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Weather , rorut: Cloudy tonight n Tuesdsy. Rain beginning early tonight. Showers Tuesday. Warmer tonight. Temp. Highest yesterday , Lowest this morning , M Thirty ninth Year rPOIRANIAN RAIL CENTER TAKEN BY RED SIEORCES Fall of Stargard Opens Way To Big Baltic Port of Stet tinBerlin Attack Looms London, March S -- U.R) Berlin reported today that Rus sian siege forces had captured Stargard, key Pomeranian rail hub 20 miles southeast of Stettin, opening the way to that big Bal tic fort which already was with in Soviet artillery range. ; The Nazis also said the Rus sians opened a new attack on a large scale near the lower Vis tula river in the area of Gross wollenthal, 40 miles south of Danzig City, and in the first few hours "achieved a few pene trations." The Red army's biggest push since its sweep to the approach es of Berlin was grinding up the defenses of Pomerania and the lower Oder yalley. The right flank of the army poised before Berlin was being secured rapid ly. Some sources predicted an early frontal onslaught against the Nazi capital. Nazi broadcasts acknowledged the loss of Stargard, biggest an chor base in the lower Oder de ft fenses on the road to Stettin. Stargard fell after violent street fighting, the enemy radio re ported. Further Gains North of Stargard, the Nazis said, Soviet mobile forces scored further gains in the direction of Naugard, 22 miles northeast of Stettin and 28 miles from the Baltic. Thus It appeared that Mar shal Gregory K. Zhukov's right wing was drawing in line on a broad front east of Stettin for a push against the Oder estuary. Even without a river crossing, strong Russian forces on the lower Oder, could neutralize Stettin with gunfire across the stream. CONIliTTEEEYES y DIVERSION PLAN Sacramento, March S (U.R) Sen. Randolph Collier, R., Yreka today announced his committee which is probing a plan to divert the Klamath river Into the Sacramento river will resume hearings here in about 30 days. A report will be prepared dur ing the Interval on the commit tee's previous findings, Collier said. He added that the committee "has found out that no one is in favor of the diversion plan, and we haven't been able to discover who asked for an Investigation of it by the U. S. army engi neers. The engineers apparently had had some money to spend and needed something to do." Ex-Governor Bryan Succumbs Aged 76 Lincoln, Neb., March 9. U.PJ Former Gov. Charles W. Bryan " brother of the late William Jen- gV nings Bryan and Democratic candidate for vice president in 1924, died yesterday at his home. He was 78 years old. Bryan had been ill for several months. He was schooled in politics by "The Great Commoner," who was seven years his senior Bryan's political career stretch ed across a half a century. He started as secretary of his broth er when the latter won the Democratic nomination with his "cross of gold" speech in 1896 He climbed rapidly and managed the two subsequent presidential campaigns for his brother. NAVY PLANS TO BUILD AMMUNITION STORAGE Washington, March 5. (U.R) The navy department plans to spend $3,811,900 on new ammu nition storage facilities at Ban gor, Wash., Rep. Hugh Delacy. D., Wash., said today. The projects contemplated 'Would make the Bangor Installa tion one of the largest ammuni tion dumps in toe country. Medford United Pti f? TJHX3 ."v tr't- -v v - -v-J Shocking evidence of Jap atrocities, a Manila mother and child huddle In death inside wnlled city of Manila. During the many nights before Amerioan soldiers finally breached the walled section, U. S. observers nearby beard women's screams, then shots, then dead silence. Once Inside they saw these, and many other Innocent victims of bestial Jan savagery. U. S. Signal Conn ohoto. BOMBERS BLAST GERMANY'S OIL Tl T London, March 8 (U.R) A 1 ,000 - plane fleet of " American" bombers and fighters dealt a double blow today at German transport and oil in attacks on refineries at Harburg near Ham burg and rail yards at Chemnitz, battered Saxony stronghold ly ing before the red army. Lt. Gen. James H. Doollttle's Flying Fortresses and Liberators rounded out three weeks of daily attacks on Germany. . More than 400 heavy bombers and 600 fighters were thrown into the two-pronged attacks on northwest and southeast Ger many, me neavy escori oi Mus tangs and Thunderbolts was sent along as a precaution against German fighter opposition which has flared violently at times recently. The big rail yards at Chem nitz, southwest of Dresden, have been bombed