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I I w-. I TWtAJJ. ;f ENTIRE DEFENSE TV T LXBsar w. flTi . . rortctitt Clondv with lonal rain tonight ana Frldiyj UtU cb&ng. w Umperatur. Temp. Hlgheit yesterday 60 Lowest this mornlni 37 Preclp. put 24 hour..Irc Thirty ninth Year BLOW UP BRIDGES OVER INDE RIVER Hodges' Army Thrown. Out of Lamersdorf; Germans Show Signs of Cracking. Paris, Nov. 30 U.R) German troops- withdrawing toward the Roer line blew up the Inde riv er bridges at Inden and Lamers dorf today as the battle of the Cologne plain went into its third week and two American armies hammered out gains measured by feet instead of yards. Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' 1st army doughboys were thrown out of Lamersdorf, five, miles northwest of Duren, by a counter-attack, but swarmed back in and held firmly to cap tured Grosshau, nine miles to the south. Nazi. Cracking With the Cologne battle roar ing toward a climax and the nazis showing signs of cracking under the terrific American pressure, a spokesman for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower announc ed that "the time has come" to instruct foreign workers in the Rhineland and Ruhr on what to do when the allies arrive. About 3,000 American and British heavy bombers and fight ers, sweeping on ahead of the hard-fighting armies, loosed a broadside of bombs on threaten ed Saarbrucken, benzol plants in the Ruhr, and synthetic-oil factories in the Leipzig area of central Germany. The French 1st army opened ,a new drive in the Upper Rhine valley south of Strasbourg and simultaneously cut loose with heavy barrage against river craft evacuating nazi forces from the Docket between. The Luxem bourg radio said the German high command had declared all of Baden, the strip of the reicb across the Upper Rhine from France, a war zone, and had or dered the evacuation of its en tire civilian population. Mast On Saar Swiss dispatches reporting the new French push said the bor der town of St. Louis "teemed with troops, and it appeared that a big drive was beginning." .At the center of the -blazing western front, the 95th infantry division of Lt. Gen. George S. Fatton's 3rd army massed on the rain-swollen Saar river northwest of Saarbrucken across the 10-mile deep Siegfried line, the most formidable barrier in western Europe. The 3rd army got one of the breaks it has been looking for when frost settled over the sod den ground, hardening it enough in some sectors, for tank maneuvering. Stettinius Delayed Defense Is Charge By G.O.P. Senator Washington, Nor. 30 (U.R) The senate today confirmed the nomination of Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.. to succeed Cor dell Hull as secretary of state over the objective of San. William Langer, R.. N. D. Washington, Nov. 30 U.B Sen. William Langer, R., N.D., charged today that acting Secre tary of State Edward R. Stettin ius, Jr., delayed the national de fense program in 1940 in the In terest of steel and aluminum monopolies. Langer made the charge in a senate soeech opposing confirma tion of Stettinius to be per manent secretary of state, He said he was opposed to niacins the conduct of foreign af fairs in the hands of Stettinius because of the young diplomat's former connections with United States Steel Corp. and the J. v, Mnnan banking interests. Langer recalled that early In the national defense program Stettinius was in charge of the raw materials urogram of the na tlonal defense council. By 1940. he said, it had become evident that this country would need ex panded steel production but that United Pri Winston Churchill Observes Birthday Hale and Hearty London. Nov. 30 U.PJ Brit- aln's No. 1 warrior Prime Min ister Winston Churchill ob served his 70th birthday today far healthier and happier than on that gloomy day in 1940 when he took the leadership oi his country to start it on the road to victory. There were no festivities, lor Churchill was far too busy. Churchill loves a good fight and he has waged a mighty one. The war effort is the mainspring of his life and people close to him say: "As long as the war lasts Winnie will not die." Even his closest friends -are amazed at his stamina and boundless will for work, at the change in him during the last decade. "In 1934 he was so ill he could scarcely see and walked leaning heavily on a cane, one friend said. "Today he is in buoyant good health." OF YANKEES HELD Wa 'ashington, Nov. 30 (U.R) The house military affairs com mittee reported today that Amer icans held in German and Ja panese prison camps are gener ally being treated in accordance with the 1929 Geneva, conven tion and that there is no "cod dling" of axis prisoners in