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"NrEDFCVRD MAIL TRIBUNE. fEPFORD. OREflON', TUESDAY. XOVErRER IB. 1937. PXGE THREE JAPANESE FORCE GOVERNMENT TO DESERT NANKING Officials Will Move to Han kow Military Estab ilshments to Stay Until Last As Japs Draw Near NANKING, Not. Ifl. (Jp) The gov ernment decided tonight to move to Hankow, on the Yangtze nearly 300 miles to the west, because of the threat to the capital by Japanese armies from Shanghai. The ministry of communications took the lead today by evacuating taff and records to a Hankow-bound pteamer, and League of Nations tech nical experts were to leave tomorrow. For greater security and freedom from Jasnese attacks, three or four cities In all will be used to harbor yarlous civil departments. Hankow, as the major haven, prob ably will house the ministries of for eign affairs and finance. Military es tablishments will remain at Nanking until the very last.'Other departments will locate temporarily at .Chang&a. south of Hankow and In Hunan prov ince, and at Chungking In the south western province of Szechwan. To Defend City The civil departments will be moved, but officials emphasized that this did not mean abandonment of the capital And avowed that the army would defend Nanking until the last with Chiang Kai-Shek, premier-generalissimo, himself in command. "If the Japanese break through our defenses, our army will retreat fight ing for China, determined against compromise or capitulation," said a high official. Chinese had viewed with Increasing concern the advance of Japanese troops on the "Hlndenberg" line of Chinese defenses some 135 miles southeast of here. By Lloyd Lehrbas SHANGHAI, Nov. 16. (P) Thou sands of panic-stricken Chinese fled from three of China's greatest cities tonight to escape advancing Japanese armies and widespread bombing by Japanese war-planes. A great exodus was under way from Ranking, the nation's capital and ob ject of a tremendous Japanese drive Into the interior from Shanghai, sim ilarly, civilians were fleeing from Tslnanfu, Shantung province capital north of the Shanghai war area, and from Soochow. central point In Chi nese defense lines between Shanghai and Nanking. Planes Active Japanese planes dumped bombs over a widespread area of the Shang hai peninsula to smooth a way to Nanking for troops and naval ves sels. Foreign military observers pre dicted the Japanese could reach Nan king within a month. Points bombarded Included Puahan. Yangtze river port on the water route to Nanking, and Chinese concentra tions between the Chinese defense lines and Nanking. Japan's north China forces were approaching the Yellow river, five miles north of Tslnanfu. To stem the advance, Chinese were said to have blown up the Tlentsin-Pukow rail way bridge spanning the river op posite the provincial capital. Most of the refugees leaving Tslnanfu head ed for Tslngtao, on the seacoast. 4 Sheepskins Oo Foreign STATE COLLEGE. Pa. (UP) Pennsylvania State college may be a new influence upon Its foreign students, but when they finish their studies, the college wants them to feel right at home If they return to native lands. So, the very Amer ican "sheepskins" awarded foreign students are being engrossed with the student's name In his native language as well as English. 1 i..;. V - VK,-'J ''','-., ' ' - DEATH TAKING A HOLIDAY is portrayed graphi cally in these split-second photographs taken during a hill-climbing race near Buxton, Eugland. Both the driver and a woman passenger escaped unhurt when the car hit a bank on steep Jenkins Chapel hill and overturned, trapping them beneath it TIS TJse Mall Tribune want ads. Richard Anthony Hutch! ns, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchins. residing at 16 Columbus street, pass ed away at the family residence early Tuesday morning from pneumonia, after a very short illness. Little Richard was born In Medford, October 20, 1936. He leaves to mourn his departure. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchins of this city, his grandpar ents. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Milhoan of Medford and Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchins of Gold Hill, Ore. Funeral services will be conducted from the Perl Funeral Home, Thurs day at 2 p. m., the Rev. D. D. Ran dall In charge. Interment will be In Siskiyou Memorial cemetery. . Every Hhot Counts CODY, Wyo. (UP) Five years ago, Mrs. Wylle Sherwln of the North Fork country near here received gift of a big game rifle and a box of 20 shells. Since that time she has killed four elk and a deer. She still has 12 of the 20 gift bullets unused. Malta d Months Slow wakkfieijv Mass. (UP) Home owners here received literature ex tolling the opportunity to oorrow under the Federal Home Loan plan 1 month a after the offer had expired. The postmaster explained cnai we aeiay occurrea in yv"-ington. ELKS PREPARING FOR Committee In charge of the Med ford Elks club's annual "Turkey Trot" and Thanksgiving party met in the temple last night to complete ar rangements for the crab and beer feed to be held Thursday night. Din ner will be served promptly at 7 o'clock, followed by a short lodge session and the "Days of '49." Entire receipts of the party are used for the Christmas tree party and every member Is urged to be present and take part In the fun. Use Mall Tribune want ads. GETS THE BIG CHECK mr,):!J.L hi i . . " ...... OUMTS rJ '1.55 Kgm-kvCr85VSFA i fr '- ' Tnti w II. NO PJ14H KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY tou ouiol TO 4PS? boos tiauaii JMTIONAl MtllUlU HOS4KII COIPOMIIQN, NIW TOM not ;i.vl THOMPSON RUES AT PERL'S Funeral services will be conducted from the Perl Funeral Home Wednes day at 2:30 p. m.. for Charles Dawson Thompson, 74, beloved and highly respected resident of this city, who passed away at a local hospital early Monday after a short Illness. Mr. Thompson, who had lived In Medford for 17 years, was born at Marquam, Ore.. December 18, 1863. He spent his early life and gained his public school education at Mar quam. entering Oregon State college in 1882 and graduating in 1886. He was united In marriage to Miss Jen nie Horning at Corvallls, Ore.. In 1888. they