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SWELLS TRUMA
'LIKE PIZENED PUP'
President Talks to Former
Classmates at Old School;
Picnic Lunch Is Enjoyed
Kansas City, Mo., June 28
U.PJ President Truman, using
good old rural Missouri terms,
told former classmates at the
old Kansas City School ol Law
today that the warmth of his
homecoming greeting "swells me
up like a pizened pup.
Before sitting down to a pic-
nf ltinnh nn thp (Minimis Of the
University of Kansas City of
which the old law school is now
a part Mr. Truman said he
couldn't "for the life of me un
derstand what makes people say
'There he goes wnen i go aoww
the street now."
No White Shirts
On his way to .the tree-shaded
campus in the south part ot me
city, Mr. Truman stopped for a
fu minutes to hunt for some
clean white shirts and, at the
same time, to visit with Ji-aaie
Jacobson, his one-time haber
dashery partner.
He gof the visit In,- all- right,
but he didn't get any shirts.
Before dining on the picnic
lunch of ham sandwiches and
baked beans at the 50th anniver
sary celebration for the law
school, the chief executive said
he regretted sincerely that he
had not finished his work at the
school back in 1925.
Then he referred to the hon
orary doctor of laws degree he
will receive tonight in a cere
mony at the Municipal audi
torium and said, smiling, "It is
a great pleasure to get the honor
without having to do all the
work." , ,
Secretary Naming Sat
During two hours of work in
his Federal building office here
before going to the university,
Mr. .Truman announced through
his. press secretary, Charles G.
Ross, that he would send his
nomination for the secretary of
state's post to the senate on Mon
day, revealed that Edward R.
Stettinius, Jr., retiring secretary
of state, would have a White
House office, and received the
resignation of Lewis Schwellen
bach, district judge for Wash
ington state, who will be the
next secretary of labor.
Washington, June 28. (U.R)
It was established through
Whita House intimates today
that bantam-like James F.
Byrnes of South Carolina will
be named the nation's new
secretary ol state next week.
He also worked in greetings
with hundreds of old triends and
Missouri political supporters, got
a haircut while on the Job from
the shears of Frank Spina, his
barber for 28 years, and ordered
roses for the first lady on this,
their 26th wedding anniversary.
It was another blistering hot
day but the president seemed to
mind it not at all. He was up
bright and early, emerged from
the summer White House at 7:35
a. m. to get the morning paper
and an hour later was en route
to his office.
The honorary degree of doctor
of laws will be presented tonight
at a homecoming and convocation
ceremony in the city's big audi
torium, sponsored Jointly by the
school and the city's Merchants
association. During the morn
ing the president tried on the
traditional cap and gown for
size.
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U -if tad Press
Handsome 'Dancehall Daddy'
Declares Women Chased Him
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David Maynard Hardy, 46-year-old Los Angeles boilermaker, faces threi
of his seven "probably" wives. Helen, Delia and Dorothy (left to right),
In a police station as they flash their marriage certificates under nil
nose. Hardy Is booked on polygamy charge.
Hollywood, June 28 (U.R)
Bigamy charges were to be filed
today against David Hardy,
handsome "dancehall daddy" ac
cused by three middle-aged mat
rons of marrying and deserting
them without benefit of divorce.
The dancing Casanova, who
married at least seven times be
fore he "lost faith in women,"
told Detective A. R. Long he
would plead guilty if he could
be sure the judge would sentence
him to go into the army.
Both dancing and marrying
were at a temporary halt for the
debonair, 46-year-old boilermak
er, who police said freely ad
UNIFIED CABINET
BY POLELEADERS
T nnrlnri .TliriO 2R. (U.R) War-
saw announced today the forma
tion of ,a new Polish unity gov
ernment headed by Edoard
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mier in the Soviet-sponsored
provisional government, ana in
irilns Ktanislnw Mikolakzyk,
former premier of the exiled
cabinet in London.
The resignation of the old pro
..icinnnt pnufrnmont and forma
tion of its successor, as provided
by the Yalta agreement ana
the recent unity conference in
MncMiw wpre announced in
quick succession by the Warsaw
radio.
Mikolajszyk, peasant party
leader who preceded Tomasz
Arciszewski as premier of the
London government, was named
vice premier and minister of
agriculture.
