COMPOSER DIES
Paris, Oct. 2S.0J.R) Gabriel
Grovlez, French composer who
conducted symphony orchestras
in Boston and Chicago, died yes
terday, it was announced today.
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I he Japs thought it impos.
sible. "Pooh!" they said in
Japanese, of course "Nimitz
and MacArthur can never push
us back across the Pacific!" But
for ships from West Coast yards,
the Nips would have been right.
So we'd like to sing a few
praises of West Coast shipyards
of those who man and man
age them. Yet the subject is too
big to handle completely. In
stead, we propose to consider
pne tremendous little angle.
In this war, the admirals
and generals have had to rclearn
their trade. Outmoded, Napo
leon would crawl back on his
bronze horse and resume his
peacetime job as an equestrian
statue. Every big operation has
been a lesson. And each lesson
has meant stress, strain, and
cyclonic change in the shipyards.
It was a miracle when the
shipyards got set to build pro-.
duction-line Liberty ships
with people who scarcely knew
keel from scupper. But did that
mean they had everything
licked? Not by a long shot.
Came convoys. Came Mid
way. Came new knowledge about
airpower. Zingo! and various
yards found themselves turning
half-finished cargo ships into
the first auxiliary carriers. But
did the situation jell? Hardly.
The ships went down in the
Solomons. Came the order:
"Switch to tankers but quick !"
Tarawa and Saipan well, you
get the idea. It's one thing to
day and everything different to
morrow. In addition to all else, the
shipyard people have shown a
talent for elasticity that's tops.
Few things have done more
damage to the Japs. Nothing
has done more to make them
forget the Japanese word for
"Pooh!"
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U ewordtd to Mir Rldwnefid t.fta.
GERMAN PARTY
QUEEN HELD IN
Toast of Orgies Awaits Pos
sible Death Sentence for
Betrayal of Underground
lice conducted me through an)
old barracks where 1,100 men
and 200 women members of the
Dutch Nazi party are confined in
a barnlike old barracks. The
woman had crude bunks and
straw mattresses and most of
the men slept on straw piles.
There were no sanitary facilities
and conditions were shocking.
"It's much better now than
it was when the Germans had
us in there," the guide commented.
By Edward V. Roberta
United Press Correspondent
Maastricht, Holland, Oct. 25
(U.P.) Peeping through a peep
hole into a solitary confinement
cell of an ancient Dutch prison
today, I got a glimpse of, Ma
dame Aldegonda Zeguers, the
comely, full-figured blonde trai
tor who used to be the toast at
nude orgies put on for Nazi SS
leaders.
She probably will be sentenc
ed to death, my guide on the
prison tour informed me.
She was huddled in a chair,
her coat collar turned up and a
ragged blanket wrapped around
her feet. Once she glanced to
ward the door and her face
seemed strikingly pretty against
the gloomy background. The
blonde curls were neatly in
place despite the fact that she
had been confined 14 days with
no respite except when she was
taken out for questioning. She
was stitching red flowers on a
brown handbag.
Betrayal Charged
The principle charge against
the 33-year-old woman is that
she betrayed two Dutch under
ground leaders to the Gestapo.
Her conduct throughout the
Nazi occupation, however, was
said to . have been deplorable.
Her wild parties shocked this
staid community for four years.
In 1943, after her husband, a
notorious black market dealer,
was sent suddenly to a Nazi con
centration camp, she became the
sweetheart of Maj. Strobel, head
of the SS in Maastricht. In com
pany with Strobel and Capt.
Nitsch, second in command of
the SS the man who super
vised the torturing and execu
tion of Maastricht patriots
Madame Zeugers made frequent
trips to Liege, then the pleasure
capital of the occupied coun
tries. Parties Reported
The Dutch underground re
ceived reports of gambling and
drinking bouts in Liege night
clubs, at which Madame Zeug
ers appeared beautifully gown
ed and spent money lavishly.
There were reports of other
parties at her home In Maas
tricht at which all the guests
mostly SS leaders were nude.
