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NEWS jfPEMfPW MSwg) I MMh if T r nn mm L L j JalU!toLb!ii 4v Weather FORECAST: Clear tonight nd partly cloudy Saturday. Temp. Hlghtst yesterday 95 Lowest this mornlnj.. SI Fortieth Year Auto Union Threatens Of Entire General TO ENFORCE PLEA FOR WAGEBOOST Will Combine Strikes In All Departments And Every Plant Says UAW Leader Detroit, Sept. 14 (U.R) Ford Motor company today tent home 50,000 worker and hut down virtually all iti operations in the nation be cause of strikes which have shut ofi vital passenger car part from supplying firms. Detroit, Sept. 14 (U.R) The United Automobile Workers (CIO) today threatened a shut down strike in the entire Gen eral Motors system to enforce demands for a 30 per cent wage increase throughout the motor industry. Describing action as a "labor blockade," UAW Vice President Walter Reuther said it would combine strikes in "every de partment and in every plant in every city'' in which the indus try operates. CIO Boycott The UAW strategy approved by the international executive board would call for CIO boy cott of all products of the in dustry singled out for the "blockade." The wage demand was ap plied against every company in the automobile industry, Reuther said. He said the strike and boycott weapon would be em ployed against only a single member to demonstrate the power of organized labor. Reuther predicted that the blockade would" "wreck the business of any industry" af fected by it. Competitors would not be affected, he said. While holding the threat of a single-industry strike as a warn ing to management, the UAW cracked down on wildcat strikes and called for harsh disciplinary measures to control local actions. -- (By United Press) Engineers and technicians of two of the nation's major net works were back on the job to day after a short-lived strike for more money and a new contract. but some 115.000 workers were idle in other disputes. Another strike was ended last night by 1.800 employes of the Magnavox Co., Fort Wayne, Ind. Ten thousand Bronx and Man hattan painters and decorators remained away from their jobs 'or the second day in New York's first formal strike since the end of the war. White Collars Out The We.-tinghouse Electric Corp., meanwhile, prepared to make further cuts in its work schedules as a strike of white collar workers continued after failure of a War Labor Board attempt to effect a back-to-work movement. The company's latest figures showed 10.466 of 15.860 salaried V employes in 14 plants on strike. An estimathed 19.000 production workers primarily from the East Pittsburgh, Lima. O., and Sharon. Pa., plants, were sent home as operations were cur tailed. Firemen Battle Firehall Blaze Albany, Ore.. Sept. 14 ,U.R) Fire Chief Don Ilayne was in-lerruj-led during his address to 'he Albany Chamber of Com merce yesterday on "The Pre vention of Fires in Your Home." Returning to the platform half an hour later he explained he had been called away to attend to an acute emergency the fire e caught fire and nearly burn-d to the ground. Mail Tribune Office MEDFORD United Preit Blood Saves Tojo (Acmt Raiho-TeUphotoi Sgt. John A. Archinol, Allentown, Pa., who volunteered his blood in transfusion to save Hidekl Tojo from successful suicide In Tokyo. "I did this so that he can get what's com ing to him and to make him suite: for making me spend 21 months in New Guinea, Morotai and the Philip pines," Archinal explained. By Frank H. Bartholomew. . United Press Staff Correspondent Tokyo, Sept. 14 (U.R) The files of Japanese newspapers for the first weeks of August paint a graphic picture of a nation rapidly descending from arro gance toward defeat. Intriguing sidelights show a quick leakage of American mil itary and naval information to Japan and efforts to deprecate the first atomic bombing. The files were made accessible after some newspapers denied ever keeping them or insisted that they had been impounded. Anxiety Shown . In the pages of those news papers is the record of the in creasing hysteria and anxiety that preceded surrender. August began with the news papers claiming an unbroken scries of Pacific successes in Domei news agency dispatches from the fronts. These were bulwarked by bombastic inter views with