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"CElna Civil WaraTnfMo menrum Tribune EDF0RD United Preie F- United Press Full Leased Wlr Fortieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1945. NO. 190. M V':I3w'-;,i- 6utgeee im ifj eA H T(l$!)NJjri?i:W?:.?j Mjtie eie MtlMioM .. .. i.: 1 ''.v:A- i. . F uoua f0(Vpf ' ,.V ''it' !" tv'-jP WLS VvKMOwJ i0,Kl0' ''"" x 2-7 3 n) neieem lews .lomr. uopunoq 0M j'OOiuoii Map indicates situation In China-Manchuria as Nationalists and Com. munists clash on widely separated fronts. According to dispatches from both factions, China's undeclared war appears to be expandinc. CHINA WAR SPREADS TO MANCHURIA LINE Chungking, Nov. 1 U.R) China's undeclared civil war ipread to the Manchurian bor der todav. Communist outposts in the shadow of the great wall temporarily halted central gov ernment forces in the first fron tier skirmish. Richard W. Johnston, veteran United Prsess Pacific war cor respondent, reported from the frontier that thousands of Gen eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's government troops were massing BRITISH PLANES IN JAVAREVOLT Aerial Attack Clears Way For Recapture of Mace lang; British Unload Tanks Batavia, Nov. 1 (U.R) RAF fighters machine-gunned Indo nesian extremists today for the first time, clearing the way for outnumbered British troops to re-capture most of the interior strong point of Macelang. An official British spokesman said Indonesian resistance at Macelang slackened considerably after the air attack. Three British-manned American Thun derbolts fired on three trouble spots in the city and observers reported direct hits. Tank Unloaded British transports unloaded tanks at the eastern Java naval base of Soerabaja to support British troops attempting to wipe out resistance there after the as sassination of their commander, Brig. A. W. Mallaby. In Batavia itself, representa tives of the Dutch East Indies government and the unrecogniz ed Indonesian republic began in formal talks aimed at ending hostilities in Java and reaching a political understanding. The three RAF Thunderbolts were sent to Macelang after Brit ish commanders on the spot re ported the situation "very grave." Large numbers of Indo nesian troops gradually had wrested almost the whole cily from the British despite large casualties. October Is Busy Month For Cupid October was the busiest month in more than a year in Jackson county for Dan Cupid, with 65 marriage licenses issued by the county clerk's office. In Sep tember 38 were issued. The in crease was attributed to dis charged service men taking brides. Divorce complaints filed dur ing October totalled 46. seven more than filed in September. SIDE GLANCES Br ' TRIBUNE REPORTERS Clarence Winetrout unleash ing a guffaw audible from Fir street to Riverside on learning he must buy the chamber of commerce president a new suit. Fire Chief Roy Elliott on a hunting trip in the Lakcview country staging a mad scramble to put out a fire when his camp stove blew up. Charlie Rose, an other member of the partv un able to hit tlitT ground with his hat after breaking hi5 gin."".-', blazing away at two bucks with out result. TtaPr ,,,,,, iuevei. " " ynosNOw Mig BuO0 V1NNI idocii ,M for an all-out assault on the fron tier defenses following the first rebuff. The government forces, land ed from three American trans port flotillas at the North China port of Chinwangtao, were arm ed with American flame-throw ers, bazookas, mortars, field guns and machine-guns. They called a temporary halt in their advance on Manchuria after two of their officers in an advance party were wounded in the initial skirmish late Tuesday night. Spread of fighting to the Man churian border added a grave new note to internal strife in China. Civil war between na tionalists and communists al ready was raging in 11 other provinces, and informed sources feared 2,000,000 troops l.uuu, 000 on each side soon may be fighting. At Honolulu, Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, American com mander for China, reiterated that the United States wculd continue to support Chiang and the central government, UNRRA AID ONLY IF PRESS FREE Washington, Nov. 1 (U.R) The house approved a $550,000, 000 foreign relief appropriation today after voting to deny aid to nations which bar the Ameri can press from reporting on the relief activities. The appropriation will