After her husband was Jailed
and her income was cut off, she
contacted the Dutch under
ground, my Informant said, and
claimed that despite her conduct
she was a loyal Hollander. She
promised to obtain the release
of some underground workers
captured by the Germans in re
turn for money. Although she
actually did, obtain some re
leases, she demanded more and
more money from the under
ground. Finally underground
leaders became suspicious of
her, but before they could act.
two of them were betrayed and
sent to a German concentration
camp.
"We know they were betrayed
by Madame Zeugers," my in
formant said.
Others Share Fate
Many other Dutch traitors
share her fate. Dutch secret po-
FILIPINOS TO KEEP
PRESSURE ON JAPS
Gen. MacArthur's Headquar
ters, Leyte, Philippines, Oct. 25
(U.R) Gen. Douglas MacArthur
called on the people of the Phil
ippines to give the Japanese "no
rest or relaxation" in harassing
tactics, but asked that resist
ance tactics be such as not- to
expose the people to needless
sacrifice.
A partial text of MacArthur's
proclamation:
"Seldom has a military com
mander penetrated enemy-occu-pid
shores with a greater poten
tial of interior support than that
which I today rely upon from
the people of the Philippines.
It is a support whose strength
is measured largely in values
of the spirit, an unconquerable
spirit which despite the ordeal
of war still remains unbroken
and defiant.
"Such a spirit, born of a de
sire and nutured upon a deter
mination to be free inevitably
overwhelms material force, how
ever ruthlessly applied and rises
to its heights when the hour for
liberation strikes. That hour has
struck but it remains to guide
this great interior force to maxi
mum utilization without expos
ing the people to undue and
needless sacrifice.
"I shall from time to time
promulgate specific instructions
to guide your effort, relying
fully, however, upon your in
nate common sense to gauge
the limitation of your local
action."
Farm Prosperity
Dependent Upon
Industry's Health
Chicago, Oct. 25. (U.R) Full
employment in non-agricultural
industry will bring more pros
perity to farmers after the war
than could, any manipulations
of farm production and prices,
the committee on post-war agri
cultural policy of the associa
tion of land-grant colleges and
universities reported today at
the, association's annual meeting.
To encourage investment in
new undertakings that would
provide post-war employment,
the committee recommended re
peal of excess profits taxes,
modification of corporate taxes,
and an emphasis on personal in
come taxes rather than on busi
ness taxes.
"The main sources of federal
revenue in the postwar period
should be inheritance and estate
taxes," the report said. "No gen
eral sales taxes should be im
posed because they cut heavily
into consumers' spending power."
OREGON SAID TO
BE FOCAL POINT
Closing time (or Sunday Too Late
to Cinuiry 6:30 6aturdaj alwrnoon
Pleas remember.
Die Mall mrjune Want Ada
Portland. Ore.. Oct. 25 (U.R)
Post-war air transportation
will be a stimulus and tonic to
rail transportation but Isn't
scaring the railroads, President
A. T. Mercier of the Southern
Pacific declared here today.
"We can't compete In the time
factor with air but we can com
pete in comfort if we furnish
enough 'joxoffice appeal to re
ceive the approval of the peo
ple, Mercier saia.
T, roll ovppnflve said three
immediate objectives of the rail
roads are to improve tneir n
nancial structure, improve the
physical plant (tracks, signals,
vto nnd rnme out of the War
with these strengthened, to of
fer the public wnat it wants ana
will patronize. .
Mercier praised women for
helping the railroads over the
mannrwr shnrtnffe. savlnC the
line now employs 4000 women
in the sfiops ana yaras, oui oi
90,000 employes. ,
Passenger and freight trans
portation on the Pacific slope Is
destined for great growth after
the war, Mercier said. He said
Oregon will be the focal point
because of the westward flow
of population, the increasing in
dustrialization as evidenced by
the wood alcohol and plywood
plants in the Willamette valley,
the necessity of sending supplies
to rehabilitate China, and the
movement of western lumber
eastward.
