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WMM uui Weather FORECAST: Clear tonight and Tuesday except icattered af ternoon cloudlnesf. Slowly rising temperature!. Temp. Highest Yesterday .......82 Lowest this Morning 5S Fortieth Year 4 Tin Cans' Smash Tokyo Bay and F B A TTLE Nips Say Main Allied Task Force Biding Time For New and Heavier Blows. Pearl Harbor, July 23 (U.R) Allied destroyers of Admiral William F. Halsey's combined fleet rapped the Japanese main land with a strike into Tokyo bay and another at the Bonin islands today while the main bat tle force still remained until a security blackout. Guns of the fighting "Tin Cans" wrecked a four-ship Japa nese cfonvoy in a 20-minute run ning battle off Tokyo bay while, almost simultaneously, another destroyer flotilla ranged off Chi chi island in the Bonins, 725 miles to the south, and shelled Omura. Nips Fearful Alarmed Japanese spokesmen still insisted that the main allied task force was biding its time for new and perhaps neavier blows. . One enemy report said Ameri can patrol planes had been sight ed over the Tsushima straits, the 120-mile passage between west ern Japan and Korea where a Czarist Russian fleet was way laid and destroyed in the Russo Japanese war. A fleet of 75 to 100 B-29's dropped almost 500 tons of fire bombs on the huge Ube syn thetic oil plant in southwest Honshu late last night. There was no aerial opposition and only weak anti-aircraft fire. It was the super-plane's 96th major blow at Japan and their 11th against the enemy's shrinking oil supply. Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle as sumed command of a new U. S. eighth airforce on Okinawa, equipped with Superfortresses and supporting fighters for a share in the softening-up bomb ing of Japan. Paramushiro Hit Tokyo reported an American surface force shelled Paramush iro island, site of an important Japanese base in the northern Kuriles. Two hundred army Mustang fighters from I wo Jima rocketed and machine-gunned a 90-mile stretch of southern Honshu from Osaka west to Okayama. The Japanese said another 100 U. S. planes pounded Shanghai airfields for 90 minutes. Other allied fliers sunk or damaged 18 more Japanese ships in patrol sweeps along the Asiatic coast and the Netherlands Indies. They also hit targets in the Pes cadores, and in Indo-China. A Japanese admiral reported Kyushu's defenses ready for in vasion. Tokyo also said all rail ways and private vehicles were being brought under government control in preparation for the battle of the homeland. riect Admiral Chester W. Nimitz revealed that Halsey's forces in their 10-day foray up and down the Honshu and Hok kaido coasts carried out four sur vace bombardments with carrier planes flying some 7,000 sorties without air opposition. American and British airmen destroyed 208 Japanese planes and damaged 348. They sunk 160 ships and smaller craft and damaged another 256. Scramble For Seats In Olympia Cafes Olympia, Wash., July 2.1 ll HI There was a mad scramble for seals today at three Olympia restaurants after other eating rlaces closed their doors, await ing ftirlher allocation of red points by the Office of Price Ad ministration. James Ramey, spokesman for restaurant owners who closed their establishments at midnight Saturday, said that "no reopen ing is contemplated until the OPA comes through with more red points. It was a question of patronizing the black market or closing, so w closed." M United Pre 4 ? 4 hr "i ft J ,V 4 V- v f Acme Hadio-Tetephotot Taking the presidential salute as National Anthem is played during ceremony In which Stars and Stripes are raised over Berlin are (left to right): General Dwlght D. Elsenhower, General George S. Patton Jr, Presl j dent Harry S. Truman, Secreted of War Henry L. SUmson and General Omar Bradley. Petain Declares He Signed Armistice "To Save France, Help Allied Victory" Paris, July 23 (U.R) Marshal Henri Philippe Petain told the French high court of justice try ing him for treason today that he signed the 1940 armistice with Germany "in order to save France and help the allied vic tory." Petain, hero of Verdun In the first world war and chief of the Vichy regime in the second, made a plea in his own defense after the opening preliminaries of his trial for his life in the jam-packed, heavily guarded palace of justice courtroom. , Court Room Cleared Demonstrations against Petain broke out and the red-robed jus tice, Pierre Montgibeaux ordered the courtroom cleared and a lit tle later suspended the hearing. Proceedings