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Tuesday Morzln 7. 1513 IICIZTY -TXICiD YEAH ir Allies Occupy Reg gib Calabria Stalino The shipbuilder! have Just picked up 50 million manhours of labor per annum without hiring a roan. -i How did they do They- got the AFL boilermakers union to-lift the restrictions hold ing wort? to craft lines in the shipbuilding industry. Now a. shipfit-ter can do a Job of spot welding, for -example.

"-Af. If this much labor has been found for shipbuilding without adding a man or adding ay single hour to the time workers put. in and the time they are paid for, how much- more labor is being hoarded, rather wasted, by similar obsolete labor restrictions? How much labor is lost in rail road featherbedding? How much labor is lost in con- Cere Is the beach at Reggie Calabria, 'sovthern Italian city across the Strait of Messina from Sicily, with thm citv of Rerrlo at left, which tha Berlin radio admits has been evacuated by Germans and Italians 1 and Canadian troops. and, occupied by. invading British Mac Arthur Flying Fortress While Jic S3x AHiesi; Drive 10 Blilea Inland From Beachhead By NOLAND NdXlGAARD ALLIED.

HEADQUARTERS IN NORTIl AFRICA, Sept 6 (ff) British and Canadian troop's drove; 10 miles inland from their id-mile beachhead on the Italian toe through extensive demoli- i Hons and stood tonight on the forbidding slopes of Aspromonte, a 6000-root mountain nearly nau- way across the Calabrlan peninsula. (A Berlin radio ftccount quoting DNB said the axis had evacuated southern Calabria, the Italian province cradled in the toe.) Ten. more towns fell, prisoners swelled to 3000. Columns invading the European mainland were near- lng Palmi in their drive north. Others curling around the south tip of the Italian toe extended their holdings beyond Melito on the Ionian sea.

1 Resistance continued feeble. though some tanks were encountered. The straits of Messina were opened for allied navigation as the invaders compelled the axis troops to withdraw their coastal cannon from range. -i Allied planes employed their supremacy to weave a web of destruction in southern-and central Italy. Heavy bombers pummel ed the Viterbo area, 50 miles north of Rome, in daylight sweeps Sun day.

Flying Fortresses and medium bombers concentrated on a triple smash at -three key airdromes north of Naples which apparently have been the major enemy air 7- h- The continued destruction of Italian railways wes left for the moment to RAF Wellingtons. The attacks on airfields werAith tb vowed purpose of destroying enemy aircraft Thousands of 'Yrsg- mentation and demolition' bombs were loosed on the Naples fields by American raiders, pockmark-ing the runways. At Santo Stefano d' Aspromonte, 10 miles east and northeast of Calabria and Scilla, formed a triangular wedge, Among- the villages captured were Calahna, San Roberto, Fiu-mara, Santa Lucia, Rosali, San Rocco, Musuala, Laganadi and Santo Allessio. Reinforce mcnti and maintenance forces shuttled, across th Messina straits under watch (Turn to Page 2 Story E) Convict Trusty Makes Escape Patatroops Encircle Japs How much labor is lost, In ma chine plants and tank factories? It seems to me the concession is clear admission of the unecon omic i character of narrow craft "divisions in mass production in dustries. This has been the claim "of CIO; and the craft unions have bitterly fought the single indus trial union type of organization.

While the country will applaud the patriotic impulse which now 'prompts. the boilermakers union to waive its requirements, one cannot but wonder why it has taken so long to get the concession. The emergency in ship construction has been universally recognized; yet not for nearly two years was the waiver obtained from the union, heads. It is understandable that labor does not want to break down labor standards in wartime; but narrow craft divisions and restrictions are obsolete in modern Industry. They hamper produc tion which after all is the real waee of all labor.