CITE BMEEP IN
SKY ROOM CRIME
Portland, Ore., Oct. 25. (U.R)
Sam Smiley, bartender, today
was charged with first degree
murder in the shooting of Frank
J. (Nippy) Constantino of San
Francisco, whose body was
found in a night club here Mon
day morning.
Smiley surrendered to the po
lice a few hours after discovery
of the body, contending at first
that he fired at Constantino after
three men forced him at gun
nnlnt tn co to The Skv Room
night club in an attempt to rob
the safe. Later, he stated that
he had been drunk at the time
of his first statement and that
he shot Constantino during a
quarrel in which the San Fran
ciscan kept nagging him as to
the best time to crack the club
safe.
MANY '"c 0 RR ESP ON DENTS
COVER WESTERN FRONT
London. Oct. 25. (U.R) Sir
j James Grigg, secretary of state
for war told commons today
that 301 British empire and
American correspondents are
covering the western front In
Europe, including 177 from the
United States, 88 from the Unit
ed Kingdom, and 36 from the
dominions.
Another 110 correspondents
are attached to allied headquar
ters in Rome, among them 63
from the United States, 35 from
the United Kinggdom and 12
from the dominions.
Use Mall Tribune Want Ada.
EYED FOR PRESS
Washington, Oct. 25. (U.R)
Findings of the navy's Pearl
Harbor court of inquiry are be
ing reviewed by Admiral Ernest
J. King, commander In chief of
the U. S. fleet, to determine
what part, if any, of the report
can be made public, according to
Rear Admiral Thomas L. Gatch,
navy judge advocate general.
Gatch issued his statement last
night after Charles B. Rugg,
Boston attorney, demanded im
mediate release of the court's
findings "as to innocence or
guilt" of hli client. Rear Admir
al Husband E. Klmmel, who was
navy commander at Pearl Har
bor when the Japanese fleet attacked.
POSTAGE STAMP
Postmaster Frank DeSouza of
the Medford postoffice announc
ed today that a new three-cent
postage stamp commemorating
tne fiftieth anniversary of mo
tion pictures, will be first Dlaced
on sale Oct. 31 at Los Angeles,
Calif., (Hollywood Station), and
New York.
The stairm. arranged hnrirnn-
tally. is printed in rjumle and
issued In sheets of 50. The cen
tral subject depicts the showing
of a motion picture in a native
setting in the South Pacific be
fore an audience comprised of
memDers of the armed forces.
Across the ton i thp wnrHinf
"United States of America" in
white gothic and at the base of
me stamp, In similar lettering,
is the inscription "50th A nni.
versary of Motion Pictures," at
tne left of which Is the denomi
nation "3c" over the word
"Postage."
Stamp collectors desiring first
uay cancellations may send not
more man 1U addressxri envoi
opes to postmasters at I.n An
gcles, 52, Calif., for cancellation
at tne Hollywood Station, or
New York. 1, N. Y. with cash or
money order to cover ih mi
oi stamps for affixing. Postage
stamps ana personal checks will
not be accepted in rjavment Re
quests for uncancelled stamps
niusi not do included with or
ders for first-day cancellations.
IT WAS THE MAYon
New York, Oct. 25. (U.R)
Mrs. R. G. Hanson had a taste
Of Old-SChOOl Chivnlrv InH hio
city efficiency as she struggled
with two heavy handbags thru
LaGuardia field air terminal. A
plump man swooped down on
her, grabbed the bags, kicked
open the door, helped her thru
It was Mayor Fiorello H. La
Guardla.
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For BEAUTIFUL and DISTINCTIVE GIFTS
urge you to do your Christmas Shopping Early, while stocks are complete.
GLASSWARE
6 Cocktail Glasses, pitcher, and handsome tray
In mahogany finish $9.95
Fostoria GLASSWARE
45c-$18.95
Relish dishes, comports, cigarette sets, flower
bowls, punch sets, etc.
