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6 The Wichita Gagle VOLUME CXVII Prices: In the City, 3c; Outside City, 5c WICHITA, KANSAS, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1943 EIGHT PAGES NUMBER 12 USS HORNET LOST IN BATTLE VITAL RAIL TAKE PRESIDENT ASKS FOR 109 BILLIONS THE HORNET, STRICKEN BY PLANE ATTACK (AP WIREPHOTO) -Jan. damaged by a morning attack of Jap war planes during the battle of the Santa Cruz islands, October 26, last, the U. S. carrier Hornet lists badly. A cruiser and destroyer stand by to help in the fight to save the ship.

A later attack, however, damaged the Hornet SO badly, she was sunk by U. S. surface units. (U. S.

Navy photo). AGREE NATION CAN FINANCE HUGE BILL FOR WAR SPENDING Bankers: Point Viewed Out Program Be in of Production in Order to See Fund Sources NEW YORK, Jan. 11. (AP.) America can and will finance the president's hundred billion dollar war program for the year beginning next July 1, banking and financial authorities agreed today. comment ing immediately, some pointed out that understand the program, it must be thought of in terms of production.

Then you will get to the roots of the question, "where will the money come from?" The war is being paid for every day in work, materials and men. Disbursements for this already are running over six billions a month, not far from the peak to come a little above eight billions. Nearly half the national effort already is going for war, and the proportion will rise. government's spending is the major contribution to the nation's income which in the year ending June 30. (Continued on Page 2 Column 8) Huge Production Goals for Year NEW YORK, Jan.

C. Crawford, president of the national association of manufacturers, said today the munitions production goals set in President Roosevelt's budget for the coming fiscal year would require "the utmost cooperation between government, management and labor." "Industry's war production record in 1942 is assurance that it can and will meet the much greater demand for munitions in 1943," Crawford said. "The higher goals increase proportionately the gravity and importance of the as vet unsolved problems which prevented an even better record in "The president's objectives will require the utmost: cooperation between government, management and labor to remove promptly any obstacles to fulfillment of the 1943 program." WASHINGTON, Jan. -The budget, in brief, as outlined today by President Roosevelt. (For fiscal year beginning June 30): Treasury net receipts, 245,000.

Treasury spending for war activities, $97,000,000,000. for other purposes, $7,128,924,923. Total treasury spending, 128,924,923. Treasury deficit, $71,047,679,923. Net spending by government corporations, $4,774,123,000.

Increase in public debt, of debt, June 30, 1944, $210,549,150,549. (Note: The president proposed $16,000,000,000 additional taxes and enforced savings, which would increase receipts and decrease deficit and debt, if enacted.) Budget in Brief NAMING OF FLYNN STRIKES SNAG IN SENATE CHAMBER Bridges of New Hampshire Takes Floor to Attack His Appointment as Minister to Australia WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. (P) President Roosevelt's nomination of Edward J. Flynn, retiring Democratic national chairman, as minlister to Australia touched off the first real fireworks of the new congress today.

Senator Bridges (R-NH) took the senate floor, shortly after the appointment was announced to term it an "insult" to the people of Australia. Democratic leaders nonetheless expressed confidence the nomnation would be confirmed. Flynn himself wrote the senate foreign relations committee asking that "a full and complete hearing" be held on any charges that might be raised against him. In addition to the post of minlister to Australia, Mr. Roosevelt named Flynn as his personal representative with the rank of ambassador in the Southwest Pacific area.

He will, however, receive only a minister's pay, $10,000 a year. The nomination, which the ocratic chieftain revealed in a precedent-shattering announcement in New York last Friday, was one of a number. sent to senate today. The president named, Judge Wiley Blount Rutledge, of the court of appeals for the District of Columbia to be an associate justice of the supreme court; former Sen. Prentiss M.

Brown of Michigan to be price administrator succeeding Leon Henderson, and former Sen. Josh Lee of Oklahoma to membership on the civil aeronautics board. All are Democrats. Brown and Lee were defeated in the November elections. OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR SWORN INTO OFFICE OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan.

