New Disasters Befall Jap Navy; 6 'Marked Cities Bombed
Weather
FORECAST: Continued fair
with little change In tempera
ture, Sunday,
HlKheit Yesterday 89
Lowest thli Morning 64
Fortieth Year
B-25 Bomber Rams Empire State Building
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HIDDENBLASTED
Spectacular Disaster Shakes
New York Flames Leap
High 13 Killed, 20 Hurt.
New York, July 28 (U.R) A
B-25 Billy Mitchel bomber ram
red into the 78th story of the
Empire State Building at 9:52
A. M. today exploding in a cone
of flames that turned the world's
tallest skyscraper into a pillar of
horror and brought death to at
least 13 persons and injury to
20 more.
It was the most spectacular
disaster to strike the New York
metropolitan area since the
burning of the Zeppelin, Hinden
burg. A searing envelope of gasoline
flames shrouded 10 stories of the
spire-like tower of the 1,250-foot
Empire State Biulding.
It trapped hundreds of per
sons within flame and gas-filled
rooms more than 1,000 feet above
the street. Three elevators
plunged out of control from the
80th flood to the basement. Bro
ken glass and , debris rained
down over several square blocks.
So tremendous was the explo
sion, it ripped away the fog
which had hidden the topmost
stories of the skyscraper from
the vision of the B-25 pilot.
For two minutes the pinnacle
of the chromium-girt Empirt
State stood out sharp and clear
in the drizzle while orange-red
flames licked around.
Then the soft fog closed in
again to hide the scene from the
horrified sight of thousands of
midtown office workers who
had rushed to windows at the
sound of the explosion which
echoed over central Manhattan
like a block-buster. Inside the
building there was pandemon
ium. '
The plane was en route to
Newark, N. J., from New Bed
ford, Mass., on the .final lap of a
cross-country flight which start
ed at Sioux Falls, S. D.
The plane had inquired of La-
Guard ia field by radio a few
minutes before for instructions
on landing conditions at Newark.
Suddenly scattered observers
near the Empire state tower
heard the deep-throated roar of
its motors. It was flying in the
overcast at about 1,000 feet and
headed straight for the fog-hidden
skyscraper.
A moment later it struck the
north side of the building, be
tween the 78th and 79th floods,
pentrating with such force one
motor drove straight through
the building to land on the roof
of the 12-story Waldorf Building
adjoining it on 33rd street.
Only the fact that the disaster
occurred on a Saturday. morning
when many Empire State offices
are closed kept down the toll of
dead and iniurcd. Casualties
among pedestrians outside the
building were reduced occause
midtown streets are not crowd
ed on Saturdays as they arc dur
ing the wek, and rain and driz
zle, held down the number out
of doors.
The B-25 was believed to have
carried its normal crew of five,
all of whom were instantly kill
ed. The force of the impact and
explosion was such that many of
the bodies were blown to bits.
F
HAVANA. July 28 (U.R) The
Spanish embassy In downtown
Havana was stoned today by a
crowd demonstrating against the
government of Generalissimo
Francisco Franco and Spain's
new minister to Washington.
Manuel Aznar.
POWER SITES ENTHUSE
Portland, Ore., July 28 U.R)
Members of a sub-committee
of the house rivers and harbors
committee touring the Columbia
River area here today said they
were enthused over the potential
power of the Columbia Ri"er
and the mineral and agricultural
products of Us basin.
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United Prets
UNITED NATIONS
CHnRTR,o9T02
Nation First to Sign Pledge
to Enforce Peace John
son Absent.
Washington. July 28 (U.R)
The senate today overwhelming
ly ratified the United Nation's
charter, thus pledging this coun
try's participation for the first
time in an international organiza
tion to enforce peace.
The vote for approval, far
greater than the necessary two
thirds majority, was 89 to 2.
Sen- Cordon and Morse voted
approval.
The senate's action made the
United States which 25 years
ago refused to join the League
of Nations the first of the Big
Five countries to ratify the new
and stronger league.
