New Rhine Crossings
Swell Yank Holdings;
Russians Near Stettin
By United Press
Berlin reported today that the American first army had made
new crossings of the Rhine at the northern end of its Remagen
bridgehead and had thrown two infantry and two armored divisions
Into the battle around 50,000 men.
The Americans extended their salient about 400 yards farther
Inland durlnp the night, gaining new heights from which German
artillery had been raking the area. Allied headquarters reports,
24 hours behind developments, placed the size of the bridgehead
at three miles deep and about nine long. German broadcasts indi
cated it was considerably larger.
REDS BREAK 8TET1IN DEFENSE
On the eastern front, about 650 American heaw hornhm fmm
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NO. 297.
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BUS HITS SEDAN
NEAR GOLD HILL
VJ. M. McCune, Daughter and
Grandson and Canada
Couple Taken to Hospital
Five persons suffered severe
Injuries shortly before noon to
day when a northbound Dollar
Lines stage, driven by "Pat
Patterson of Eugene, collided
with a 1936 Ford sedan, believ
ed to have been driven by J. M.
McCune of Grants Pass on the
Miller Gulch bridge north of
Gold Hill. McCune, his daugh
ter Mrs. E. E. Brandt, and her
on, Kelvin, 5, of Grants Pass
and Mr. and Mrs. William Sur
ratt of Bentley, Alberta, Can
ada, who were riding in the Mc
J Cune auto, were taken to Jose
1 phine County hospital in Grants
Pass in ambulances from Conger-Morris
and Perl's funeral
homes in Medford.
According to George Davis,
driver of the Perl -ambulance,
Mrs. Brandt suffered a possible
broken back and her father and
son suffered severe lacerations.
Mr. and Mrs. Surratt were suf
fering mostly from shock, Davis
said. The ambulance drivers
said the Ford was practically
demolished while considerable
damage was done to the front
of the stage.
A report - from state police
headquarters said a tire on the
stage evidently blew out, caus
ing the stage to cross the yellow
line where it was struck by the
McCune auto. None of 'the bus
passengers were injured.
TO FACE
New York, March 12 (U.R)
A union official wanted for em
bezzling $4,000 of union funds
surrendered to police today. He
revealed that his three sons
traveled from New York to Port
land, Ore., to persuade him to re
turn and face charges.
Alois Kroner, 64, Woodslde,
N. Y told police he disappeared
last Oct. 6 after auditors found
a shortage in accounts of Brew
ers Union, local 1 (A. F. L;)
Kroner had been secretary-treasurer
of the union since 1937,
Recently, his three sons re
ceived a letter from him in fort
land. Thev visited him there and
talked him into giving himself
up. He was held in $1,000 bail in
felony court.
London, March 12. (U.R)
Well-informed sources said to
day that Emperor Hirohito was
expected to be named an axis
war criminal because of Jap
anese atrocities, including the
execution of American fliers
after Lt. Gen. James H. Doo
little's 1942 raid on Tokio.
These Informants predicted
that a war criminal charge
against the Japanese emperor
would be formally approved by
the United Nations war crimes
commission in the near future.
Deadlier Than Male
w Slated In Ashland,
A performance of the comedy
drama," "Deadlier Than the
Male" will be repeated in Ash
land Wednesday at the Lithia
theatre it was stated today.
Medford's little theatre group
staged the play here Friday
night as a Red Cross benefit and
the Ashland proceeds will also
go to the Red Cross. The per
formance Is scheduled for 8:15
p. m. '
CHURCH GROUPS ASK
FAIR JOB PRACTICES
Washington, March 12 (U.R)
Witnesses representing church
groups and racial tolerance or
ganizations today urged the sen
ate education and labor commit
tee to approve a permanent fair
employment practices commis
sion with power to enforce the
rulings.
' They opposed a bill by Sen.
Robert A. Taft, (R., O.) which
would establish a permanent
FEPC but with only advisory
powers. They said the FEPC
should be given authority to
enforce its rulings on Industry,
-
Ania - Dorfman, glamorous
Russian-born pianist will appear
in concert her tomorrow eve
ning at the high school audi
torium for the Jackson County
Civic Music association. The
concert is scheduled for 8:15
p. m.