local army and navy leaders. After the first week, an un easy questioning note crept into editorial comments. But Domei continued to win the war in its news dispatches. Bomb Discounted August 11 saw the atomic bombing of Hiroshima revealed as a new weapon one develop ed bv the British and not of much importance. On Aug. 12 Japan's press re vealed Soviet Russia's entry in to the war in straight news re ports paralleled by editorials of an increasingly hysterical note. On Aug. 14 the people were told to 'calmly face all kinds of ' possible developments. I On Aug. 15 the day of sur- render there was no mention of ! Japan's capitulation. The news- paper I checked for that date printed only the front page. The inside was blank. Mooney Pardon Has Judge's Approval Redwood City. Cal., Sept. 14 U.Ri Superior Judge Maxwell McNutt. who defended Warren K. Billings and the late lorn Mooney during their sensational trial on charges of participation in the 1916 Preparedness day bombing, today approved the paroled convict's petition for re storation of a full pardon. JAP NEWSPAPERS REVEAL HYSTERIA AS WAR END NEARS Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,000 DOCTORS BY ENDOF YEAR 25,000 Nurses and 3,500 Dentists Also To Be Loos ed Under Announced Plan Washington, Sept. 14 U.R The war department today an nounced details of a plan to re turn 13,000 physicians, 25,000 nurses, 3,500 dentists and many other army medical department officers to civilian life by the end of this year. Any army doctor or dentist, with the exception of about 200 scarce specialists, may now be released if he: 1. Was in service before Pearl Harbor. 2. Is 48 or older. 3. Has 80 or more discharge points. New Qualification Heretofore doctors and den tists needed 100 points for dis charge, or 120 if their particular skills- wee classified as scarce. The previous discharge age was 50. ' The pre-Pearl Harbor qualifi cation is new. Any one of the three qualifi cations is sufficient for dis charge. Army nurses will be released if they have 35 points, or if they are 35 years old, or if they are married, or if they have a de pendent less than 14 years old. Nurses formerly had to have 65 points or had to be 40 years old to be released. Physical therapists and hospi tal dieticians will be released if they have 40 points or if they are 40 years old, or If they have dependents under 14. Formerly they needed 41 points or had to be 50 years old to be released. The war department said that by July, 1946, when the strength of the army w".l be 2,500.000 men, the surgeon general will have released at least 30,000 doctors, 10,000 dentists and more than 40.000 nurses. This represents a 70 per cent cut of the medical corps' peak strength at V-E day, the war department said. MEDFORD YOUTH HELD FOR STEALING STAGE A J 7-year-old Medford boy was arrested by city police and confined in the county jail early this morning after he had driv en a Greyhound bus. taken from the Central avenue terminal, to Grams Pass and other places, city police reported today. The youth, who gave the ex cuse tnat he "wanted to learn to drive it." was found asleep in the bus, near the station, at 3:44 this morning by local officers and is to be turned over to Ju venile authorities. Batavia Conditions First Visitors Since Singapore. Sept. 14 (U.R) Passengers on the first allied plane to land at Batavia since the Japanese occupation brought back word today that the great city in Java 'looked dead" and appalling conditions marked a nearby internment camp. A rmall party flew to Batavia yesterday, unofficially spear-head'i-g the allied rroccupation of th, rich East Indies island rtill lo be surrendered formally iftcr three years of Japanese occupation. Squadron Leader C. V. Ley of the Royal Australian air force was aboard the plane, and re To Be Open To 8 Shutdown Motors System Readers Urged To Mail or Bring In M-T Subscriptions For the convenience of cus tomers wishing to renew their subscriptions to the Medford Mail-Tribune during Bargain days, now in effect, the office will remain open until 8 p. m. Saturday. Monday, Sept. 17, Is last day of the 1945 Bargain days drive. Jerry Latham, circulation manager, today pointed out that no extensive advertising of the Bargain days is possible as newsprint