The United States, leader in
the long campaign to bring this
peace organization into exist
ence, is now pledged to lend her
influence and her armed might
to the elimination of aggression
throughout the world from now
on.
President Truman in a mes
sage from Potsdam expressed his
pleasure over the vote.
The only negative votes were
cast by Republican Sens. Wil
liam Langer, N. D., and Henrik
Shipstead, Minn. Fifty-three
Democrats, 35 Republicans and
one Progressive voted approval.
- Shipstead did not explain his
vote, but Langer' in an address
Just before the roll call said he
Believed the charter "is fraught
with danger to the people."
The vote was in strange con
trast to the ill-starred votes cast
for the League of Nations coven
ant 26 and 25 years ago. On
none, of the three ballots taken
then was a two-thirds vote even
approached- ,
Sen. Hiram Johnson, R-, Calif.,
who voted against the league a
quarter of a century ago, was
too ill to appear today. But it
was announced that his negative
vote had been paired with those
for ratification.
The senate reached a vote just
six days after debate had started
on the charter formulated and
signed by the 50 United Nations
at San Francisco on June 26
after nine weeks of effort.
Berlin, July 28 (U.R Prime
Minister Clement Attlee return
ed to Potsdam today from his
election victory in Britaiif and
entered immediately into a night
session with President Truman.
Marshal Josef Stalin and all the
Big Three foreign secretaries
and heads of the armed services
The announcement that the
meeting was in session stated
significantly that the chief del
egates were joined In the discus
sions by their foreign secretaries I
and the chiefs of their armed
services.
An American announcement,
meanwhile, disclosed that Secre
tary of the Navy James V. For
restal had arrived In Potsdam
from Washington and had dined
with President Truman tonight
previous to the opening of the
session.
It was assumed by official
sources that the Big Three also
would hold a Sunday session
similar to their meeting last
Sunday.
Court Grants Wife
Gen. Rilea Divorce
Salem, Ore., July 28 (U.R)
The Marion county circuit court
has granted a divorce to Mrs.
Marian A. Rilca, wife of Brig
Gen. Thomas A. Rilca. adjutant
general of the Oregon National
Guard. Mrs. Rilca charged de
sertion and was given custody of
their child. A petition for dis
missal of the action which was
entered by the general was not
granted by the court. Gen.
Rilea recently has been hospital
ized after three years of duly In
the South Tacific.
EDFORD
Full Leased Wire
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 29,
'File and Forgef
With Adm. Halsey's Third
Fleet off Japan, July 28
(U.R) Triumphant Carrier pi
lots of Adm. William F. (Bull)
Halsey's mighty Third fleet
roared into Kure naval base
todav for their third strike of
the week at the remnants of
the Imperial Japanese fleet,
leaving the harbor covered
with burning ships.
A new day of destruction
for the Nipponese navy
brought this estimate of its fu
ture from hard-headed pilots:
"File and Forget."
ATTLEE CABINET
SWORN IN, FIGHT
London, July 28 (U.R)
Prime Minister Clement Atllee
and his six ministers were sworn
into office today and Attlee an
nounced immediately that the
labor party will go ahead with
its progressive program despite
any opposition.
Attlee's statement was made
before a meeting of the 393
newly elected labor members of
parliament at Beaver Hall.
"Our honeymoon will be a
short one and then make no
mistake about it the fighting
will start," he said. "We now
have the clearest mandate from
the people and we are going
straight ahead. There will be
no 'pussyfooting' and the battle
will be a tough one."
The labor party's progressive
program as outlined jn campaign
speeches calls for nationalization
of mining Industries, steel, trans
port and electric power.
The London Daily Mall's poli
tical correspondent said that
Churchill would take an active
role as leader of the consercativc
opposition in the house of com
mons. Churchill did not plan to
retire from politics as has been
suggested, it was said.
Churchill plans to take a short
rest in the. country during par
liament's summer recess begin
ning late In August, the Mall re
ported. When he returns ne win
start work on his memoirs.