com plete this nation's initial $1,350, 000.000 commitment to the United Nations relief and re habilitation administration. But UNRRA can spend the money only to aid nations which per mit United States press repre sentatives to report on its activ ities in those nations. Rnnnsnred bv ReD. Clarence J. Brown, R., 6., the "freedom of the news ' amendment was adopted by a roll call vote of 1RR tn lfiR. The amendment was backed by house republican leaders ana me vote cioseiy ioi lowed party lines. JAPS IP. S, Tokyo, Nov. 1 (UP.) Speak ers at a public rally in liibiya Park, opposite the imperial pal ace grounds, today demanded that the Japanese government send a mission to America to ap peal for food shipments. The rally was designated as the "People's Anti-starvation Na tional Meeting." Speakers warn ed of impending widespread starvation this winter and se verely criticized the govern ment's failure to cope with the food situation. The speakers asserted some al ready are dying of malnutrition in Tokyo. CHAIN GANG FUGITIVE FORGIVEN BY GEORGIA Atlanta. Ga., Nov. 1 'U.R Georgia forgave her famous fu gitive from a chain gang today. Robert Elliott Burns; 55. who fled a chain gang 23 years ago and publicized its tortures and brutality in a book and a movie, was granted a commutation of sentence and full restoration of civil rights. ' This is the day for which I have waited 23 years," said Burns. f nuno British L ftor Government Communications and Civil UAL OFFICIALS TELL PLANS FOR Medford Service Will Be Greatly Enlarged, United Men Claim on Visit Here. United Air Lines plans grfat- ly expanded services in the Pa cific northwest in the imme diate future, according to a group of United officials from Chicago headquarters who were in Medford today on an inspec tion trip, the party including J. A. Herlihy, vice president-operations, Harold Crary, vice presi dent traffic, and J. W. Nevvey, vice president finance. While here the group conferred with Max Henne, station manager. The party spent the night here prior to leaving for California. Included in the expansion plans of United are proposals for a new service to Klamath Falls and to Eureka. North Bend Marshfield and Reno. United also proposes service from Medford and Seattle to Alaska and a service from ihe Pacific northwest, Including Medford, to Mexico City via Los Angeles. United has also applied to add- numerous cities which it flies directly over or close to in the Pacific northwest, includ ing O 1 y m p i a, Aberdeen-Ho- quiam, Centralia - C h e h a 1 i s, Astoria. Lewiston, The Dalles, Baker, in addition to the cities mentioned. , Reequlpment Planned - Mr. Herlihy" is in charge of United's reequlpment program. He said that United will put into service in January, the first of a fleet of four-engined, 220-mile-an-hour, 44-passenger car go C-54 type planes which it is leasing from the government as a means of accommodating heavily increased traffic until the company can take delivery of a fleet of four-engined, 300-mile-an-hour, DC-6 planes which it has on order. This four and five mile a minute, four-engined equipment , he declared, will radically speed up passcnger-mail-express schedules all along United's transcontinental and Pacific coast system. At the same time. United steadily is in creasing its fleet of twin-engined Mainliners to provide greatly increased inter-city schedules and to connect at key points with the four-engined planes. New Low Fares Aid Mr. Crary said that new low fares, 24 per cent less than be fore Pearl Harbor, plus an ap parent desire on the part of "most everybody to go some where" has resulted in the great est volume of traffic in airline history, and all airlines are faced with an emergency situation. "Temporarily, all airlines are not able to meet the demand despite the fact that United, for example, is flying almost twice as manv cassengers as before the war. Military travel, particular ly from demobilization and sea board points, promises to be heavy through the summer of 1946." Crary said. "But this sit uation is rapidly being alleviat ed as more equipment is added. Bv sDring of 1946 the airlines expect to be meeting the de mands of the public for both passenger accommodations and cargo services. They are already moving all mail and express of fered. "In the summer of 1946, Unit ed will introduce coast-to coast schedules of nine and one-half hours. Air fares are now gener ally less than rail plus Pullman costs and we are hopeful of still further reducing the pres ent four and a half cents a mile fare in future years." New Cargo Service Mr. Crary said United will shortly announce a new air car go service. "The tariffs are de signed." he said, "to greatly stimulate the movement of freight, as distinguished from air express, including movement of western perishable fruits and vegetables to eastern markets as well as applying to other com modities." Mr. Newey declared that Unit ed proposes to spend $57,000. 