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? Day's
News
By FRANK JENKINS
JAP submarines attnek two
American tankers off the
central California coast, linking
one and scoring a flat failure on
the other because of poor marks
manship. Because the new that la near
rat home always bulks lark-cat
(tn Intereat not neceaanrlly In
Importance), that la the week
end's principal development on
the Pacific Coast.
T OOK for other raids of a
- similar nature.
Above everything else, the
Japs would like to frighten the
people ol this country Into de
manding returns ol the U. S.
'navy for defense of the main
land. '-
That would give them tree
hand In the far South Seas.
YlZ must remember always
w that this isn't Just a war bo
tween the United States and
Japan.
It is a WORLD war.
Hnr Ktrntriffv must be deter
mined by the needs of ALL the
fighting fronts.
TJITLER fires his No, 1 general
and assumes personal com
mand of the nail fighting forces.
Because this is a WORLD war,
that is easily the biggest develop
ment of the week-end.
There Is considerable uncer
tainty as to Its real meaning,
but there Is NO DOUBT WHAT
EVER as to its Importance
Whatever else It may imply, It
means that things aren't going so
well for Germany, Since Ger
many is the brains and the
strong right arm of the axis, that
means even more to us than pres
ent Japanese successes.
OBSERVERS In neutral Swlt-
zerland offer three possible
explanations of Hitler's new
move:
1. Thot reverses In Gcrmnny
have shaken Hitler's faith in his
generals.
2. That a quarrel between the
nazi party and the German army
has developed.
3. That the whole affair Is a
bit of trickery designed to dis
tract attention from some start
ling new German move now In
tho making.
'THIS wrllor doesn't protend
A to know what Is in the wind,
but offers guess that If Hitler
DOESN'T pull some startling
rabbit out of tho hat pretty
quickly his goose will bo cooked.
These world conquerors have
to KEEP ON WINNING. They
can't stand defeat.
Napoleon proved that.
"THE little British garrison at
Hongkong, fighting stubborn
ly to the last, Is still holding out
as theso words ore written
(Monday noon), but little hope
is held in London that It can
resist much longer.
Tho Japs apparently regard
Hongkong as out of tho picture,
for they are throwing heavy
forces Into a now and flcrco at
tack on Manila, No. 2 atcp in
their campaign against the
Dutch East Indies and Malaya
where lie tho oil, rubber and
tin they so sorely need if they
are to be able to keep on light
ing. A fleet estimated at more than
100 troop ships and convoying
naval vessels Is discharging an
invading army estimated at
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CENSUS SHOWS
MATH TOP
Payroll, Products of
County Lead State
Outside Portland
Klamath county holds an un
challcpgcd position as Oregon's
first Industrial county outside
of metropolitan Multnomah, It
is shown In the report of the
U, S. census bureau of manu
facturers received hero Monday
from Washington.
Klamath county has more
wago earners, pays more wages,
produces products of higher val
ue and adds more valuo by mam
ufucture' than any other noh
metropolitan county In the state.
A map prepared by the U. S.
census bureau and sent out re
cently to all newspapers, shows
tho "principal industrial coun
ties of the United Slates." Only
Klamath and Multnomah coun
ties In Oregon are so classified
on this map. (See cut, Pago 8).
The census figures are based
on the 1930 census ot manufac
tures, and were released for the
first time this week.
Number of establishments:
Klamath, 73; Clackamas, 82;
Clatsop, 78; Coos, 88; Deschutes,
24; Jackson, 61; Lake, 20; Lane,
160; Marlon, 127; Multnomah,
822.
Wage earners: Klamath, 6 101)
Clackamas, 1068; Clatsop, 3290;
Coos, 3460; Deschutes, 2342;
Jackson, 1144; Lake, 864; Lone,
4717; Marion, 3808; Multnomah,
18.S04.
