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2 Th Newi-Review, Roieburg, Ort. Men., Dae. 12, 1949 Consul Gtn. Ward, Aides, Frttd By Chintsa Reds (Continued from Page One) the Communists demanded the consul general sign a statement that they boarded "safely and without molestation." Ward balked: He said he wouldn't sign until all members o( his party were brought onto the ship. But they were held on ' the tug on which they had been brought Irom Tientsin. Finally, Ward signed and all 19 came aboard. Capt. Paul Sexton of the Lake land also was forced to sign a statement for the reds. In it he "assumed full responsibility" for the entire group and their be longings. - Ward declared flatly that hU Indictment and conviction basis for red expulsion of his group was a travesty. He was charged with beating a Chinese employe. Four aides were convicted of similar charges. ' - A red radio broadcast said all 'five confessed. Ward didn't even know on what charge he was Jailed until "a poor English translation" of an Indict ment was read In court "No one ever got a confession out of me," Ward declared. "No Chinese employee was beaten, despite the fact the prose cution produced IS 'eyewitnesses.' "If I'd hit him three times (In the left eye, as charged) he'd have hed a black eye." Ward said one of the accused consul employes, Franco Cicogna, an Italian, did sign some sort f statement bearing on the trial. But Cicogna was 111, the consul explained; "and he had no knowl- USED TIRES 1.00 up Sse us for all sites of good used tires at the lowest prices. Late model 15, 18 and 17-lnoh wheels far all mekee oars. Free Tube with every tire purehaeed. DOYLE'S Sales & Service Highway 99 at Garden Valley Phone 611 edge of what he had signed." None of the accused members of his staff was physically man handled or maltreated during their confinement or trial, Ward said. However, he described his treat ment by the reds as "hellish." No Americans Remain Ward said "no Americans that we know of remain In Man churia." In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Ward, these are the 18 other members of his party: Janlna Norwick, a stateless alien: Vice Consul William N. Stokes, Staten island, in. x.: Melon A. tsericKson, clerk, Concordia, Kan.; Walter S. Norman, clerk, Sealy, Tex.; Mary E. Barden, clerk, Dysart, Iowa; Vice Consul Fred E. Hubbard, Edgemont, S. D.; Jack C. Felgal, clerk, fine island, Minn.; Hugh C. Picard, clerk, Fall River, Mass.: Kalnh C. Rehberg, clerk. 51, Rochester, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Shlro Tatsuml. Miss Hayao Tat sum! and Abiko Tatsuml, San Francisco: Mrs, Chico Chen (listed In Washington as a Tat sui.il daughter) and her son, George Chen; Alfred E. Krlstan, a German, and Franco Cicogna and his wife, Nadio, Italians. And an Irish setter dog owned by Hubbard. The pet, only mem ber of the party allowed aboard with Ward originally, scampered up ahead of him to become the Iso. 1 evacuee. Eugene J. Gallagher Funeral Services Se'r Funeral services for Euene Joseph Gallagher will be held Tuesday, December 13, at St. Joseph's Catholic church where requiem mass will be offered at 9:00 a." m. Concluding services and vault interment will follow in the Catholic cemetery. Recita tion of the Rosary will be said at the chapel of the Long and urr mortuary today at v:ju p. m. Tornadoes, Blizzard Leave 11 Persons Dead (Continued from Page One) School Teacher Ousted By Sutherlin Board (Continued from Page One) the dismissal of the teacher. The board also reported that It will Instruct the school clerk to withhold from Ward s last pay. check sufficient money to pay the substitute teacner wno replaced Ward Nov. 25. Ward left town late In Novem ber at the request of a group of citizens. Board members present at the hearing Wednesday were Mrs. Helen Briscoe, chairman, D. J. Atterbury, Bob Hansen, Orvllle Smith, Ralph Thrift and Orvllle Kruse, clerk. Attorney George Neuner Jr., also present, was re. rained by the school board for the hearing. DRUNKEN DRIVER RAPPED James Michael Harrison, 50, Roseburg, received a $100 fine and had his operator's license revoked for one year, upon en tering a plea of guilty to driv ing while under the Influence of Intoxicating liquor, according to municipal court Judge Ira B. Riddle. Caswell Mineral Baths Chiropractic Physiotherapy Cl'.nlc Lady Attendants 1 Mile S. of Drain, Oregon tornado which cut through ten miles of farm area. Telephone lines were knocked down and some streets flooded in Poplar Bluff by a heavy rain which fol lowed the twister. It was the third time this year that the state has been battered by tornadoes. The aggregate death toll for the year Is 77. The Red Cross hurried disaster relief workers and nurses Into the stricken areas. Some farm building were un roofed In Madison county, In southern Illinois, by another