restrictions are still in effect, and probably will be until aftor the first of 1946. A reduced carrier staff also prevents any extensive can. vassing by carriers of the resi dents on their routes and be cause of this, it is urged that people bring or mall their sub scriptions to the Tribune of fice. Bargain day rates are $7.50 a year by carrier; S6 for mail addresses in Josephine, Jack son and Siskiyou counties and all other mail subscriptions $7.50 a year. T MISSOURI HOME Washington, Sept. 1 4 OI.R) President Truman left Washing ton by plane at 1:31 p. m. (EWT) today to spend the week-end in his home in Independence, Mo. The president's special four engined C-54 transport plane, the Sacred Cow took off from Na tiona1 Airport here. It is due at Kansas Citv Municipal airport at 6:25 p. m. (CWT) after two stops. The presidential party Includ ed the chief executive. Mrs. Tru man. S?n. Alben W Barklcy, D.. Ky., Miss Rose Conway, the president's personal secretary; Miss Reathel Odum, Mrs. Tru man's secretary: Mrs. Alvin J. Accoh? of New York, nn old Tru man family friend; Rep. Noble J Gregory, D., Ky., and Col. Howard Rusk. BASEBALL American St. Louis 4 12 2 Boston 15 0 Miller and Mancuso; Clark, Hausman, Barrett and Pytlak. National Philadelphia 4 9 3 Chicago 3 7 1 Mulcahy, Karl (7) and Semin- ir.lr- nnrrinnnr Fritter, II V. aennerg vj ana nice, w imams (7). New York 7 10 0 Cincinnati 5 10 0 Emmerich, Fischer (4) and Kluttz; Wehmeier, Modak (5) Hctki (5) Fox (8) and Lakcman, Shanghai, Sept. 14 (U.R) A curfew was ordered today for American soldiers who have been enjoying Shanghai's night life since their arrival here. Appalling Say Japs Took Over mained In Batavia seven hours before flying back to Singapore Ley said 10.000 women were crowded into 300 cottages at an internee camp near Batavia Three and f.mr women slept in one bed. There was no privacy. Each cottage had only one water outlet. The food was' bad and inadequate. Clothing was scarce. Ley said he also visited a men's camp where 13 Americans five navy men. five army men and tnree civilians wore found. The identity of the 13 was not avail, ible. "The food was terrible." Ley said. 'The men had been living mostly on rice for three years." 14, 1945. $17 BILLION CUT T Cut back Recommendation Based on Plan For Demobilization, Reduction Washington. Sept. 1 4 (U.R) President Truman today recom mended to congress a $17,000, 000.000 cutback in navy appro priations He suggested a $11,518 301.253 cut in current appropriations and authorizations for the navy de partment and $5,306,252,674 in unrequired balances of past year s appropriations. The president sent the recom mendations to congress after con ferring at the White House with top naval and congressional of ficials concerned with navy leg islation. The president's reeommenda tinns were based on the navy's 250,000-man-a-month demobiliza tion program on cutbacks In its ship construction program, and on various other related cuts in expenses resulting from the end of the war. GETS PATIENTS Arrival of 51 patients for treatment at the Camp White sta tion hospital, now In charge of the navy was announced today by Capt. H. B. La Favre, medi cal oificer in command of the hospital. The men. all officers, are the first patients registered at the hospital since it was com missioned for the navy. Capt. La Favre also stated that a navy paymaster had arrived for duty at the hospital. Man Awakens To Find Huge Bear Staring at Him When Walter Terry, owner of the Pollyanna bakery in San Francisco, returns home from his vacation in the Rogue River Valley he won't have to make up any stories to tell. With his wife and the relatives they were visiting, Mr. and Mrs. Dana F. Cushing of Pros pect, Terry made a trip to Cra ter Lake last week. The party enjoyed the beautiful view from the lake rim, ate lunch in one of the park camp grounds and then disposed themselves on a grassy plot to rest. Terry selected a spot somewhat removed from the rest of the group and fell asleep. About the time he was pleas antly deep in slumber cries from the occupants of a nearby parked car and from his wife and relatives woke Terry, lie opened sleepy eyes to find a large bear peering into his face with disagreeable snuffing noises. Terry and the bear