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New York, July 28 (U.R)
Brig. Gen. C. P. Kane, army air
force officer in charge of In
uActinatinff tho crash of a Mit
chell bomber into the Empire
State building said today that a
preliminary survey showed no
indications of "any mechanical
failure in the air crati
Other pilots in the past have
thrrntftniv1 thn world's tallest
building- In March, 1944, three
navy ferry command pilots new
circles around tho tower In an
aerial game of follow the leader.
The Empire State building Is
a landmark for pilots so much
so that army authorities feared
it would serve as a guide to in
coming enemy bombers should
New York ever be bombed.
ARRESTS, 494,744
San Francisco, July 28 U.R)
Because war Is fought on a 24
hour a day basis and because the
federal bureau of investigation
and other local law enforcement
agencies have remained on the
job, a total of more than 494.
774 selective service act viola
tors have been apprehended and
the cases marked "closed", Nat
J. L. Pieper. special agent in
charge of the local FBI office
announced today. .
caught between the time the act
Thee 494.774 violators wer
1945, Pieper said. During that
was put into force and May 31
time. 12.559 cases resulted in
convictions with tcntenccs total
ing 32,406 years, four months
and 23 days, and fines aggregat
ing SI, 038.481. As sidelight,
24.442 fugitives from Justice
were taken into custody during
the drive, Pieper declared.
APPEASEMENT OF
ARGENTINA NAZ
E
Senators Declare in Broad
cast "No Peace Until Bush
League Axis Ended."
Washington, July 28 (U.R)
Two senators tonight accused
the state department of appeas
ing Fascist elements in Spain
and Argentina and called for
immediate measures short of
force against the government
in those countries.
In the wake of a denunciation
of Franco Spain by the victori
ous British labor party, the sen
ators demanded economic sanc
tions and severance of diplomat
ic relations by the United States
as first steps toward aiding Span
ish and Argentine democratic
forces.
The senators were the liberal
minded, relatively youthful
Josehp H. Ball, R., Minn., and
Warren G. Magnuson, D., Wash.
"Total victory in this war will
not be achieved until the Fascist
governments of Spain and Ar
gentina have been repleced by
democratic Ball said on NBC's
weekly foreign policy radio
forum. "They are as much a
part of the Axis as was Musso
lini's government."
Magnuson agreed that the
Spanish and Argentine govern
ments must go if the allies arc
to win the peace.
"I think that this bush league
Axis "ought to be cleaned up
now," he said.
G.I.
FRAULEIN FACE
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Berlin, July 27 (U.R) There
is no need for the folks at home
to worry about GI Joe bringing
home a fraulcin as a bride. It
isn't possible at least not
legally.
A ranking military govern
ment officer disclosed today that
any marriage between an Amer
ican soldier and a German girl
would be considered a form of
fraternization still punishable by
court martial. The non-frater
nization ban was lifted only
enough to permit soldiers to talk
and walk with Germans in pub
lic places, but certainly not
enough to marry them.
Other regulations would pre
vent soldiers from plunging in
to matrimony in Germany. The
prospective bridegroom would
have to obtain permission from
his commanding officer- Foreign
wives of all U. S- soldiers must
file requests through the consul
ates In their countries to come
to America. And there are no
American consulates In Ger
many. Reliable sources the G.l.'s
themselves figure about 95 per
cent of the American troops in
Berlin have fraternized with the
Germans since the ban was eased
two weeks ago.
It is probably easier to find a
girl friend In Berlin than most
anywhere else, because of a
population of nearly 3,500.000,
there are more than 2.000,000
women.
BEND AREAS CLOSED
Bcni, Ore., July 28 (U.R)
Two additional areas in the Up
per Deschutes Basin have been
closed because of increased fire
hazards, peschutes National For
est officials disclosed today.
SIX MONTHS MORE
Montgomery, Ala , July 28
(U.R) Lt. Gen. Holland M
(Howlin' Mad) Smith, former
commandant of the murine corps
forces- In the Pacific, predicted
today that the Japanese will
"fold up" within six months.
