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BRAZILIAN SAVANT L Dr. Hermanes Tovares, Bra zilian scientist, . will speak at the high school auditorium next Monday night at 8 p. m., his appearance here being sponsor ed by the Jackson County League of Women Voters. Dr. Tovares is touring this country for the Institute of Inter-American Affairs and in Oregon his tour is being handled by the , general extension division of the Oregon system of higher ed- 1 ucation. He is appearing in sev eral Oregon cities. The Brazilian, accompanied by two University of Oregon professors and a research stu dent from Chile now attending Oregon State college, is appear ing at service club luncheons, conducting afternoon forums for high schools and colleges and holding the public meetings evenings. The group is to be in Ashland Monday noon and aft ernoon. "Is the Good Neighbbr Policy a Failure" will be the subject of Dr. Tovare's talk in Medford. Mrs. Justin Smith, president ' of the league, states for the in formation of league members that presentation of Dr. Tovares constitutes the November gen eral meeting of 1he group and she urges all members to attend and to bring friends. Anyone interested is Invited to attend and there is no charge. untn Monday to give the defense more time for preparation. Facing possible death sen tences were: Cpl. Luther Larkin, 23, Helena, Ark., Sgt. Arthur J. Hurks, 28, Houston, Tex., and Pvt. William G. Jones 21 of De catur, 111. The military trial, carrying with it possible life imprison ment on the rioting .charges alone, resulted from an attack by rock-wielding Negroes on the sleeping quarters of an Italian service unit at the fort on the night, of August 14. PLEAD INNOCENT Seattle, Nov. 16 (U.R) Forty three Negro soldiers, three of them charged with murder, and all with rioting, pleaded inno cent to ajl charges today, at a brief preliminary session of the American army's largest domes tic court martial of this war, at Fort Lawton in Seattle. On motion by defense council, the court martial was postponed WASHING MACHINES REPAIRED Parts & Service on nil makes B & B WASHER SHOP 408 E. Main Phone S302 TAKEN BY DEATH Minnie B. Corlies, 75, wife of Frank M. Corlies of 117 Laurel street, passed away in a local hospital this morning. Mrs. Corlies was born in Illi nois December 3, 1868. She was united in marriage on September 27, 1889, to Mr. CorUes who survives She united with the Methodist church in 1889 and was an ac tive member until her failing health would no longer permit. Mrs. Corlies was also a mem ber of the Eastern Star for more than 40 years. The family came to Medford 35 years ago. Besides her husband, she leaves two daughters, Mrs. Venita M. Quicke of Los Angeles and Mrs. George A. Codding of Medford and one son, Lloyd De witt Corlies. Also five grandchil dren. Announcement of arrange ments for funeral services will be made by Conger-Morris funeral parlors later.. Albert Jones' 60, Passes Suddenly Albert Jones, aged 60, passed I away suddenly this forenoon. rar. Jones has resided in Med ford for the last 25 years. His home was 412 Union avenue. He followed carpentering until his health failed. A complete obituary will be given by Conger-Morris Funeral parlors later. Gold Hill Students To Present Comedy Gold Hill, Nov. 18 Students of Gold Hill high school will present a three act comedy, "Here Comes Charlie," to be giv en in the high school gymnasium tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Tickets are on sale at the high school office or may be pur chased from members of the stu dent body. . TO GO INTO FINAL PHASE OF AGENDA Bye, N. Y.. Nov. 16 U.R The international business con ference today entered its final phase of plenary sessions on wo sections of its agenda on a sur face note of optimism and an undercurrent of fear among some nations that the United States was leaning toward im perialistic tendencies. Section meetings were held in the morning with the first plen ary session set for mid-afternoon. It was to hear reports on private enterprise and on raw materials and foodstuffs. The latter report will recommend an international bureau of stand ards including a clearing house of information for agriculture, and will advance a plan for elimination of trade barriers in cluding gradual tariff reductions, Additional plenary sessions will be held tomorrow and Sat urday. The conference will ad journ Saturday and meet again Monday. Arthur Spencer Watts, chair man of the Australian delega tion, told the United Press that the conference was rounding out its work in excellent style and added that if the various gov ernments of the 52 nations rep resented follow the advice given, "This will be a better world." WILL BE SCARCE San Francisco, Nov. 16 (U.R) Turkeys available for civilians will be extremely scare this Thanksgiving, W. S. . Breton, chief of the food section of the regional office of price admini stration, predicted today. "The army is expending every effort to get Thanksgiving tur keys to all our boys, regardless of where they are," Breton re ported, "and until the army's re quirements are filled, our civil' ian share will be slim." SOLON CRUIZES TWO YEAR TERMS IN HOUSE Washington, Nov. 16 (U.R) Rep. Clarence F. Lea, D., Calif., criticizing two-year terms of house members as emphasizing Planning A New Life Patients In tuberculosis hospital! are not Idle. While recovering from tbe diseaae, they keep abreast o( new developments In their trade, or learn a new one, so that they will be prepared to lead useful lives on leaving the sanatorium. Rehabilita tion programs for tuberculous pa tients are supported b the sale of Christmas Seals. . 