were resumed at 3:20 p. m. He rose to speak, al though the judge gave the 89-year-old marshal permission to JAP BATTLESHIP Aboard Admiral McCain's Flagship Off Tokyo, July 18 (Delayed) (U.R) Two hundred dive bombers from task force 38 today battered the 34.000-ton Janancsc battleship Nagato with 1,000-pound bombs as one ot tne last Nipponese capital ships lay helplessly tied up to a pier at the Yokosuka naval base in Tokyo harbor. . Screaming down from 15,000 feet to release their bombs 1.500 j feet above the Nagato, the bomb ers damaged two turrets and the ship's hull on the port side, re turning pilots reported. It was believed possible the Nagato had been sunk. Navy airmen taking part In the surprise attack said they be lieved the Nagato, thought to be one of Japan's last two battle ships, either sank or was heavily damaged. Children 'Phone False Fire Calls City Fire Chief Roy Elliott to. day warned parents who have been allowing small children to phnne in false fire alarms that unless children are kept away from the telephone or the phone is put out of their reach, it will be necessary to trace all such calls and inflict a $50 fine on those responsible. Chief Elliott said several such false alarms had been made re cently and that steps will be taken at once to put a stop to them. EDFORD Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 23, Salute to Old Glory in Berlin sit. His voice rang clear and firm. 'I will not answer any ques tions," he began. "I did the nec essary act in order to save France and to help the allied vic tory by proclaiming the armis tice. ' "What would the allies have done if De Gaulle and the allies had landed in France and found nothing but ruin and cemeteries? I used the powers given me like a shield to safeguard the inter ests of France. "I did go so far as to sacrifice my reputation, although I had knives at my throat disputing every step with the enemy. His tory will judge how much I did to save France by thus fighting with the enemy." ' No Mercy Asked Warming to his description of himself as a man serving France and the allies while heading the Vichy regime dominated by the nazis, Petain cried: "If you condemn me, let this condemnation be the last one. You will be condemning an inno cent man. "I will not ask for the mercy of the court, because a marshal of France does not ask for pity. I throw myself back on the French people for their Judg ment." He said he had served France all his life and "I serve it still in the present. I have given France the gift of myself, and will con tinue to serve by telling the irum in mis court, "A great part of the world will back me." Petain said, "because I represented the great christian tradition in fighting against ex- '' " the family and the principle of work along the lines of social reform. "Anything that may be done! by the present government can only be done along the same lines as those I already had laid down." Accusation Read Prosecutor General Andre Mornet read the 15-page accusa tion aginst Petain. It charged that he "firstly committed the crime of an attempt against the internal security of the state and secondly, maintained (nielli genre with the enemy with the object of favoring the enemy's enterprises In relation with his own." The document recounted the events of June, 1940, when France was being overrun. It noted that "under the joint pressure of General Wcygand (Generalissimo Maxime Wcy gand) and Marshal Petain" a dominating section of the cab inet decided that it was useless for France to continue the war and resigned. Petain was called 'to power and w.thout further delay the marshal entered Into negotiations with a view to con cluding an armistice." Petain, the charge- said, un doubtedly had hostile feelings toward the republic and felt it necessary to install an authori tarian regime. Petain was accused of having close relations with Collabora tionist Fernand De Brinon and Otto Abetz, nazi ambassador to France. He also was accused of being close to leading members of the Cagoulards, "whose ob ject was to overthrow the repub lic and replace it with a dictator ship like those of Rome and Ber lin, for which purpose large stores of arms had been import ed from Italy and Germany." Deer Spotlighter Assessed $25 Fine Clarence Allison Morton, of Rogue River, was fined $25 and given a 90-day jail sentence in Justice court Saturday after be ing found guilty of the charge of hunting during prohibited hours. Morton was arrested by state police Friday night when found spotlighting