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By FRANK JENKINS
TO ua, this Berlin dispatch li
today's (Saturday's) most il
n if leant war development:
'The question of continued
nitiro nr nnsalhle war between
Germany and the United States
liunui In the balance aa Itt0 oer
man government awaits reaction
to the Cro shinn ng proposal
. an nffirinl (nazl) forelun office
Intimated today In a solomn preaa
conference.
nONALD If. CROSS. British
V1 minister of (hipping, aald
in l.nnrlnn Frlriiiv that "assign
ment of a certain number of
enemv hlna now in U. S, Dart
and addition of U. S. ahipa to
the British aervlce "are mo oniy
waya I can aee for repienisnmeni
of any consequence. )
yllAT la to y. turning over to
Britain e n m y (German)
ah I Da now interned In U. S.
porta and adding to them AMER
ICAN ah I pa for tranaporting
American war auppllea to Eng
land la the only way Mlnlater
Croaa aeea for thla countpr to aid
MATERIALLY in breaking the
German submarine blockade of
Britain.
The German,- you aee, aet
lot of atorc by thla blockade...
at - .
CO far, we've hugged to our
13 boaoma the delualon that we
can enable Britain to defeat
Hitler by "measures ahort of
war."
Maybe we can. We're un
questionably committed to TRY,
But It la thla writer'i opinion
(and hai been for tome time)
that it will be well for ua to give
tome thought to what will hap
pen II SOMETHING SLIPS.
Meaiurea ahort of war don't
fall entirely within our own dia
cretlon.
'"THE present altuatlon la some
1 thing like thla:
A la aquattlng behind a rock
ahooting at B. B la aquattlng be
hind a rock (hooting at A. C la
pausing up Kma and ammunition
I to A, but doing no (hooting.
That la to any, C la employing
meaaures ahort of war.
But iiippoae B, recognizing the
implication of the altuatlon and
getting a little hot under the
collar. TAKES A POT SHOT
AT C.
What then will be Ci posi
tion? Will he bo In the ruckua,
. or won the? ' .
TN the hypothetical altuatlon
V here auggcated, A la Britain
.. B il Germany. C la the United
Statei.)
'
VVE'VE put our hands to the
plow. We can't turn back.
There are few signs that the peo
ple of the United Statca WANT
to turn bnck.
But at least It will bo woll for
ua to look the situation squarely
In tho fnce, recognizing all its
Implications and all Ita possibil
ities. Harboring delusions Is danger
ous at any time and doubly
dangerous in critical times such
as the present.
pHIS dispatch from Vichy is
also interesting:
"Informed sources asserted to
day (Saturday) that Fontanel do
Brlnon, French ambassador In
Gorman-occupied Paris, acting on
ordors of French Chief of Stale
Totaln, delivered to tho Germans
in Paris today Franco's refusal
to mako any changes in Its cabi
net or TAKE BACK tho ousted
Pierre Laval."
Petaln still has some confi
dence in that card up his sleeve.
(The card is Weygand In Africa.)
25 YEARS
AGO TODAY
By The Associated Press
Dec. 21, 1018 Italian lorccs
v occupy Durazzo,
E
Coordination of Industry
For Arming America
Up to Officials
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 P)
Asserting the war crisis "cannot
be terminated by any methods
of appeasement," the new de
fense high command called up
on United States citizens today
to "roll up their sleeves" and
concentrate upon swiftest pos
sible defense production.
A statement, Issued under the
name of William S. Knudsen, af
ter the group's first meeting,
asked the people to "recognize
the full gravity of the crlala
which called this organization
into being."
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 (ZD
Four men personally selected by
President Roosevelt as a defense
"high command" shouldered the
concentrated responsibility to
day of arming America.
To the new organization to
bo known as the office for pro
duction management for de
fensethe president late yester
day named William S. Knudaen
and Sidney Htllman of the pre
sent defense commission, War
Secretary Btlmaon end Nevy,J
Secretary- Knox. Knudsen will
b director.
Fellows Demands
Although the present defense
advisory commission will be re
tained, It was expected that the
new board would take over most
of Its duties, leaving the seven
defense commissioners to coordi
nate the civil life of the nation
with the activities of the new
board. '
Mr. Roosevelt's decision to
create the new office, under au
thority of the 1030 government
reorganization act, followed
widely-voiced demands for a
greater centralization of author
ity In defense matters.