It is altogether probable that the concession is only for the dura tion; and that after the war the rigid rules which nave proven costly, especially in building construction, will be revived creat ine fresh -delays and fresh jura dietional disputes between crafts. Marshall Said Due for Allied Invasion Post WASHINGTON. Sept. 6 General George C- Marshall-will be commander In chief of allied forces in' the European theatre, the Evenina Star says "on the hifhMt and will -di rect any invasion from England. This assignment for the 62-year- old chief of staff of the United States army makes says th star, that "preparations for operations across the English channel are sufficiently advanced to select a leader." The newspaper story was writ ten by Constantine Brown, mill tary and foreign affairs writer.

While 1 there has been previous peculation that Marshall, who won high reputation for moving ereat bodies of men into action in the first world war, would; be allied generalissimo In 7 Europe, star storr coes farther and treats the matter settled. British newspapers have given much cpace to the speculation, the London Daily Herald having said In June that "it is possible that the ultimate lineup may be General George C. Marshall as supreme commander in chief, with General. Dwight Eisenhower and General Sir Harold Alexander bracketed as his immediate lieu tenants. Chur chill Tells Of US Peace Respomty CAMBRIDGE, Masft Sept 6 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared today that the United States, which could not ape responsibility in this time of global conflict, would have an equal responsibility In the peace that follows.

"Tne. price of greatness Is re sponsibility, he told a special convocation of Harvard university faculty; and, overseers, called to gether, to award the British government chief an honorary degree of doctor of idri Churchill, in a bright red gown over-dark suit coat and gray trou sers, -was- cheered- and -applauded cepted the honor 'from President James Bryant Conant -of Harvard. The accompanying citation said: "Winston Leonard Sp Churchill an historian who has written a glorious page of British hjstory; a "statesman and warrior whose tenacity and courage turned back the tide of tyranny In freedom's darkest The "gift of a common tongue, Churchill told his Sanders theater audience at Harvard, most of whom were -in -uniform, is "priceless inheritance to the British and American peoples, which has "enabled fis to wage war-together wflh an intimacy and harmony1, never before achieved among- allies." "It may well become the foun dation' of a common citizenship, be Turn to Prge Story G) Four New Polio Cases in' Portland PORTLAND, Sept new cases ox inianuie paraiysu were reported to th city health bureau last week, Joseph P. Clea-ry, director, said today. tabor Needs Disaster Congressional Limited Wrecked In Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Sept.

(ff) The Pennsylvania railroad fastest flier, the Congressional Limited, broke in two on a curve in northeast' Philadelphia tonight, killing an estimated 100 persons in the most disas trous wreck in recent railroading history The death toll may; be still greater. i By 10 o'clock, a check of hos pitals; and morgues showed 47 dead, with more being brought in one by one, and observers at the wreck scene said 40 or more were' still trapped in the wrecked cars. The -railroad' had not changed its firs estimate of "25 to 50 dead," but Deputy Coroner Luke Barrett, at the scene, said he believed more than 100 were killed, and Chief Deputy Coroner Matthew Ross placed the number at 150. The railroad said at 10:30 p. m.

that its count showed 43 known dead and 68 injured, but said that the number of dead might be higher. Deputy Coroner Luke Barrett, at the scene, said he believed more than 1 100 were killed, and Chief Demitr Coroner Matthew Ross placed the number at 150. Figures from hospitals i indicated the in jured might number 300. At least 25 dead were reported at Frankford hospital alone, where the basement was turned into a morgue and the dead and injured came in so fast they. couldn't be A priest, who entered one of the wrecked cars of the 10-car train to administer last sites to -the dying, said there were 75 persons In the car and hi believed at least half of them weredead Father Leo Palmer," who entered another car, said there were still 10 dead to be removed," and an interne reported five dead in a third car.j -1 7- i.

i -j Hours after the -wreck rescue workers were still struggling frantically to get to other trapped persons. i Nine cars of the flier, bound from Washington to' New York, were derailed and hurtled across the tracks and embankments. The locomotive first six cars and the (last car remained: on the tracks. Rej E. Heward, presldexi ef Sertpps Howard newspapers.

and Mrsi Heward Were tmoBf the passenrers. They were said te have escaped TsnuJuredV but could net be located. 1 IJa Totang, the Chinese author, was another who escaped utfajured. The railroad said the i train was carrying 441 Contingents of soldiers and sailors armed with sub-machine guns arrived on the scene after 9 p. m.

and onlookers at a distance. W. C. mrriaboUom, general; manager of the1 railroad's, east- division, said the wreck was (Turn to Page 2 Story D) Class 2, the larger gardens: First Lee Aehesm, 1641 street. Second IL L.