deer near Rogue River. The 90-day jail sentence was later suspended. Disorderly Couple Put on Probation Ona F r I c k and William Graves, both of Mcdford, charg ed with disorderly conduct, were found guilty Friday following appearance in Justice court and were sentenced to 30 days in Jackson county jail and assessed court costs. The sentence was suspended for one year with the provision that the defendants create no further disturbances. Father Persuades Little Daughter To Jump From Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, July 23 (U.R) A San Francisco elevalor repair man persuaded his five-year-old daughter to plunge to her dcalh from (he Golden Gale bridge to day and (hen followed her in a 22n fonl suicide leap, (wo wi( nesses reported. The 37 - year - old mechanic, idenlided as A. C. Demon(, drove on(o (he bridge spanning the Golden Gate and stopped about 150 feet from its south tower, ac- cording to two painters who wit - nessed the suicides. The child climbed from the, auto and ran across to the rail - Ing. She paused briefly and then jumped Into the water. .The father walked about 30 t cct farther along, poised binv 1945. Charter Ratification By End of Week Seen As Senate Opens Debate WashingtonJuly 23 (U.R) The senate today opened debate on the United Nations charter With leaders confidently expect ing overwhelming ratification by the end of the week. Chairman Tom Connally. D., Tex., of the senate foreign rela tions committee, a delegate to the recent San Francisco meet ing of 50 United Nations which drafted the charter, opened the debate. He offered the charter as "a new step and advance in interna tional relations in getting gov ernments together." Full Attendance Under the charter, the United States will join with other peace loving nations in an international organization seeking to prevent future aggression and preserve the peace, with force if neces sary. The opening of debate drew a full senate audience. There was standing room only in the public galleries. Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., who served as secretary of state through much of the negotiations leading to drafting of the charter, sat attentively In the president's row of gallery. Connally preladed his senate speech with a press conference at which he estimated the treaty should be ratified by the end of ims week. No Opposition There was no sign of organized opposition or reservations. Leaders anticipated that most C0LH.R. ANDERSON Mrs. H. R. Anderson of Tulare, Calif., has received word from the War department that her husband, Col. H. R. Anderson, a Japanese prisoner of war since April of 1942, lost his life when a ship on which he was being transferred from one camp to another was torpedoed Dec. 31, 1944. Colonel Anderson was attach ed to the Fourth regiment of Marines under the command of General Wainwright, and was captured by the Japs on Cor regldor. From April of 1942 un til last December he was held in Camp Cabanatuan No. I. Surviving Colonel Anderson are Mis wife, the former Natalie Hamilton of Medford, and their son, Robert, who make their Hume wnn Mrs. Hamilton s par ents, me Kev. and Mrs. Wllllnm a. Hamilton. Rev . Hamilton was formerly rector of St Mark's Episcopal church here. WEATHER Northern California Clear today tonight and Tuesday but fog on coast south of Cape Men docino not much change In tem perature. Fresh northwest wind off coast. self on the railing and made a perfect dive Into (he ga(e walcrs. (he workmen, Jack Rickeds and Al Maloux, (old highway patrol men. On (he seat nf dm 1042 Ply mouth sedan was a note signed by Demnnl saying: "I and my daughter have committed sui cide." At her home, Mrs. Demont told police her husband had been injured on his Job several weeks , ago and had taken their five year-old daughter Marilyn with him when he went to a doctors ! office this morning She said he had been nervous since his accident but apparently never considered committing iui- ide. Tribune United Press Full Bonins of the time would be devoted to a series of speeches endorsing the objectives of the proposed United Nations organization. Connally avoided controversial questions in his opening le marks. He chose, instead, to let them arise as they may through questioning later. Anticipating questions about the legality of placing U. S. troops at the disposal of the United Nations council for prompt action in the event of threatened aggression, Connally said: "Anyone who Is looking for a peace organization that doesn't cost anything; that