Prospects were friat the new
set-up would be functioning by
Jan. 1. The president said that
about 10 days would be required
(Continued on page two)
Navy May Awk lor
Enlisjtinpnt Iloost
WASHINGTON, Dee. 21 m
The navy, rushing construction
of two-ocean fleet, was report
ed authoritatively today to be
planning to ask congress for a
substantial increase in its enlist
ed strength.
The expanded navy will re
quire between 400,000 and 800,
000 seamen, exclusive of the ma
rine corps, but spokesmen de
clined to say whether congress
would be asked at the coming
session to authorize" the entire
number. Some congressional
sources said, however, that rank
ing navy officials favored got
ting the necessary legislation
enacted so as to save time In
event of an emergency.
On Dec. 1, the navy had 166,
388 of Us 101,000-limit of enlist
ed men, and officials said the
total was rising every day.
NEW DEFENS
BODY
1 POWERS
Work on New Powder Plant
Rushed to Offset Shortage
By EDWARD E. BOMAR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (F)
Defense officials reported today
that the army had forestalled a
perilous threatened shortage of
ammunition by speeding a new
$30,000,000 smokeless powdor
plant toward completion.
Under war department, press
ure, two of six projected pro
duction lines at the new Charles-
town, Ind., plant are expected
to be finished early in tho
spring, two months or more
ahead of schedule.
Double Supply
These limited faculties alone,
by authoritative estimates, will
more than double the nation's
existing capacity to supply pow
dor to the army and navy. Un
til they are put into operation,
the capacity to replace limit D
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CHRISTMAS GIVING Rodney Murrey, left, and Bob Riggi, proudly display a part of Roose
velt school's contribution to the Hl-Y Christmas Benefit program.
BY
Nine True Bills Brought
In Following Week's
Investigation
' Nine true bills. Including an
Indictment for first degree mur
der against Joe Kirk, Klamath
Indian, and -four, not-true hills
were returned to -Circuit Judge
Edward B. Ashurst Saturday
following week's Investigation
by the Klamath county grand
Jury. '
Kirk was Indicted on Informa
tion submitted on the fatal shoot
ing of Leonard John, another
Klamath Indian, after an all
night drinking party at Bonanza.
John died of a bullet wound in
tho chest.
Other true bills Included In
dictments for involuntary man
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!' I ft Iteplacos
lloii Killed Ily
Ilrldgo Tumble
TACOMA. Dec. 21 (PJ The
Cocker void in the Leonard
Coatsworth household was filled
today by a 6-week-old puppy,
complete with bed, blanket,
comb and flea powder.
The puppy, donated by a
Richmond, Va., dog lover, ar
rived here yesterday to be met
by Coatsworth, Tacoma news
paperman, and his 16-ycar-old
daughter, Gerry, who had
stayed away from school to
purchase supplies for the pup's
every need.
Coatsworth lost his beloved
Cocker, ' Tubby, when he was
forced to abandon his automo
olio on the Tacoma narrows
bridge while the huge span was
disintegrating. The terrified
dog refused to leave the car and
went down with it when the
brldga fell into Pugct sound. ,
MURDER CHARGE
PORTLAND, Dec. 21 (ZP) A
first-degree murder charge was
filed against Mrs. Julia Carlson,
plump, middle-aged widow, yes
terday in the slaying of her ad
mitted lover, Paul Notzold, 52.
reserves is so low as to cause
official concern,
Just four substantial producers
of tho typo of smokeless powder
used in shells have supplied the
pcacctimo needs of the army
and navy for years. One of
these, the Hercules plant at Kon
vll, N. J., was damaged by an
explosion this fall.
The others are the army's
plant- at Plcatlnny, N, J" the
navy's Indianhead, Md., arsenal,
and a Du Pont plant in Del
aware. '
To multiply many times their
combined normal recorded out
put of about 2B.000.000 pounds
a year, the war department Is
building huge plants at Charles
town and at Radford, Va. It
contemplates two more, but
none was scheduled to attain
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Four Killed,
Three Hurt In
Twin Crashes
SALEM, Dec. 21 W) Two au
tomobile collisions, one Involv
ing an ambulance carrying per
sons injured in the first crash,
killed four and gravely injured
three others last night on the
Hazel Green-Silverton highway,
1 1 miles east of here.