repeatedly in sup port of the Russian forces bat tling in Silesia to tne east. With Dresden hard hit and re ported by the Germans to have been destroyed, Chemnit? had become the main distribution point for the German forces op posing the advance of Marshal Ivan S. Konev's red army. TO BE $9,800,000 Jackson ' county's quota for March war bond sales has been set at $211,700 according to fig ures received by Henry Zach arisen, war bond chairman. This is identical with the February quota, the chairman states. Oregon's quota for the month is $9,800,000. Una Merkel's Ma Suicides By Gas; Actress Made III New York, March 5 (U.R) Motion Picture Actress Una Mer kel Burla was overcome by gas early this morning as her moth er, Mrs. Arno Merkel, 70, died, apparently, a suicide, in their hotel apartment. A night bell captain at the Es sex House discovered Mrs. Mer kel's body about S a. m., after a night watchman had smelled gas coming from the apartment. A heavy bath towel had been wedg ed under the kitchen door, police said. Police said Miss Merkel ap parently had been overcome in her sleep when her mother's precautions to keep the gas con fined to the kitchen fai!ed. Mrs. Merkel's body, the wrists slash eel, wu iouad la the kitchen. WAR BOND QUOTA Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH Japs Butcher Manila Mother Crimea Conference On Handling of Disputes Under World Organization, is Revealed Washington, March 5. (U.R) The government today revealed the long-awaited terms of the compromise reached at the Cri mea- conference on voting pro cedure for handling internation al disputes under the proposed world security organization. In brief, the agreement pro vides that in event any one of the world's- big five nations should become involved in a dis pute, it would have power to veto any direct action against lt to enforce the peace. . These would include such steps as economic penalties or the use of armed forces. Anyone Can Veto Anyone of the big five the U. S., Britain, Russia, France, China could veto action against any country. However, no nation large or small would be allowed to par ticipate in preliminary council consideration of 'a dispute in which it was involved. The coun cil could decide that a dispute was "likely to threaten the peace," and make recommenda tions for its settlement. No coun try involved in the dispute would be allowed to take part in such preliminary delibera tions. The voting procedure agree ment rounds out the proposed world security organization set up which was drafted at Dum barton Oaks last year. It will be considered, and probably for mally adopted, by all the united nations at the forthcoming San Francisco conference. Stettinius Explains Secretary of State Edward R Stettinius, Jr.. in a speech at Mexico City gave a further ex planation of the agreement to delegates to the inter-American conference. He said the council would be able to take any steps "short of enforcement measures" without the vote of any country involved in a dispute. "This procedure," he said. "means that whenever any mem ber of the council including any permahent member is party to a dispute, that member cannot vote in any decision of the council involving peaceful settlement of that dispute. "Consequently, the council can examine the dispute thor oughly and the remaining mem bers can make recommendations to all the parties to the dispute as to methods and procedures for settling it. They can refer the legal aspects of the dispute to the international court for ad vice. They can refer the dispute to the general assembly if they wish; and they can take any other appropriate steps short of enforcement measures to obtain a settlement of that dispute without the vote of the member of the security council- Involved in the dispute. On Sam Footing "This means that all members of the security council when! and Child (Acme Teleohoto) Compromise they are parties to a dispute will be on the same footing before this council," Stettinius contin ued. "It means that no nation in the world will be denied the right to have a fair hearing of, its case in the security council. and that the equal, democratic rights of all nations will be re spected. "If the dispute Is not settled by such means, the major ques tion before the council is wheth er force needs to be employed. In that event, it is necessary that the vote of the permanent mem bers of the council be unanim ous. They are the nations which possess in sufficient degree the industrial and military strength to prevent aggression. "However, the decision