having met while attend ing college. He taught at Oregon State college for five years in the agricultural de partment, and tn 1896 went to Michi gan State college for post-graduate work. After returning to Oerogn, he went directly to Hood River, where he was superintendent of city schools for five years and superintendent of county schools in Hood River county until 1015. at which time he came to Josephine county where he was county agent. In 1920 he came to Medford to take charge of the Smith Hughes agricultural work In Medford high school, where he remained until his recent Illness. He was a man of fine Christian qualities and character, and leaves many friends and acquaintances to mourn his departure, especially among the hundreds of students he has taught. Mr. Thompson was a member of the Masonic lodge and past patron of the O. E. S. at Hood River. He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife, Mrs. Jennie Thompson of this city; one son, Claude Thompson of Los Angeles, Cal.: two sisters, Mrs. Mary Robblns of Mollala, Ore., and Mrs. Rhoda Gray of Marquam. Rev. Sherman Divine of the Pres byterian church will officiate at the funeral services. Interment will take place In the Siskiyou Memorial park. Medford lodge No. 103. A. F and A. M.. will have charge of the services at the cemetery. t Honorary pallbearers will be: C. C. Lemmon, Louis Ulrlch, Eugene Thorn dike, C. C. Furnas. R. G. Fowler and E. H. Hedrick. Active pallbearers will be: L. A. Mentzer, A. P. Butler. J. F. Fliegel. Victor Sether, Arch Work and F. Wilson Wait. Announce Marriage Plans t xfti jite Myt iL Closing time rur Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is l :30 p. m. Use Mall IYibune want ads. Fanny Ilrlce should be ''tlwl of living ultli a mnn who smells like ele phants," snlrt Showman Billy Rose ns he disclosed plans to marry Elenunr Holm Jjirrett, mv I miner, as soon a they receive divorces. Mrs. Jarrett's husband 1 Art Jarrett. orchestra lender. Rose and Mrs. Jarrett are shown as they were about to leave Demcr, Colo., where the announce ment was inn ile. AS WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. (AP The Federal Home Loan bank board approved the appointment of Frank H. Johnson of Seattle, as president and secretary of the Federal Home Loan bank of Portland. Ore., today. He was elected by the board of directors of the Portland bank. Johnson Is a banker and a former Btatc banking commissioner of Mon tana. He will succeed Charles H. Stewart: resigned. The Portland bank serves Wash ington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho. Utah, Wyoming and Alaska, the 11th district. D. C. STRAUS DIES AT SIS VALLEY HOI Dtedrick Charles Straus, well-known resident of Southern Oregon passed away at his home In Sams Valley, November 16 at the age of 63 years. Funeral services are in charge of Perl Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will be published later. CIO BALLOON FALLING SAYS AFL COMMUTE SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 16. (AP) The AFL committee on Pacific coast organization of maritime, team ing and lumber Industry employes, meeting here, described the CIO as "Just another balloon that has al ready burst and Is slowly falling." "Reports from northwest repre sentatives show that many of those who had previously signed with the CIO have begun to realize their mis take, and are now flocking back to AFL organizations," Edward D. Van deleur, committee and California State Federation of Labor secretary, said. 5 KEEPERS BOUND, ONE IS ABDUCTED IN QUICK GETAWAY (Continuot ivou Paj One.) room when Mrs. Nellie Hills, a matron, entered. Paddock said. Mrs. HUls was also bound and left In the guard room with the three keepers, the superintendent said, and the convicts went Into the prison yards. Take Keeper, Car. There they encountered Edward Hayes, a keeper who was reporting for work. They forced Hayea to the latter'a automobile, took his keys and bound him. Unable to start the automobile. Paddock said, they liberated Hayes momentarily to permit him to start the car, and then sped away with Hayes In the back seat to Syracuse, five miles away. There they released Hayes un harmed. Paddock quoted Hayes as saying the three transferred to an other car, but he was unable to de scribe the automobile. Paddock said none of the prisoners In the, cell block where the convicts escaped, gave an alarm. Prison officials were apprised of the escape only after Corbett freed himself and notified them. State police immediately Issued an alarm over the teletype system and troopers and local authorities war scouring Syracuse and vicinity la an effort to apprehend the trio. Oley, Geary and Crowley war r.mong eight convicted of the O'Con nell kidnaping In federal court in Blnghampton, N. Y., on August 13 after a trial which lasted almost 11 weeks. NEW YORK. Nov. 16. (AP) Wives of two of the three 0"Connell kidnapers who escaped from tha Onondaga county jail are awaiting trial In federal court tn Brooklyn on charges of harboring federal fug itives. They are Mrs. Agnes Oley, 29, wtfa of John Oley, and Mrs. Josephine Geary, 42, wife of Percy Geary, Mrs. Genevieve R. Oley, 26, widow of Francis Oley. also La held. Fran els was a brother of John, The three women are accused of conspiring to harbor their husbands after the kidnaping of Lieutenant John J. O'Connell Jr. They are free on ball, awaiting trial January 8. Schilling Baking Powder f biscuits Blue Ink Used in Republican Books PORTLAND. Nov. 16. p) The Republican state central committee is using blue Ink In Its books for the first time since Its headquarters were closed after the 1036 campaign. With a deficit eliminated, the state and Multnomah county committees started a drive for an organization of 2000 "sustaining" party members who would pay annual dues of $70 each for a two-year period. TURKEY RAISERS Starting Monday, Nov. 15th We Will Receive AH Your Turkeys and either pay highest 0ASH PRICES on delivery or ship your turkeys on CONSIGNMENT to one of the biggest turkey markets in San Franoisco, and guarantee the aooount that you will receive the highest cash prices. 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