Guiette, 1ft Beach avenue. jDoes anyone recall the doleful prediction of an, OPA official last spring that most Victory garden ers "wouldn't get back, the value of their seed?" Today is an appropriate time to bring that' up. For Roy EUert is one gardener who has uite an accurate of the value of what he go back. His Isn't a large garden, but already $150 worth, of produce has beetk taken from it and there are several crops yet to be harvested. A number of the well as the.

Ellcrt family have benefitted from this garden' productivity. tables per square foot," Mr. Ei lert's garden Is an Outstanding! example. His tomatoes i are trel-1 Used up into a sort of skyscraper effect, climbing as high as his I pole beans. From 30 heads of cabbage the family made 17 gal lons of sauerkraut.

The produc tion of cucumbers and. Oregon! Giant beans also was noteworthy, and there's another picking of beans coming on. But speaking of second crops, Mr. Eilert is par ticularly proud of row of lettuce which has headed out in (Turn to Page 2 Story C) D'om Soar lJdst Hours 1 'By th Awociated Ptms The death for America's second wartime Labor day, soared in the final hours of the three-day holiday weekend and appear ed, likely to surpass the toll of "JS dead from accidents was 205, exclusive of scores estimated killed in a wreck of a Pennsylvania' railfoad train in Philadelphia. Of the 205," US were reported automobile victims, 20 drowned, and 67 1 were victims of various accidents.

The national safety council had nredicted a toll of from 300 to 500 deaths'. Ia 1941 holiday accident deaths were more than 600 and in 1940 more. than 500. California led the states in the number of traffic fatalities 23. Ohio, with 11 auto deaths, was second, -and Georgia counted nine traffic deaths.

Canneries In Urgent Need Of More Labor Each of the twelve canneries and packing plants in the Salem territory is in need of additional workers, their combined immed iate reauirements amounting to approximately 500 women and 100 men and scheduled to increase further withih thle-next few days. Conservation of the numerous food crops of the Willamette alley 'and produce from a greater distance is actually at stake with serious losses impending if the labor shortage, is not remedied, it was declared Monday. Greatest need Is for night shift workers but most of the canner ies could profitably, employ' more day workers as welLv Organizing" to make a concerted drive forr necessary labor, the twelve canneries have formed ft special committee to direct the Members of 'the 'com mittee are O. E. Snyder of Blue Lake Producers, Ralph -Steele of Calpak and Warren B.

Baker of Hunt Bros." As executive to direct the campaign William H. Crawford has been retained. Mr. Crawford, who has had wide experience in 'com mercial organization work, served until recently as director of the Oregon Economic council and directed -from the state level the organization of communities to meet the problem arising-out of (Turn to Page 2 Story B) Allies Destroy 7 Subs Near Bay of if LONDON, Sept 6(ff)-Fine team work by US planes and Brit-; ish ships and aircraft recently brought destruction to seven U-boats at a cost of one British plane in a series of battles in approach es to the Bay of Biscay, it was an nounced. today.

A joint admiralty and air min istry communique describing the action said it started" when re connaissance xouna me; enemy zriiX', connaissance found the! enemy negotiating the bay by sending submarines out in groups of two or three. Four of the enemy underseas craft were destroyed in a series of depth charge attacks by Brit ish -Sunderlands, Wellingt ons, Halifaxes and Liberators and US Nazi crewmen were adrift from aU except one of them, which exploded, according to the official account. Later three U-boats 4 were destroyed in combined attacks by royal navy sloops1 andi 'coastal command and US planes nerth- west of Cape The warships sank one, ft Hali fax- the- second. Survivors made for the third. The last U-boat dived, but depth charges! soon brought 'oil and fresh wreckage welling to the Survivors were made prisoners of war.