both de parted hurriedly in different directions. COMMITTEE TO STUDY PEARL HARBOR NAMED Washington, Sept. 14 (U R Speaker Sam Hayburn today named the five house members to the joint congressional com mittee which will investigate the Pearl Harbor disaster. They arc Reps. Jcre Cooper, D., Tenn.; J. Bayard Clark, D., N. C; John W. Murphy, D., Pa.; Frank Keefe, R., Wis., and Ber trand Gearhart, R., Calif. p.m. Saturday For Bargain Subscriptions 1RIBUNE United Press Full British Reoccupy Hongkong r J Symbolizing British re-occupntlon after Vi years of Japanese oppression, the British ting Is rulscd on Kill Tek airfield, Hongkong, by Royal Ma rines and fleet air arm personnel from the HM3 Indomitable, flagship ol Rear Adm. O. H. J. Harcourk Royal Navy official photo. Jap Business Interests Would End Military Domination of Government Tokyo, Sept. 14 (U.R) A strong movement is underway among powerful business and in dustrial interests In Japan to oust from government pqsi,tlpns the men who have dominated the empire's policies during the past generation, several promin ent businessmen said today. . . The first manifestation of the group's strength may be seen in the January elections and the selection of a new cabinet which is expected to follow shortly thereafter. The business leaders appar ently concur in the opinion ex pressed by llideshige Kashiwagi, advisor to the Yokohama Specie Bank, "Japan is facing a real political reconstruction," and intend to participate in the re organization. Ryozo Asano, director of the Asauo Cement Company, pointed out that the present cabinet in cludes men who have been dominant In the Japanese gov ernment during the years of the nation's Imperialistic policy when the interests of all groups were subordinated to those of the expansionists. He said the military gained ITALIAN TREATY London, Sept. 14 (U P.) Yugo slavia, Italy and the British do minions were invited by the Council of Foreign Ministers to day to submit their views on an Italian peace treaty and the Halo-Yugoslav border dispute to the council next Monday. A British Foreign Office com munique said foreign ministers of the Big Five Allied powers had begun drafting the prelim inary terms of a peace treaty for Italy. Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as Italy and Yugoslavia, were invited to nominate repre sentatives to attend Monday's council meeting. Willow Creek Fire Seen Near Control Men from Union Creek and Butte Falls were this afternoon using a pumper to extinguish a small fire on the Willow Creek road in the Rogue River Na tional forest, f o r e s t service headquarters stated. The fire has covered about half an acre of brush and grass but it is be lieved the original crews would be able to control the blaze with out aid. .. Willow Creek Is on the edge of the territory which make's up the water shed for the Medford city water supply. Leased Wir NO. 149. (Acme RailithTelephata) the upper hand and held down other groups by muzzling any who protested. Asano asserted that the Jap anese government's most Import ant Job la meeting the current emergency in food, shelter and fuel. The country is short a million and a half tons of rice and has only 20,000,000 tons of coal available, compared with normal requirements of 45,000,000. A thousand dwelling units are criti cally needed, the businessman said. KLAMATH TERM Washington, Sept. 14 (U.R) A bill to fix a term of the U. S. district court at Klamath Falls, Ore., was approved today by a house Judiciary subcom mittee. The bill was Introduced by Rep. Lowell Stockman, R., Ore., as an amendment to a 34-year-old law which established Ore gon as a federal court district and provided for terms at Port land, Pendleton and Medford. His amendment would add Klam ath Falls. ABDUCTION IS CHARGED AS K. F. GIRL MISSING Sacramento, Sept. 14 (U.Ri Sacramento police today inves tigated abduction and mistreat ment charges lodged by Paul G. Mclcndres, 23, against five sol diers and two civilians. Mclcndres told police his sister, Adeline Brown, 24, Klam ath Falls, Ore., was missing after five Mexicans and two civilians forced him, his wife and Miss Brown Into a car and drove them to Yolo county. Mrs. Mclcndres was rtcd there and Miss Brown taken a vay by the two civilians, Mclcndres