ITALY ASKS REPATRIATION
Rome, July 28 (U.R) T h e
Italian cabinet decided today to
ask the Allies formally for re
patriation of Italian war prison
ers or for their liberation ae free
workers,
1945.
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Smashing air ana fleet bomBardment of Japan homeland, Tokyo open
agitation for peace and Allies surrender ultimatum highlight war In Pa
cific past week. In China, K well In battle continues, Jap open offensive
to widen neck of corridor in Uuyang area.
PETAIN WILLING
COLLABORATOR; IN
TERRORIST PLOT
. Paris, July 28 (U.R) Witnes
ses against Marshal Henri Phi
lippe Petain linked his name to
day with the revolutionary plans
of the Cagoule, French right
wing terrorist organization, and
charged that he collaborated
without compulsion with Nazi
Germany after coming to power
in 1940.
Albert LaMarre, French diplo
mat and member of the Madrid
embassy, said that early in Sep
tember. 1939. Petain aave him a
letter from Maj. Loustancau
Lacau, suggesting mai i-eiain
form a French government with
support of Lacau and his follow
ers. LaMarre. the 12th witness
against Petain, said that in the
second fortnight of September.
1939, the month that the second
World War began, Petain gave
him a letter signed by Lacau
which "said In substance, 'I've
seen Laval. He thinks things
cannot go on like this. I suggest
you form a government in which
he will take all tho dirty work
off your shoulders.'
"Petain appeared to have giv-
tl.i. K miatntrf. And PCOfTl-
cil iiic una u;
cd very much annoyed when r
handed it back. Me maae na
ture which I interpreted as a
sign to keep my mouth shut,
LaMarre testified.
On cross-examination, how
ever, LaMarre testified that
when he handed the letter back
to Petain, the marshal demarked
"What an idiot that Loustanrau
Lacau is." As LaMarre left the
stand and walked past the de
fendant, Petain mumbled loud
enough to be heard by persons
near him "A thoroughly useless
piece of testimony."
REAL WORK BILL
Washington. July 28 (U.R)
Four Republican senators an
nounced today that they will
support the so-called full em
ployment bill, but added that
they will seek revisions to make
it "More than the expression of
a high and laudable social Ideal."
The senators were Wayne
Morse, Ore., George Aiken, Vt.,
Charles W. Tobey, N- H, and
William Langer, N. D.
One of their proposed amend
ments would direct the secretary
of agriculture to develop a pro
gram giving agricultural areas
"equality" with all other areas
in meeting "the basic needs" of
nuhlie roads, communications,
electrification, health facilities,
education, housing and social
security.
Cribune
United Preit Full
AUiei Stat ttrmt
to end Pacific war;
Jopan rtftct thm
WAR BULLETINS
Chungking, July 28 (U.R)
Chinese troops have liberated
the huge former United States
air bate city of Kweilin and to
the north have killed hundreds
of routed Japanese in a steel
trap, front dispatches said to
day. In one of China's most
powerful offensives. Gener
alissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's
armies alto scored overwhelm
ing gains on four widely-scattered
fronts. '
Wathinglon. July 28 (U.R)
Military control was re
moved today from civilian
travel to any part of Europe
except Germany, Austria and
Italy.
TO SHUFFLE OFF
Washington, July 28 (U.R)
The United States told the Japa
nese people tonight that if they
surrender now they will win
"Freedom they have never en
Joyed under the domination of
their military oppressors."
Navy Capt. E. M. Zachnrlas,
official spokesman of the U S.
government, said In an Office
of War Information broadcast
that "One simple decision" by
the Japanese people will save
their homeland for A sovereign
existence under a peacefully In
clined and responsible govern
ment." Zacharlas said the recent Pols
dam proclamation gave Japan
the choice between lifo and
death. He addressed his remarks
to the people as well as "their
self-willed militariastic leaders."