Wages: Klamath, 17.723,388,
Clackamas, $2,394,811; Clatsop,
$4,097,805; Coos, $4,493,644;
Deschutes, $3,861,902; Jackson,
$1,419,822; Lake, $874,087;
Lane, $4,019,072; Marion, $3,
689,769; Multnomah, $22,989,
830. Value of products: Klamath.
$24,190,279; Clackamas, $14,
248,782; Clatsop, $21,991,392;
Coos. $1.0,828,018; Deschutes,
$8,873,161; Jackson, $9,438,677;
Lake, 2,766,390; Lane, $19,
901,702; Marlon, $22,991,037;
Multnomah, $139,779,866.
They show that Klamath
county has 73 manufacturing
establishments, with B101 wage
earners receiving $7,723,386.
The value of Klamath's manu
factured products is given at
$24,109,279, and the value add
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Gift Mailing at
Peak Saturday,
Monday Here
Klamath postal employes were
up to their cars in work Monday
as the local postoffice experi
enced its second heaviest day of
the year in tho dispatch of out
going mail, according to Post
master Burt E. Hawkins. Satur
day was the heaviest day.
Tho postmaster said Monday
was tho heaviest Incoming day
during holiday season. This in
cluded both letters and parcel
post.
Thoro will bo no delivery on
Christmas day, Thursday, but
carriers will make as many de
liveries as possible on Wednes
day, and parcel post packages
will be delivered "as long as
we can see on Christmas eve."
"We hope to get all cleaned
up Christmas eve and think that
wo can do a good job of getting
packagos delivered throughout
tho city that night," said Assist
ant Postmaster R. L. Griffith
Monday afternoon. j
NDUSTRY AREA
President Talks
Unity of Action
With Allies
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 UP)
In conferences with the Rus
sian, Chinese and Netherlands
envoys to the United States,
President Roosevelt today took
preliminary steps In "Joint plan
ning for unity of action," by
the countries combatting the
axis.
Tho chief executive scheduled
talks separately with Maxim
Lltvlnoff, the Russian ambas
sador; Dr. Hu Shih, the Chinese
ambassador, and A. Loudon,
The Netherlands minister.
He saw Lord Halifax, the
British ambassador, yesterday.
The White House said that
all these conferences were in
line with . an announcement
Saturday night that Britain and
tlv United States already had
taken steps toward coordination
of tho wan effort and that the
joint planning for unity of ac
tion would be extended to Rus
sia. China. Th. Netherlands and
lntkfip. ifnvmmnfai ontfatfMf " In
the common, cause of defeating
the axis. . . " . , - '
IN FAGE iff JAPS
Capture of Fortress
Held. Certain in
Face of Odds-
BERLIN, Dec. 22 (Official
broadcast recorded by AP) Ja
pan's assault on Hongkong was
continuing with undiminished
fury today, according to reports
from Tokyo received hero this
afternoon.
LONDON, Dec. 22 (P) The
Japaneso were "being held" at
Hongkong up to late afternoon
Sunday despite furious assaults,
tho colonial office said today.
The brief announcement was
based on a message from Sir
Mark Young, governor of Hong
kong, which was issued in the
embattled island at 9:30 p. m.,
Sunday, Hongkong time (1:30
a. m., Sunday, PST.)
The colonial office said its in
formation was based on excerpts
from this communique which
said "the enemy has been very
active all day" but "is being
held."
With all the resistance that
weary British Empire soldiers
can put up against overwhelm
ing odds, however, no hope was
held here that the crown colony
could be saved.
