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Newspaper Page Text'STH lH mw. mm m ? , Ml 4 MEDFORD United Presi Fortieth Year MacArthur Freezes Jap Funds; Freedom of News Is Directed IS FORBIDDEN IN NEWJMCM Control of Entire Japanese Economy Is Aim to Bar Profit From Stolen Empire Tokyo, Sept. 24 (U.R) Gen. Douglas MacArthur today froze Japanese funds at home and abroad, stripped newspapers and news agencies of government control and banned research into atomic power. The freeze order was another In a series of steps which eventu ally will enable the allied su preme command to control the entire Japanese economy and prevent the imperial government from realizing anything from its stolen empire. Eight Points In an eight-point directive blueprinting Japan's post-war domestic economy, he also order ed strict control of wages, prices and rationed goods, halted all air craft, naval and other war pro- auction, and urged maximum J output of civilian necessities of l ' ' food, clothing and shelter. The orders put into effect some of the major policies out lined for Japan by President Truman in his directive to Mac Arthur. The general's sweeping finan cial order was seen as a step to ward securing reparations from Japan and toward thwarting at tempts of Japanese war profit eers to unload their wealth in an effort to escape war guilt trials. President Truman directed that reparations would be se cured in part through the trans fer of Japanese property outside the home islands. , Law Change MacArthur's financial order specifically directed the govern ment to amend its laws to pro hibit: Export to or import from any foreign country of gold or silver coin; gold, silver or platinum f bullion; currency, securities, checks, bank drafts, bills of ex change, powers of attorneys, proxies, or any other evidence of indebtedness or of property own ership. Transfer of assets abroad own ed or controlled directly or indi rectly in whole or .part by any person within Japan. Transfer of property which now or which has been since Dec. 7, 1941, owned or controlled by any person outside Japan. Transactions in foreign ex change. MacArthur said the orders were aimed "at freezing traffic in currencies and all negotiable assets within the country which Crater Lake , .IMF . .'-- Shown above is an artist's drawing of the new Crater Lake Motors building, construction of which started at the corner of West Main and Fir streets today. The building, which will measure 170 by 150 feet, will house a showroom for Ford. Mer cury and Lincoln automobile display, a corered used car lot. larger parts department and a shop which will be 90 by 170 feet. The repair shop will include all latest equipment and be capable of handling increased business, according to Art Wir.e- Full Leased Wire 555 War Brides Reach San Fran San Francisco, Sept. 24 (U.R) Five hundred and fifty-five Australian war brides, with 201 children, arrived at San Fran cisco today on the former lux ury liner, Lurline, which led a fleet of ships carrying approxi mately 17,000 servicemen and 900 civilians through the Golden Gate. The group of war brides, all en route to the homes of their American servicemen husbands, was the largest to reach the United States. JAP EVACUATION LAST TASK FOR YANKS IN CIA Hamilton ' Field, Calif., Sept. 24. (U.R) The only remaining task for American soldiers in China is the evacuation of ap proximately 4,000,000 Japanese, including 2,000,000 widely dis tributed armed troops, Lt. Gen. A. C. Wodemeyer, commanding general of U. S. troops in the China theater, said today. He estimated that the majority of the 350,000 American troops stationed in the China-Burma-India area would be home by next spring. Wedomoyer, en route to Wash ington, D. C, for conferences with the war department, said the United States "was obligated to assist the Chinese in the re moval of the Japanese." He declined to comment on internal dissension in China or on Sino-Russian relations and said: "Ambassador Hurley will be along in a few days. Collar him. I am a military man and not a political one." will, in turn, facilitate the finger printing of the nation's assets here and abroad." News Barriers Out In his new press directive, MacArthur ordered the govern ment forthwith to eliminate state-created barriers to dissemi nation of news' and to "remove itself from direct or indirect con trol of newspapers and news agencies. The government was ordered to strip the heretofore official Domei news agency of all special privileges and make it subject to competition from whatever news services choose to enter the feild. "No preferential treatment will be accorded any news ser vice now existing or which may be created futurely in Japan," the order said. Foreign news ser vices of all nations will be per mitted to serve the press of Ja pan to the extent that press de sires. Motors Starts vl . J . J. n . n - .VI, J - .. . MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, Nomination As Undersecre tary of State Will Be Op posed Declares Nebraskan Washington. Sept. 24 (UP.) The Senate today confirmed the nomination of Dean Ache son as undersecretary of state after spirited debate over con gressional complaints that he had rebuked Gen. Douglas MacArthur on -matters deal ing with the occupation of Japan. The vote was 69 to 1. Washington, Sept. 24 (U.R Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry, R., Neb., today rejected as "unsatis factory" acting Secretary of State Dean Achcson's reply on the dispute involving Gen. Doug las MacArthur and announced that he would fight Acheson's nomination as undersecretary of state. , The nomination, blocked by Wherry last week, was expected to come before the senate again late today for confirmation. Wherry asked the senate to return the nomination to 'he Senate Foreign Relations com mittee for further consideration and explanation of policy on the occupation of Japan. Storm Brews His motion to return the nomination to committee touch ed off what promised to be a stormy session. Wherry last Saturday sub mitted to Acheson a dozen ques tions involving a press confer ence statement in which Ache son said that in carrying out occupation policy, "the occupa tion forces are the instruments of policy and not the determin ants of policy." Acheson's statement had fol lowed MacArthur's announce ment from Tokyo last Monday that U. S. occupation forces in Japan probably would be cut to 200,000 regular army troops witnin six months. Acheson also had commenled that he was "surprised that anyone can fore see at this time the number of forces which will be necessary in Japan." 82nd AIRBORNE SLATED FOR REPLACEMENT SOON Berlin, Sept. 24 (U.R) The U. S. 82nd airborne division which has occupied Berlin since early in August, is scheduled to be withdrawn on Oct. 15 and replaced by the 78th (Lightning) division, it was learned today. The 78th figured prominently in the battle for the Roer river early this year. Construction On New Plant trout, manager. Latest designs will be used in construction, Winetrout said, with the building to be constructed of cement blocks and a slant ing glass front. A 40-foot sign will adorn the front oi the build ing. Howard Perrin, Klamath Falls and Medford architect, de signed the building -which wri'l be constructed cy C. E. 'Jorg oi Medford. Plans call for completion in 120 days, Winetrout said. fflffial RIBUNE SEPTEMBER 24, 1945. REDS DEADLOCK CONFERENCE BY Internationalization of Eu rope's Rivers Opposed May Cripple' Relief Flow London, Sept. 24, (U.R) Strong Russian opposition to the proposed internationalization of Europe's inland waterways dead locked the foreign ministers' con ference today. American ob servers feared the new hitch might hamper the flow of re lief supplies to central Europe this winter. American sources close to the council admitted the outlook was "gloomy" for any early agree ment on the waterways project, wjiich the United States consid ers vital for getting food and other relief supplies into the rav aged continent. The soviet delegates were un derstood to be particularly op posed to the Anglo-American pro posal that all river craft in and out of the Russian "sphere of occupation" be made available to all allied powers for relief work. The situation was complicated further by the Soviet Union's uni lateral pact with Hungary which would, in effect, give the Rus sians complete control of the Hungarian reaches of the Dan ube. French Foreign Minister George Bidault emerged from the morning session of the coun cil today with word that it had been a "lively meeting." Bidault expressed concern over proposals to strip Italy of all her colonics. , He also disclosed that France is backing Greece in Greece's de mand for restoration of the Dodecanese islands. At the same time, Bidault dis claimed any intention of demand ing the German Rhineland for France. He said France wants only to be assured that the in dustries of the Ruhr and Rhine land will not be used again as an arsenal for German aggression. Kaiser Will Head Drive For Clothes Washington, Sept. 24 (U.R) Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, ac cepting a request by President Truman, agreed today to head another nationwide drive to col lect clothing for war victims throughout the world. Mr. Truman had written Kai ser that "there can be no peace" without adequate clothing and other necessities of life for the victims of war during the try ing rehabilitation period. United Press Full The Kid Faces (Armt TtUpholo) Lt. Jackie Coogan, 30, on terminal leave from the U. S. Army Air Forces, la booked by police in West Los Angeles, Calif., on "drunk in auto" charge. Coogan was found by officer who said the former child movie star was sleeping In a station wagon with motor running. More Thousands Idle In Walkout; Oil Strike Stalls Transportation By United Press Labor troubles of the recon version period sent new thous ands of workers out on strike from coast to coast today and brought the number of strike idle employes to a 1945 high of 323,000. Between the seaboards there were scores of strikes mostly called in an effort to keep tU workers' total pay up to the wartime level. The most serious work stoppages were in Detroit where the automobile compan ies were hampered in their ef forts tc turn out the first new models in four years, and in three big oil refining areas, where gasoline supplies were cut sharply. At Detroit, Chrysler Corpora tion officials asked for a wage conference with representatives of the United Automobile Work- L STAY Washington, Sept. 24 XU.R) An additional 300,000 army of ficers and men were exempted from future service outside the United Statr-s today when the a r m lowered its overseas 'screening" scores. Effective Immediately, no en listed men will be sent overseas if on last Sept 2 their critical poini score was 36 or more, or more, or if they were 37 years old nr if thev were 34 years old with more than a year of ser vice. Officers will not be shipped overseas if their point score or age a of Sept 2 was equal to or exceeded: Male officers except medical denartment 48 points. Mde officers, medical corps and dental corps 45 points or 40 vcors of age. Ma'e officers, veterinary corps and medical administra tive corps 30 points or 35 years of age Nurses 12 points or 30 years of a?