this country. - The committee pointed out that while the Japanese govern ment did not ratify the Geneva prisoners of war convention, it was undertaken to apply its principles "insofar as its pro visions are adaptable." .Some Not So Good It added, however, that offic ials of both the Swiss govern ment, who represent American interests in the Far East, and the International Red Cross, have not been permitted to visit all Japanese prison camps and that "it is reliably known that the treatment accorded to pris oners of war becomes less good the farther the camps are re moved from Japan proper." "In general, the German gov ernment has endeavored to ac cord to American prisoners of war the standards of treatment prescribed by the Geneva prion ers of war convention," the com mittee said. Of the 334,618 prisoners of war held In this country, the re port said, 281,344 are German, 51,032 Italian, and 2,242 Ja panese. Despite this large num ber, it said, escape attempts have been "surprisingly small" and those who do break out, "are re captured almost Immediately." the Morgan firm and "big steel' interests were opposed to build ing steel plants in western states. "Stettinius didn't do any thing," Langer charged. "He would not authorize plants for more steel production. He said the nationwide drive for scrap iron was a direct result. If Stettinius followed the same policy as secretary of state, he said, "the children who carried scrap iron for this war will be carrying arms In the next war." The same thing was true in re gard to aluminum, Langer con tinued. "Mr. Stettinius cooperated with the Aluminum Corporation of America despite the fact that our own department of justice was bringing suit against that company for violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust act." he said. "As a result this nation was woefully behind in getting start ed on airplane production. . Langer blocked unanimous confirmation of Stettinius yester day. The cabinet-nominee is former board chairman of the United States Steel Com., and the son of a one-time Morgan partner. u FuU Lund Wire ,- United Pimi Fuu Leased Wire I 1 1 Hull LULU BAILEY ON STAND Accused Man Claims Attack Made With Robbery Aim; Most of Crimes Admitted. Closing arguments In the trial of Fred A. Bailey, charged with first degree murder for the slay ing of Ira Clyde Carman started this afternoon in circuit court. The case is expected to be in the hands of the jury late this after noon. Bailey, on the stand in the morning session, broke down and cried during cross examina tion. The court took a brief re cess. It was the only outward show of emotion by the dapper defendant, since the trial started last Monday. Fred A. Bailey, 27, San Quen tin prison camp escapee, charged with first degree mur der in the auto jack handle slaying of Ira Clyde Carman, 45, millworker, here last Sep tember 3, took the stand in his own i behalf today as the first witness for the defense. The state had its case shortly after the opening of court. Under questioning by Attor ney Rawles Moore, named by the court to defend him, Bailey admitted he struck Carman on the head with intent to rob him,, but not to kill. The de fendant, a black-haired, neatly dressed, smaller than average sized man, spoke so low at times his counsel and the court re porter asked him to speak louder. '- Born In Marion Rnllev testified he was. born in Marion, Ind., where his aged parents, both now 79, reside. His father, music teacher, had taught music to his son, who at times played in orchestras, he related. The defendant, under defense examination, testified he was sent to the Indiana Boys School on an arson charge when 14 years old. He testified he was not guilty of burning the scnooi house he attended, "but knew who did." He said he refused to tell the officers. Examination by Bailey's own counsel was brief. Under cross-examination by District Attorney George W. Neilson. Bailey admitted the major portion of his long prison record. He said that in 1943 he was extradicted from Ham mond, Ind., on a forgery charge, committed at Beverly .runs, and was sentenced" to seven years in San Quentin prison. With 50 other inmates he was sent to the Beaver Creek for est camp where he acted as a trusty, and chopped wood, Drunk On Win Bailey further testified under state examination, that last Sep tember 2, while drinking wild blackberry wine with others in the prison camp, he became in toxicated. He testified he then decided to borrow some money and go to Hilt, Cal., in the camp wagon. While taking the station wagon the horn started to sound, due to a crossed wire, He stopped it and pushed the station wagon down the road, and repaired the