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Medfob?JS Uie The Mall Tribune Want Ad Way Quick Resulti At Small Coit Weather .TRIBUNE FORECAST: Clear tonight and Friday with rialng tempera-, tures. Temp. Highest Yesterday IS Lowest thli Morning United Press Full Leased Wire United Preu Full Leued Wire Fortieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1945. NO. 160. A.F.L. Oil Workers Pass Through C.I.O. Picket ' U. S. Conciliator Summoned In Oil Walkout As Gasoline Shortages Threaten In East -V i rS fC-il rij i Hr N , tAcmm Telephoto) Cries of "strike breaker" and "scab" accompany S00 A. P. L. Building Trades employes as thev pass through C. L O. picket line at Standard Oil Co. refinery at Cleveland, O., under watchful eyes of police. A. P. L. construction workers bare been barred from working Inside plant gates since C. I. O. Oil Workers Union struck for 30o hourly raise. Hirohito In Call On MacArthur Pledges Faithful Fulfillment Of Surrender Terms Tokyo, Sept. 27 (U.R) In formed Japanese sources said that Emperor Hirohito, during an unprecedented visit with Gen. Douglas MacArthur today, pro mised to do everything in his power to insure faithful fulfill ment of the surrender terms. (A BBC broadcast reported by NBC said it was "strongly be lieved" in Tokyo that Hirohito expressed to MacArthur his will ingness to abdicate. The broad cast said the Japanese constitu tion already was being re-drafted to provide for the abdication.) Contents of the conversation between the supreme . Allied commander and the emperor who must obey his orders were not divulged, but Japanese sources believed Hirohito also pledged all possible aid in re building Japan into a democra tic, peaceful nation. Precedent Broken Hirohito called on MacArthur at the American embassy and FUEL SHORTAGE IS SEEN LOCALLY IF IT A definite fuel shortage will exist in the Medford area by first of the year if the current AFL lumber strike is not settled, Medford fuel dealers said today. One fuel delivery concern had no green or dry slabs and no block wood available for deliv ery. Another company stated they had a fair supply of solid fuel but were limiting orders. No sawdust is available for de livery., the spokesman said. Union officials have permitted the Medford Corporation to de liver sawdust to the senior high junior high. Roosevelt and Wash ington schools but delivery to private homes or businesses is at a standstill, B. L. Nutting, Med- co manager, said. Timber Products company, not affected by the strike, Is maintaining normal deliveries but accepting no new accounts Another local fuel delivery concern stated they have no sup ply of slabwood but have a fair ly large sawdust stock pile which will be exhausted when the present supply is used up unless different arrangements can be made. ( FEDERAL OFFICES Washington, Sept. 27 (U.R) President Truman today accept ed, effective Oct. 15 the resigna tion of Leo T. Crowley as a member of the board of the fed eral Deposit Insurance Corp. and as administrator of the For eiim Economic administration. The White House said this meant that Crowley severs all connections with the govern ment. Crowley's letter of resignation mentioned only that he was re signing as member of the FDIC, but the president's letter of ac ceptance mentioned both the FDIC and the FEA. referring to "conversations" affecting FLA. Crowley gave no reason for his resignation, and said il was talked with him for more than a half hour with only the em peror's interpreter present. The meeting, largely social, broke a precedent of more than 2,000 years. Premier Prince Naruhiko Hi-gashi-Kuni left his official resi dence this afternoon to call on the emperor. There was no im mediate indication whether the visit was connected with Hiro hito's conversation with Mac Arthur or an earlier report re garding a possible re-shuffle of the Japanese cabinet. The bespectacled "Son of Heaven," immaculately attired in top hat and morning dress, was received by MacArthur in his customary summer khaikl uniform with open-necked shirt. Shake Hands (An NBC broadcast from Tokyo quoted MacArthur's per sonal photographer as saying that Hirohito bowed to and shook hands with MacArthur upon entering the spacious em bassy living room. He said Mac Arthur extended his hand in greeting.) The meeting was believed purely social, though MacArthur and the emperor may have talk ed over basin nppunntinn nnlipis for Japan. Hirohito's interpreter was the only other person pre sent during their conversations. Leaving the emhnev Hlrnh-in broke still another precedent as old as Japanese history. He bowed and tinned hi- hat in American nel.smen. Loyal Japa nese who regard Hirohito as a god dare" not