The dead are; . Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Crltea of Scotts Mills: Arch
Clayton Winn 37; of Turner,
and woman tentatively identi
fied as Mrs. Tilly Vallet of
Scotts Mills.
William Winn of Turner, Mrs.
Champ C. Shepherd of Salem
and Darllne Critcs, 3, of Scotts
Mills, were injured.
Ambulance Wrecked
State Police Sergeant Farley
Mogan said automobiles be
lieved to have been driven by
Critcs and Arch Winn collided,
killing Winn outright Crites
died a short time after reaching
a Silverton hospital.
Mogan said an ambulance
bearing Mrs. Crites and Mrs.
Vallet crashed with a car driven
by Champ Shepherd, knocking
the Shepherd car into a ditch,
where it caught fire. The wom
en were rushed to a hospital in
a first aid car but were pro
nounced dead upon arrival.
The officer said investigation
did not show whether the
women were dead before the
second accident. Shepherd was
severely burned in the fire, he
reported.
No Plans Taken
In llobbery of
Shipyard Agent
CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. 21 m
Tho New York Shipbuilding
corporation announced today
that a brief case containing
"production ' schedules" was
stolen Thursday from one of its
employes, Walter Keefer, at a
restaurant near Schenectady,
N. Y.
; Fred Cornell, the corpora
tion's public relations represen
tative, said the brief case con
tained "no blue prints, ship con
struction plans ' or other matter
of "military value."
Previously New York state po
lice had reported that they un
derstood the stolen papers were
plans for "construction of naval
vessels." The corporation holds
more than $500,000,000 worth of
navy contracts.
Cornell said Keefer was em
ployed as an "expediter" to
speed up production of materials
needed in connection with ship
construction and was return
ing from a conference with Gen
eral Electric officials when the
theft occurred.
"He carried absolutely no blue
prints or shipbuilding plans,"
Cornell added. -
Santa Oaus Clan ;
l'lans Completed
Plans for the Santa Claus
Clan's annual Christmas dinner
ana party tor children -were
completed Saturday. The event
will begin at 1 p. m, Sunday at
the armory.
Anyone knowing of a .child
needing transportation is asked
to call 7000 and the child will
be called for.
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T'-
British Smash at Italian
Defenses, Bomb Lines
Of Retreat "JVest .
By The Associated Preaa
CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 21 While
British -bombm,: artillery, and
ing beiguare'A Bardia today lnfBerIln nine ry and "other
an effort to smash a path through
the Italian defenses, a general
headquarters communique an
nounced British troops had cap
tured an additional 900 prisoners
and were "clearing" the areas to
the northwest and west of the
eastern Libyan base.
The British forces in the west
ern desert, "which continue to
be reinforced,", also have taken
four guns in their mopping-up
operations, the communique' re
ported.
Sudan Activity v
In addition, patrols along the
Sudan frontier were said to be
carrying on "their aggressive
activity."
As the British closed in on
Bardia, large units of the trap
ped fascist forces were said to
be trying desperately to slip
through the ring of steel around
their eastern Libyan base under
cover of darkness and the pall of
smoke and dust hanging over
the town after five days of bom
bardment, f
It was believed In some British
circles that such units if any
got through would try to Join
Marshal Rodolfo Grazlani at To
bruk for a new stand 75 miles
west of the Libyan-Egyptian
frontier.
From all sides British guns
were thundering at the 17-mile
(Continued, on Page Two)
Two-Year Contract
Ends yaterfront .
Problems In S. F.
SAN FRANCISCO, Deci 21 (P)
Pacific coast stevedore labor
problems apparently have been
solved for a critical period of the
national defense program by the
signing of new two-year work
ing agreement.
Meeting under conditions just
a little short of back-slapping
friendliness a strange situation
on . the often embattled water
front representatives of the
Waterfront Employers' associa
tion and the CIO Longshoremen
yesterday put their names to a
contract covering 13,000 men.
An employers' spokesman,' L.
A. Lapham, said shipowners
were satisfied with the terms.
Harry R, Bridges, CIO Long
shoremen's president, called it a
good contract for both sides and I
said it represented a fundamen
tal gain for the union in that
workers were given protection
against money and employment
losses although employers were
permitted to introduce labor
saving devices. -
The national defense situation,
requiring an uninterrupted flow
of sea-borne materials, obviously
figured greatly in reaching an
agreement which for the first
time will run for two years, in
stead of one, .