(P) -Inaugural rites sharply simplified by stress of war made big, 46-yearold Robert S. Kerr Oklahoma's tenth elected governor today and he at once asked the legislature to advance its schedule to hear his opening message. Kerr finished the oath at 12:11 p.m. before thousands crowding the capitol's plaza and was ready to give the lawmakers tomorrow morning his recommendations for implementing a man-sized program. KANSAS MAYOR DIES PARSONS, Jan, Charles R.

Whitenore, 61, serving his third as mayor of Thayer, died Saturday night after an of I several weeks. He was a garage owner. Survivors include his widow and a daughter. TOPEKA, Jan. ceremonies curtailed by the war put Andrew F.

Schoeppel, Republican lawyer from Ness City, into APPOINTMENT FIRST JOB FOR SCHOEPPEL THE EDITOR SPEAKING: Official observers who announce Nazis have lost supremacy in the air of course were not talking about those hot-air victory speeches of Hitler. ANDREW SCHOEPPEL TAKES OATH AS 29TH GOVERNOR OF KANSAS; PLEDGES ECONOMY IN THE OFFICE Ceremonies Are Curtailed by War; Complete Slate of Republicans Is Sworn in by Chief Justice John S. Dawson Shortly After Noon office as. the 29th governor of Kansas today. Erect unsmiling, Schoeppel took the oath from Chief Justice John S.

Dawson shortly after noon. His first official act as the state's wartime leader was to present his inaugural address, pledging economy and a minimum of partisanship for the duration. A public reception in the state house tonight ended Schoeppel's first crowded day of office. Other elective state officials a complete slate of Republicans for the first time in recent years joined the executive in accepting congratulations of their friends. At the request of the new governor, the day's program was kept as simple as 'tradition would allow.

(Continued on Page 2 Column 7) WUNSCH. SLATED FOR HOUSE SPEAKER JOB Selection by Republicans Makes Kingman Member a Cinch for Post TOPEKA, Jan. 11. (P) Paul Wunsch, Kingman lawyer beginning his as a legislator, became the Republican choice for speaker of the 1943 house of representatives today, assuring him election when the lawmakers convene tomorrow. Republican senators reelected Kirk Dale of Arkansas City, president pro tem and caucus chairman.

INAUGURATION SIDELIGHTS TOPEKA, Jan. (P) Mrs. George J. Schoeppel planned for her son to be a minister when he grew up, but now that he has turned out to be a governor she is quite happy about it. Here from Los Angeles to see her son inaugurated as the new governor of Kansas, Mrs.

Schoeppel said she wasn't surprised at the election results. son is 8 very determined man," she said. "And when he sets out to accomplish something he doesn't stop until he has done a good job." Today was the fourth time Chief Justice John S. Dawson has administered the oath of office to Kansas state officials. He became chief justice in 1937 and since then has sworn in Gov.

Walter A. Huxman, Gov. -Payne Ratner twice, and Gov. Andrew F. Schoeppel, along with other elective officers.

For the ladies: Mrs. Schoeppel, the new first lady of Kansas, wore a smart black crepe dress for the inaugural ceremonies. Accentuating black pink vestee, a rhinestone clip and a corsage of gardenias and pink roses. Her big black off-the-face hat was trimmed with a satin ribbon knot in front. OUTLINES BIG EFFORT FOR NATION Roosevelt Recommends 16 Billion in New Taxes or Compulsory Loans CONGRESS WILL ACT Non-war Outlay of U.

S. Facing Further Cuts in Near Future WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. (AP) -President Roosevelt told congress today of plans for spending 000,000,000 on fighting the war plus $9,000,000,000 to go for other purposes-and recommended 000 in new taxes or compulsory loans. Submitting his annual budget and budget message, the chief executive outlined a "national effort of gigantic magnitude," reaching all the way from American homes and factories to far distant battle lines.