defect I knew I had violated my trust and the absence of the sta tion wagon would be discover ed", he testified, adding he then decided to depart, first obtain ing his suitcase and a paper box full of possessions. He then drove to the Pacific highway near Hut and on to Medford, Picked Up Soldier Upon arriving here. Bailey said, he met a soldier hitch hiking end picked him up. The soldier said he wanted to go to Camp White and had a friend at the Jackson Hotel. Later he picked up the soldier's friend and a civilian and started for Camp White. Eh route, Bailey declared, the party took a drink from a bottle of whiskey. After delivering the soldiers at Camp White they gave him the re mainder of the whiskey and with the civilian he drove away. Later the fatal robbery attempt occurred in Central Point, the defendant testified. A statement Bailey allegedly ) made to officers following his MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, ROOSEVELT FIRES T TO HALT QUARREL Norman Little's Ousting Re vealed at Justice Depart ment; Climax Long Row. Washington, Nov. 30-OJ.R) President Roosevelt intervened today in. the latest intramural squabble to plague his admin istration by dismissing Assist ant Attorney General Norman M. Littell on grounds of "in subordination" to Attorney Gen-K eral Francis Biddle. . The president's action was dis closed by the justice department which made public a statement by Mr. Roosevelt revealing that the chief executive also had suggested to Littell that he re sign "for his own career." Climax of Quarrel Llttell's dismissal climaxed a quarrel with his superior as a result of which Biddle asked him to resign. The quarrel reached the stage of an exchange of charges in communications from the two men to the senate war investigating committee. Biddle had asked LltteU to re sign because of "incompatibil ity" between them, but the as sistant attorney general re fused. He said Biddle was under the "influence" of Thomas Cor coran, former brain truster, and that "good government" rather than personal incompatibility wa at stake: b President Ttoosevelt said Lit tell's statement to the senate committee left him no alterna tive but to remove the assistant attornev general from office. Littell would not comment immediately on his removal. His office said he was "in confer ence." At the justice department it was understood that i. to ward Williams, general assist ant to Littell in the lands divi sion, - would be named acting head of the division until he is nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate as the dismissed man s successor. SEDITION JUDGE' DIES SUDDENLY Washington. Nov. 30-rU.R) The seven - month - old sedition trial came to an end today when Federal Judge Edward C. Eicher, who has presided over the pro ceedings since they started April 17. died of a heart attack. Eicher's death' automatically ended the current trial. The in dictment under which the case was being tried still stands. The justice department must decide whether to start the trial all over again. It was believed a decision on this might be de layed some time. The original indictment named 30 .defendants but only 28 were still being tried. Three or me original defendants were grant ed severances separate trials, One, Elmer Garner of Wichita Kan., died of a heart attack In his rooming house last summer, The two-score defense attor neys had entered several hun dred mistrial motions during the course of the trial and the rec ord now comprises more than 3,500,000 words in a document weighing more than 150 pounds. EQUITABLE AIDS BOND ' DRIVE WITH $25,000 Equitable Savings and Loan association of Portland has al- located $25,000 in war bonds to Jackson county's quota in the current war loan drive, accord ing to an announcement made today by Clinton Spencer of the Spencer-Bagley agency, local representatives of the associa tion. arrest near Yreka, the follow ing day was introduced as evi dence. The district attorney ques tioned Bailey at considerable length on his records and mo tives, during the morning ses sion. Only half a dozen spec tators were in the courtroom. CHINESE SOLDIERS LEARN learn modern warfare tactics at center in U. S. Nearly Half of Drink Alcoholic Beverages Portland, Ore., Nov. 30 U.R) How extensively is drinking in these United States? Nearly half the nation's citi zens over 15 years of age or 40 to 50 million of them in dulge in alcoholic beverages, says Edward G. Baird of Yale university. Of this number some 3,000,- 000 drink to excess, Baird told the 'first Pacific? coait confer ence on alcoholism now in ses sion here. . ' Because of this prevalence of drinking, Baird Intimated at yesterday's session, the