RAF Raids Berlin
PLANES GROSS
ADRIATIC FDR
ITALIAN STAB
Explosions, Fires Seen
In Axis Cities; Greek
Drive Nears Towns
LONDON, Dec. 21 ) Brit
ish raiders touched off "many
explosions and fires" in a Berlin
airplane engine factory last
night, struck damaging blows
at the industrial, Ruhr and . "in
vasion ports" and attacked nazl
gun positions along the English
channel, the ministry of infor
mation reported today.
At the same time the admir
alty announced "fires were seen
to have been started" in a raid
by planes of the fleet air arm
on three cities in the Italian Do
decanese Islands oft the Turkish
coast Dec. 17.
Hit Factory
The ministry said the RAF,
employing large forces of bomb
era in ."successful and extensive
operations," scored tilton the
parts of the target area" and
that the fires which resulted
were "stimulated" by a subse
quent attack which also started
new blazes. '
"Particularly good results
were obtained from the raids on
the . invasion ports of Ortend,
Antwerp (both in Belgium), Le
Havre (France) and Flushing
(the Netherlands)," said the in
formation ministry's, statement.
Boulogne, France, and Amster
dam, the Netherlands, also were
reported bombed.
The admiralty announced to
day that the fleet air arm had
attacked Rhodes, Stampalia and
Scarpanto Dec. 17.
The report said "fires were
seen to have been started in the
three cities, in the Italian Dodec
anese islands off the Turkish
coast, but added that weather
conditions made observation of
bombing results difficult
ATHENS, Dec. 21 VP) Brit
ish royal air force bombers based
on Greek soil were reported to
day to have carried out success
ful attacks" on oil tanks and
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Ilaln Ushers In
Winter Season
Springlike weather, even
hint of April in the showers,
ushered in the first day of win
ter, December 21. At least the
calendar gave' Saturday as win
ter's first day but outside of that
you'd never know it.
. The mercury rose to 47 de
grees Friday, and left .18 of an
inch of moisture on the ground.
Minimum temperature Saturday
morning was 41 degrees.
Forecast was for rain or snow
throughout the basin. .
Bottle Caps Decorate free
For "Bread and Milk Lady"
DALLAS, Tex., Dee. 21 VP)
The Children's Bread and Milk
House has a Christmas tree with
decorations that are different.
In place of the usual tinsel
and lights, its boughs are strung
with white and green milk bot-
i 1 n inns Anrh hnnrlncr a nnn-io in
childish scrawl.
Good Will Symbols
Youngsters used the finest
good-will symbols they knew to
decorate the tree for their
"Bread and Milk Lady," Mrs.
Lida Thompson Byrne.
Mrs. Byrne Isn't wealthy but
a few friends aid her philan
thropy and when she rings a
bell every noon ragged, hungry
children come scampering.
They receive only bread and
milk.
"It's the only food many of
Berlin Asks
U. S. Recall
Paris Envoys
BERLIN, Dec. 21 CP) The
German government requested
the state department in Wash
ington today to recall Cecil M.
P. Cross and Leigh W. Hunt;
secretaries in the United States
embassy in Paris, and Embassy
Employe Mrs. Elizabeth Deegan,
on the ground they' helped an
unnamed British- officer who
escaped. -
An official announcement
stated that the United States
government had heeded the
German request and had in
formed the reich government
that it had started investiga
tions. The announcement said Mrs.
Deegan supported the English
officer In an effort to enable
him to flee. German authori
ties' investigations in Paris dis
closed that Embassy Secretaries
Cross and Hunt also were In
volved, the announcement as
serted. Furthermore. Cross was
charged with having hidden for
months in the embassy building
an unnamed English, citizen in
the employ of the secret service.
The agent finally -was arrested
outside the building, the an
nouncement declared, and ..con
fessed espionage against Ger
: (Continued on Page Two)
FRANCE REJECTS
E
Petain Refuses to 'Take
Laval Back, Oust ;
! Others, Report '
VICHY,. France, Dee. 21 OP)
Informed sources asserted today
that Fernand de Brinon, French
ambassador in German-occupied
Paris, acting, on orders of
French Chief of State Philippe
Petain, delivered to the Ger
mans in Paris today France's
refusal to make any changes in
its cabinet - or take back the
ousted Pierre Laval..