Osubka-Morawskl, tne new
premier, presented his cabinet
iit in PrixiHpnt Boleslaw Bie-
rut, who instructed him to form
the government.
Along with Mikolajszyk, Wla
dislaw Gomolka was appointed
vice premier.
The Polish leaders returned to
Warsaw this week after attend
ing the Moscow conference.
GOLF MATCH PAYS
Chicago, June 28 (U.R) The Bing
Crosby-Bob Hope exhibition
golf match at Tarn o'Shanter
country club, May 26, netted the
rehabilitation found of the Pro
fessional Golfs' asso elation
$18,257, George S. May, Tarn
o'Shanter president, said today.
Piltnt Office,
Full Leued Wlra
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY,
mitted he had "married lots of
women."
"I don't know what attracts
them to me," he said.
"They chased me. I met them
all in dance ballrooms, and they
fell all over me."
Hardy said he "lost faith in
all women" after wife No, 3,
Mrs. Dorothy Belts Hardy, his
"real love," tracked him down
in a dance hall when he made
off with $600 of her late hus
band's insurance money.
Mrs. Betts-Hardy was "swell,"
he said, but he left her three
days after their marriage because
he couldn't take her dancing for
fear of meeting his other wives.
President Plans
: ' Trip To Alaska
In Coming Year
Olympla, Wash., June 28
President Truman hopes to re
turn to the Pacific northwest
either in the fall or next sum
mer and make a trip to south
eastern Alaska to study the
Alaska highway and fisheries
problems. Gov. Mon C. Wallgren
said today.
The governor held a noon
press conference following his
return from San Francisco. He
accompanied Mr. Truman to the
closing session df the San Fran
cisco conference following the
President's stay of nearly a week
at the executive mansion in
Olympia.
Wallgren said Mr. Truman
told him that he regretted leav
ing the Pacific northwest after
having "such a delightful vaca
tion here."
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Three Prospect juveniles
charged with destruction of
property, were sentenced yester
day to the state industrial school
and then were granted six
months probation, with the un
derstanding, they would pay
$100 damages for the Woodruff
Meadows cabin they wrecked.
All three boys are employed as
brush pilcrs by a logging con
cern. A lecture was adminis
tered by Judge J. B. Coleman of
the juvenile court.
At the hearing, it developed
that the wrecking of the sum
mer cabin was due to the three
juveniles being in a playful
mood. Nothing had been stolen.
One of the boys who had broken
the door of the cabin, returned
a couple of days later with the
others. They started throwing
clods at each other, and one of
the boys ran in the cabin. As
the clod bombardment continued
the boy in the cabin started
throwing glassware and kitchen
utensils, and the first thing thcyi
knew the place was in a sham
bles. The boys who have been held
In the juvenile ward of the coun
ty jail, were remanded to their
parents for the probation period.
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SKY PLATFORMS
FOR DEATH RAYS
Scientists Worked on Master
Secret Weapon to Oper
ate 5000 Miles Over Earth
Paris, Jitae 28 (U.R) Lt. Col.
John A. Keck said today that
when the war ended German
scientists were working on a
"secret weapon" stratosphere
platforms to float 5,000 miles
above the earth, from which de
vastating death rays could be
focused on any part of the world.
Keck is chief of enemy equip
ment intelligence of the Euro
pean theater.. He said the Ger
mans did not hope to complete
the weapon in less than 50 years.
Beyond Gravity
The platforms were envisaged
as hanging just beyond the range
of the earth's gravity. At least
one scientist told him that "It
would be a terrible thing for the
world." Mammoth reflectors
were to focus the sun's rays on
earthly targets.
The platforms were to be
reached by rockets, and the rays
directed by radio.
Keck said the Germans were
working on plans which "Made
Buck Rogers look like he lived
in the gay nineties." But he
said American army experts
questioning the men who drew
up the plans were "Impressed
with their practical engineering
minds and distaste for the fan
tastic." Keck told a press conference
that the ray, when focused on
any living thing, theoretically
would kill it. - Any . body of
water would be turned to steam,
forests kindled;"and cities wiped
out."
He quoted German scientists
as saying that the first country
which perfected this weapon
would "forever control the
world.".
HITLER HAD HIS
BLACK MOMENTS.