-f Tolin CudallV fcX-lnVOy, Ikllleil MILWAUKEE, Sept John Cudahy, former ambassador to Poland and Belgium and onetime niinister to Ireland, was killed today when he was thrown from his horse while riding over his estate about. 10 miles from Milwaukee. -1 Dr. T. Murphy of the bounty General hospital staff, who sped to the estate, pronounced the for mer diplomat dead ox a neck.

broken Biscay Fall'Biieoi: aV- Russians Take Konotop in. Drive on Kiev By JAMES M. LONG LONDON. -Tuesday, 7 (py-The Red army captured the stronghold of Konotop yester day in a broad sweep that put Soviet forces 'only 115 miles from the, Ukraine capital at Kiev, Moscow announced early today. The fall of Stalino in the Donets basin was expected by the Russians momentarily.

A communique announced the seizure of Konotop and also Novye Mlyny, 25 miles to the northwest near the junction of the Desna and Seim rivers, whose waters flow south westward to empty in to the Dnieper at 115 miles from. Novye Mlyny. 777 The Russians now are pursuing broken German troops west of Konotop toward Bakhmach, ,15 miles away, a vital rau hub for central "Russia, Moscow said." Red airmen also pounded the retreating- enemy. Smashing gains on an 80-mile front in the Donets basin carried the Russians over the bodies of 3000 Germans to the outskirts of Stalino, reportedly set on fire by retreating axis forces. Makeevka, six miles east of the great steel center, fell to the advancing Red army, as did Kramatorskaya, Slavyansk and other rail cities north of Stalino.

r- A Moscow broadcast indicated the Germans were in headlong flight from Stalino. It said Soviet airmen racing ahead of the vic torious ground forces had smashed German troop trains at Volnov- akha on line leading southwest of Stalino. -c-. The 'Russians said killed more than 10,000 Germans wr ill fronts during the day, and captured or destroyed scores of 'enemy tanks and guns. US; British Bombers Again Over Germany By ERNEST AGNEW 7.

LONDON, Tuesday, Sept 1-JP) Large formations of Flying Fort resses pounded Stuttgart yesterday to climax one of the greatest davlicht bombing offensives of the war and heavy RAF squad rons roared over the London area for more than two hours in the nlfiht 1 outward bound. to mahv tain the blows at Hitler's Europe. brief announcement said that the RAF raiders had again struck at Germany last night More than 70 enemy fighters were-r destroyed vJ me jfiymg Fortresses in 1 air battles which developed on the eight hour. 900-nule flight to Stutt gart, center of southwest Ger many's war industry and capital of Wuerttemberg province. A dozen more were shot down during joint British and Ameri can attacks upon targets.

In France. Against this toll, 35 Ame- rican and: four British planes were missing. The gif-antle RAF armadas which took to the air a drak set out for the continent to keep up a bomblar of enemy targets which has been la progress days, and five nights. "Flying Fortresses supported by Thunderbolts left fires burning In Stuttgart and bombed other targets, including air fields at Or-leah a and Conches; in France, said a communique Issued joint ly by the air ministry and US ar my United States and RAF medium bombers and British" fighter- bombers attacked railway yards, docks land French uirf ields, the communique reported. The docks of Boulogne and freight yards at Rouen, Abbe- again Ithe tbombslghts eff US AAF RAF Mitch ells and Venturas and Typhoons.