Large Assortment
Hand-Made Ruby Ware
$1.25 -$3.95
Vaiei, pitchers, baskets for home decorations.
DINNERWARE
Complete Selection of Vernon
Pottery
20-plece set service for 4 S5.95
32-piece set service for 6 ..110.95
45-piece set service for 8... .$17.95
Beautiful Semi-American Porce
lain. Just the dinnerware you
will want for your Thanksgiving
or Christmas setting.
Handsome 55-piece service
for 8 $24.95
Handsome 54-pieee service
for 8 $19.95
Two lovely patterns In Floral
Design.
NOVELTY GIFTS
FOR THE HOME -$1.25
-$4.95
Beautiful Pottery Vases. Bowls,
and figurines for lovely table
settings.
Decorated Wooden
Bowls $1.25 .$2.95
Decorated Wooden
Trays $1.95- $4.95
Decorated Wooden
Bread Boerds $1.25
VISIT OUR TOYLAND
Games for the Whole Family
Ping-Pong Set
Ouija Board
Monopoly
Checkers
Children'i Red Chair
Children'! Red Table
Many ether things too numerous
to mention.
POTTERY COOKIE JARS
Just lift the lid of these figures
and hide your cookies,
Dutch Boy and Girl.. I1.9J
Friar $1.98
Baker $2.98
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THRES
POSTWAR ERA TO
BE SPEECH TOPIC
Who will get the first frigld-
aires after the war? How much
will television sets cost? What
plans are being considered to
keep America the "land of op
portunity" for 11,000,000 re
turning service men? These and
numerous other questions will
be answered in detail Thursday
night, when McDannell Brown. '
district head of the OPA. speaks j
at the Jackson County Chamber j
of Commerce at 8 o'clock. j
Mrs. Chris Steers, district In-1
formation specialist from Port
land, is now in Medford and :
states that "Mr. Brown will have I
vital facts for every business
man." Housewives are encour-1
aged to come, also, for the re-.
conversion period, which will be
the main topic of Mr. Brown's
address, will have far-reaching j
effects that will influence fam- j
ily budgets. Mrs. Steers ex-1
plained that It 'costs to recon
vert," and a knowledge of post-1
war economic problems by the '
public is necessary to prevent
inflation. I
Mr. Brown will hold an In-!
formal radio discussion over!
KMED Thursday at 5:45, Just
prior to the meeting.
newly-formed Junior Chamber
of. Commerce, was introduced
and Kiwanian President Ernie
Rafoed extended club congratu
lations and pledged support on
all projects.
Guests Included, besides Dr.
Brougher, Lynn Cramm and Mr.
and Mrs. George Maddox. Mrs.
Maddox played the piano for
group singing, as well as ren
dering a piano solo, and George
Maddox sang a song, accompa-.
nied by his wife at the piano.
Persons are more often born
deaf than blind.
BUY THE NATION'S I
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look roi wet uiu NtlrTjr
IN VET'S SLAYING
Nevada City. Cal.. Oct. 2.
(U.R) A formal complaint charg
ing William Ebaugh, 37-year-old
bearded hermit, with the mur
der of Henry Lewis, 24, a vet
eran of World War II, was sworn
to today by Sheriff Carl J. To
biasscn. Ebaugh is still at large.
Lewis was shot Oct. 1 while
deer hunting in the vicinity of
a mine tunnel believed to have
been Ebaugh's hideout while he
evaded arrest on charges of kill
ing cattle.
Tobiassen said that a watch
was being maintained at key
points where Ebaugh might ap
pear, although no organized
search was underway because
of the rough terrain in which
Ebaugh Is believed to be hiding.
Evangelist Gives
Address At Noon
Kiwanis Meeting
Dr. Russell M. Brougher, evan
gelist at the Baptist church,
spoke before the Kiwanis luncheon-meeting
In the Blue Room
of the Holland Hotel Wednes
day. Dr. Brougher's subject,
which was heartily enjoyed, was
entitled "The Road to Happiness."
Paul Sclby, president of the
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