STENOS REVEAL
By Jack Fleischer
(United Press Correspondent)
Bcrchtcsgadcn, June 28 (U.R)
Adolf Hitler may or may not
have chewed carpets, but he did
have some black moments last
summer when he said he almost
wished for an assassin's bullet.
Evidence that the fuehrer
more than once was wracked by
despair was unearthed by allied
intelligence officers In the steno
graphic record of a conference
Hitler held at his east Prussian
headquarters last Aug. 1.
Defeats Depressed
Hitler was so depressed by
the endless succession of Ger
man military defeats and the de
featist attitude of his generals
that he confessed a mild regret
over failure of the July 20 at
tempt on his life.
"If that explosion had ended
my life," he told his Nazi con
ferees, "It would have been lib
eration from all cares, worries,
sleepless nights and nervous
strain.
"It Is only that fraction of a
second then one Is free and
finds rest and eternal peace."
The guchrer's glum mood was
In keeping with the general tone
of the conference. He had sum
moned Lt. Gen. Westphal and
Gen. Krcbs to his headquarters
after discovering that Field Mar
shal Guenther Von Kluge had at
tempted to surrender to the
Americans in France. Von Kluge
killed himself when the plot fell
through In mid-August, but even
that failed to buoy Hitler's
spirits.
Aug. IS Blackest Day
"August 15 was the blackest
day of my life." he said. "It is
only accident that the plan didn't
come .off and the actions of Von
Kluge's army group can now be
understood only in the light of
his intentions."
He ordered Krebs to "clean
out" the Seventh army ataff
which formerly had been com
manded by Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel, and assigned Westphal
to the post of chief of staff under
Field Mar.:l Oerd Von Rund
siedt. then Western front commander.
28, 1945
Earl of Halifax Signs UNCIO Charter
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The Earl of Halifax pens Britain's signature to United Nations Charter during signing cere
money at final session of UNCIO at San Francisco. Behind the Earl are (left
to right) Col. D. Canel Dunn. C.K. Webster. H. M. B. Zebb. N. M. Butler. Sir William Malkin
and the Viscount Cranborne. Men at extreme left and right are U. S. State Department aides.
Connally Makes Strong Plea To Senate
For Speedy Ratification UNCIO Charter
Washington, June 28. U.R)
The senate received an impas
sioned plea today to speed ratifi
cation of the United Nations
security charter as a spur to its
acceptance, by the rest of the
world.
Chairman Tom Connally, D
Tex., of the senate foreign rela
tions committee, a delegate to
the San Francisco conference
which drafted the charter, op
ened one of the most momentous
debates in U. S. history with a
report on the success of his mis
sion. Peace Depends
He pleaded for approval of the
charter with the- argument that
"the dale of world peace may
depend upon our decision." He
said the charter could not suc
ceed without this nation's par
ticipation.
President Truman is sched
uled to transmit the charter to
the senate next Monday. Con
nelly's speech opened an admin
istration campaign to get it rati
fied by mid-August, possibly
making this nation the first in
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Washington, June 28.; (U.R)
Civilians will get five per cent
more meat in July than in June,
the office of price administration
disclosed today.
But during the new July 1-28
rationing period they must pay
more points for margarine and
canned fish.
OPA raised points on mar
garine from 12 to 14 points per
pound and on canned fish, cur
rently worth from four to nine
points, by two and three points.
Most Meat Same
Most meats, butter and can
ned foods remained unchanged.
So did lard, shortening, and oils
which were Increased from 10 to
12 points a pound June 17.
OPA added one and two
points on seven fat pork cuts but
in spite of the estimated five
per cent Increase in meat supply
held points on other meats at
June levels to "assist In distrib
uting meat to shortage areas."
The agency lowered hard
cheeses such as chcrtdar and blue
by four points. All changes are
effective Sunday.
F
GET
San Francisco, June 28 (U.R)
San Franciscans got their city
back today.
For nine long weeks it has
been virtually In the hands of
thousands of delegates, . news
and radio reporters, and the sec
retariat of the United Nations
conference.
It was like the day after the
last day of school.
The War Memorial Opera
House, the War Veterans build
ing, and the 30-odd hotels used
by oi.ference personnel were a
maze of confusion.
Tribune
United Pies
the world to formally approve
the charter.