doesn't In volve sending troops when neces sary; that doesn't involve obliga tions a sort of self-operating eight-day clock won't find it. There just isn't any such or ganization." RAILROAD TANGLE Washington, July 23 (U.R) ODT Director J. Monroe John- son told Senate War Investiga tors toaay the Army is responsi ble for its own railroad jams. He added that "just a week ago" the armv landed 60,000 men in three days but gave him no notice that they were coming and would need transportation. The ODT chief said he still isn't being told what he should know. Despite the fact that for mer War Mobolization Director Fred M. Vinson wrote to Secre tary of War Henry L. Stimsnn on July 18 telling him to give John son the Information he needs. Committee Chairman James M. Mead. D.. N. Y read the let ter, written at committee insti gation, and asked: "Since then have you received any further detailed informa tion?" "I have not," Johnson shouted. Meanwhile, an ODT official said the present restriction on use of Pullman cars may be ex tended to railroad schedules up to 750 miles if the present 450 mile ban proves inadequate to meet army requirements. Brooklyn Woman Called 'Dago' By Solon, is Charge Washington, July 23 (U.R) Rep. Vito Marcantonio, Amerl can Labor Party, N. Y., today called on Sen. Theodore G. Bil bo, D., Miss., to apologize to a Brooklyn woman for reportedly addressing her as "Dago. Marcantonio said in a letter to Bilbo: "I have befpre me a letter which you sent to Josephine Pic colo, 93 Garfield Place, Brook lyn, N. Y., addressing her 'My Dear Daaggo.' "It may be of interest to you to know that this lady had three brothers In the armed forces of the United States, and that one of them lies buried in Germany. 'If you have any shred of de cency left In you, you would apologize." DIVORCE-A-DAY FILED SO FAR DURING JULY Divorce suils have been filed so far (his month wilh the coun ty clerk at (he rale of one a day. The tnlal is now 23 for July. Six actions were filed last Saturday. The liligan(s are both civilian and soldier couples In equal numbers. During June, 29 di vorce cases were filed. CLOTHES FOR CHINA Chungking, July 23 (U.R) The first consignment of 900 tons of old clothing donated by UNRRA for China has arrived In Calcutta and will be shipped to China at the rata of 100 tons monthly. Leased Wlr NO. 103. L OF MID-WEEK END Big Three Driving Ahead Slate Cleared of Prelimi nary Details Is Belief. Potsdam, July 23 (U.R) An American spokesman said the Big Three were "driving ahead at a meeting rounding out the first week of the conference to day, and President Truman was reported hoping to wind up the meeting by mid-week. Prime Minister Churchill was reported giving a state dinner tonight for Mr. Truman and Generalissimo Stalin. The Soviet premier was host at a state din ner last night and the president was last week. Preliminaries Over The conference slate was be lieved to have been swept clean of all preliminary details, pav ing the way for the three state heads to act on the major eco nomic and military issues at stake. Early decisions were expected on an overall economic policy for post-war Europe and details of the occupation of Germany, and it was considered likely that Mr. Truman would place the most vital military question the defeat of Japan before Pre mier Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill in the next few days. The news blackout on the in ner workings of the conference continued and there was no of- nciai word on when the meet ing was likely to be concluded. But it was known that the president, in his capacity as chairman of the Big Three meet ing, was driving at top speed in the hope of returning to Wash ington this week to lay his re port before the senate before lt adjourns. Three Navy Fliers Survive Crash In Jungles of Borneo Manila, July 23 (U.R) Three navy airmen, who for six months dodged Japanese and fought off starvation and di sease in the mountains and Jun gles of Borneo, have been res cued. They are Lt. (jg) Robert J. Graham of Rosemont, Pa., Amm. Reuben L. Robbins of Omak, Wash., and Amm. 2c James R. Shepherd of San Diego. Their Liberator was attacked by four Japanese fighters last January over Brunei Bay and they were forced to crash land in a paddy field. One crew member was killed in the air fight. Nine survivors began the 179 day trek back with only four making the grade. Seaman 1c Alvln M. Harms of Holly, Colo., made his way out separately. VETS GETS JOBS - Washington, July 23 (U.R) More than 374,000 veterans