- Medical department dietitians and physical therapy aides 18 points or 30 vears of age. WAC personnel, as previously announced, will not be sent overseas. STANDARD OIL PLANNING $20 MILLION EXPANSION Los Angeles, Sept. 24 U.R Standard Oil Co. of California's Richmond and El Scgundo, Cal., refineries will be expanded as part of a $20,000,000 construc tion program, President H. D. Collier said yesterday. The company's tanker fleet will also be expanded at a cost of $13,000,000 by the middle of 1946, he said. Drilling and exploration, lab oratories and modernization of marketing and service station fa cilities will be a part of the pro gram, which is a cor'innat'on of fcctivi'.ir i npp ;0cd by the war, Collie explained. Leased Wiii NO. 157. Drunk Charge ers union (CIO) tomorrow. UAW Chrysler locals have authorized a petition for a strike vote. About 150,000 employes would be affected by a Chrysler strike. The oil workers strike stalled public transportation at Pontiac, Mich., a factory center of 66,000 persons 28 miles from Detroit. The bus company said its gaso line supply was exhausted and that no more was available. Hundreds of Detroit filling stations were closed by the gaso line shortage. The union listed 17 gasoline stntions which were to supply emergency gasollno to physicians, ambulances, and other necessary services. The retail gasoline dealers associa tion ot Michigan said, however, that even this supply would be exhausted by nightfall. The oil strike spread today when 500 members of the Inter national oil workers union (CIO) walked out at the Texas Oil Company refinery at Lawrcncc villc. 111. With return of fine weather Crater Lake National park of ficials expect to restore traffic between Annie Springs and the rim, and the rim and Diamond Lake late today, according to word from headquarters. The road barrier at the Annie Springs gateway has been re moved, permitting entrance from the west side but the barriers erected on the cast and north entrances had not been removed, it was said. Can't Force Vets Into Union Ranks Washington. Sept. 23 (U.R) Veterans with re-employment rights cannot be forced to join a union to get their old jobs back, selective service ruled to day. In a policy guide to local draft boards, the agency also said that during the year in which a vet eran is guaranteed his old job, his rights take precedence over any system of seniority. "Union membership or other conditions not enumerated in the law, may not bo required of a veteran as a prerequisite to his reinstatement," the guide said. Swing to Left Seen In French Election Paris, Sept. 24 U.R Early returns in France's first munici pal elections since 1937 showed a strong swing to the left today. i The socialist party appeared to l have won 50 district seats, nearly double its strength in 1937. Close behind, with 48, came the com bined radical and- radical-socialist parties. The communist party had clinched 10 seats. The movement republican populaire had won only two seats and all other par ties eight. 500 In Jackson County Join In A. F. L. Walkout For Higher Wage Scale Nearly 500 sawmill workers were Idle today In Jackson county as the big west coast sawmill strike went into effect at 12:01 a. m. All mill work has ceased at the Medford Corporation mill here as pickets turned out in full force to prevent the day shift from reporting for work. Plant protection men, such as night watchmen, powerhouse and sprinkler workmen were on the job at Medco today, not af fected by the walkout, which is expected to be general through out the west coast by nightfall. All office personnel and super intendents were on the job at Medco. About 325 men were idle at the big plant. B. L. Nutting, manager, said he did not know how the strike would affect logging operations. A spokesman at Timber Products company said operations there are going on as usual today. The mill is non-union and no trouble was anticipated. NEGOTIATION END IN FOUR STATES Portland, Ore., Sept. 24 (U.R) An estimated 60,000 A. F. L. northwest lumber and sawmill workers laid down their tools to day in the first Industry-wide strike in pine and fir areas of the Pacific northwest. The strike was called by union leaders after the breakdown of negotiations over whether or not settlement should be made on an industry-wide basis. Demand $1,10 Minimum The Northwestern Council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers' demanded a minimum wage of $1.10 an hour for all AFL work ers in the four states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Employers Insisted settlement should bo made In each area be cause present minimum wages vary from 80 to 90 cents an hour, At 12:01 a. in. today pickets took their places in front of 348 mills and