even look upon the emperor when he ventures out In public. For Japan, the visit was Japan's final act of humiliation in the Pacific war. Never be fore has a Japanese emperor called on a foreign representa tive, though in 1933 Hirohito went to Tokyo station to meet Emperor Kanteh (Henry Pu Yi), PATTON TO FACE Frankfurt, Sept. 27 (U.R) Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., will report to Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower tomorrow to explain his allegedly tolerant attitude to ward nazl politicians or be dis missed as American occupation commander in Bavaria, it was learned tonight. An authoritative source told the United Press that Eisenhow er had ordered Patton to appear at his Frankfurt headquarters tomorrow and explain why he permitted some nazis to retain governmental posts in Bavaria. Failure to justify his actions to the supreme commander was expected to result in Patton's prompt removaj and return to the United States. Truman Praises Nation's Papers New York. Sept. 27 (U.R) President Truman commended the nation's newspapers today for their successful wartime operation under the voluntary censorship code and urged that the nation continue "to make a free press the true torch of world peace." The president expressed his praise in a message addressed j "to the newspapers of the na tion in connection wun ia- I iionai newspapvt ncen, wu, 1-8. so-called boy emperor of Man churia. Hirohito's Idea The visit was Hirohito's own idea. He expressed a desire to meet MacArthur, and arrange ments were made. He rode to the embassy in a big black Rolls Royce, ono of five cars in fast-traveling motorcade with motorcycle es cort. Just outside the palace gates, a group of G.I.'s suddenly glimpsed the little man sitting stiffly on the edge of his seat. One shouted: "There's the guy!" The emperor's face remained absolutely immobile. Two of ficials faced him on jump seats. All the Japanese wore striped trousers, bat-wing collars, swallow-tail coats and top hats. No correspondents were per mitted inside the gate. They watched the procession enter and leave the embassy grounds from behind guards armed with carbines. T ORIVE TO GET UNDER WAY HERE ON OCT. 8 Medford's annual Community t-hest drive will begin Oct. 8 and headquarters have been established in the Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce build ing. Otto Frohnmayer will serve as general chairman. As in past years, a large num ber of citizens and civic groups will aid the drive. Included in the list of committee chairmen are William A. Barker, who will serve as publicity chairmnn; A, S. Cummins and Mrs. Harry Holmes, special solicitations chairmen; E. C. Koefoed, organi zations chairman. Junior Cham ber of Commerce will handle the solicitation of the business dis trict and Mrs. Marjorie Hopkins, secretary of the Girl Scout coun cil, the residential district, as sisted by Girl Scouts. Administrative details will be In charge of C. E. Hedberg, with Mrs. Paul Meyers and Mrs. V W. Hammond in charge of the office. SOVIET MARSHAL TO VISIT STATES Washington, Sept. 27 (U.R)- The White House announced to day that marshal of the Soviet Union Gregori Zhukov will visit this country in early October, j arriving by air in New York City I on Oct. 4 and continuing later to Washington. Zhukov will visit Washington and see Mr. Truman some time while he is in the United States. Arrangements for his visit are j being handled by the war depart ; ment. The President first met Zhu kov at the Berlin conference of the Big Three. 35 RED FACES Washington. Sept. 27 (U.R) There were 35 or more very red faces in Washington today. A policeman discovered that a gimlot-packing "peeping torn" nad cut tiny holes in 35 apart ment doors in such a way as to give a full view of the occu pant bedroom. ' , Y MAYBE GREATER THANJRST AIM New War Secretary Patter son Says Outlook Now for 1,630,000 Left by July 1. Washington, Sept. 27 (U.R) Secretary of War Robert P. Pat terson revealed today that by next summer the army may be cut well below the strength of 1,950,000 which the White House recently indicated as the goal for Net July 1. Pointing out that the White House figure Included 320,000 men who would be in the pro cess of discharge, he said that even on the basis of present esti mates the army's strength would be only 1,630,000 a few weeks after July 1. Fast Discharge Aim W. winriA ihm estimate at a press conference an hour after he was sworn In officially as secretary of war succeeding Henry L. Stlmson wno reiireo Patterson said personnel will be discharged from the army as fast as possible. Irrespective of the future size or tne army. The future size of the army Via -aM will Tint hePOTTlfl 8 de- t.rmlnlntf fnptnl- in th rate of discharges until next April when a decision Is made on me army s future strength. Draft To Help Patterson said present plans contemplate releasing by the nl nt nvl .Tune nil but 1.000.