DESPERATE NAZIS
MAY. PURGE THOSE
ACCEPTING DEFEAT
London, March 12 (U.R)
Desperate new Nazi measures to
avert Germany's defeat were ex
pected today in the wake of
fight talks by Adolf Hitler and
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels.
The speeches, broadcast by
Berlin radio, pointed to a swift
purge of German Defeatists and
the further scrapping of the
rules of war at the front, possi
bly including the use of poison
gas. -
Hitler himself hinted at the
new blood purge. In a proclama
tion to the German army com
memorating the 10th anniversary
of conscription in Germany. He
called upon all Germans to "do
with dogged determination
everything we can ... to bring
about the turn of the tide.".
Must Be Fanatical
"We must be no less fanatical
in annihilating all those who are
trying to oppose this command,"
he said. "We are already wit
nessing today in large areas of
the east and in many parts of
the west what our whole people
might have to go through. ,
"It is quite clef tc everybody
what we have tn do namely, to
offer resistance and to hit our
enemies until in the end they
grow tired and break up. . , .
There will be no . repetition of
1918.
"Even if fate seems now to
conspire against us, there can be
no doubt that our fanaticism,
steadfastness and determination
will overcome all these setbacks
as it has so often done in the
past."
AVIATIOfPACT
SENT TO SENATE
Washington, March 12 -j(U.R)
President Roosevelt today sent
to the Senate for ratification the
International Civil Aviation con
vention drafted at the Interna
tional Aviation Conference in
Chicago last year.
There had been some doubt
whether the convention would
be handled as a treaty requiring
ratification.
The president acted in re
sponse to requests by members
of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. Thev contended that
the State Department was going
ahead with negotiations of air
treaties without giving congress
an opportunity to decide on an
overall air policy.
GENERAL AND GILM0RE
TO MERGE INTERESTS
Portland, Ore., March 12
U.R) Merger of the General Pe
troleum Corp. and the Gilmore
Oil Co., was announced here to
day by Oregon managers of the
west coast..
B. F. Ball, who became resi
dent manager of the new firm,
and C. W. Ellis, assistant man
ager for the Oregon Division, an
nounced that operations would
continue under the management
of General Petroleum and that
road oil and asphalt operations
would be conducted by. the Gil
more organization.
ROMANIA AIDED
London, March 12 (U.R)
Premier Josef Stalin acceded to
day to 'a written request of the
Romanian government and re
turned Transylvania to that
country, Radio Moscow announced.
NIPPONS EXPECT
EARLY INVASION
OF
L
Reeling War Lords Admit
Situation Very Serious
Iwo Conquest Nears
By United Press
A mighty allied offensive left
the Japanese reeling today and
Tokyo's war lords - resigned
themselves to an expected inva
sion of their sacred soil.
Nagoya, Japan's greatest air
craft manufacturing center, was
blazing from 2,000 tons of in
cendiary bombs heaped on the
city by 300 American Superfort
resses; the complete conquest of
Iwo appeared at hand; American
troops invaded Mindanao in the
Philippines and spe culation
mounted over a possible inva
sion of French Indo-China.
Situation Serious
The allied gains brought an
admission from Tokyo that the
war situation was "very serious"
and that an invasion of Japan's
home islands could be expected
in the "very near future." Those
warnings were issued by Pre
mier Gen. Kuniaki Koiso before
the Japanese diet.
The B-29 raid on Nagoya, 160
miles from Tokyo, burned out
five square miles of the city and
the Japanese disclosed that some
of the fires still were burning
16 hours after the attack. Other
Superfortresses from' India also
raided Singapore.