Under the mounting fury of
combined sea and air bombard
ment, he said, "No longer can
the leaders of Japan keep the
truth of Japan s defeat from
their people" But what the
Japanese people have felt thus
far, he continued is "Only the
prologue to the great drama of
total war "
F
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Portland, Ore., July 28 'U.R)
Two of the navy s famed hos
pltal ships, the U. S. S. Solace
and Samaritan, whose crosses of
mercy stood off the beaches of
Iwo Jima and Okinawa, returned
here today for extensive over
hauling after 19 months In the
Pacific war zone.
Both vessels, known through
out the navy as the "Workhone"
hospital ships, docked simultane
ously after returning more than
800 Okinawa battle casualties to
San Francisco.
Leaied Wiri
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Flames, Worst Modern
Times, Spreads Huge
Backfire Started Three
Perish.
Portland, Ore.. July 28 (U.R)
Western Oregon fire fighters
received slight encouragement
trnight as winds lessened and
humidity rose, although the Til
lamook fire was still raging out
of control.
The chief fire dispatcher in
dicated lines were holding to
night and a continued improve
ment in fire weather might give
weary crews the upper hand.
Portland, Ore., July 28 (U.R)
One of the worst forest fires in
the modern history of the Paci
fic Northwest roared out of con
trol in Western Oregon tonight.
New fires were breaking oul
on so many fronts, fanned by
stiff winds, that fire officials
varied on estimates of the burn
ed area. It was bounded by a
perimeter of 250,000 acres, indi
cating the total was far above
the 100.000 mark of the past few
days, and probably approaching
or past the 200,000 mark.
The fire lies between Portland
and the coast, mainly in Tilla
mook county, site of the all-
tice record fire of 1933, when
240,000 acres were burned. More
than 2000 civilians, soldiers and
sailors were or. the fire lines.
Three lives have been lost and
crew retreated ln many cases
where, stoutly-held fire lines
were crossed by new outbreaks
. Crews were winning a fight
to save the Consolidated Timber
Company's plant near Glen
wood, where 150 workers have
used firehoses to keep the mill
wet and operating. Stimson's
camp near the base line guard
station was endangered.
One arm of the fire r,aceu
north Into Clatsop county and
the southern and eastern fronts
pread 25 miles south, In Wath
inglon county. A huge backfore
operation was being readied in
southern Tillamook county in an
effort to block off the flames.
Western Oregon was covered
by a pall of smoke which often
ogscurcd the sun. The towns of
Forest Grove and Hillsboro had
their water supplies threatened.
State Forester Ncls Rogers
termed the fire situation "defin
itely bad" and said only rain
would end the threat of wider
damage. The first stages of the
fire were In second growth and
underbrush on the scene of the
1933 and 1939 burns. Later,
much green timber has been
consumed. Several logging
camps, considerable logging
equipment and isolated buildings
have burned.
Elsewhere In the northwest,
most fires were under control. A
new 500 acre outbreak was re
ported In northern Idaho near
Bonner's Ferry.
Savage Bleie Checked
Fire which broke out of con
trol again Friday afternoon on
Fielder mountain, north of the
Savage Creek dam, burned over
nwi aHHitinrml few acres before
being surrounded laic Friday
night by State Forest FatroinK-n
and army ground forces from
r-am.. Whlin A total of about
eight to nine thousands acres
have been burned over oy me
blaze now, according to forest
patrol headquarters.
Redwood City, Calif., July 28
(U.R) A rehabilitated Warren
K. Billings, convicted partner o."
the late Tom Mooney In tho 1916
San Francisco Preparedness Day
parade bombing, today request
ed a pardon from Gov. Earl
Warren.
Bulletin
COAST
Portland 9 12 2
Seattle .'. 6 11 2
Cohen, Tislng and Adams;
Pi.llca, Elliott, Carpenter and
Finley-
Los Angeles . - 3 12 3
Hollywood 5 1 1
Woodcnd, Mcrkle (4), Lam
mers (8) and Krcttnor, Brenner
(4); Kimball and Krause.
National
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 3 1
St. Louis 000 101 OOx 2 7 1
Gables, Gcrheauser and Lopez,
Salkcld; Barrett and O Dca.
