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Newspaper Page TextMM,. , Use The Mall Tribune Want Ad Way Quick Results Weather FRIBUNE FORECAST: Sunday, Partly cloudy, with showen In hills; slightly warmer. Temp. Highest yesterday 63 Lowest this mo ruins ............ 44 At Small Cost United Press Full Leased Wit United Press Full Leased Wira Fortieth Year JKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1945. NO. 156. 15) RJ1 11 i M L, u LZ3 MEDFORD PDIDDIIMP TIC! ID Uilll I LII1U ! ILUi WALKOUT SET FOR SUNDAYMIDN1TE AFL Demands $1.10 Mini mum Per Hour Wage Four States Affected Portland, Ore., Sept. 22 (U.R A crippling ticup o pine and fir operations in the Pacific northwest was predicted tonight as AFL union leaders called a wage dispute strike for one minute after midnight Sunday. The industry-wide strike would be the first in the history of the northwest states. The apl rionnwesi council ui lum ber a;id sawmill workers order ed the walkout after negotia tions with operators and federal conciliators broke down. The union demands a minimum vag3 of SI. 10 an hour. The number of men to be af fected ranged from 30,000 to 60,000. Executive Secretary Kenneth Davis of the council said all 494 lumber operations jn Washington. Oregon, Idaho and Montana will be closed down within a week and all but 15 per cent inoperative from the start. He said all AFL log gers and factory employes, saw mill workers and those engag ed in lines such as box factory work will be included, with picket lines at all operations. It was estimated the strike would shut down as much as 85 per t:?.nt of the northwest's saw mill production, having a seri ous effect on national recon struction and home building programs. Independent of the AFL ac tion, the CIO-I nternational woodworkers of America also plan strike action with more than 30.000 members having voted for a strike to gain a 25 cents an hour wage increase for all employes. Claude Ballard, president of the IWA, said his proup had a majority of sawmill workers and loggers in the northwest and had no intention of supporting any program other than its own. The international negotiating committee of the IWA meets in Portland nexf Wednesday to de termine whether a strike shall be called. This group also in cluded northern California lo cals. Secretary of Labor Lewis c.t,.,,.-iini-,v.afh railed the con ciliation conference in an ef fort to head off the AFL strike threat, but negotiations collaps ed last night. The union's pol icy committee contended opera tors had refused to meet with them while the employers said there was no refusal to nego tiate and no denial of wage de mands of the union. The em ployer spokesman said the of fer to resume negotiations still stands. The AFL demand hinged on an industry-wide raise, objected to b; operators on grounds of differing industries, allied plants not directly connected, and lack of common problems. The SI. 10 demand would mean an increase of from 20 to 30 cents in the ba sic industry and 40 cents in allied industries. Local mill operators last night declined comment on what ef fects the strike would have oca'.'y. High Nazi General Army Billet Stoker Wiesbaden. Germany. Sept. 22 !U Pi Lt.. Gen. Gerlach Hem- merich, chief of the military mapping and survey section of the German general staff and sought by American counter-intelligence agents for montns. has been captured working as a stoker in an American army bil let in Berlin, it was announced today. TOURNEY FEATURES rorUanct. Ore., Sept. 22 UP' The Portland open golf tour namei.t scheduled to begin next week will feature walkie-talkies and r peiiscjpe. COACH WARREN HURT Eu-:ene. Ore.. Sept. 22 'UP) Joi n Warren. University of Oregon assistant football coach, suffered a fractured right knee cap during scrimmage Friday. Curious Yanks feu &xgr rc5f 1 5 (Acme Iclviilioto) American soldiers of occupation In Tokvo watch traditional Japanese ceremony curiously outside Imperial Palace grounds as three natives bow humbly to the Imperial presence of Hirohlto withm. action symbolic of the Japanese attitude. London, Sept. 22 U.R The London Daily Express said today an effective defense against the atomic bomb had been perfected. The device, based on the prin ciples of British radar, German ruckets and American fuses, is capable of destroying planes or rockets, carrying atomip ex plosives, at any height. The key to the new defense weapon is the "radio proximity fuse," the American invention that