"It reflects," he said, "the determination of civilians to the Talking the and taxes at a aDores conference, Mr. Roosevelt one of his personal objectives was a $25,000 limit after the payment of taxes, on all incomes. Under executive regulations, salaries are now limited to net $25,000, colossal extent of the contemplated expenditures brought a collective gasp from congress, which made two things clear: First that all necessary war appropriations will be quickly forthcoming; and, second, Republicans and economy minded Democrats will insist upon a further reduction in non-war outlays. Will Hike Tax Receipts Tax receipts will have to be increased by $16,000,000,000 if they are to cover half the war budget, (Continued on Page 8 Column 1) CHINESE SCORE IN RAID ON JAP FIELD Many Foes Reported Killed and Airdrome Is Left in Flames CHUNGKING, Jan. 12 (Tuesday).

-(P). -Formations of Chinese planes a attacked a Japanese airdrome west of the Hsiang, river in Hueph province at noon Sunday, the Chinese Central News reported today, killed many of the enemy and left fires which could be observed for a great distance. Returning home, the Chinese fliers strafed a Japanese truck column. One of the Chinese planes was lost, the news agency said. RED CROSS SETS GOAL WASHINGTON, Jan.

A goal of $125,000,000 for the 1943 Red Cross war fund was announced tonight, The campaign will be held in March. The Weather (Midnight forecasts by Wichita U. S. Weather Bureau) WICHITA AND VICINITY-Little change in temperature Tuesday and early, Tuesday night. change in temperature Tuesday and early Tuesday night.

OKLAHOMA-Somewhat colder in southeast and extreme south portions. Little change 'in temperature north portion Tuesday early Tuesday night. ALLIED FLIERS SCORE HIT ON JAPANESE SHIP Aerial Torpedo Damages Jap Light Cruiser or Big Destroyer Action Off Gasmata, New Britain HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, Jan. 12 airmen the first aerial torpedo hit in the Southwest Pacific area last day and apparently blasted Jap warship a light cruiser or a large destroyer--from the ocean. The attack, reported today in the Allied headquarter's noon communique, took place off Gasmata, New Britain, Theseustralians, saw one explode directly amidships on the Japanese ship.

Smoke had enveloped the vessel when the Beaufort bombers participating in the attack left the scene. The next morning reconnaissance planes returned to the area but close search failed to disclose any trace of enemy warships. While a lull in the aerial warfare prevailed over New Guinea Monday, the communique reported, Austral- (Continued on Page 2 Column 6) ALLIES KEEP AXIS UNDER STEADY AIR IN AFRICA Planes Range from Tripoli to Tunisia with Rommel's Possible Bases Affording Continuous Targets NORTH AFRICA, (P). ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN American and British airmen operating in perfect synchronization are beating at Axis from Tripoli to Tunisia, striking at Marshal Rommel's lines in his westward retreat from Libya and keeping under running attack the bases where he might seek juncture with the Axis Tunisian army. In the latest of these assaults in Tunisia, an American air force American bombers had assaulted spokesman reported today a that Gabes, now a main supply base for Rommel's forces in western Libya, Kairouan, the Axis traffic.

junction in inland Tunisia, and the German military camp of Kebili, 65 miles to the west of Gabes. Martin Marauder bombers hit the railroad yards and oil tanks at Gabes while Bostons pounded Kebili and Mitchell bombers attacked the railroad. junction just north of the port of Hammamet, 40 miles to the southeast Tunis. Over Gabes Axis anti-aircraft fire was heavy and the raiding force also was attacked by German planes, (Continued on Page 8 Column 3) PROTEST NAZI ACTION WASHINGTON, Jan. (P) The state department announced tonight that the Nazis preparing to transfer to Germany -the Americans held at Lourdes, France, and that it was protesting "this autocratic action." AXIS TERRITORY IN AFRICA POUNDED TRAPAM PALERMO TE MESSINA VITALY SICILYBIZERTE RAGUSAN BONE A TUNIS Mediterranean HAMMAMET Sea MALTA SOUSSE KAROU SFAX TOZEUR GARES KEBILI ZARZIS HOMS.