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PLANES TOLL OF
HALSLTSATTACK
Enemy Fleet No Longer
Exists Supply Lines
Crushed Inland Sea
Raided.
Guam, Sunday, July 29 (U.R)
U. S. Third Fleet Carrier
planes ruling the skies over Jap
an sank or damaged 15 more
ships, including nine warships,
destroyed or damaged 150 planes
and hsaped new disaster on the
enemy's shattered navy in yes
terday's third day of destructive
attacks on the inland sea.
The figures for yesterday's
assault, still incomplete, raised
Japanese losses to 1,078 planes
destroyed or damaged and 740
ships sunk or damaged, includ
ing 47 warships, since Adm. Wil
liam F. Halsey's mightiest fleet
in history opened its bold air
sea bombardments of Japan on
July 10.
Fleet dispatches said that to
all intents and purposes the Jap
anese fleet no longer existed.
One United Press correspondent
reported trom a warship that "if
the Japanese don't give up soon
they will not have enough ships
to carry their envoys to the
peace conference."
Keep Bombing Promise
A few hours before Adm.
Chester W. Nimitz announced the
results of the third strike against
the Inland Sea in five days by .
more than disclosed that 550 to
600 Superfortresses heaped 3,
500 tons of bombs on six Jap
anese cities early today. All of
the cities were on the 11-city
"death list" issued by the Amer
ican commanders less than 24
hours previously.
As the Carrier Planes . and
Superfortresses worked over tha
Japanese homeland in a continu
ation of a 20-doy assault that has
seen almost 40,000 tons of bombs
and shells dropped. Gen. Doug
las MacArthur announced a
crushing blow against the en-'
emy's ocean supply lanes.
MacArthur's bombers caught
three convoys near enemy shores
on Thursday, sending nine ships
to- the ' bottom' and sinking or
damaging 62 others, half of them
laden with troops.
Nimitz listed damage inflicted
only by American fliers in yes
terday's Inland Sea attacks. Re
ports from the British fleet still
were not available.
Completing the neutralization
of Japan's main battle fleet in
the third attack on Its Inland
Sea hideout in five days, tho
Americans sank three subma
rines, and damaged four de
stroyers, two destroyer escorts,
two medium freighter-transports,
three small freighters and an un
identified vessel.
No Battleships Left
Tho battleships Haruna and
Ise, damaged In last Tuesday's
and Wednesday's attacks, wero
hit anew and left burning. Re
connaissance reports showed
that the battleship Hyuga, heavi
ly damaged on Tuesday, was
now resting at the bottom of the
Inland Sea, its decks under wa.
ter. A fourth Japanese battle
ship, the Naguto, was damaged
heavily at Yokosuka on July 18
and thus Japan, as far as was
known, had no seaworthy battle
ships left.
The cruisers Aoba, Tone ana
Oyodo, also previously damaged,
were left burning and the escort
carrier Kaiyo was hit again.
Nimitz' war bulletin did not
disclose whether the fleet was
striking anew at the Inland Sea
or another part of Japan today.
It was probable, however, the
attacks were about to bo resumed
for dispatches reported that the
warships had refueled and taken
or thousands of tons of ammuni
tion at sea In the greatest sea
going transfer of supplies in his
tory Editorial Demands
Sen. Johnson's Scalp
Pasadena, Cat., July 28 (U.R)
The Pasadena Independent, In
dependent dally, tomorrow will
ask editorially that Sen. Hiram
Johnson be replaced with a scna
tor "who more adequately rep
resents the sentiments and poli
tical beliefs and desires of tho
state's citizenry."
In a front page editorial, tha
Independent charged Johnson,
whose negative voto against tha
World Charter today was paired
with an affirmative vote, was
j carrying on a personal grudga
fight In his opposition ana was
In no way expressing the senti
ment and will of h! constit
uency. COMICS END FUED
Hollywood, July 28 (U.R)
Film and radio comedians Bud
Abbott and Lou Costcllo hava
patched up their three-month-old
fued and have decided to
continue their nine-year comedy
partnership. Joo Glaston, their
agent, said today, , -