plants. Union leaders predicted the number would rise to 494 by the end of this week. Only watchmen and mainte nance men were admitted to the struck pjantg, with one each per mitted on each shift. Union of ficials said they did not antici pate trouble at any of the closed operations. Spread Hinted Kenneth Davis, secretary of the northwest council, hinted the strike might spread to three other western lumber producing states, but he would not elabo rate or identify the states. Cali fornia was believed the most likely, since many of the north west operators have holdings In the state to the south. Arthur A. Goldsmith, Portland agent for the Lumbermen's In dustrial Relations committee, said some operators have Indi cated a willingness to negotiate the wage demand on sepnrate contracts and some negotiations started on that basis. Such pro ceedings generally halted with the actual strike, however. The federal conciliation serv ice withdrew from the dispute after failing to get the factions i together last week. CIO Ponders Move Meanwhile, the CIO Interna tional Woodworkers of America negotiating committee prepared to meet Wednesday to decide upon strategy in connection with the union's demand for a 25-ccnt-an-hour increase. Members of the union already have empowered the committee to call a strike which would in. volve some 40,000 more lumber workers. At Klamath Falls a six-weeks' old CIO strike in the Weyerhaeu ser Timber company plant went into the negotiation stage under the auspices of federal concili ators. No result was announced. State troopers, called in to keep order when AFL men went through the picket lines to re turn to work, have been ordered from the scene by Gov. Earl Sncll. PROPHET FOLLOWERS CONTINUE FAITHFUL Pasadena, Calif., Sept. 24 (U.R) Members of the Rev. Charles G. Long's congregation today reavowed their faith In the vision of the 72-year-old prophet, who said the world would end last Friday. "You will hear from us again after Sept. 29," a woman dis ciple of the Rev. Long said. "Rev. Long paid the end might not be until nine days later," she explained. JUDGE NAMED Washington, Sept. 24 (U.R) President Truman today nomi nated William G. Mathes of Cali fornia to be United States dis trict Judge for the southern riis trict of California, purceediin; the late Ralph E, Jennty, Wage Hike Asked A. F. of L. union demands call for a minimum wage increase to $1.10 per hour with a corres ponding Increase in all waga brackets, Nutting said. This would call for an increase ot 22 Vic in all wage levels. Nutting explained. Onerations at the Southern Oregon Sugar Pine mill at Cen tral I'oiiu were continuing tnis morninff but it was exnepted tha mill will be shut down before nightfall. About 75 men will be affected there, it was stated. The Southern Oregon planing mill at Central Point wa plrworl this morning when the day shift tailed to report for work. No pickets were reported and about J 45 men were Idle. Tiller Mill Closed The Tiller Mill and Lumber company mill south of Medford was also shut down, with about 25 men out of work. The mill Is operated by McMurray and Martin. A. A. Lausmann slid his mill had been shut down for the past 10 days but he did not know what affect the strike) would have on logging opera tions. Jansen and Herrln mills at Ashland are non-union and were; operating today, it was learned. Workers at the la rtfe Sllpnr Pin mill, also at Ashland, are under me iu. However, Ray Spald Ing, manager, said a meeting haa been called for Wcdnmiiav this week when, he said he sup. posed, a walkout will be called. The Alley Brothers mill, on the south Pacific highway, has been closed because of rebuild ing but IK not rvnppfarl Ka fected because the mill is non. union. LIFT OPERATORS STAGE' WALKOUT New York, Sept. 24 (U.R) Business activity in the nation' largest city was crippled today by a strike of elevator operators and building services employes which spread swiftly through most Manhattan districts. Scores of thousands of work ers were forced to walk up to their skyscraper offices or re turn to their homes. By noon 1,575 buildings In three districts of the city were affected by the strike. A union spokesman said that 13,000 of the union's 29.000 members and affiliated members had struck. The first walkout of the strikers who were protesting a war labor board wage and hour decision began at the height of the morning rush hour at 8:15 a. m. when 11,000 left their Jobs. $25,000 Damages Allowed Family Of David Davis Damages of $25,000 were awarded Ruth Davis, administra trix of the estate of her late hus band, David A. Davis, and her two children, Margaret and Da vid, by Federal Judge James Al ger Fee in her suit against the Medford Corporation, according to an opinion handed down by the Judge and received in Med ford by Don Newbury, attorney for the plaintiff. This is said to be the largest sum ever allowed in a damage suit in this county. The suit was tried before Judge Fee here last spring, with out jury. Davis was killed at the Med ford Corporation plant here when he was run over by a freight car. QUISLING FILES APPEAL FROM DEATH SENTENCE Oslo, Sept. 24 (U.R) Vidktin Quisling, Nazi puppet premier of Norway who recently was found guilty of treason, filed an appeal today with the supreme court. It was expected the ap peal will be acted upon within two weeks.