On Iwo, weary U. S. marines
were driving the last Japanese
defenders into the sea along the
north coast and an announce
ment of the end of organized re
sistance was expected momen
tarily. The bloody battle for the
tiny island at Japan's front
doorstep entered its fourth week
today., ; ;
Mindanao. Success ..'.--
' Veteran ' American invasion
forces, which landed on Minda
nao in the Philippines Saturday,
captured four villages and two
airfields and were nearing the
heart of Zamboanga on the
southwestern tip of the Island
American reconnaissance planes
already : were operating from
Mindanao, . where the troops
sealed the entire 800-mile long
western side of the Philippines.
Speculation mounted at
Chungking that the allies may
be planning a landing in French
Indo-China as a result of Ad
miral Lord Louis Mountbatten's
four-day conference with Gen
eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek on
military matters.
REV. COLEMAN TO BE
GUEST HERE TUESDAY
The Rev. R. W. Coleman, for
mer Dastor of the First Christian
church here and now assistant
program director of the army
and navy commission of the
x.m.u.a., will be in Medford to
morrow for a brief visit with
friends. The Rev. Coleman, now
living in New York City, is mak
lng a west coast tour for the
commission. He left Medford in
Mav of 1943.
Friends of the pastor are In
vited to a potluck dinner in Fel
lowship hall of the church to
morrow at 6:30 p.m., each family
to Dring its own food and serv
ice.
FASCIST PLOT TOLD
Rome. March 12 (U.R) Pniw
today revealed the existence of
an underground fascist party of
20,000 or more members In lib
erated Italv who were nlannine
a "second march on Rome" as
soon as they became strong
enough.
WFA Promises
Of Speculation
Washington, March 12 (U.R)
War Food Administrator Marvin
Jones today promised a thorough
Investigation of alleged Irregu
larities In the operation of the
commodity credit corporation.
His pledge apparently was
aimed at heading off a Republican-backed
move to defer con
sideration of a pending bill to
Increase CCC borrowing author
ity until an Inquiry has been
completed. The house resumed
consideration of the measure to
day. Republican members have
charged the croporation with
mishandling food stocks and per
mitting leaks of information
Pershing Tanks,
Mightiest Yet,
Go Into Action
Detroit, March"l2. U.R Ap
proximately 250 T-26 General
Pershing tanks America's
mightiest and newest armored
vehicles went into action on
the western front last month, lt
was disclosed here today.
In a letter to President C. E.
Wilson of General Motors Corp.,
whose Fisher body division is
producing the 45-ton tank, Maj.
Gen. L. H. Campbell said 'the
heretofore secret weapon "has
proved itself extremely effici
ent" in combating the Nazi
Royal Tiger tank.
Campbell, chief of army ord
nance, said American tank
forces - recently indicated dis
satisfaction with other U. S.
tanks "are enthusiastic about all
features of the new weapon."
HIGH COURT BALKS
SPEEDY REVIEW OF
E
Washington, March 12 (U.R)
The supreme court today refused
to make an Immediate review
of a lower court decision hold
ing that President Roosevelt was
without authority to order army
seizure of Montgomery Ward It
Co. s plants and facilities.
The action meant that the
case will have to be heard in
regular procedure by the circuit
court of appeals, before being
taken to the supreme court.
The Justice department asked
for immediate review by the
supreme court, stressing the
case s interest to the war effort.
Montgomery Ward joined in the
request for a quick review over
the legality of the seizure. .
The government argued that
the lower court's ruling threat
ened to impair its ability to han
dle "future emergencies" row.
lng out - of .work stoppages a
Montgomery: Ward said that It
felt that the decision handed
down by Federal District Judge
rnuip u suiiivan in Chicago in
January was "clearly and In
escapably correct." But, the
firm added, the. army has re
tained possession of Its property
and there were indications that
it might do so until the supreme
court nas finally acted.
Ask Probe of Loss
Of Sub Crewman
Washington, March 12. 4I.R)
Rep. Walter K. Granger, D,
Utah, today asked the house
naval affairs committee to In
vestigate the accidental death of
a young sailor off the Atlantic
coast.
Granger told the house the
sailor perished when the com-
maimer oi me submarine on
which he was stationed submerg
ed while he was on deck. He did
not identify the ill-fated sailor.