'the political phase of member ship." proposed a constitutional amendment today to lengxnen the terms to four years. In a statement prepared for the congressional record, Lea said his amendment would call for election of about half the members every two years as against . the present system whereby all members are up for re-election at the same time. T D I ES. APPLEGATE MODERN 'RIPPER' HELD BY POLICE IN LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, Nov. 16 U.R Dapper Otto Steve Wilson, 32, a modern "Jack the Ripper" who confessed killing two at tractive women and horribly mutilating their bodies in the most savage crime here in a gen eration, told police today that he passed away the' time be tween the two slay in gs attend ing a horror movie, "The Walk ing Dead." A traffic officer making a routine check of all persons in the area, which had been suit rounded by a cordon of police, arrested Wilson in a bar a few doors from the hotel where one of the crimes had . been com mitted. . . v . The slashed pieces of the first victim, Mrs. Virgie Lee Griffin, 25-year-old errant wife of a truck driver, was found in a closet of a downtown hotel. While police were investigat ing the blood-splattered scene they were called to another ho tel three blocks away where they found the similarly hacked body of Mrs. Lillian Johnson, M. Wilson was reluctant to talk at first but later changed his mind and 'readily admitted the goulish acts. Wilson said he met Mrs. Grif fin while he was wandering on the city's skid-row. Cared Henry Thatcher, 88, passed away at his home in the Applegate late Wednesday. He had resided there for the past 34 years. He leaves three children, Ed Thatcher of Scotts Bluff, Nebr.; Fred J. of National City, Calif., and Portia Kitto, Hollywood, Calif.. Also four grandchildren, Harold Kitto, Los Angeles; Mrs. Elsie Weis, of Medford; Loisgae Kruggel, Medford, and Rolland Kruggel in the U. S. army. One sister, Mrs. Etta Pruit, resides at Santa Cruz, Calif. Funeral services will be held in the Conger-Morris chapel at 10 a. irh Saturday with the Rev. Louis C. Kirby officiating. In terment 'will be in Mountain View cemetery at Ashland. .The easterp band of Chero- kees own 64,000 acres of land in the Great Smokies of North Carolina. 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Meanwhile, the St. Francis and Fairmont, two of the city's swankest hotels, announced plans to add nearly 200 additional "barracks"" rooms for service men when the Pacific offensive reaches its peak. Chinese Sever Two Jap Escape Routes Chungking, Nov 16 (U.R) Chinese troops have ' cut both I main roads south from Bhamo, virtually completing encircle ment of, the trade center in northeast Burma, 40 miles west of the Chinese frontier, a com munique said today. Only rugged trails remained for the Japanese escape route. FORMERSHADY COVE RESIDENT SUCCUMBS Shady Cove, Nov. 16 (U.R) Mrs. Pearl Mann, wife of Vernle M. Mann, passed away Nov. 11 in a San Francisco hospital aft er a short illness. Besides her husband she leaves two sons, Clifford, in the navy, and Freddie. She leaves many friends In Shady Cove, the Manns having lived here for about five years before moving to San Francisco. RECLAMATION HEAD DECLINES NEW TERM Denver, Nov. 16 (U.R) After serving for nine years as presi dent of the National iReclama tion association, O. S. Warden, Great Falls, Mont., publisher, said today that he had informed the association's directors that he did not want the post longer. Receiving top consideration for the executive post, it wasj understood, were One Bundy of Ogden, Utah, and Judge Robert Sawyer of Bend, Ore. London, Nov. 16 U.R) Hans Thomsen, German minister to Sweden, has arrived in Berlin to report on the tense relations between the countries, nazi broadcasts reported today coin cident with Stockholm reports of a roundup of gestapo agents by Swedish police. The Transocean News Agency said that Thomsen would return to Stockholm soon. In connection with his trip the agency recalled recent charges and counter charges between Sweden and Germany regarding alleged fron tier violations and the nazi ex tension of the war zone through-' out the Baltic. , Stockholm said Swedish police had begun a roundup of the foremost gestapo agents in Sweden, and two men already had been ordered out of the country as undesirables. PIERCE FREIGHT LINES AWARDED SAFETY PRIZE Archie Pierce, president of Pierce Auto Lines, Inc.,recently received word that his firm has been awarded the Certificate of Merit in the tenth national truck safety contest sponsored by American Trucking Associa tions, Inc. . Pierce stated that his firm had hoped to win another first place but feels fortunate in se curing this award considering the conditions under which they operated. UNITED DISCONTINUES ATC ANCHORAGE HOPS Chicago, Nov. 16 (U.R) United Air Lines today discon tinues its flights for the Air Transfort Command between Seattle, Wash., and Anchorage, Alaska,' so that it may transport personnel from that route to the Trans-Pacific operations which it helps conduct for the ATC. Since 1942 United has flown more than 5,200,000 miles with 16,500,000 pounds of men, ma terial, and supplies, between the United States and Alaska. Thursday. Wot. IS, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUHB fTVB STILWELL KEEPS QUIET REGARDING CHINA SITUATION Carmel, Calif., Nov. 16 (U.R) Gen. Joseph W. "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, who is enjoying a well earned rest at his home here, will talk about almost anything in the world but the military situation in China or conditions which led to his removal as commander of the China-Burma-India theater. 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