attitude of lawyers and legislators is im portant, for in addition to liquor control laws, nearly all criminal statutes bear on alcoholism. "Restjonsibility for introduc ing new evidence and facts In court rests on the lawyer's shoulder," Baird said, "and the leeislator must have these new facts in writing new laws." Dr. Karl Bowman of the uni versity of California Medical school told the conference wai delirium tremens were caused not Drimarily by alcohol, but by malnutrition the typical alco holic suffered because of im proper diet. Dr. Bowman, a former as sociate of Dr. E. M. Jelllnek, director, of the Yale section on alcohol studies which is spon soring the conference with Gov. Earl Snell of Oregon, said that the prescribing of B - complex vitamins usually lacking in the diet of heaw drinkers has re duced the mortality rate in seri ous "D.T." cases from nearly 100 per cent to 15 per cent in experiments. T FOR U. S. T London, Nov. 30 U.B Amer ican non-combat troops based in the United Kingdom will receive a weekly ration of two packages of American cigarettes or five cigars, or two packages of piped tobacco, beginning Monaay, vec, 4. It was announced today. Three extra packages of cigarettes will be allowed air force combat personnel, hospital patients, airborne troops return ine from or training for combat, anti-aircraft personnel combat units in transit, and ground force replacements. The army newspaper Stars and Strines minted a reproduc tion of the October 18 issue of the paper at Tule Lake, Calif. Japanese internment camp, re vealing that internees were able to send American cigarettes as gifts to Emperor Hirohitos sol diers. HURLEY APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED BY SENATE Washington, Nov. 30 (U.R) The senate by unanimous voice vote today confirmed the ap pointment of Maj. Gen. Patrick J.' Hurley to succeed Clarence E. Gauss, resigned, as U. . am bassador to China. . 1944 TACTICS Under guidance of American Y-Force Chinese soldiers! "Little Fort Benning," camp in China named after famous infantry. Lieutenant is using model of Great Americans BALCONY BAHLE E TOLD BY SINGER Hollywood, Nov. 30 U.R) Troubled by occasional lapses of memory, Jane Churchill, a singer who'd like to be in the movies, today recounted the bal cony batle in which somebody nearly killed Actor Jon Hall. It was wandering, peripa tetic, tale of drinks in a couple of nightclubs and nightcaps in a couple of apartments, with fig ures strolling in and out while the fists flew. She couldn't remember whether Bandleader Dorsey struck Hall, she said, but said they were exchanging blows. Deputy District Attorney Edwin L. Myers pondered this a while and went on to the next ques tion. "Would a transcript of your testimony before the grand jury refresh your memory," Myers asked. Just the question refreshed her memory. "Oh, yes," she said, "I did see him strike some blows while Smiley was trying to break up the fight. "Hall was bleeding and Dor- sey's nose was bleeding. Under cross-examination by the bandleader's lawyer, Isaac Pacht, Miss Churchill said the "pat on the shoulder" which was supposed to have aroused Dorsey, was a little more than that, she said. Hall actually put his arm around Mrs. Dorsey's waist, . VALLEY FUEL OFFICE VISITED BY BURGLARS The Valley Fuel company was entered last night by burglars ana aoout szo in cash from late-delivery returns was taken along with keys of the establish ment, according to a police re port today. The desks were also rifled and telephone wires disconnected. The robbery was discovered, this morning by ' H. S. Deuel, co owner of the Valley Fuel com pany. , SIDE GLANCES By. TRIBUNE REPORTERS Frank Farrell receiving a birthday present representing great effort and sacrifice on the part of the donors, namely, three packages of cigarettes. Vera Humphrey and Margaret Philips wasting not a moment by knitting industriously while listening to a lecture. A nod for the anonymous Medford lady who sorted out hundreds of little gilt letters to be affixed to Christmas gift par cels and then sneezed the let ters back Into a jumble. NO. 213. Chinese wall. FIFTH HER OF IS HANDED SENTENCE Ashland, Nov. 30 Robert Weslie McGilvray, 15, was con victed in city court this morn ing on a charge of trespassing involving gas stealing at Jansen Lumber Co. He was fined $15 and $2.50 court costs and given 15 days in city jail, Jail sen tence was suspended on condi tion of future good behavior and on condition . all stolen goods be paid for or returned in good order. He wa sthe fifth member con victed in. Ashland's junior gangster roundup by city police. Donald Ray Farmer plead guilty yesterday before City Judge