A Singapore broadcast said
Hongkong's defenses apparently
still were holding today,
Germans Report
Carrier Sunk
BERLIN, Dec. 22 (Official
broadcast recorded by AP)
Tho German high command an
nounced in a special com
munique today that- a British
aircraft, carrier has been sunk
In tho Atlantic, ,
"A submarine operating - In
the Atlantic under the com
mand ot Capt. Blgalk," the an
nouncement said, 'torpedoed a
British aircraft ' carrier. The
ship sank. ' ' . -. ;
ARMY BILL i '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (P)
President Raosevelt signed today
the bill enlarging the selective'
service plan while the senate
heard demands that all recruit
ing be halted and that the na
tion rely entirely upon the draft
to build up a war machine of
6,000,000 men or, more. ,. i
DEFENDERS PUT
UP HOT BATTLE
Barges Bring Nippon
' . Troops From 80
; Transports
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22 OP)
The war department estimated
today that from 80,000 to 100,-
000 Japanese troops, comprising
six to eight divisions, were tak
ing part in the new onslaught on
the island of Luzon in the Philip
pines.
A communique reported heavy
fighting on Lingayen gulf 190
miles north of Manila, where the
Japanese are attempting land-.
Strong Escort - ..' ;
' After a fleet of about 80 troop
ships under strong naval and air
escort, appeared off the Luzon
west coast,, a larger number of
150-man barges attempting land
ings in the vicinity of Agoo, en
tered Lingayen gulf.
""Some of them succeeded In
getting ashore," . the communi
que said, adding that "the at
tempted invasion is being met
with fierce resistance by Ameri
can and Filipino troops."
Fighting was reported con
tinuing near Davao on the island
of Mindanao more than 500
miles south of Manila.
The communique, outlining
the military situation as of 6:30
a. m. (PST) said:
"1. Philippine theatre:
"Heavy fighting is in progress
on the Lingayen gulf, 150 miles
north of Manila, where the Jap
enese are attempting a landing
in force. Under strong naval and
air escort a fleet of about 80
troop ships appeared off the west
coast of Luzon and soon after
ward a large number of 150
man barges entered Lingayen
gulf, attempting landings in the
vicinity of Agoo. Some of them
succeeded in getting ashore.
The Japanese force is esti
mated at from 80,000 to 100,000,
from six to eight divisions.
"The attempted invasion is be
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Held as Spy
Laura Ingalls, noted aviatrlx,
arraigned before a U. S. com
missioner In Washington on the
oharget of being paid agent ot
the German government.
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unloaded thousands of troops on
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the Philippine capital. The Lingavan gulf Is shown abo at 2.
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Presented fdh
Labor Pariey i
WASHINGTON,' Dec. , 22 JP)
President Roosevelt's labor-management
conference .was report
ed today to; have received. , a
three point proposal from Sen
ator Thomas (D-Utah), associ
ate moderator.
The plan called for:
1. No strikes or lockouts
during the war.
2. Peaceful settlement of all
industry-labor disputes. -
3. Drafting by President
Roosevelt of the necessary ma
chinery to insure peaceful set
tlements. ' The conference, called by Mr.
Roosevelt to work out a formu
la for uninterrupted war time
production, resumed discussions
today after reaching no decision
in three days of meetings last
week. '
At the conclusion of 1 a s t
week's discussions, the 26 rep
resentatives of labor, business
and government were under
stood to be deadlocked over the
question of the union shop.
Court Upholds
Employer Right '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (fPh
The supreme court held today
that a company might express
"Its view on labor policies or
problems" without necessarily
being guilty of coercing its em
ployes in violation of the Wagner
act. '' "'
The court said that, the- law
contained no injunction against
expressions by employers but
that under certain circumstances
such utterances, in conjunction
with other acts, might constitute
illegal coercion...-
Justice Murphy made this as
sertion in a 7 to 0 opinion re
turning to the labor board litiga
tion involving the Virginia Elec
tric and Power company for "a
redetermination of the issues In
the light on this opinion."
The board had found that a
union of company employes was
a company dominated union but
the supreme court said that this
conclusion "seems baled heavily
upon findings which are not free
from ambiguity and doubt."