beat the V-l weapons and hrmioht rinwn hundreds of Japa nese suicide planes. It will make ack-ack of the iuiure iuu per cent effective, the Daily Express said. According to the Express here's how the device works: Defense crews send up a high speed rocket on a radar beam which already has picked up an incoming target. The beam enables the defense rocket to encounter the attacking plane or rocket. Impulses from a tiny transmitting set carried in the fuse will explode the defense rocket when it gets close enough to its objective, thereby explod ing the atomic bomb. Even if the atomic substance is not ex ploded, the mechanism for sct- tintf it nff urnnlrT ha rnintul Km the blast, the Express said. Miami. Fla., Sept. 22 U.R An unidentified formation of planes, which swung into the path of a five-plane flight from Melbourne, today was blamed for the crash of two navy fight ers into downtown Miami. Capt. D. L. Day. commanding officer of the Melbourne, Fla.. naval air base, questioned the flight leader of the group which was forced to scatter and then issued a statement laving the I blame on the other formation. j The two planes collided, lock ed, and crashed into the business section of Miami last night, kill- I ing the two pilots. They were on a routine flight from Melbourne i to Miami. Their names have not been revealed by the navy. I City officials estimated the loss j of a civilian business and a navy- operated warehouse at approxi mately $75,000. County Association Urges Fire Program Portland. Ore.. Sept. 22 (U.R) Charges that the state could have avoided many forest fires if it had followed recommenda tions made in 1938 by the Asso ciation of Oregon Counties, were made today by the association. Watch Japanese Ritual of Humility BULLETIN Night Game The St. Louis Cardinals tight ened up the National league rape by trouncing Cincinnati, 9 to 4, to advance within a game and a half of the Cubs. St. Louis pounded out 17 hits to give Char ley Barrett his 23rd pitching vic tory. The Reds took an early one-run lead and, after St. Louis made two, rallied again for another one-run margin but succumbed to the heavy hitting of the world champions, who scored four times in the sixth and twice in the seventh. Cincinnati 4 12 2 St; Louis 9 17 1 Heusscr, Kennedy and Lake man; Barrett and Rice. The scheduled Pacific Coast league baseball game at Portland between the Portland Beavers and the Sacramento Solons was called off because of rain. Coast San Diego '4 14 2 Seattle 2 8 4 Knowles and Grigg; C. John son, Palica and Castro, Niemil ler. Oakland 8 14 1 Hollywood 10 15 2 Zidich, Chetkovich and Kearse: Mishasek and Hill. Sacramento at Portland post poned, rain. LT. OF 'THE PIE, HE Hollywood, Sept. 22 (U.R) Lt. Jackie Coogan, 30, famed as "The Kid" in the silent film days, will tell a judge Monday about his being arrested on a "drunk in auto" charge when he was snatching a nap after a re union with overseas comrades. Found asleep in a parked sta tion wagon, the actor was taken to the West Los Angeles police ! station early today and booked on the drunk charge. He furn ished S100 bail for his appear ance Monday afternoon in West Los Angeles police court. Coogan, who will be dis charged from the army on ex piration of his terminal leave next Saturday, said he had a little get-together with six over seas pals last night. He drove one of them home after the party, then he felt sleepy. "I pulled off to the side of 1 the road, turned off the lights ' and fell asleep," Coogan ex plained. Police reported the motor of the station wagon was ! running when they found Coo- ' gan. Coogan, a glider pilot in the airborne invasion of Burma, hopes to get back in the movies when he is out of the army. Warn Deer Hunters Fire Hazards High Portland, Ore., Sept. 22 (U.R) Forestry officials today warn ed Oregon hunters to check with the forestry service before en tering any national forest be cause of fire hazards in many parts of the state. MINISTERS MEET ILUI1 London, Sunday, Sept. 23 (U.R) The Council of Foreign Ministers early today was re ported making preparations to end the historic meetings, with out having reached important decisions on any of the vital questions before them. London newspapers said the conferences would close on a note of "dismal failure" and "little progress." A brief communique issued by the council last night said the Big Five representatives' were taking up "discussions of items on the agenda," interpreted by all informed