of the council can be reached in such a case only by a majority of seven members; which means that the permanent members cannot alone decide to take action. It also means that the non-permanent members can prevent action." U. S. RIGHTS TO FOREIGN BASES HELD TENUOUS Washington, March 8. (U.R) Attorney General Francis Biddle revealed today that the United States has "almost no" legal rights to postwar commercial use of wartime bases it has built on foreign soil. In a report to congress on post war International air transport policy, Biddle took note of re cent suggestions that the United States "assert sovereignty" over the air facilities developed at the cost of millions of American dol lars. "Examination of the agree ments governing construction of the wartime bases reveals that the United States has almost no postwar contractual rights with respect to these bases," he said. Biddle said, however, that this was of "little moment" because the right to use those bases "should be obtainable without difficulty" if the United States actively promotes the develop ment of a sound international air network. - He proposed an international agreement opening these bases to all commercial air lines after the war. BOMBER MISSINd Mountain Home, Ida., March 8. (U.R) The Mountain Home air field public relations office reported today that an extensive search by the civil air patrol and army planes have failed to discover the location of a Liber ator bomber from the field, now overdue and believed crashed. 5, 1945 JAPAPTSCAPITAL Ten Superforts Follow Sun day's Destructive Raid Island Japs Hammered By United Press American Superfortresses raided Tokyo again today, ac cording to enemy broadcasts, and Allied ground forces ham mered back the Japanese on Iwo, in the Philippines, and in Burma. Tokyo said that 10 of the giant B-29's, following up yes terday's destructive raid, hit the Japanese capital singly during a two-hour period early today One Allied radio report said "Flying Fortresses" were over Tokyo, but this was believed an error as Superfortresses have been the only land-based planes so far to attack Tokyo. 1 Tokyo Hard Hit The raid on Tokyo by almost 200 B-29's yesterday was be lieved to have reduced another huge segment of tjie enemy capi tal to flaming ruins. Two hun dred and forty, square blocks were burned out of Tokyo a week ago. Marines on Iwo completed the capture of four-fifths of the is land, 7S0 miles south of Tokyo, and the bloodiest battle of the Pacific went into its third week Already more than 15,000 of the enemy s original garrison of. so. 000 troops have been knocked out, but the remainder were fighting to the last man in the shrinking northern pocket. In the Philippines, American troops and . Filipino ' guerillas clamped a huge pincers on me Japanese forces in northern Lu zon. The guerillas, led by an American Colonel, cleared the entire Illcos Norte province in the northwestern corner of lu zon to give the Allies bases with in 229 miles of Formosa and 490 miles from Hongkong, Near U. S. Lines The guerilla offensive carried within 100 miles of the Amer- loan lines on Lingayen gulf and 160 miles from U. S. troops push inB ud the center of Luzon. In Burma, the British Second Division crossed the Irrawaddy 20 miles west of Mandalay, to give the allies a 20-mlle long beachhead on the southern bank of the river. At the same time another Allied Division pushing 'south along the eastern bank of the Iirawaddy pushed within 30 miles north of Mandalay. Salem, Ore., March 8 (U.R) The Oregon House of Repre sentatives today gave over whelming approval to Civil Serv ice and Retirement Benefits for certain state employes, while the senate killed a number of sal ary raises for high state officers. The Civil Service Measure HB294) would require examin ations or employment and pro motion In the state with only a few exceptions, including teach ers, court employes, professional men and some others. The Retirement Bill (HB344) was explained and presented by Reps. Lyle Thomas and Frank VanDyke, who said that lt was a measure to provide for retire ment, disability and death bene fits for all state employes. The Senate gave final passage to a bill accepting the gift of the North Pacific Dental College and making it a part of the Uni versity of Oregon. The Senate took major action on salary raise bills by killing those affecting the governor and high electlvo officials, supremo court-justices, adjutant general and real estate commission, and aporovlng a few. The first passed gave the state engineer