Spitfire and Typhoon fighters which covered these operations shot down 11 enemy fighters and a Thunderbolt was credited with iztn. making a total ox more than SO German fighters destroy' ed during the day.1" "From all these operations, 35 US-RAF aircraft and four Spitfires are the communique said. The American losses were not (Turn to Page 2 Story II) Watches in General Wants To Reassure Paratroops SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUI NEA, Sept -(DeUyed)P) A feeling- of personal responsibility for his soldiers prompted Gen. Douglas MacArthur to ride in Flying Fortress to the scene where hundreds of paratroopers dropped today to vital -positions in the Markham valley behind Japanese- held LfceV New-fJuinea, 7 On returning to his headquart ers from the battle action, after a trip in a plan piloted by Lt CoL Harry Hawthorn of San Antonio. Tex-.

General MacArthur 1 "1 didnt want our paratroops to enter their first combat fraught with such hazard, without such comfort as my. presence might bring to them." Rome Asks Guaranty-of 1919 Frohtieris LONDON; Sept t-VP)-The Rom radio, in a home and over- broadcast recorded by the British ministry of information, asked the United States and Brit- sin tonight whether they, were prepared to guarantee Italy's 1919 xrontiera. 7- In words reflecting Italy's thoughts of peace, broadcast stated: "We do not want to haggle over words. We are prepared to face stark reality, therefore, ask you Brit ain and America do you intend to respect the independence jknd unity of our unfortunate country! "If you do, why don't you say so? "Do the war and peace aims of the Anglo-Saxons guarantee Italy's 1919 frontiers, -or do they mean further amputationT The broadcast asserted that the Insistence on unconditional sur render proved that the United States and Britain were unwilling to cive Italy such an understand ing and had caused Count Carlo Sforza to abandon the position he bad assumed in the Italian anti- fascist movement abroad. Somatiland, Eritrea and Libya were Italian possessions in 1919.

The frontiers did not officially embrace Rume, which was Yugoslavian until -1924, although 1 raiding; party; by Gabrielle DAnnunzIo occupied the contest ed town on Sept 12, 1919. and D'AnnunzIo -remained -for time as Italy in 1919 Bd not have Albania which was independent the Dodecanese Is lands, or Ethiopia. 7 777-77 AustraHa" Gets Nevr Cruiser '77 Tuesday, Set The British cruiser Shropshire has been presented to Australia In ful fillment of a promise made by Bri tain after the sinking of the Aus cruiser Canberra off the islands last summer, it was announced Harley FJi Homan, trusty pa- roled from the penitentiary to do some painting at th state hospl- taL failed to report back to quarters Monday night Homan was. committed in March from Clat-i' sop county on a forgery charge.v' A $50 reward is offered for th return of Homan 66 years old, gray hair, blue eyes that squint, five foot nine, 140 pounds. Br YATES McDANIEL ALLIED HEADQUARTRES IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC: Tuesday.

Sept. 7 American-I paratroops, watched from a Fly- in Fortress by Gen. Douglas Mac-Arthur as they floated down to the Markham valley, have landed behind Lae, New Guinea, to com plete the encirclement' of 20,000 Japanese In the Lae-Salamaua These landtags, achieved In considerable force Soday. caught the Japaaese completely by surprise even as a strong force of Australlaas, vetenns" of Afri-can had done the Icror stormlnr ashore above Lao while warships laid down a smoke screen, -i" -(A delayed dispatch from New Guinea by Associated; Press War Correspondent VeTn Haugland said the paratroopers also landed in ar jmoke screen rolled out by A-29 attack planes shortly after bombed and strafed the area to clear it of any Japanese patrols.) -7 '7 7::: 7 General' MacArthur was in a bomber which was part of a huge formation that" cruised over the new landing point He saw the men seize strong positions without encountering any immediate The were vir- taally all Asoerieans, althoagh. there were ft few' Australians These were artillery nnlta and Iy dropped.

These freshly won positions at Lae, together with 'others which have been slowly forged 18 miles to the southeast vat Salamana, ringed in elements of four Japa nese divisions. Any hope the Japanese might have held of using the. Markham valley to flee out of Lae into the jungles was erased by the para troopers who closed that inland route to the enemy. The Australian forces above Lae who since have pushed" ahead until they met resistance at a planta tion 10 miles front Lae, suffered a few casualties from raiding Japanese planes but the paratroopers' surprise was even more complete. Striking on the; fourth) anniversary of Australian Into" the they encountered no air opposition.