000 on its post-war expansion program. Included are approxi mately $10,000,000 for conver sion of C-54, four-engined mili- Major Wermuth, "One Man Army" . Back From War San Francisco, Nov. 1 (U.R) Major Arthur W. Wermuth, 30, the "one-man army" of Bataan, stepped ashore today into the arms of his mother and sister. Wermuth, credited with kill ing 116 Japanese during night sniper patrols, arrived from Manila aboard the SS Marine Shark. Modestly disclaiming credit for the almost legendary feats of soldiering attributed to him, Wermuth offered lavish praise for the Filipino scouts who fought with him on Bataan. Welcoming him at the dock were his mother, Clara, and his sister, Talia, a dancer, both of Chicago. She cancelled a tour to meet him. "Son, I have the roast beef and Christmas cookies you asked for," his mother told him after their joyous reunion embrace. His sister hugged him and called him "Bubbles." E Portland, Ore., Nov. 1 (U.R) Northwest lumber operators and Federal Conciliator E. P. Marsh today moved the five-state lum ber strike, closer to the negotia tion stage with statements indi cating conferences might resume within the next month. A. B. Fitzgerald, secretary manager of the Lumbermen's Industrial Relations Committee, Inc., has announced employers are "ready and willing to ne gotiate" AFL wi ge demands which resulted in a walkout 39 days ago. Meanwhile, the 250 AFL board members, called to Portland to discuss the strike program, were headed home today after reaf firming their demands for an industry-wide $1.10 an hour minimum wage and their inten tions to tie up all "hot" lumber. JAP LOSS HEAVY Tokyo, Nov. 1 (U.R) Nearly 2,500,000 buildings were burned or destroyed by allied air raids against Japanese war production centers during the war. it was announced today. tary transports to be leased from tte reconstruction finance cor poration and put into United's service soon, $20,000,000 for four-engined Douglas DC-6 planes; $10,000,000 for electro nic and other technological de vices which will further increase the efficiency and dependability of airline operations: $10,000,000 for the improvement and expan sion of ground facilities, and be tween $7,000,000 and $8 000,000 for additional twin-e n g 1 n e d planes. Such expenditures, he said, will be reflected in improv ed facilities at points every where on United's system. 4 Voice of Mankind's' ' Palaces Taken Over; Saloon Found Hidden Behind Secret Panel Hollywood, Nov. 1 U.R) The fabulous empire of Arthur Bell, magnetic "voice" of Mankind United, was a step nearer disso lution today when a state re ceiver took over two of Bell's palaces high in the Hollywood hills. Charles H. Manaugh, agent for the receiver, said he almost needed a map to work through the maze of rooms in the homes, property of Christ's Church of the Golden Rule, which also owns hotels, resorts, office build ings, laundries and a dozen other business enterprises. Leader Deposed Bell has been deposed by court order as head of the church on charges of misusing its money. One $75,000 home. Into which Manaugh had to break when re fused entry was hung with ori ental drapes and decorated with gilded lovescats, had a small theater, a pipe organ end a blue swimming pool. There also was a saloon hidden behind a secret panel in a billiard room, Man augh sajd. The second home, valued at $45,000, was opened by a lock- j smith. PRIVATE OWNERS TO BE PAID FOR PROPERTHEIZED Nationalization Move Is Re vealed in Commons Government To Finance. London, Nov. 1 (U.R) Brit ain's labor government announc ed today that it was preparing to take over British civil avia tion on a world-wide basis and the empire communications sys tem of cables and wireless, Ltd. In quick succession the gov ernment revealed in the house of commons that it was