Petain agreed, as requested
by Otto Abetz, German ambas
sador to Paris, to replace Gen
eral de la Laurencie as delegate
general of the Vichy govern
ment in the occupied zone, with
Fernand de Brinon, these
sources said.
Other demands, including the
ouster of Minister of Interior
Marcel Peyrouton and Minister
of Justice Raphael Alibert, were
said to have been rejected. .
Paul Baudouin, secretary of
state for the presidency of the
council, received German corre
spondents today, it was learned,
and told them "collaboration"
was not an issue in Laval's res
ignation, but that Laval had
lost Petain's confidence because
of his methods of working. .
them have all day," Mrs. Byrne
said. . . -,' '
"If it's a good-weather day
some 60 children come with,
spoon and glass and saucer. If
it's a bad-weather day the num
ber drops to 25. .
Christmas Program
"So many of them must re
main at home in - bad weather
because they have no shoes,"
Mrs. Byrne explained today.
The children will have a pro
gram around the tree Monday.
There'll be recitations and an
exchange of gifts.
Just to be sure nobody is over
looked Mrs. Byrne will see to
it that there are oranges and
candy enough to go around.
. She and the children hope it's
a good-weather day.
PRDPDSALTO
SEIZE SHIPS
HELD WARLIKE
Berlin "Interested". Ia
American Action On '
London Request
By LOUIS P. LOCHNER
BERLIN, Dec. 21 VP) Th
German foreign - office spokes
man declared today that tha
British suggestion that the)
United States turn over to Brit,
ain' "enemy" ships now in
refuge is "nothing other than
inciting America to commit'
warlike act" and American re
action to the suggestion is "be
ing awaited by Germany with)
extraordinary interest."
He asserted that Germany '
had "shown restraint to thai .
point of self effacement, whila
on the other side there has been
a systematic policy of pin
pricks, challenges, humilrations
and even moral aggression." :
Now, the spokesman added in '
comment on British-American
discussions of assistance, to Bri. -ain,
it is unbearable for Ger
many to let things drift further.
The statements came in sol
emn press conference.. '.' f
(Ronald H. Cross, British mln .
ister of shipping, said yesterday ,
in London that the assignment
of ."a certain number of enemy
ships in the United States" and
addition of United States ships)
to the British service "are tha
only ways I can see for replen
ishment of any consequence").
' Attention Centered .
"The entire attention of tha
German government is centered
.upon the American reaction to
the Cross proposal," the spokes
man asserted.
"That proposal is nothing!
other than inciting America ta
commit a warlike act," he said.
"I speak with tremendous ear
nestness in my capacity as your
official informant and spokes
man." .
Moral Aggression -
"Our interest is extraordin
ary," he continued, "because in
an increasing manner one na
tion (meaning Germany) has
shown restraint to the point ot
self effacement, while on . tha
other side there has been . a
(Continued on Page Two) '.
Premier Appoints '
New Jap ministers
To Soothe People
SHANGHAI, Dec. 21 VP)
Japanese Premier : Prince Ko
noye's appointment today of new
Japanese ministers of Justice and
home affairs . is believed . by
Shanghai observers to have been
motivated largely by the Jap
anese people's , increasing; un
easiness over their government's
military alliance with Italy and
Germany.
Dissatisfaction with Japan's
commitments has been gaining;
momentum - since early this
month, and reports were current
two weeks ago that the Konoya
government might fall as a re
suit. :- - ' ." -
However, it was understood!
political leaders were, loath ta
permit a complete change In gov
ernment because of a fear thla
would .accentuate the public's
misgivings. Therefore it was de
cided to "strengthen" the present
cabinet through the addition ot
Baron Kilchlro Hirsnuma aa
home minister and Lieutenant
General Hcisuke Yanagawa as
minister of Justice. . i
K News Index
City Briefs ....:...Paga -8
Comics and Story ........Page 14
Courthouse Records .-...Page 4
Editorials Pag 4
High School News ........ Page 10
Information ;........Page 3
Market, Financial Page 13
Pattern ; .a. .....Pagr 4
Sports , ....Page 13
Society rages 87 5, 7, 8,