I
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Temp.
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Lowest this mornlni 37
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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