TUNISIA BIRES SOF DEMIBAT SIRTE ALGERIA FATIMA LIBYA GADAMES 150 SOCNA STATUTE MILES FLESA (AP WIREPHOTO)- Jan. 11. Allied planes (upper symbol) bombed the Tunis area, Kairouan, Gabes, and Kebili, key German strong-. holds along the western Tunisia corridor, Allied headquarters in North Africa announced Meanwhile, Allied planes (lower symbol) bombed a German 10 miles west of Tripoli, an Axis concentration south of Misurata, and Axis columns moving along the coastal road from Sirte to Misurata. CARRIER IS DOWNED OCTOBER 26 POSITIONS Swiftness of Russians' Ad- vance Indicates Ger- SIX OTHER TOWNS FALL man Retreat Georgievsk, Mineralnye Vody Important Hubs on Baku Railroad NEW YORK, Jan.

The Moscow radio broadcast a report tonight that the Germans were sending troops into Rumania from Czechoslovakia due to, an "extremely tense situation" in that Axis junior partner country. Earlier today, reports from Ankara, Turkey, said that unrest in Rumania had reached such proportions that four new divisions of internal security troops had been created by the Antonescu government. The unrest, these reports said, stemmed from popular mistrust of the government due to reverses in Russia. Each of the four new troop was estimated to 'number 10,000 men, recruited from local police and the gendarmerie. LONDON, Jan.

(AP) The Russians nounced a great triple victory in the north Caucasus tonight with the capture of the cities of Mineralnye Vody, Georgievsk and Pyatigorsk in their sweep up from the Grozny oil region along the Baku railway toward Rostov. The Soviet monitor here recorded the Moscow broadcast of a special communique listing the seizure of these important places as well as six other towns in the same general region. The swiftness of the Russian drive in the north Caucasus indicated that the Germans were beating a rapid retreat to escape being cut by other. Russian armies striking along Don, ready within 60 miles of Rostov. Both Mineralnye Vody and are important rail hubs on the Baku trunk line, 255 and 275 airline miles respectively southeast of Rostov.

Pyatigorsk is 28 miles southwest of Georgievsk. The Russian commander in the Caucasus was disclosed for the first time as Lieutenant General Maslenikov, a hero of the campaign last winter that saved Moscow: He was a commander in the Kalinin sector. 7 Numerous other generals were cited, for meritorious action on the Caucasian front, pointing up the significance the Russians attached to their victory. Since stopping the last determined German offensive in the north Caucasus, which had reached -(Continued on Page 8 Column 5) ANTHRACITE FIELD STRIKE SPREADING Entire Pennsylvania Area Is Affected by General Wildcat Walkout NEW YORK, Jan. 11-(AP)-.

The anthracite coal industry's governing committee of 12 members, representing equally the United Mine Workers of. America and the mine operators, tonight called upon all striking coal miners in Pennsylvania to return to their jobs immediately. WILKES-BARRE, Jan, (P)-The entire sprawling Pennsylvania anthracite field became affected by. a wildcat strike of hard coal miners today, despite a backto-work move. in one section and fresh pleas from a government official and the war labor board for an immediate resumption "of production.

At the same time an estimated 5,000 of the 24,000 strikers in districts 7 and 1-center of the dispute -returned to jobs pending efforts to settle their protests over a 50-cent-a-month increase in union dues and their demands for a $2-a- day wage increase they say is necessary because of increased living costs. RAF OVER GERMANY LONDON, Jan, 12 (Tuesday)-Royal Air Force bombers, after attacking the German Ruhr five times last week, were over Germany again last night, it was stated authoritatively today. Saturday night the big bombers unloaded their bombs, including two- ton "blockbusters" on the great industrial center of Essen. Three Cruisers and Seven Destroyers Identified by Navy Communique REPORTED PREVIOUSLY Names of Vessels Are Held by Navy Officers for Military Reasons WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.