HARVARD PROFESSOR IS
COPYRIGHT REGISTRAR
Washington, March 12. (U.R)
Sam Bass Warner, former
Harvard law school professor to
day was named register of copy
rights by Luther H. Evans, act
ing librarian of congress.
Warner, 55, is a native of Chi
cago and taught in Oregon law
school and Syracuse law school
prior to 1937, when he became
reporter for the Interstate com
mission on crime.
MacARTHUR HONORED
Manila, March 12 (U.R) Gen.
Douglas MacArthur today re
ceived the Philippine common
wealth's highest decoration the
medal for valor for "extra
ordinary courage and valor in
the face of overwhelming odds."
Investigation
Aid Charge
which netted speculators
mil-
Hons in profits.
"We are going to the bottom
of these charges, secure the
facts," Jones wrote. "If any evi
dence is found of criminality or
improper conduct on the part of
any officials or employers, 1
shall promptly remove them and
shall ask that proceedings be in
stituted to punish them if the
facts Justify such action."
He said WFA handled $5,000,
000 worth of food dally, much
of it perishable, and dealt with
1,200 warehouses.
He made no specific mention
of the charge that speculators
had profited through leaks from
the CCC.
E
STOPS CAIP
Hollywood Hit By f
Worst. Strikes -r'
Estimate 15,000
Hollywood, March 12 (U.R)
One of the worst strikes to hit
Movieland today kept many
cameras from turning as nicket
lines were thrown around picture
studios in an AFL Jurisdictional
dispute.
Spokesmen for the Motion
Picture Produccn. Association
estimated 3,000 craftsmen de
clined to go through the picket
lines. Herbert Sorrell, president
of the conference of studio work
ers which called its nine unions
and 8,000 members cut on strike,
estimated 15,000, or about half
the employes, failed to report
for work.
Pickets Set
As early as 6 at m., picket
lines were set up by the AFL
Set Designers Local 1421, whose
claim to represent the 78 set
decorators in the Industry is
being challenged by the AFL
International Alliance of Thea
trical State Employes, Local 44.
Local 1421 is seeking to force
the employers ti obey a War
Labor Board arbitrator's decision
that lt be recognized pending
NLRB action to allow the Set
Decorators to choose between lt
and IATSE. Local 1421 claims
most of the Decorators as mem
bers. Warner Brothers, reported that
Its sole picture in production is
not being shot today as genera
tor men walked out. Universale
cameras are not turning as only
k third of its 2,000 employes re
ported. At RKO, too, electricians
had virtually shut down every
thing. . . .
CHEER HEROES -
OF
San Francisco, March 12
(U.R) Thousands of cheering
San Franciscans lined Market
street today while the 274 liber
ated heroes of Cabanatuan rode
up to the city hail in buses be
hind a police escort.
It was the beginning of the
city's official welcome to the
men who were freed Jan, 30
from the notorious Japanese pri
son camp on Luzon. Mayor Rog
er LaDham presented each offi
cer and enlisted man with a gold
laDel medallion after the invoca
tion by Archbishop John J. Mlt-
ty. . .
The short ceremony was fol
lowed by luncheon at the Palace
hotel. -The men then were pro
vided with free telephone calls
home, movie and scenic tours
through the cooperation of busi
ness organizations and inmvia
uals.
Preceded by a dozen motor
cycle patrolmen, the heroes were
taken to the civic center in nea
r,nn hn and station wagons,
Hundreds of persons swarmed
around them asking for auto
graphs. Women and gins in tne
crowd kissed them.
Commando Kelly
Late At Altar
Phenlx City, Ala., March 12
(U.R) TSgt. Charles E. (Com
mando) Kelly and Miss May
Frances Bolsh from his home
town of Pittsburgh were mar
ried at the county courthouse
here today after keeping a gen
eral waiting for ZO minutes.