sources as an ad mission that the foreign mini sters meeting had deteriorated into a discussion of minor prob lems. It appeared that differences of opinion, particularly between Russia on one hand and the United Stales and Great Britain on the other, had led to an im passe. The Sunday newspaper, The Observer said a "major crisis" had developed at the meetings with the heads of the delegations making desperate efforts to over come it. The Sunday Dispatch said the mooting had been "a dismal fail ure as an interim peace confer ence." SEVEN DIVISIONS T Wiesbaden, Germany. Sept. 22 (U.R) Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower announced today that seven U. S. divisions, five infan try and two armored, will b'j the occupation forces in the Amer ican zone of Germany. Eisenhower's announcement listed the 1st, 3rd, 9th, 42nd and 78th Infantry and the 1st and 4th armored divisions. Listed for temporary occupa tion in addition to the seven named were 79th, 80th, 93rd. 84th, 90th, 94th, 100th and lOJnd infantry divisions, the 3rd ar mored division and the 82nd air borne" division. Use of Medford city water and new water mains carried by an overwhelming majority at a special bond election held In Central Point yesterday. There were 250 vutcs for nine against the new water mln and use of Medford walrr was voted in by a count of 256 for and six against. EAST'S SUPPLY OF GASOLINE HIT BY Third of Nation's Supply Shut Off Texas Fields At Standstill Chicago, Sept. 22 (U.R Mil lions of gallons of gasoline, de stined for eastern motorists, were choked off at the source today as the Oil Workers Inter national union crippled petro leum refineries in three great production areas. Petroleum industry officials said that at least a third of the nation's gasoline production had been shut off. Almost hour ly new labor flareups were closing off other production plants. Seriousness of the oil and gaso line situation was reflected in Washington where labor depart ment officials were watching closely the effect of the nation's life. As the wave of oil strikes left more than 25,000 petroleum industry employes idle, Edgar L. Warren, director of the federal conciliation service, mapped plans for his conciliation con ference he ordered held here next Tuesday. Warren said he would bring together representatives of in dustry and labor to discuss the 30 per cent wage boosts demand ed by OWIU. A wave of strikes in otlrer in dustries from coast to coast had made more than 253,000 work ers idle while union officials sought io continue tho employes' take-home pay, or were seeking other disputed demands. The world's most concentrated and biggest oil production area along tire rich Texas Gulf coast, was almost at a standstill. It was here that the biggest threat was offered to eastern nrotorists, for approximately 1,500,000 gallons of gasoline normally arc shipped daily to the Atlantic seaboard by tankers. GEISHA GIRLS OF TOKYO NO WORRY, Tokyo. Sept. 22 U.R) The G. I. wolf whistle is stilled In Tokyo the women wear droopy slacks on tho streets and even the Geisha girls are a weary, middle aged bunch whose dances would never land them a spot in the floor show of a second-rate American night club. Fraternization is one of the least of the worries of American occupation authorities. The vet eran U. S. troops weren't In a fraternal mood when they enter ed Japan and a few glances at the women have sent them back to the barracks to write letters and talk about the girls at home. Some of the Americans had imagined dark Japanese girls walking beneath the cherry blos soms under dainty umbrellas and looking discreetly from behind their fans. It was a shock when they saw the girls shuffling along the streets in slacks and stepping obsequiously into the gutters for the American soldiers and Jap anese males alike. The Japanese women abandon ed kimonos for street dress dur ing the war and substituted trousers and full-slccvcd blouses. They were much better for div ing into air raid shelters. Tax Board Plans Simplified Forms Salem, Ore.. Sept. 22 (U.R) The Oregon state tax commis sion will take immediate steps to prepare simplified forms for reporting 1945 incomes, the com mission announced today. The simplified form was au- thorized at the last legislative layed printing of the state in come tax forms. The commission raid it was acting on advice of Attorney General George Neu ner who ruled the law was valid unless repealed by the legisla ture or