(AP) The navy announced tonight that the Hornet was the American aircraft carrier sunk in the battle of the Santa Cruz islands last October 26, and identified at the same time three cruisers and seven destroyers which had heretofore been reported sunk but not identified. The other vessels named as lost, and their commanders are: The Northampton, heavy cruiser, Capt. Willard A. Kitts, 3rd, of Oswego, N. Y.

He is safe. The Juneau, light cruiser, Capt. Lyman Knute Swenson, Provo, Utah. He is missing. Atlanta, sister ship of the Juneau, Capt.

Samuel Power Wichitan Lost on Hornet Jimmy George, son of Mrs. Lloyd Pryor, 520 North Sheridan, was the only Wichitan lost by the sinking of the U. S. S. Hornet, which was announced by the navy department yesterday.

His mother had been notified several weeks ago, but was not permitted to say what ship her son was serving on. Young George, well known in Wichita, and a graduate of the city schools, was an electrician on the ill-fated ship. Jenkins, of San Diego, Cal. He is Initial Action in Office Is to Fill a Riley County Vacancy TOPEKA, Jan. Schoeppel had a job waiting at his new office today.

Richard C. Wells, Riley county probate judge, was called to army duty and Schoeppel appointed Scott Pfuetze, Manhattan lawyer, to fill the vacancy. At' his first press conference, the new executive announced he had designated this All Nations Relief week and National Farm Mobilization week but his staff had not yet had a chance to write formal proc-1 lamations. MAY NAME ARNOLD TO COURT POSITION WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.

(P) The name of Thurman Arnold, head of the anti-trust division of the justice department, was among those mentioned tonight as a successor to Wiley B. Rutledge, associate justice of the United States court of appeals for the District of Columbia. Rutledge was nominated today to be an associate justice of the United States supreme court. SCHOEPPEL TAKES OATH AS GOVERNOR TOPEKA. Jan.

-Andrew Schoeppel (left) holds his right hand up as Chief Justice Jehn S. Dawson of Kansas administers the oath by which Schoeppel, a Republican, became governor 01 Kansas, succeeding Payne Ratner, also a Republican. safe. The Monssen, destroyer, Lieut. Com.

Charles Edward McCombs, Martins Ferry, Ohio. He is safe. Cushing, destroyer, Lieut. Edward N. Bellefonte, Pa.

He is safe. The Benham, destroyer, Lieut. Com. John Barrett Taylor, of Churchille, Bucks County, Pa. He is safe.

The Preston, destroyer, Com. Max C. Stormes, of San Diego, Cal. He is missing. The Walke, destroyer, Com, Thomas Edward Fraser, of Philadelphia, Pa.

missing. Lieut. The Com. Barton, Harold destroyer, Fox, of Dowagiac, Mich. He is missing.

The Laffey, destroyer, Lieut. Com. William Edwin Hank, of Norfolk, Va: He is missing. Other Ships Withheld The navy announcement of the loss of communique the Hornet which was said made that "the names of that and the other ships -(Continued on Page 2 Column 8) Yesterday in the War SOUTHWEST PACIFIC General MacArthur reports a Japanese warship, either ea light cruiser or destroyer, struck by an aerial torpedo off Gasmata, on the south coast of New Guinea, and adds that land operations are proceeding successfully against the Japs elsewhere in that sector. RUSSIA Vital rail positions fell to the Russians in their continuing ing Germans, three important sweep against the ever-retreatcities -being added to the number of populated points taken in the last few days.

NORTH AFRICA Allied air action is progressing against the Axis and heavy attacks, are proceeding against the enemy in Tunisia and Libya. CHINA An attack by Chinese planes against an enemy airdrome in Hupeh province at noon Sunday, leaving fires which could be seen for many miles. ANTI-FASCIST KILLED NEW YORK, Jan. Carlo Tresca, one-time leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and anti-Fascist editor of the Italian weekly "Il Martello," published here, was shot and killed tonight on a lower Fifth avenue street corner..