said. LILES IS RELEASED ON SPURIOUS CHECK COUNT Following appearance In jus tice court Wednesday, J. L. a fraudulent check charge, was Lilcs, arrested Tuesday night on released from the county jail Wednesday on condition that the check is reimbursed and there be no further violation. REALTY PRICES DROP Sacramento Sept. 14 lU.R) Rial estate prices in California have dropped approximately 10 per cent from wartime peaks. Ralph C. Harrison, supervising deputy real estate commissioner, said today, and the postwar buy ing Ix om, due in about five or six months, will be at or below the new level of prices. AFTER CONTINUED MacArthur Says No Inten tion of Administering Soft Peace; More Nips Suicide Tokyo, Sept. 14 (U.R) Gen. Douglas MacArthur today closed Japan's last propaganda outlet, the official Domei news agency, and answered critics of a "soft peace" with an announcement that he has no intention of ap plying surrender terms in "kid gloved fashion." MacArthur said the Japanese government already was "com pletely controlled by occupa tion forces and pledged the. "prompt, complete and entire fulfillment of the terms of sur render." Two More Suicides Two more Japanese suicides were reported. Gen. Teiichi Yoshimoto, former commander of the northeast Japan district, committed hanklri this morning by slashing his abdomen with a sword and firing a bullet into hij head. Last night Lt. Gen. Chikahiko Koizumi, welfare minister in Japan's Pearl Harbor cabinet and No. 11 on the list of Japa nese war criminals, committed hara-kiri at his Tokyo home after learning of his impending arrest. (A New Delhi broadcast re ported by NBC said Japanese) General Yushiroko of the first military headquarters also shot and killed himself today). Roundup Continues The roundup of non-Japanesa war criminals In Japan con tinued with the arrest of Aung Than, former military attache to the puppet Burmese embassy in, Tokyo and organizer of the Bur ma Independence corps. Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelber- ger, commander of the Eighth army, told a press conference that he believed the occupation of Japan could be "washed up in another year If Japan doc3n't deal from beneath the table." He estimated the . occupation armies would reach a peak strength of 400,000 men. The suspension of Domei fol lowed by only a few hours its latest in a series of radio newi transmissions charging American occupation troops with rape and looting in Tokyo and Soviet troops with varied "atrocities" in Manchuria, Korea and Sak halin. The action also deprived all Japanese newspapers with the single exception of the Tokyo and Osaka Mainichi, which have Just subscribed to United Pres. of their only source of news outside their home cities. Permit U. S. Agencies Immediately after the suspen sion was announced, however, Brig. Gen. Le Grand DUler, MacArthur's chief of public re lations, said he would permit American agencies to set up their own receiving and trans mitting facilities and sell news freely in Japan. MacArthur attributed what ha called some impatience in the American press over a "soft policy in Japan to "an errone ous concept of what is occur ring." "No one need have anv douht about the prompt, complete and entire fulfillment of the terms of surrender," he said. "It is well understandable that In the) face of atrocities committed by the enemy that there should bs impatience. MacArthur explained that tha first phase of the occupation of necessity was based on military considerations Involving tha landing of American troops, ac mobilization of the enemy, and rescue and evacuation of war prisoners and internees. He revealed that more than 100,000 American troops already had landed in Japan and that half of the Japanese armed forces there had been demobi lized. Some 1,500,000 Japanesa troops remain under arms, but they, too, should be demobilized by mid-October. "During this Interval of time, safety and complete security must be assured," he said in ex planation of his delay in putting into operation more rigid meln ods of control. "When this first phase is com plctcd, other phases provided in the surrender terms will infall ibly follow." Already, he said, Japan's gov ernmental structure is controlled completely by the occupation forces.