have been placed in Federal Jobs in the last 2V years, the Civil Service commission said today. CONTROLS OFF Washington, July 23 (U.R) Price controls were suspended today on fresh cucumbers, sweet peppers and egg plant. The OPA said the suspension will remain in effect during the months when production of these vege tables keeps prices below retail ceiling levels. By The Side Of The Rogue Br Dele Vincent While fishing for Irout in the Rogue today a man In a small boat got "dunked." This foolish fisherman maneuvered his little craft to the Inside curve between a high bank and swift water, at (he fool of rapids. By hanging on to a rnrk nut-cropping with a gaff hook in his left hand, he was able to hold the boat and fili Willi his right, while he whistled a tune. In this manner he had taken a few (rnnt, when suddenly (In swift current look hold of the boa( wilh bolh hands and pulled it under. When the ruckus died down, the man bobbed up. The hook still had a solid hold on the rock; the man had a solid hold on the hook; the anchor rope was tangled around one leg; and the anchor rope was fastened to the boat. One oar floated away down river. In this stretched-out fashion the current swung them Into a sleep bank. The man managed to get one foot-onto a submerged rock, untangled the rope, bailed out the water-logged boat, got in, shoved off and paddled away down stream with one oar, still whistling. Whoever finds that other oar can bava it. I'va purchased another, TILLAMOOK BLAZE LEAPS 4 MILES TO 140-Square Miles Now in Burning Zone; Week-End Showers Temporary Aid. Portland, Ore., July 23 U.R) Forest fires in western Oregon today spread over a 140-square mile-area comprising 9 0,000 acres, with new wind-borne spot fires breaking out in some of the most inaccessible country of the northwest. The Tillamook fire jumped an other four miles to the west to reach the Salmonberry-Nchalem river fork an area where there are no roads and fighters can get in only after a half day on the pack trail. Showers Slow Fires Week-end showers slowed the advance of the fires temporarily but more than 2,000 firefighters, including sailors and soldiers, were struggling to hold fire lines and check the greatest Ore gon fire since the Tillamook burn of 1933. The fire advanced on the east side of the Washington Tilla mook county line toward the railroad between Cochran and Timber. Walter McCulloch of the Oregon State College Forestry school staff, said rains had help ed in this area and he believed the line could be held at the rail road grade. McCulloch said the Standard Logging company operations south of Cochran had been burn ed out completely. The fire was held at this point for several days at the edge of green timber separating the 1933 Tillamook and Salmonberry fires. Desperate Race Logging operations in new fire territory included McKin ney, Mencfol and Erlckson. Log gers fought a new outbreak in Waterhouse & Gray (Seaside) logging holdings north of the Nehalem across that river from the hatchery site. McCulloch, Owl fire camp dispatcher, declared that "from here on in it would be a desper ate race to extend fire lines be fore the weather could take the play away from firefighters." He said he didn't want the public to think that the fire was all over just because it was damp for a few hours over the week-end. Weather Bureau forecasts of increasing northwest winds also caused state forestry officials to predict that unless the blaze is brought under reasonable con trol now, it may spread in new and more devastating directions. Burn All Summer State Forester Nels S. Rogers, reiterated that the fire probably would burn all summer in the heavy growth, and that each inch of it would have to be brought under control in hand-to-flame fight. An extremely heavy down pour in Polk County, near Wheeler Saturday gave 500 sol diers and 400 civilians combat ting that blaze, their first chance to check it, the forestry office reported. The Polk county fire covers some 8000 acres. Housing Needed By New-Arriving Naval Officers Furnished rooms, apart ments and houses are urgently needed for nHval officers sta tioned at the Camp White hos pital and their families, it was staled today by Mrs. I. E. Schuler at the Outpost where the officers have sought help in finding accommodations. Most of the officers arc vet erans of 18 months to three years duty overseas, and wish to have their wives Bnd fam ilies near them in Mcdford. Local residents who can list availible housing arc asked to contact Mrs. Schuler,