- 000 of the 8,000,000 that were in the army as of V-E day ana utiiiTinff the Hrnft nnd the volun tary enlistment system to pro vide the better pan or i.uuv.uuu replacements. ' In an appeal for continuing the draft, he said selective serv ice calls should continue in sim ple Justice to the men who serv ed in winning the war and now are entitled to discharge. San Francisco, Sept. 27 (U.R) Mrs. Inez Burns,' 57, whose "convalescent home" was raid ed last night for the third time In 10 years as an alleged abor tion mill, was at liberty today after posting bail of $1,000, once asserted to be her daily Income. Police, who raided her home after receiving a complaint from an unidentified woman now un dergoing treatment In a local hospital, found $300,000 Jammed tightly in a safe and an elabor ate suite containing three oper ating rooms, surgical equipment and records of patients. The money was turned over to federal authorities for investi gation of Income tax payments. In 1940, Mrs. Burns, also known as Inez L. Brown, was fined $10,000 for evasion of Income tax. Commie Quizzing Is Postponed To Permit Campaign Washington, Sept. 27 (U.R) The House Committee of Un- American Activities today post poned indefinitely Its questioning of Benjamin J. Davis, Jr., negro communist city councilman of New York. The committee's decision was announced by Chairman John S Wood, D., Ga. He said that he had "no idea" when Davis would be called again. Rep. J. Parncll Thomas, R N. J., ranking committee repub lican, said be believed the coun cilman would not be asked to testify unti! after New York City's municipal elections Nov. 2. "After all, he's running for reelection to the council and we don't want to interfere with his campaign," Thomas told report ers. Davis was one of four Ameri can communist leaders subpe- naed by the committee, which sk the low-down on the par ty class war philosophy, K. F. STRIKE ENDS T Weyerhaeuser Crews and Men of Other Large Mills Expected to Resume Work Klamath Falls, Sept. 27 Ter minating a seven-weeks' CIO strike, workmen were sched uled to return to their jobs at the Klamath Falls Weyerhaeuser Timber company's plant today. This is one of the world s largest pine plants. A joint statement by manage ment and union officials Wednes day announced that a settlement had been reached and prospects of similar settlements at the Kesterson Lumber corporation, Ewauna Box company and the Bly Logging company were indi cated. The statement disclosed that the Weyerhaeuser company s contract with the CIO and its WLB directives had both been re-instated with the exception of "a substitute clause worked out concerning union maintenance," details of which were not dis closed, through mutual agree ment. The company cancelled its contract after the strike be gan, charging violation by the union. Portland, Ore., Sept. 27 (U.R) A threatened strike of 40,000 CIO lumbermen, which would paralyze the Pacific northwest lumber Industry, was believed averted today as a strike of 60,- 000 AFL lumber worker! went on. The negotiating committee of the International Woodworkers of America (CIO) announced last night that mills which meet the union's full demands would ba permitted to operate. The committee g statement hinted that there was a possi bility some of the mills might meet the wage demands of the CIO. Would Add 40,000 A CIO walkout would add an estimated 40,000 strikers to the 60,000 AFL union members al ready idle three days in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and northern California. The AFL workers want an Industry-wide minimum wage of $1.10 an hour. In the announcement, the CIO organization of lumber and saw mill workers warned the AFL to keep pickets away from plants which have CIO contracts. The CIO labeled such picketing Il legal. Meanwhile, the AFL strike continued in full force through out the northwest, halting all lumber operations. A wood fuel shortage appear ed imminent. Fuel dealers warned their customers to con vert to coal If possible, as wood reserves were dwindling rapidly. Four-Alarm Fire In San Francisco San Francisco, Sept. 27 (U.R) The San Francisco fire depart ment today sounded a general emergency call for all foremen to fight a four alarm fire raging through seven San Francisco apartment buildings in the Mis sion district and a three alarm fire in San Bruno, south of here. San Francisco, Sept. 27 (U.R) Joseph Livramento, 27, San Francisco service station opera tor, who brooded Jealousy for four days