declared invalid by court action. OF ABE'S ARREST DUE Complete Control of Japan's Political and Financial Life Underway Tokyo, Sunday, Sept. 23 (U.R) The U. S. Gth army prepared to go ashore in force on Kyushu island today as Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered the arrest of Gen. Nobuyuki Abe, former gov ernor general of Korea and the second high Japanese Asiatic military commander placed on his war criminal list. Complete controls over Jap ancse finances and politics were forecast as MacArthur ordered a complete financial accounting from the Japanese government and President Truman's special political adviser to allied head quarters, George Alchesorr, Jr., arrived in Tokyo. MacArthur's inquiry into Jap anese finances included the im perial household itself and Ihe vast fortune of Emperor Ilirohito which has ramifications through Japanese commerce and indus try. Meanwhile, a semblance of democratic political life in pros tralc Japan began to stir with 150 leaders of former political parties meeting to organize a united so-called "proletarian" front. Prince Fumimaro K o n o y e, however, declared in a press con ference that Japan was political ly unready for free elections in January as planned. Konoye is a former premier and minister without portfolio in the present government. Serious wrangling broke out in the cabinet as it met in extra ordinary session with Premier Prince Naruhiko Iligashi-Kunl to reorganize the vital central liai son council, through which arc carried out MacArthur's direc tives to the Japanese. Members of the cabinet clash ed on whether the foreign office should retain control of the coun cil or whether control should be entrusted to the cabinet as a whole. It was decided to leave the matter in the premier's hands and his plan for reorganization was approved. FLEET AT Aboard The U. S. S. Iowa. Sun day, ept. 23 OI.R) Powerful units of the homeward bound U. S. Third fleet dropped anchor in Buckncr Bay, Okinawa, at 6 a. m. today (7 p. m. Saturday KWT) after an uneventful voyage lrm Tokyo Bay. The fleet was scheduled to pick up additional ships here. In cluding the battleships, Texas, Arkanas and Nevada and also take aboard additional personnel on the already overcrowded ves sels. It was expected to sail tonight or tomorrow for Pearl Harbor where stiil more units will join up for the triumphal homecom ing to the west coast, expected around Oct. 15. As an Indication how the ships arc being crowded in an effort to return home the largest num ber of men. the Iowa, after it picked up about 650 men here, will have aboard 232 officers and 3,513 enlisted men against a normal complement of 117 offi cers and 2,500 men. The "hot bunk" system will be used, with two men usugnrd to the same bunk and sleeping in shifts. Buckncr Bay was jammed with shipping when tne fleet arrived, including several aircraft carrier's and many mer chant vessels. DUKE IN PARIS Paris, Sept. 22 (U.R) Th Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived tonight by automobile fro mLc Havre and went immedi ately to their home. No Cover Kicker San Francisco, Sept. 22 (U.R) August Runoff, 26-year-old sailor attached to the USS Catlin, is alive today because he is an immobile sleeper. State highway patrolmen found early today sleeping on a three-foot ledge under the center span on tho Golden Gate bridge. Police pointed out after Ruhoff had been remov ed to a safer place that only the slightest -shift of position or turn would have sent the sailor plummeting into the San Francisco bay. Ruhoff gave police no rea son for choosing such a rest ing place. LA. RITES SATURDAY Salem, Ore., Sept. 22 (U.R) Funeral services were held here today for Llewellyn A. Banks, former Medford rrewspaper nub lishcr, who died in the state prison hospital yesterday. Banks was serving a life sen tence in the penitentiary for the murder of Constable George Prescott, March 10, 1933. The murder occurred when Presoott called at Banks' home to serve a warrant charging the ex-pub-lisher with complicity in a bal lot theft. L. A. Banks Banks came to the Rogue River Valley in the middle 1920s from Riverside, Cal., and be came active in the pear indus try, purchasing and securing con trol of several orchards. He purchased a local weekly and converted it Into a daily. In tho early stages of the de pression the properties of Hur.ks became Involved in litigation, as well as his newspaper. A period of community stress followed, climaxed by the "ballot thefts," and the slaying of Constable Prescott, at the then Banks tiomc on West Main street, on the morning of March 16, 1933. Banks went on trial at Eugene, on a change of venue, May 2, 1933, and was found guilty of murder in a second degree, ind sentenced to life imprisonment. The case attracted nation-wide attention. In prison. Banks at first made efforts to secure executive cle mency, all being denied. Ot lute years little had been heard of him. He was about 75 years of age and born in Ohio. At the time of his trial Iris wife and child and Cleveland, O., kin were pre sent. San Francisco, Sept. 22 U.R) Nearly 9.000 returning Pacific veterans arrived today aboard three military transports. The navy transport Mayo ar rived from Okinawa with 5,171 men. believed to be a new record for any one ship. The Warhaw, a navy transport, returned 1,799 passengers from the Philippines, including 1,500 Scabces. Only returning army person nel were aboard the transport Cape Canso, which carried 1,206 men from Honolulu plus 310 navy personnel. M'ARTHUR TOLD . TO LET JAPS END HIR0HJTS RULE Use Force If Necessary Says White House Directive Basic Policy Listed President Truman has instructed Gen. Douglas MacArthur to let the Japanese people use force if necessary to strip their govenv ment of its feudal and authori tarian trappings. This was one of n nnmher of basic occupation policy instruc tions sent to MacArthur on Aug. 29 four days before the formal .Til nil ni.cn siipmiildi ciifrtitvj . and made public tonight by tha wnito House. The policy statement reveals In detail for the first time tha powers vested in MacArthur as supreme Allied commander and the steps by which Japan is to be stripped of every vestige of militarism and ultra-nationalism. Publication of the policy state ment came in tho midst ot a sharp controversy touched off by MacArthur's nnnonnpomonf fmm Tokyo Monday that American; occuparron rorccs probably can be reduced to 200,000 within six: months and acting Secretary oi Slate Dean Acheson's subsequent rebuke of MacArthur. Ache.'uns said Wednesday that the govern ment, not the military, should determine occupation policy. Mr. Truman's directive to MacArthur made no mention oi, the number 1 of troops to be used to attain tho desired objective in Japan. It referred, however, to "the desire of the United States to attain its objectives with a minimum commitment of its forces and resources." American policy as develop ed jointly by the War, State and Navy departments and approved by Mr. Truman directs Mac Arthur to exercise his authority through Japanese governmental machinery and agencies, includ ing the emperor. MacArthur a I. so was instructed to act directly, if necessary. "The policy," it said, "is to use the existing form of govern ment In Japan, not to support The policy statement directed that: "Changes in the form of gov ernment Initiated by the Japa nese people or government in the direction of modifying u feudal and authoritarian tend encics are to be permitted and favored. "In the event that the effec tuation of such changes involves the use of force by the Japanese people or government against persons opposed thereto, the su preme commander should inter vene only where necessary to insure the security of his forces and tho attainment of all otlrer objectives of the occupation." The policy is designed to satis fy all the principal Allied pow ers whose forces will be 'wel. corned and expected" in the oc cupation, but the White Housa statement made plain that in event of policy disagreements among the Allies, "the policies of the United States will govern.'' Coos-Curry Timber Sold For 2 Million Coos Bay, Ore., Sept. 22 (U.R) Sale of lumber and manufac turing interests in Coqullle, Ore, to the Coos Bay Lumbering Com pany of San Francisco. Cal., for 52,500,000 was announced today by Ralph L. Smith, president. Smith Wood Products Company. The sale included the Smith Woods Products Company real estate and timber holdings in Coos and Curry counties, timber' in Douglas county, boats, river equipment and booms on the Cc quille river, as well as interests in the L. B. and L. Logging Com parry In Brewster Valley. The Coos Bay Company, headed by Henry F. Chancy, plans to begin operations Oct. 1. KYSER'S BAND INVITED Hollywood, Sept. 22 (U.R) Kay Kyer's band has been in vitcd to play at the 100th anni versary celebration of the found ing of the Annapolis Naval Aca demy on Oct. 10, Kyser repealed i today.