twister but no one was Injured. In Muskogee, Okla., a three-car garage lifted 30 feet from its foundation was the only known damage. Hannibal. Mo.. reDorted con siderable property damage from high winds. Three persons were injured mere. Blizzard Hits Rookies Nine-year-old Junla Kay Love less was killed by lightning as she stood In the doorway of a smoke house on the family's farm near Modesto, 111. At Miles City, Mont, a 98-year-old retired stockman was found dead of exposure to a blizzard which had swept the Rocky mountain area. The blizzard had moved east ward with diminishing force to day Into northern Minnesota, but the entire Great Lakes region was buffeted by strong winds. Snow flurries were occurring In Minne sota, Wisconsin, northern Michi gan and northern Iowa along with falling temperatures. The storm had blown Itself out In the Rockies where the mer cury was on the climb. , Denver had five Inches of snow, Living ston, Mont., 10 Inches. Summer In East Meanwhile, the eastern half of the nation was enjoying record high temperatures yesterday at some points. At Chicago, the mercurv hit 61 decrees for a rw. 11 all-time high, while Memphis, Tenn., had a record 77, accom panied by thunder storms. umer deaths indirectly ascribed to the week-end weather were mostly from traffic accidents on Icy or other slippery highways or in fog. The Weather U. . Weather Bureau Office Roseburg, Oregon Cloudy with Intermittent rain today and Tuesday.. Highest temp, for any Dee. 70 Lowest temp, for any Deo. 5 Highest temp, yesterday 43 Lowest temp, last 24 hra.... 34 PreclolUtlon last 24 hra. ...trace Precipitation from Dee. 1 .., 1.47 Precipitation from sept, i .n Deflclnecy from Oee. 1... .46 an hour swirled five to eight Inches of snow from the Sas katchewan border to Kenora, Ontario, and south into North Dakota yesterday. The weather man said It would blow itself out by noon today. Teleohone communications are snarled, traffic was almost at a standstill In large centers, and motorists were warned to keep off country roads. Farm Group Convention Snubs Secy. Brdnnan (Continued From Page One) WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec. 12. UP) Southern Manitoba to day began digging out from under the winter's first blizzard. A howling wind up to 40 miles tinued the custom of inviting the secretary. Sen. Anderson will address the Wednesday session on "who shall speak for the farmer?" Valley Projeots Rapped In an address prepared for de livery to tne sou ana water con ference of the convention, Con gressman John Sanborn (R-Ida) today reviewed "proposed new valley authorities. Representative Sanborn dis cussed the Tennessee Valley au thority, then considered the Mis souri river, Connecticut and Columbia valley propositions and the Rankin bill, for the creation of nine authorities covering the United States. He called the proposed plans "unconstitutional" and working "against the continuation of a na tion operating free and inde pendent. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. UP) Secretary of Agriculture Bran nan, uninvited to the meeting of the American Farm Bureau fed eration, sent It a message today asking "free - discussion of his proposed new farm program. The letter was addressed to President Allan B. Kline at Chi cago where the federation opened its annual convention today. Brannan was not Invited to this year's session of the federation. Relations between Brannan and federation officials have grown cool as a result of sharp differ ences over farm policies. "I anneal to you." Brannan said, "to put aside your personal differences which might deprive tne tarmers oi tms country oi tne information necessary for wise decisions. Progress in a democ racy depends on full and free discussion." 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' Killed In the smashup was John Tetter, 28, from a coast guard station near Seattle. His com panion, Kenneth M. Walker, 32, has Internal injuries. Their home towns have not been released by the military base. Injured In the civilian car were driver Francis L. Dubulsson, 22, and Don Morey, 23, both of Port land. Dubulsson suffered leg in juries and Morey was described as In serious condition from in ternal injuries. The servicemen were on Emer-1 gency mission orders, assigned to Join an air force search unit due to start patrol out of Eugene for a missing private aircraft. Traf fic officer J. M. Wheeler said the jeep was speeding and had its Race Relations Award Given Jackie Robinson ' NEW YORK, Dec. 12 P) The George Washington Carver Me morial institute's 1949 gold award for betterment of race relations has gone to Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgera' Negro star. The award, to be presented at ceremonies In the near future, was announced last night by Rob ert D. 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