a raise from $4500 to $4800 (SB255) and the second (SB188) was set for tomorrow, ralslnff fha minimum fnr circuit court judges from $5,000 to $6,- tin T. Quick, commanding offi nnn I cer. Tribune UnlUd Pross Full .7. k: v y VS JAMES A. PERRY JAMES A. PERRY, TAKEN BY DEATH Jackson county lost another of its best known citizens today in the passing of James A. Perry early-day banker and orchardist who died at his home, 804 West Main street, early this morning Funeral services are to be con ducted Thursday at 3 p. m. from the Perl Funeral Home, with the Rev. Harry Hansen of the First Presbyterian church officiating. Medford Lodge No. 103, A. F. & A. M., will 'also participate in Malta. Commandery, .! Knights Templar, will act as a guard of honor. Interment will take place .in Siskiyou Memorial Park. ' A native Oregonian, Mr. Perry was born near Stayton on July 24, 1365. He spent part of his early boyhood near Ellensburg, Wash., where the family resided for a time and later moved back to the Willamette valley, near Albany. Came Her In 1898 Coming to Medford in 1898, Mr. Perry for a time operated a grain warehouse and then en tered the fruit industry whichl he was to promote and engage in for many years. He shipped one of the first carloads of pears from the valley, While president of the Com mercial club in 1909 Mr. Perry accompanied a shipment of pears to tho Chicago Land Show and spent considerable time in teresting prospective settlers in coming to southern Oregon. He also took pears to the Spokane Land Show. He operated a fruit packing plant in Medford and planted and brought to bearing several orchards In the valley. Later Mr. Perry helped organ ize the Medford- National Bank and served as a director. He also served as vice-president and as president for two years prior to the sale of the bank to the United States National Bank of Portland, and served as the only president of the Diamond Lake Improvement company. Long-Tim Mason Long a member of the Masonic lodge, Mr. Perry was active in the Masonic Lodge No. 103, A. F. and A. M., of Malta Comman dery No. 4, Knights Templnr and of Hillah Temple of the Shrine He served as treasurer of the Blue Lodge for 40 years. On January S, 1899, the de ceased was married to Ella Foster at Albany, Ore., and to this union were born two chil dren. Survivors are his wife. Ella; a daughter, Mrs. Frances Flinn; a son, Allan F. Perry; three grandchildren, Allan Ed ward Flinn, Janet Louise Perry and James Allan Perry, all of Medford; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Wallace of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Effie Parker of Toppenish, Wash.; three brothers, Harve Perry of Junction City, Ore., Lawrence and Newton Perry of Toppenish. CRASH KILLS II Alexandria, La., March S. (U.R) All 11 members of the crew of a Flying Fortress from the Alexandria army air field were killed Saturday night when their plane crashed and burned approximately 14 miles south west of Winnfield, La., lt was announced today by Col. Quen- Lasd Wire NO. 291. E TO RETURN UNTIL 15 AOEIED Leaders of 15,030 Out At Briggs Plant Vote to Stand By Men Fired Detroit, March 8 (U.R) Lead ers of 19,000 striking Briggs Manufacturing Co. employes voted today against returning to work until 15 men discharged by the company are back on the payroll. The action by United Auto Workers (C. I. O.) union local 212's executive board ended hopes for an early return to full schedule armament production in Detroit. It was taken as ap proximately 25,000 Chrysler corporation employees returned to their jobs after a 10 -day strike. The Briggs management pre viously has refused to rehire tne workers, who were discharged on the ground that they organ ized previous walkouts and the nresent strike. There was little indication that its position would be changed. T.nrsl 212'n decision was an nounced by John Murphy, presi dent. NAZI PLANES IN SECOND ATTACK London. March 8. U.R) Ger man planes bombed England iam nicht for the second straight night, but caused nine aamnn and no fatalities. The hit-run raid was on much smaller scale than that of the nrevious night, when Nazi aircraft killed at least nine per sons in bombing and machine eunnlns attacks on towns in east, north and northeast Eng land. One plane flew low over an East Anglian town and dropped a number of small bombs, two pi which exploded over the roof of a house in which a number of babies were asleep. One wom an was cut by debris, but the babies, through showered with plaster, were unhurt. Fifth Army Takes Heights Villages