moving to nationalize cables and wire less and to monopolize civil avia tion by conducting three govern-mentally-owned airlines and na tionalizing all airdromes they will use in the British isles. The proposals were announc ed by Hugh Dallon, chancellor of the exchequer, and Iron Thomas, parlimentary undersec retary to the ministry of civil aviation. Line To U. S. One aviation corporation will operate between the United Kingdom and other parts of the commonwealth, the U n i t c d States and the far cast. A sec ond will operate inside the Unit ed Kingdom and to Europe, and the third to South America. "Each of these corporations will be wholly financed out of government funds," Thomas told commons. "Railway and ship ping companies and travel agencies will be Invited to assist The government will make fair payment for any physical assets taken over." Thomas said there would be no financial interests in the pro posed corporations outside the government. The plan, he said, was funda mentally "a national plan, but so framed that it can be fitted into any scheme of common wealth or international organi zation which may subsequently be promoted.'" Hirohito Going To Tell Sun Goddess Tokyo, Nov. 1 (U.R) Tokyo newspapers prominently d 1 s playcd today the report that Emperor Hirohito would go to Kansai, central Honshu, Nov. 12 to report the end of hostilities to the sun goddess at I-se shrine. He also will report the. end of the war to the spirits of his Im perial ancestors at Kyoto and return to Tokyo Nov. 15. The emperor last visited the Isc shrine Dec. 14, 1942 when, in an unprecedented action, he prayed for Japan's victory after Guadalcanal. Pure tungsten is never found in nature in the metallic state. Seizure of the vast property of the churchless religious organi zation came through a suit brought by California Attorney General Robert W. Kenny charg ing Bell with using Golden Rule funds to finance his defense on a sedition charge and with fail ing to keep proper accounts. The suit was the latest of Bell's legal troubles over the church and Mankind United, which a California committee on un-American activities charged was a "racket which poured $4, 000,000 a year into Bell's pock ets.' Sedition Conviction The "Voice" was convicted of wartime sedition for calling the attack on Pearl Harbor the re sult of "conspiracy" between the United States and Japan. He is free on bail pending an appeal of the conviction. Manaugh estimated Bell's to tal holdings at better than $3, 500,000. He said he was having trouble locating some of the em pire's tangled assets. Among the properties, Man augh said, were a huge ranch near Medford, Oregon, a dude ranch in northern Calif' rnia, a building in LojAngclci' finan Will Take Over Aviation Systems EASTERN BUS CREWS JOIN STRIKER RANKS (By United Press) Some 4,000 Greyhound bus employes joined the ranks of striking wage earners today, as the nation's top labor leaders an nounced they would use the iew government wage-price policy to break a log-jam of disputes hold ing up reconversion. Drivers, baggage handlers and maintenance employes of six Greyhound lines struck at mid night last night, paralyzing the company's vast transportation system throughout the eastern U. S. The walkout, called to enforce demands for wage increases, halted operations of some 1,000 busesi enough to accommodate 40,000 persons a day. Unions Approve Leaders of big AFL and CIO unions, meanwhile, generally ex pressed approval of President Truman's wage-price statement and indicated they would put it to use toward settling continued and threatened work stoppages over wages. In other major labor develop-, ments, "progress" was reported In efforts to settle wildcat walk out of San Francisco bay area machinists, but AFL Wcstern TAX REDUCTION READY FOR Washington, Nov. 1U.R) The senate today completed-leg islative action on the tax re duction bill, which will save in dividuals and corporations an estimated $5,920,000 next year. It now goes to the White House. President Truman Is ex pected to sign it promptly so that the cuts can become effec tive Jan. 1. The bill was approved by voice vote after only 40 min utes discussion. Sen. Walter F. George, D., Ga., briefly explained the final form of the bill after changes by senate and house conferees. Sen. Tom Connally, D., Tex., protested that the excess profits tax will be eliminated