"Early ratification here will
stimulate and encourage ratifica
tion by other nations," Connally
said.
"The eyes of the entire world
are centered pn what we do
here. Foreign nations know that
the United Nations organization
for peace and security will face
failure and futility unless tne
United States is a member. We
face a high and solemn responsi
bility." Support of People
Connolly left no doubt that he
fully expected the senate to heed
his plea. He said the agreement
had the overwhelming support
of the American people.
"The world charter for peace
is knocking at the doors of the
senate," he declared. "We shall
not turn It away."
He said war could be prevent
ed by international cooperation.
"In this charter we have en
deavored to construct the mech
anism to create that cooperation
for peace."
Describing broadly the char
ter's general provisions for inter
national cooperation to prevent
future aggression, by force if
necessary, Connally conceded
that it wasn t perfect.
But he asserted it marked a
beginning from which it could
grow and develop to meet tne
needs of the world under Inter
national law, Justice and free
dom. Features Emphasised
"Judged by that standard," he
sand, "it is a monumental per-
lormance.
Connally pointed out these
principal features of the charter:
1. A general assembly of all
member nations to serve as a
town meeting of the world. He
said It would serve to form a
mighty public opinion and exert
tremendous influence on ques
tions relating to International
peace and security.
2, The U-natlon executive
council empowered to act speed
ily and decisively "whenever ag
gression raises its ugly head. 1
3. The peaceful means by
which the council first shall seek
Miser Has Luxurious Funeral
Afterlife Of Penny-Pinching
Chiraen. June 28 (IIP) flip.
lestino Chiesa was burled today
in an ornate casket which cost
more than he would have allow
ed himself to spend in years.
Chiesa lived and died in a
room that cost him 20 cents a
night, but investigators found
he had a fortune of $250,000
tucked away in a safety deposit
box,
He lived In a flophouse, but
he was part owner ot luxurious
apartment buildings overlooking
Lake Michigan.
He allowed himself 10 cents a
day for food, and ho owned
stock in the Armour Meat Pack
ing company valued at $75,000.
He gambled for pennies with
the derelicts In his ramshackle
hotel, but on the stock market
he ran an Inheritance of a few
thousand dollars into an estate
of a quarter million.
Chiesa dressed in rags, but he
went to his grave in tuxedo.
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NO. 83.
to settle any international dis
pute which threatens world
peace.
4. The military might which
the council can throw against an
aggressor in the event that
peaceful measures fail.
Connally defended vigorously
the "veto provision and trustee
ship arrangements over which
United Nations delegates at San
Francisco differed.
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IN FEDERAL TOILS
Klamath Falls. Ore., -June 28
(U.PJ Charles James Brlcco, 64-ycar-old
proprietor of the Crater
Lake Cafe at Fort Klamath, must
have had some pretty happy cus
tomers, according to charges
filed by the U, S. marshal,
Bricco is accused of purchas
ing stolen government property
' including 20 cases of ham. 10
cases of bacon' and four cases of
butter from the mess at the
Klamath Falls marine base. He
has been Indicted by the federal
grand jury on the charge. Ac
cording to the Indictment, Bric
co bought the food for approxi
mately $850 from two marines
working In the mess hall.
WAR LOAN SALES TOTAL
MORE THAN 21 BILLION
' Washington, June 28 (U.R)
Seventh war loan sales today
totaled $21,176,000,000. It ap
peared likely they would break
the sixth war loan record of
$21,621,000,000 by tomorrow
night.
Individuals were a scant $216,
000,000 from their $7,000,000,
000 goal and "E" bond buyers
were on the way toward their
last billion. "E" bond sales
totaled $3,107,000,000 or slightly
over 75 per cent of the $4,000
000.000 quota.
Corporation sales were $14
392,000,000.
The first all-steel Ice skates
were Invented In 1850.
It was the best suit he ever had
Attendant to his death there
was all the luxury he shunned
for three quarters of a century
The bronze casket cost $1,000.
There were sleek black limous
ines to carry the funeral party
to the cemetery. The under
taker said lt was the best funeral
money could buy,
There was a solemn high re
qulcm mass In a church not far
from the flophouse where Chiesa
died. Only 80 people were
there, and most of them appar
ently came out of curiosity.