Kellv arrived late, wearing a
neatly pressed uniform bedecked
with his many medals, Including
the congressional medal of honor
which was given him for his ex
ploits In Italy a year ago today,
Many Canadians
Dodge War Duty
Ottawa. March 12-(U.R)
Twenty per cent of the Canadan
trooDS under orders to proceed
overseas 'a week ago are "miss
ing," Defense Minister A. G. L,
McNaughton said at a press con
ference today.
Originally the percentage of
missing was Z4.Z, but in tne last
week some 300 delinquents had
been picked up, reducing the
nercentase figure to 2U, mv
Naughton said.
SEEK FLOOD CONTROL
Sacramento. March 12 U.R)
A b!JI creating a flood control
dlstr ct including all oi Hum
boldt county was recommended
for passage today by the senate
water resources committee.
TIRED LAWMAKERS
SPEED UP EFFORT
J CLEAR DESKS
453 Bills To Be Acted Upon
Milk Control Still Pend
ing In Senate Calendar
Salem, Ore., March 12 (U.R)
The last week of the 1945
Oregon legislative session start
ed today, and weary members
were working on stepped-up
schedules to get through a
mountain of work remaining
and go home.
The session was behind the
pace set two years ago. A total
of 307 bills had been passed by
both houses, out of 760 Intro
duced, leaving 453 still unfin
ished. Many of them will never
come up for final action, how
ever, as the lawmakers concen
trate on the important appro
priation bills.
Milk Control Walts
Still pending is action on milk
control legislation in the senate,
a plan to create a state depart
ment of health and enlarged
funds for higher education.
Some labor bills are due to die
in committee unless reported
out early in the week.
Today Is the 64th day of the
sesslqn, only two short of the
record-breaking 66 day session
of 1939, and there appeared
only a slight hope that this year
the lawmakers could , avoid
breaking the record and con
tinue working past Wednesday
into the 67th day.
Senate bill 62, which curbs
the rights of people's utility dis
tricts to acquire utility facilities
outside of their own boundaries,
passed the house 38 to 19 at the
Saturday session, after the
house tacked on two amend
ments. The senate later in the
day concurred in the amend
ments and repassed the bill with
only one dissenting vote. The
measure now is in the gover
nor's office for signature.
A 15 to 13 tie vote in the sen
ate Saturday defeated the
"scrip" liquor sales plan, sub
mitted by Sen. Earl Newbry,
Medford. The bill would have
permitted the liquor commission
to- approve the pooling of liquor
rations in private clubs for over-the-bar
drinks.
The house rjassed a nalr -nt
bills to free couples who filed
income taxes under the Oregon
community property law from
penalties, after the law was in
validated by a supreme court
decision last autumn.
Eye 31st Seat
The house todav had for rnn.
slderation a proposed constitu
tional amendment which would
provide for a 31st senatn spat.
ine upper house Dassed the
measure, 16 to 13, Saturday.
It also passed a comnanlon hill
to give the extra seat to a new
26th district -comnosed nf Tin.
scnutes. Crook. Jefferson, and
Lake counties. Sen. Marshall
Cornett of Klamath Falls, spon
sored both measures. Thev
would give his 17th district to
Klamath county alone.
The house bill authorizing a
.! 1 t ij -
cicuuun on June zz.
ivto, passed tne senate Satur-
day. A number of bills on which
action has been completed will
go before the people for vote
then, and others may be passed
before sine die adjournment.
From
irr ;
Back from the hll of three years' Imprisonment In the Philippines, the first large group of
tmirlran nritonrt libcraud from Cabantuan orison camo cram the rails of their transport as they
enter Ban f tancisco harbor. They cheer wildly as Navy blimp soars above their transport.
Britain went to the direct support of the red army in the Baltic
area, where Soviet forces broke through the last outer defenses
around Stettin, uther Russian troops driving wedge to the
Baltic between Danzig and Gdynia were within nine miles of each
city.
Unofficial Moscow reports said a decisive Soviet break-through
was expected soon on a 100-mile Oder-Neisse river line east of
Berlin.
The American planes which Joined in the Russian offensive were
part of a force of 2,100 heavy bombers and fighters which also
hit six railway centers controlling transport behind the western
front.
