atrocities of torture, pillage,
murder and rape upon the Fili
pino populace, it was disclosed
today by four guerilla officers
who led a resistance army of
4.000 men, including a few
Americans, in preparing for
Gen. Douglas M.acArthur'i in
vasion of Leyte.
The guerilla leaders, headed
by Col. Rupcrto Kanglean, have
been fighting the Japanese more
than two years, since the fall of
Bataan and Corregidor.
Burned In Homes
They charged:
That the Japanese burned Fili
pinos alive in their homes after
looting their belongings and
stealing their food and animals.
That the Japanese left Fili
pino tied In the sun, without
food or waters, until they were
dead or nearly dead.
That the Japanese hanged
Filipinos and In some cases gave
them the "water treatment"
pouring water Into their mouths
and noses.
That Japanese raped Filipino
I women.
Tribune
United Press Full LuMd Wire
Bricker in Appeal
for Neglected Man
rt if - JJf - ni "
Pueblo. Colo., Oct. 24 4U.R)
"The neglected man ' was sub
stituted by Gov. John W. Brick
er of Ohio today for the New
Deal's famous "forgotten man"
in an appeal for the votes of the
unorganized white-collar work
ers.
The G. O. P. vice-presidential
nominee, in a speech prepared
for delivery here, said that the
greatest contribution of the New
Deal to clerks, stenographers,
bookkeepers, small manufactur
ers, small merchants and profes
sional men was "disillusion
ment." 'The present-day counterpart
of the 'forgotten man.' " Bricker
said, "is the neglected man. . . .
The great middle c 1 a s's who
work for a salary or for an un
certain income."
BOMBERS BATTLE
BAD WEATHER TO
PLASTER ESSEN
London, Oct. 24 (U.R) More
than 1,000 British heavy bomb
ers battled through heavy snow
and strong German defenses last
night to hit the big steel and
rail center of Essen in the Ruhr,
while other night raiders again
harassed Berlin, it was an
nounced today.
Essen, an Inland harbor 40
miles north of Cologne, is the
center of the huge Krupp steel
works which have been raided
repeatedly during the war.
The bombers encountered a
heavy antiaircraft barrage as
they swept over the target and
were attacked by strong forces
of Nazi fighter planes as they
started the flight homeward.
Some crewmen described the
German defenses as the strong
est in a long time.
Although the target was par
tially obscured by the weather,
the red glow of fires lit the
sky over Essen soon after the
first bombs went down, indi
cating the RAF pilots found
their mark In the vital steel
works which produce a large
portion of Germany's heavy war
materials.
The air ministry also an
nounced that RAF coastal
planes damaged five enemy
ships In two attacks off Nor
way yesterday.
Radio Highlights
Today: Gov. Dewey from
Minneapolis, over NBC, 7:30 to
8 p. m. PWT.
Wednesday: Gov. Dewey from
Chicago, over CBS, 7 to 7:30 p.
m. PWT; Rep. Dlrksen, from
Mankato, Minn., over MBS, 5:15
to 5.30 p. m. PWT.
This somber account of Japa
nese outrages against the people
they controlled by military force
of inhumanity, the notorious
"march of death" endured by
American survivors of Bataan
at the hands of their Nipponese
captors.
Halo Revealed
The guerilla leaders reached!
Lt. Gen. Walter Krucgcr'a sixth
army headquarters a few hours
after the beachhead was estab
lished on Leyte. Gen. MacArth
ur then Issued a statement, re
leased today, revealing that the
organized guerilla army of 4,000
aided In preparations for the
Leyte landing and will Join
forces with American invasion
forces.
Second In command to Col.
Kangelon, a Filipino, is a for-!
mer United States navy PTI
boat skipper.
The Leyte guerilla army has
killed 3,800 Japanese in 304 sep
arate encounters in 1944 alone,
the leaders reported.
Under Kangelon's leadership,
the guerillas collected detailed
Information concerning strength
and disposition of the Japanese
armies and transmitted It to
American headquarter by sec
ret meant.
NO. 182.
DEWEY TO ACCEPT
SUPPORT OF ALL
WHO BAMPOLICY
Candidate Comments On
Sen. Ball Happy To See
DeGaulle Recognized.
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 24
(U.R) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
said today that he would accept
the backing in the November
election of "all who support the
principles I have expounded" on
foreign policy.
The Republican presidential
nominee made the statement at
a news conference in comment
ing on the fact that Sen. Joseph
H. Ball. R Minn in1.nl in.
ternationallst, has announced he
will support President Roosevelt
for re-election because of the
president's foreign policy.
It was Dewey's most direct
response to a series of questions
promoted by the actions of the
young Republican senator.
Stands On Principles
Asked whether he would re
Dudinte so-caIIpH iiH
tives within the Republican
party, Dewey replied:
"I accent th nnnnrt nf nil
who support the principles I
nave expounded.
Dewey said he was "very hap-
tlV indeed tn f thnt mv Hnmnnrl
of last Wednesday for recogni
tion of the De Gaulle govern
ment In Franco at last has borne
fruit."