In the pews at the baek there
was a scattering of bleary-eyed
unshaven men, clutching ragged
hats, who had shuffled in from
the street to see their former
neighbor leave this world in
style.
There was only one relative.
John Murphy, a nephew. He
was one of the pallbearers. The
undertaker had to hire the
others.
MEN IN TRAINING
IS TOKYO BOAST
Yanks Land Unopposed On
Six Islands Seeking Emer
gency Landing Spots.
Washington, June 28 (U.R)
Superfortresies in "very great
strength" today attacked three
vital Japanese seaports and an
enemy army training center,
the War department an
nounced. The port cities were Sasebo,
which has been attacked pre
viously, and Moji and Nobe
oka, struck for the first time
today, Okayama, on Honshu,
where the army training cen
ter is located, also was as
saulted for the first time.
Guam, June 28 (U.R) Japan
set up a separate defense com
mand for Tokyo today and re
vealed that tens of thousands of
special suicide weapons were be
ing prepared to ward off an
American invasion of the home
islands.
Tokyo said suicide attack
bases had been established
throughout Japan and were
training a man for each of the
secret suicide weapons.
Another Tokyo broadcast said
"the sooner the enemy comes,
the better for us, for our battle
array is complete."
South of Japan, American
troops landed unopposed on six
small islands in the northern
Marianas in search of emergen
cy "ditching" spots for bombers
damaged in the air war over
Japan.
One Shot Fired
The troops returned to their
base after thoroughly reconnoit
cring the islands, which form a
340-mile-long series ot stepping
stones extending from Saipan to
within 1,100 miles of Japan.
Only one shot was fired in the
six landings. That was a pistol
shot that killed a Japanese who
refused to surrender. Twenty
four other Japanese civilians and
38 natives, for the most part em
ployes of the Japanese Copra
company or shipwreck surviv-'
ors, were removed from the
Islands. " J
Supplies and food were left
behind for the approximately
260 native Japanese civilians
who remained pa the various
islands.
A Tokyo broadcast said Jap
an's special suicide weapons be
ing prepared to counter an ex
pected American invasion almost
equalled the "total number of
tanks and guns which appeared
In the European war." ,
Gen. Iimura Commands
(Tokyo radio recorded by
United Press, San Francisco, said
Lt. Gen. Uzuku Iimura was ap
pointed commander of the new
Tokyo defense headquarters.
Iimura formerly was director of
the military staff college and
chief of staff -of the Kwangtung
army in Manchuria.)
Other developments in the Pa
cific war included:
1. Tokyo announced that 450,
000 bombed-out inhabitants of
Japanese cities would be moved
to farms to help cope with Jap
an's growing food problems.
2. Radio Tokyo said 32 Super
fortresses mined Japan's Inland
Sea, including Osaka Bay, and
the Japan sea approaches to
Nilgata on the northwest coast
of Honshu last night and early
today.
3. Reconnals sance photo
graphs revealed in additional
3.45 square miles of Japan had
been destroyed in recent Super
fortress raids on the industrial
cities of Kagashlma, Fukuoka
and Omuta. This boosted the in
dustrial and urban area of Japan
destroyed or damaged by B-29s
to 115 square miles.
Jap Convoy Sunk
4. American light naval unlta
sailed boldly through the Kurlle
Island chain north of Japan and
sank or damaged an entire Jap
anese convoy of five ships In tha '
sea of Okhotsk last Monday.
5. American planes sank six
other Japanese vessels and dam
aged five off the coast of Japan
and In the Sakashima islands in
the southern Ryukyus.
6. Admiral Chester W. Niin
Itz fixed navy casualties In the
battle of Okinawa and associat
ed fleet operations sinch March
18 at 4,907 dead and 4,824
wounded, bringing total Ameri
can casualties In the Okinawa
campaign to 46,319.
7. Gen. Joseph W. Stlllwell,
former chief of U. S. ground
forces, took over his new post as
commander of the American
10th army on Okinawa, succeed
ing the Inte Lt. Gen. Simon Bol
ivar Buckncr, Jr. '
SET DRIED FRUIT PRICE
San Francisco, June 28. (U.R)
The office of price administra
tion today announced that aver
age grower prices for the 1945
pack of dried peaches and peara
will be the samt as the 1944
prices.