. AIR ATTACK ; ' f :
RANGOON, Burma, Dec. 22
VP) The RAF attacked A Japan
ei ealr bast in eastern Thailand,
destroying grounded planes and
gasoline reserves yesterday in
the first aerial smash at the
enemy forces there, it was an
nounced today, ' '
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GAN
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PACIFIC
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Lingayen gulf 100 mile north.
HITLER DISMISSES
Fuehrer Takes Reins
f. As Losses Grow in
; Russia, Libya
By The Associated Press
Adolf Hitler's "intuitive" fir
ing of his army chieftain, Field
Marshal General Walther von
Brauchitsch, with' the fuehrer
himself taking personal com
mand, invoked a flood of specu
lation today on' what Germany
might do next.
' The least will be a straining
effort to check the headlong re
treat in Russia and the most may
be a new German stab in an
other sector of battle-torn Eu
ropeperhaps a drive through
Spain against Gibraltar with a
view to establishing German
power in French North or West
Africa or a smash at the British
in the middle east via Turkey.
An attempt at Invasion of Brit
ain also was a possibility.
" The latest official word from
the Libyan theatre was that Brit
ish mechanized patrols had pene
trated 190 miles Into Trlpolltania,
the western section of Libya
which lies next to French Tun
isia. Armored patrols, however,
were far out ahead of the main
body, pressing westward . into
Tripolitania, already more than
490 miles into Libya from the
Egyptian border.' Complete de
struction of the German-Italian
foe was the ultimate objective.
British patrols, sweeping 90
miles beyond Derna, entered
Cirene and Appolonia yesterday,
and contact was made with axis
covering forces east ot Bengasi,
Cairo reports said.- However, the
main body of . the Italian and
German armies was still in
flight, leaving enormous quan
tities of war material in their
wake. .
The German announcement
yesterday that von Brauchitsch
had been ousted from the army
command said that Hitler's "In
tuitions" were guiding him but
the implication was that retreat
in Russia was behind the hunch.
A British foreign office com
mentator said that Hitler "evi
dently is relying on that curious
and rather mystic reputation
which he hitherto has enjoyed
in. Germany as a means of re
storing confidence and content
ment of the German people and
the German armed forces." .
Ho said that In von Brauch
itsch, Hitler had found his "scape
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Four U.S. Ships H
Attacked Along ;
Southwest Coast
30
Survivors Landed
In Hawaii After
Boat Sunk
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.,
Dec. 22 (P) An enemy sub
marine fired a torpedo at the
Standard Oil tanker H. M. Story
this morning off Point Arguello,
45 miles north of Santa Barbara,
the coast guard announced. The
tanker was not hit, however.
The tanker was attacked
shortly before 8 a. m. From the
shore onlookers could see the
Story zig-zaggmg its course to
avoid being struck.
' The tanner, after being fired
on, immediately laid down a
smoke screen on the water. Af
ter several minutes of maneu
vering' the enemy craft sub
merged.' '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (P)
A third submarine attack on
American shipping off California
over the weekend was disclosed
by the navy today along with
word that 30 survivors had been
rescued and four crew members
lost in the sinking of the steam
er Lahaima between Hawaii and
San Francisco in the first week
of the war,
' A- submarine, lv presumahly
Japanese, fired shells arid a tor
pedo at the steamship Samoa off
California Saturday but - al
though the attack was from close
range, a navy, communique said,
"all shots missed their mark"
and "there were no casualties or
damage." '",.
- ,. - -.. Shelled by Sub
: Poor Japanese marksmanship
also enabled : the tanker Agwi-
world to out-maneuver its foe
and reach port safely but the
tanker Emidio was shelled and
torpedoed and abandoned by its
Crew. Thirty-one survivors, five
ol them injured, were brought
to Eureka, Calif., today. Two of
the crew were killed and five
are missing. .
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22
All but five men of a crew of 36
survived the enemy submarine
attack on the tanker Emidio, the
captain of the ship said today as
he and his men were landed at
Eureka by a coastguard cutter.