They were- unmolested. therefore, in dropping to the val ley and the planes, which brought them had' the air to themselves. The greatest aoseusblage "of heavy and medium bombers, fighters and transport planes ever employed fas the racifle area was twelve la Sunday We have closed the ring at Lae and General -MacAr thur said. That ring pressed on throe air dromes two at Lae and on at I "In a comprehensive air roove- I i a menc our uaratrooocrs in- wree have seized the western approach along the Markham valley gulf at 1 Lae)," today's communi que reported. The operation completely, surprised the enemy' ground troops Turn to Page 2 Story F) Txzzi Air Raiders Over Thames LONDON, Sept air' raiders appeared over the Thames estuary district tonlzht and anti-aircraft guns put up heavy barrage.

Produce Exhibit Slated "Bh When Prizes iriveh Uut Now'iSays Union Leader Unity Most children" wUl follow, he declared. Ready with his recognition cf labor's part in the war, Sherman pointed out that "none of us her is beginning to do as much or offer as great a sacrifice" as men on the battlefronts. Only by building back into the ranks of organized labor the spirit of brotherhood and cooperation around which it was founded can labor expect a place at the peace table and. a share in the 'making of a better world, Sherman The address climaxed a program which followed an outdoor picnic luncheon of family groups at Ha zel Green park. Sherman was brought here from Tacoma by th labor coundl for the day, and wes introduced by Ted Amend, secretary, who outlined the council's organization briefly.

Other portions the program came-from Salem and were secured by Ivan Martin, president of the labor council. was provided by Patricia Meisirc-er and Florence Pester, acccrdlc -ists; Llarjorie Tucker, l.Iatc Frazer andr Frszer, vec -ists, who were accrr.panied in solo numbers by Gladys Ed; and by a small orchestra compo 1 of Ludwkk Mickcl on, Clark Ivan Martin and C. G. Lawrcnc A short bond sales talk was civs 1 by Isabel Chile! j. Greatest need Of organized la bor today, and so one of the great needs of a nation and a world at war is unity in the ranks of the workers, John i- Sherman, vice president of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, declared in his Labor day address at the picnic sponsored by the Salem Trades and Labor council.

"Higher wages and better work ing conditions not the. car dinal principles upon which labor unions Belief: in the brotherhood of man has been on of the Important- bases for the labor movement and we must get back to it," he meintained. fly exhibiting such brotherhood, labor may hot only speed the victory and the peace but eventually provide a more lasting foundation for' peace and help to lead the nations back to recognition of the fatherhood of God, Sherman de- -When the United States refused to stand behind the ideals of Woodrow Wilson at close of the firfct World war it lost a chance to I fit Into a newer, finer world a chance which comes again at the close Ct this conflict, the speaker averred. Refusal to accept the opportunity will not mean that the chance is forever lost simply that more wars for "our children and our children's Gardens 1 producing the most vegetables per square foot have been, in most cases, the prizewinners in the Salem Men's Garden, club-The Oregon Statesman Victory garden contest Needless to say, these gardens were, near the close of the growing season for most their crops, something to behold. Unfortunately, since it was necessary to judge late as well as early crops and tabulate the-results, the winners were selected at ft time when the gardens no longer looked their best Pic-torial proof of their excellence was available only in a few in- atances.

When the winning gardeners rather Thursday night 'dock at the YMCA to receive H.t awards they will -nave p- nortunitr to show samples of their produce, and have been so noUf ied by letter, or me Benefit those whose best produce -has already been consumed or canned, it should be pointed out that this is not mandatory though eomDliahce. if possible, wul. be by the Salem Men's Garden club. The winners in section. 2, north of Center street and east of Sum-raer street, are: i Class 1, the smaller gardens: rirst Leo EUert, 705 Thompson avenue.

Ceccsd A. W. Metzgcr, 1715 22nd street. I.