C. O. Presnall and was fined $200 and costs with repayment of property he admitted taking as a member of the gang which had been tampering with cars here for some time. Among others rounded up were Lester Lee Price, charged with tampering with an auto mobile, who was fined $200, with $100 suspended on good behavior and payment of all articles which his confession showed he had stolen, includ ing-gas and auto accessories and other articles taken from un locked automobiles. He was again arrested today and held In citv tail on a state charge of robbing an automobile. . He is said to be on parole from a re formatory. Fred Muscatt faced the' same charge as Price and was fined $15 and costs. In addition, he reimbursed auto owners for gas and accessories to the extent of $8.50. ' Robert Miller, one of the ring leaders, was given the same rienalty as Price and instructed that he could drive his car oniy from his home to his work U OPA approved such driving. , Activity of the youths was widespread, Including many thefts in rural areas, throwing of watermelons through win dows at the Bcllvlew school and removing wheels from a tractor In a field outsido the city limits. WOMEN FIGHTING IN NAZI RANKS With the 05th Division In Ger many, Nov. 30 (U.R) German women have been mustered into battle against the Americans, lt can be revealed today, and throe were found dead on the battle field after yesterday's counter attacks. It was believed the women were part of the Volkssturm which participated In- counter attacks against this division along with regular Wehrmacht troops. - The ' women soldiers were found in field with half emptied guns by their sides after an American battalion laid down a deadly fire which stopped the counterattacki. Eger and Szikzo Captured as Othtert Soviet Forces Pound Toward Austria. London, Nov. 30 U.R) The) red army offensive in Hungary gained sweeping momentum to day with the capture of Eger, 62 miles northeast of Budapest, and Szikzo, nine miles north. west across southern Hungary toward the Austrian frontier. The twin red army drives threatened to unhinge the whole Nazi defense structure in Hun. gary which Is seeking to shield; Budapest and the approaches to the Austrian and Czech fron tiers. . 1 Keys to Hunqarv ' ' keys to the control of northeast Both Eger and Szikzo are Hungary. A farther advance westward from Eget would threaten Budapest with envelop, ment from the. north. The two towns also give the Russians springboards for jumping oft through the mountains north, ward into Czechoslovakia. The southern Hungary drlvo was equally threatening to the Germans as the red army was headed toward Lake Balaton. historic invasion- gate to Aus tria. T ON TOKYO TOLD BY By United Press V. S. Superfortresses from Salpan struck their first night blow of the war at Tokyo earljr today and kindled big fires in the crowded enemy capital In a blazing reply to Japan's re newed threat of death for cap. tured American airmen. At the same time, Gen. Doug las MacArthur announced that his fliers smashed a sixth at tempt by the Japanese to rein force their garrison en Leyte island, sinking 13 enemy ship and killing at least 4,000 more) troops In a two-day air-sea bat tfe in the Camotes sea. Washington said industrial ob jectives in Tokyo were bombed by Instrument through cloud formations that prevented im mediate observation of the re suits. The crushing blow at the Japanese reinforcement fleet off Leyte swelled the enemy's losses in six attempts to land reserves there to 21,000 men, 26 trans-, ports and 17 escorting warships and practically sealed the fato of the Japanese troops hemmed in around Ormoc. Continued heavy rains again stalled ground fighting on Leyte. PLANE EXHIBIT Due to storm conditions on the Oregon coast, army planes due to stage a demonstration in Medford today were unable to take off from the Marshfield air port this morning, it was 'an. nounced by H. Zacharisen of the Sixth War Loan drive commit tee. Zacharisen received a tele phone call from an army officer in charge of the national tour, being made in the interest of the loan, stating that high winds and heavy rain made the take-off Im possible. San Francisco, Nov. 30 U.R) The weather bureau ordered small craft warnings hoisted at 8 a. m. today from Point Reyes, Calif., to Newport, Ore. MORE FREIGHT Washington, Nov. 30 (U.R) Loadings of revenue freight on the nation's railroads for the week ended November 25 total ed788,730 cars, a new low since July 8, and a decrease of 95,643 cars from the previous week, the Association of American Railroads disclosed today. Jackson County sales to date In the Sixth War Loan are "I" Bond . $203,367 Total Sales S774J60