after finding his estranged wife, Vivian, in bed with a sailor, assertedly shot and killed her today, then phoned police and told them of his act. SIDE GLANCES BT TRIBUNE REPORTERS Gary C o 1 1 0 n industriously sweeping up the store for Papa Sam. O. V. Myers finding himself unacquainted with the local housing shortage. Al Piche aggrieved at being blamed for something he hadn't done. Irene Phetteplace refusing to appear in the news columns, and she the daughter of a newspaper map --. IN BIG FIVE TALK E Molotov Insists France and China Excluded Under Terms of Potsdam Pact. London, Sept. 27 (U.R) In formed American sources said Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov Insisted today that the terms of the Potsdam agreement excluded France and China from discussions of Balkan peace treaties. The American, Russian and British foreign ministers met to day in an effort to break the Balkan deadlock which threat ened to wind up the Big Five council in an impasse. Molotov was reported to have asked the council to abide by the Potsdam decision which he in terpreted as keeping Franco and China out of talks on peace treaties for the Balkan coun tries. An Informed American source conceded gloomily that Molotov "put up a pretty good argument." A reliable source said China had asked the conference to set a definite date for Big Five con sideration on the fate of Japan THIRD OF MEAT OFF RATION LIST Washington, Sopt. 27 (U.R) With civilian meat supplies rap idly swelling In volume, the of fice of price administration an nounced today that one-third of all meats will be taken off the ration list next Sunday.- Chief items to become ration free with the beginning of the October rationing period are lower grades of beef, lower grades of veal and lamb, ham burger, sausage and luncheon meats. Canning and cutter are the names of the lower beef grades. Low grades of veal and lamb are classified as cull, Pork, which is still scarce, will continue at its present point values for all cuts except pork hearts, livers and tongues, which will be ration free. The better grades of beef, veal and lamb, particularly cuts such as steaks, roasts and chops, will retain their present point values. Other less favored cuts, such as short ribs, plates, flanks, shanks and breasts, will become point free regardless of grade. Butter, margarine, lard and other fats and oils will retain their present point values, BASEBALL American Philadelphia 1 8 1 New York 8 12 0 Newsome, Christopher (4) Drr ry (7) and Rosar, Astroth (7); Ruffing and Robinson. National Chicago J 5 2 Cincinnati 18 0 Wyse and Gillespie: Hcusser and Lakeman. Truman Stands Pat For $25 Weekly Unemployment Rate Washington, Sept. 27 (U.PJ President Truman told demo cratic members of the House Ways and Means committee to day that he felt the senate had "let him down." and that he was standing by his original propos als for expanding unemploy men compensation. The 12 democratic members met with the President for about 45 minutes. White House Press Secretary Charles Ross later told newsmen of Mr. Truman's po sition. The democrats were called to the White House after the House Ways and Means committee gave him bis first major lebuU two Argentina Roundup Includes Editors, Foreign Ministers Buenos Aires, Sept. 27 (U.R) Dr. Alberto Gainza Paz, director of the pro-democratic newspaper La Prensa, was detained by po lice at noon and taken to the so cial security section of the Cen tral police station, an unim peachable source said today. It also was reported reliably that Adolfo Lanus, one of the editors of La Prensa, which is the leading exponent of a return to constitutional government in Argentina, had been detailed by police. Argentina s military govern ment, according to a trustworthy source, has imprisoned two -for eign ministers and 72 other prominent persons. Jorgo Mitre, brother of Luis Mitre, a director of the newspa per La Nacion, also was reliably reported to have been detained by police. MORSE IN FAVOR OF REFERENDUM ON TERM LIMIT Washington, Sept. 27 (U.R) Sen. Wayne Morse, R., Ore., said today that the "people of the country" should decide whether a president should be allowed to serve more than two terms. "Let us see whether or not this great Issue which has been de bated up and down this land it favored by the people or reject ed," Morse told a senate Judici ary subcommittee. Morse was one of three sena tors who appeared before the subcommittee in support of their own proposed constitutional amendments to limit the term of the president. Morse, whose amendment would limit presidential tenure to two years, said longer service of any chief executive was un wise for both his party and his country. Asserting