He described the Saturday tor
pedoing and shelling of the tank
er as the "most ruthless thing
Fve heard about." Three of the
ship's lifeboats were shelled.
. Captain Clark A. Farrow of
Long Beach said five of his men
were injured, but no one was in
serious condition. The Emidio
still was afloat. Eureka is
about 275 miles north of San
Francisco.
- "Six shells were fired at us,"
the captain said. "About 15
minutes after the last shell was
fired a torpedo hit us in the stern
in the engine room. The concus
sion was so strong it threw us to
the deck.
"A plane flew over, apparent
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Explosions Heard
Off Maryland
OCEAN CITY, Md., Dec. 22
(!P) Loud explosions offshore
rattled windows and slightly
shook houses in this resort city
today and were heard in Berlin,
Md., eight miles inland.
Henry Burbage, a garage own
er, said the explosions began
between 9:30 a. m. and 10 a. m
and continued at intervals for
more than an hour and a half.
Burbage and other residents
said there would be three or
four quick explosions, then si
lence, followed by other out
breaks. ' ;
G. E. Henry, who lives at Ber
lin, said the explosions shook
his house . slightly and rattled
windows. ' . -
Coast guard officials ' here
would not comment.
, The sounds also were heard
all ' along the lower Delaware
coast.
- Army officials at Fort Miles,
Lewes, Del., and at Fort Sauls
bury, Del., reported hearing the
explosions, and said neither fort
had been firing its guns.
14 German Subs
Hit or Sunk by
U. S. So Far
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22 W)
United States naval forces were
credited today with sinking or
hitting 14 German and several
Japanese submarines thus far
a rate of damage to undersea
craft four times as great a the
navy reached in the World war:
As axis submarines hunted
American shipping off both the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts- Sec
retary Knox ' Issued the an
nouncement of German .and
Japanese losses to "assure tho
public that the navy has al
ready adequately dealt with
more than one submarine."
The-secretary declared that
United States forces "have up
to the present time probably
sunk or damaged at least 14
enemy submarines" in tho At
lantic and added that "in the
Pacific, our naval forces have
already effectively dealt with
several Japanese submarines."
L
Welders Put Pickets
Around Shipyards.
. At S. F., L A." "
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec; 22
UP) Soldiers with fixed bay
onets flanked by armored car
mounting machine guns,, guard
ed two Richmond shipyards to
day . as independent . welders
threw picket lines around eight
bay area yards today in' an
inter-union dispute. ..
Soldiers guarded two other"
plants, while pickets alone pa
trolled the remaining ; plants.
Yards reported operations wer
almost imperceptibly affected.
300 Guards .
Heaviest show of armed lore
was at Todd-California shipyard
in Richmond, where 300 soldiers
under Major General Charles H.
White and six armored cars, each
mounting two machine guns,
faced a quiet line of 50 pickets.
Three more armored cars were)
at the adjacent Richmond yard.
"The army is here for one
purpose," General White said,
"to see that any man who wants
to go to work will be given the
opportunity. The right to picket
will not be infringed." '. . . .
A Todd-California spokesman,
where the picket lines originated
in the bay area when cards wers
taken away from welders for
failure to pay AFL dues, said the
only absentees were 100 welders
whose cards had been taken up.
The Richmond yard, build
ing ships for Britain, reported
only 300 of 7196 men due at 8
a. m. failed to report The man
agement said the number was
not unusual.
When CIO machinists, who at
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British Draw New
Line in Malaya ' ;
SINGAPORE, Dec. 22 VP)
British forces, drawn up on a
new line across the Malay penin
sula about 300 miles north of
Singapore, were reported today
to have smashed heavily at Jap
anese forces gathering for a push
toward the important tin mining
center of Ipoh. :
The battle,, a communique
said, . took place somewhere on
the main highway leading south
from Grik, where the Japanese
had been using the Perak river
to move up reinforcement by
raft. .- .-', '
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