Rome, March 5 (U.R) Fifth army troops captured Monte Delia Croce and several villages on the strategic heights west of the Pistoia-Bolongna highway, headquarters said today. Meanwhile Eighth army for ces cleared the enemy from coastal woods south of the Co macchlo lagoon in the Adriatic sector. American patrols continued to probe enem., positions along the Fifth army front. Clashes oc curred east of Mount Belmonte, where a raiding party killed nine Germans and captured three, In the vicinity of Mount Spigollno to the west and in the Serchlo valley. Hood River Legion Post's Stand May Be Eyed By State Committee Hood River, Ore?, March 8. (U.R) The Hood River post of the American Legion, which has defied a request of the national commander of the legion that it restore names of Japanese-American service men expunged from Its war honor roll, today faced possibility of investigation by the state legion. Such an Investigation would be requested by the national commander, Edward N. Schel berling. O. E. Palmeteer of Salem, Ore. national legion committee man said that he expected Schei berling to ask the state executive committee to make the investi gation, v "Such an investigation," he said, "would be for the purpose of ascertaining whether the FLEE OVER RHINE E Only Few Rear Guards Left In Ruined City Bridges Wrecked Before Flight Paris. March 8 (U.R) Amer ican armored and Infantry force broke into the streets of Cologne today end struck for the center of the Rhineland city without meeting opposition. tirst accounts from the front Indicated the bulk of the Ger man garrison already had fled across the Rhine and that only scattered Nazi rear guards were left in the Cologne ruins. Elements of the U. S. First army's Third armored division swept into Cologne from the northwest In two parallel col umns. Vanguards of the Amer ican 104th and Eighth infantry divisions were driving into the city's outskirts from the west and southwest. Suburbs Taken The Third armored division captured Longerich, 1 mile northwest of Cologne, and Men genlch, two miles to the west and about the same distance from the city. Both columns pushed rapidly ahead into Cologne proper and at last reports 'were pouring tanks and infantrymen into the heart of Germany's fourth city. The dramatlo break-through into Cologne brought the battle for the Rhineland plain intb its final phase, less than 11 days after the start of the American drive across the Roer river. Ram Bridgehead American Ninth army troops to the north were astride the western entrances to two bridges spanning the Rhine between Homberg and the Ruhr valley city of Duisburg, and the Cana dian First army on the Ninth's left flank was ramming against the last remaining enemy bridge head at Wesel, -. - United Press War Correspond ent C. R. Cunningham reported that the Cologne garrison was believed to have escaped across the Rhine in barges, suggesting that - the great Hohenzollera bridge and the other Cologne spans had been wrecked. The German DNB News Agen cy said all the Rhine bridges be tween Cologne and Wesel had been destroyed, but it did not make clear whether the Cologne bridges were included in that list. The fall of Cologne would give the three Allied armies virtually nnHlsnuted nossession of a 100- mile stretch of the Rhine's west bank as far north as Arnhem and open the way for a grand assault against the Ruhr. G. Grants Pass high school's de bate team was pronounced dis trict champion Friday night after debating Medford's team at the Grants Pass school. Both teams won their affirmative and the decision was made by Dr. E. W. Wells, of Oregon State college, according to a point sys tem. Subject of the debate was "Resolved: That the legal voting ago should be reduced to eigh teen years." The champions will go to Corvallis sometime In April to compete for state championship, ship. Hood River post's action was in violation of the legion's consti tution. Warren P. Forman of Port land, commander of the legion's District 9 and a member of the state legion executive committee said the committee is awaiting word from Scheiberling. "It is likely that an Investiga tion will be requested but as yet It can not be told what will be the findings," he said, "lnforma tlon thus far received does not show that the Hood River post has done anything that would cause lt to lose Its charter." Nationwide publicity resulted from the post's action this winter In removing the names of 16 Japanese-Americans from its honor roll on the ground that the service men were of dual allegiance.