Berlin broadcasts intimated that Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges
was putting the bulk of his first army across the Rhine in an effort
to break out of the Remagen bridgehead and roll northward to the
Ruhr along the broad military highway which parallels the Rhine.
The new American crossings, Berlin said, were made on each
side of Rheinbreitbach, 3V4 miles north of Remagen. At least
seven towns on the east bank of the Rhine, including Rheinbreit
bach, were in American hands. An eighth was partly cleared and
tho Germans admitted the Americans were fighting in two others
on the southern flank of the salient.
NAZIS CLAIM REINFORCEMENTS SENT
German broadcasts spoke of powerful Nazi reinforcements
attacking the bridgehead, but
enemy was still fighting a delaying action and his reserves had
not yet Joined the battle. - The most effective opposition was from
German long range artillery In the hills and towering cliffs back
of the Rhine. -
Nazi dive bombers tried repeatedly to knock out the Remagen
bridge without success. At least 23 of 47 attacking aircraft were
shot down over the week-end.
The first army's drive across the Rhine was accompanied by a
rapid allied clean-up along its western bank. The Canadian first
and American nlntn armies in me norm iinisnea tne iasi uerman
salient north of the Mosel In the Wesel area. German broadcasts
kpt Insisting that the British second army was preparing for a
Rhino crossing between Wesel and Emmerich.
PATTON ARMY
Lt. Gen. GeorEe S. Patton's
closed to within a mile of Coblenz from the north and southwest.
Ml except a 15-mlle stretch of the Mosel's north bank between
Coblenz and Trier was cleared.
Patton's men were rapidly mopping up the remnants of an
estimated 23,000 Germans pocketed in the Eifel mountains. Some
were getting out through the gap
faced certain death or capture.
Washington, March 12 (U.R)
Three government labor agen
cies today Jointly rejected a pe
tition by the Southern Coal Pro
ducers Association to dismiss tne
United Mine Workers' request
for a strike ballot on March 28.
The decision was made by the
Labor Deoartment. The Na
tional Labor Relations Board
and the War Labor Board. The
notification was mailed today to
Edward R. Burke, president of
the Southern Producers.
A labor deoartment spokes
man said the decision probably
would have been the same even
If all the producers had Joined
Burke In requesting dismissal
of the strike vote request filed
Feb. 26 by UMW President John
L. Lewis.
He said Burke's petition was
the first of its kind ever received
under the Smith-Connally Anti
strike Law. It contended that no
valid dispute existed at the time
Lewis filed the notice.
IOOF's PLAN PARTY
The members of Medford
lodge No. 83, 1.O.O.F. will enter
tain Olive Rebekah lodge No. 28
on the evening of March 13, at
the I.O.O.F. hall. There will be
a oroeram beginning at 8 o'clock
All Odd Feljows and Rebekahs
and their wives and husbands
are urgently requested to at
tend. Refreshments will be aerv-
ed following the program.
Hell Of Jap Prison
front line reports indicated the
NEARING COBLEZ
American third army In the south
over tne raosei, dui mosi oi wiem
,
Congress Asked
To Repair Roads
Near Camp Whit
Congress has been requested
to reimburse the state highway
commission in. the. sum of $17,
700 for damage to roads near
Camp . White caused by heavy
hauling during the camp con
struction, a special release from
Washington states.
According to County Engineer
Paul Rynnlng, the roads involv
ed were the Table Rock and
Sams Valley roads, on which
the malntalnance during con
struction of the camp was espe
cially heavy. Table Rock, ordl
naraily a county road, was taken
over as a state highway at that
time and the Sams Valley road Is
a secondary state highway. .
Salem, Ore., March 12 (U.RJ
The bill which will create a
state department of veterans af
fairs was signed Into law today
by Gov. Earl Snell.
The bill was one which the
governor recommended in his
opening message to the legisla
ture. The bill carries with lt an $80,
000 appropriation, to set up the
department and finance its func
tioning until the next regular
session, or a special session If
that becomes necessary.