Sees Misquota
Informed that Vice-President
Henry A. Wallace recently ouot
ed Gov. John W. Bricker, Re
publican vice-presidential nomi
nee, as saying that a Republican
victory In November would re
sult In dissolution of the agri
cultural adjustment administra
tion and the ever-normal gran
ary, Dewey said that Bricker
had been misquoted. He said the
Republican platform pledges
maintenance of the "good ele
ments" of AAA but declined to
Identify them. He also refused
to comment on the challenge
made yesterday by Sen. Harry S.
Truman, Democratic vice-presidential
nominee, that Dewey call
for a purge of eight Republican
Isolationist senators.
IS
Chungking, Oct. 24 (U.R)
Gen. Chang Fah Kwel, com
mander of the Kwangsl war
zone, said today Chinese troops
"can hold Kwcllln for one year"
against Japanese aeige, and lt
was learned reliably that China's
first youth army comprised of
boys and girls had been organiz
ed Inside the threatened city.
Gen. Chang known in China
as "Ironsides" recalled he had
told Vice President Henry Wal
lace last July that Kwellin
could be defended for three
months. Now, he said, the
strengthening of Kwcilln's de
fenses and accumulation of food
for the garrison will enable him
to prolong the battle from three
months to a year. He made the
prediction In a talk to officers
and men defending Kweilin.
RUSSIANS!!
London, Oct. 24. (UP) The
red army command reported to
night that the Germans had
mounted strong counterattacks
In East Prussia but Russian
forces captured a number of
strongnoints, including Trakeh
nen, 10 miles southeast of the
Gumblnnen transport center.
Augustow, a road hub in the
Suwalki triangle nine miles from
the East Prussian border, fell to
the left wing of Gen. Ivan D.
Chcrnlakhovsky'i third White
Russian army hammering at the
easternmost German province, a
Moscow communique reported.
NAZI DEFENSES
Attack On 12-Mile Front Ad
vances Three to Five Miles
Two Towns Captured.
Supreme Headquarters, AEF,
Paris. Oct, 24 (U.PJ The British
2nd army opened a new attack
on a 12-mile front south of be
sieged 'S Hertogenbosch today,
capturing the towns of Oirschot
and Best in advances of three
to five miles. The German de
fenses In the entire sector were
officially reported to be caving
in.
Even while British assault
forces were slugging through
the streets, of 'S Hertogenbosch,
biggest transport center in south
Holland, other 2nd army forces
smashed westward in a push that
carried within nine miles of Til
burg. Concerted Push
Units which opened the new
attack 12 miles south of 'S Her
togenbosch linked up with the
troops driving against the rail
and road hub in the Boxtel area
and the advance developed
quickly Into a concerted push
throughout the sector.
Troops of the Canadian 1st
army, striking out from the
town of Woensdrecht, which
straddles the road out of the
Schelde Estuary Islands, drove'
a few hundred yards beyond it
In a direction which eventually
would bring about a Junction
with other units pushing north
west along the Breda road.
Tightening the noose on the
German pocket south of the
Schelde Estuary, the Canadians
scored local gains between Oost
Burg and Schoondyke, cutting
the railway between those towns
about a mile south of Schoon
dyke. Canadians Advance
Winning control of the Bres
kens and Schoondyke areas, the
Canadians were pushing stead
ily westward. In the Groede
area southwest of Breskens a
German officer entered the al
lied lines under a white flag and
asked that 200 wounded nazis
be taken over and hospitalized.
He withdrew when the Canadian
commander told him they would
be cared for if he delivered them
in ambulances.
Meanwhile, a column advanc
ing due west against 'S Herto
genbosch while the one from
the northwest stormed into the
town, came within half a mile)
of it and was nearly in position
to Join the siege.
Two bridges across the Malen,
river south of 'S Hertogenbosch
were captured intact In the ad
vances averaging three miles
and reaching a maximum of five
miles In the first phase of the
drive.
Engel Asserts F.R.
Kept Vital German
News From Solons
Washington, Oct. 24 0J.R
Rep. Albert Engel, Republican,
Michigan, charged today that
President Roosevelt, in the crit
ical prewar years, "deliberately
withheld" from congress a re
port on the growing strength of
German air power and simul
taneously deprived the armed
forces of needed equipment by
cutting down requests for ap
propriations. "In November, 1937, Presi
dent Roosevelt received one of
the most amazing and detailed
reports on the growth of Ger
man air power and the rising
menace to America ever to come
from an American military at
tache," Engel said In a prepared
statement.
"This report gave detailed In
formation In grave warnings to
this country, but not one word
of its contents was ever reveal
ed to the congress."
8. P. LIMITED HIT
New Orleans, La., Oct. 24
(U.R) The Southern Pacific rail
road's "Sunset Limited" was
struck from the rear by the Illi
nois Central "Louisiane In a
heavy fog this morning between
Harahan and Shrewsbury and
at least six passengers were re
ported injured.
TO BERLIN
By United Press
The shortest distances to
Berlin from advanced allied
lines today:
Western front 296 miles
(from point near Nljmegen.
Unchanged In week.)
Russia 313 miles (from
Warsaw, unchanged in week.)
Italy 535 miles (from point
south of Ravenna. Gain of four
miles In week.)
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