that ha was "a great admirer" of the late President Roosevelt, Morse said he be lieved Mr. Roosevelt had "sac rificed himself" and been a "cas ualty" of long tenure. Fathers of Three Taken Off Vessels Bound For Japan San Francisco, 8ept. 27 (U.R) Several hundred navy fathers of three or more children who expected to leave for Japan de spite their Imminent eligibility for discharge were off the sail ing list today because their plight was called "to the right guy's attention." Adm. Carleton Wright, com mjmdnnt of the 12th naval dis trict, who admitted the navy's demobilization program was "a machine with many missing cyl inders," acted on his own re sponsibility In removing 40 fath ers who were scheduled to leave on a transport yesterday from sailing orders. The 40 fathers reprieved yes terday changed their bitter de nunciations of "the navy and everything It represents" to the statement that they "knew some thing would be done If our case could be called to the right guy's attention." days ago by voting 14 to 10 to shelve the administration's un employment compensation bill. Of today's meeting, Ross said Mr. Truman "spoke vigorously and said he stood pat on 26 weeks and $25 and he said the senate had let him down and he expected the house not to do so." Chairman Robert L. Dough ton, D., N. C, of the committee appeared sharp and obviously angry when he left the White House. When asked what had transpired during the conference, he snapped at reporters: "It was the President's con ference. He called us down here and it is up to him to say any thing that u to be sald." STRIKE EPIDEMIC TO NATION'S IDLE 300,000 Garment Workers Refuse to Cross New York Building Picket Lines. By United Press . Edgar L. Warren, chief of th U. S. labor department's con. dilation service, was summoned today to the apparently-dead locked oil strike conference am an oil Industry spokesman fore, cast shortages of gasoline for some sections of the eastern sea. board by next week. Warren appeared at the con ference room In Chicago a few minutes after receiving a tele, phone call from Justice William L. Knous. of the Colorado su preme court, who has been chair, man of the conciliation panel seeking to effect a settlement In the strike of 26,000 reflnerr workers. Shortage Looms Unless the strike at Gulf Coas refineries Is settled, an oil In dustry spokesman said, the gaso line shortage will hit Norfolk by Oct. 4, Washington Oct. 8. New York Oct. 7, Providence Oct. 9, and Boston Oct. 10. The spokesman said that un less present stocks are replenish ed, Norfolk will be out of gaso line by Oct. 15 and New YorH by Oct. 25. 678.9B8 Idle Across the nation, 678,988 per sons already were made Idle by labor disputes, and other thoi sands were walking out. The to tal Includes 300,000 - garment workers who refused to cro. picket lines of striking building service employes In New York. It does not include the rest of an estimated 1,620,000 workers affected by the elevator strike. The newest major walkout was staged today by dye work ers along the eastern seaboard.' They started a strike which m union official said would idla 68,000 workers In 284 plant by tonight and Indirectly would af fect 500,000 garment workers lit another 24 hours. JAP LABOR PARTY Tokyo, Sept. 27 U.R A new Japanese labor party modeled! on British lines was In the pro cess of organization today. Under leadership of Mlts Kono, veteran Japanese labor leader and member of the Diet, a 19-man committee will meet Friday to begin formulation o policies, Including a firm stand against communism and fascism. This will be the second politi cal party organized in Japart since the American occupation. The other Is the Shin Nippon Jiyuto or "liberal party of Ja pan", headed by Ichiro Hatoy ama, formerly leader of th Seiyukal party. At least one other probably half conservative, half liberal. was expected to be established before the January elections. These parties will form the basisj of tne new Japanese political structure, replacing the totali tarian party which crushed all political opposition in 1941. PLANE DOWN '' Miami, Fla., Sept. 27 U.R A cargo plane en route from Miami to Havana was reported to have been forced down today southeast of Key West. Official of the Expreso Aero Inter-Americano line here, did not know any details. Trains Will Sit Out Time Change San Francisco, Sept. 28 (U.R) Passengers will "sit out" the return to standard tima Sunday morning. All trains will stop for one hour at 2 a. m. (PWT Sunday when the nation reverts to standard time. The trains therefore will arrive at destin ation on time, according to the standard schedule but an hour late if anyone is still on war time. . ' - " not an easy Unrig, 5