entirely effective Dec. 31, instead of merely reduced as the house had first proposed. Connally called it a "gratuity" to corporations which he said may earn more in 1946 than they did during'thc war years. DETROIT TIGERS GET NEW GENERAL MANAGER Chicago, Nov. 1 (U.R) Presi dent George Trautman today submitted his resignation to the board of directors of the Amer ican Association in order to take over as general manager of the Detroit Tigers of the American league, effective Jan. 1, 1946. cial district, and assorted bank buildings, laundries, bakeries, cafes, dental laboratories and real estate offices. (Ed's note: Considerable Oregon property ii held in the name of Arthur Bell's Christ Church of the Golden Rule. Included is the extensive Hen ley cattle ranch in the Lake Creek district, the Eagle Point Ladino cheese factory, the Galbreath auto court at Eagle Point and the Hillside Bulb farm in Grants Pass.) Lived Lavishly Bell, charged by Kenny with keeping $1,000,000 of the church assets In cash, lived lavishly at swanky hotels, Manaugh said. Bell has seven doubles, Kenny added. Members of Mankind United and of Bell's church, on the oth er hand, were forced to surren der all their possessions when they joined and received only $5 a month and their board and room for working in the church's enterprises, Kenny charged. Manaugh said he understood that some of the 15.000 members who had jni.u'd the organizations riii'-e 1'IH4 rut tendered as much as $50,000 tor admittance. Union telegraphers went ahead with plans for a proposed five hour work stoppage tomorrow Throughout the country, some 266,000 workers were idlo In strikes and shutdowns, according to a United Press survey. The threat of mass walkouts still hung over the automotive and steel industries, however, where more than a million work ers already have voted to strike, if necessary, for wage increases to compensate for losses of war time pay. 1 ORDNANCE SHOP OPERATION TTO Yesterday brought the closing of the ordnance service com mand shop and storage facilities of the army at the fairgrounds which had been in operation since April 12, 1942. Capt. Leon ard R. Applcton, officer in charge of the shop in recent months, stated thai all civilian personnel had been released or transferred and that officers had either transferred or were await ing discharge orders. Capt. Appleton is being dis charged under the point system, Capt. John G. Lineker has al ready left for a separation cen ter. First Lt. Roland B. Brcault has been transferred to Camp Cooke, Calif., and Warrant Of ficer Harold Nusbaum will go to a separation center for release. The shop, entirely staffed by civilians, at one time employed 230 persons: It was used for tho repair of automotive vehicles for the army and furnished parts and supplies for other army stations. The shop building, originally used by the Civilian Conserva tion corps, is now handled by the United States Forest Service and officials of the Rogue River Forest Service here have not been informed as to what future use is planned for the structure. The land near the shop used by the army as a parking lot for vehicles is now owned by the city of Medford. Washington, Nov. 1 U.R ' A flight of four Superfortresses nymg non-stop from Hokkaido, Japan, is expected to arrive here at 7 p. m., EST, tonight, the war department announced. The B-29 flight, led by Brig. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong, Jr., a deputy commander of the 20th air force, took off at 4:09 p. m., EST, yesterday. From Hokkaido, northernmost Japanese home island, the bomb ers flew the great circle route across the Pacific via Agattu to Kodiak, Sitka, Port St. John Winnipeg and Detroit. "Big E" Assigned Navy Honor Niche Washington, Nov. 1 (U.R) The aircraft carrier Enterprise. gallant veteran of the Pacific, was assigned her place today be side "Old Ironsides" and other famous ships preserved as sym bol of "American valor and tenacity In war." The navy revealed that Presi dent Truman had authorized preservation of the "Big E" so she could join the naval hall of fame alongside the Constitution. Constellation, Hartford and Olympia. Five Meat Stamps Good Until Feb. 28 Washington, Nov. 1 (U.R) Five new ration stamps for meats and fats became valid to day. They are the last four red stamps in ration book four Wl, XI. Yl and Zl and one green stamp, NB. These will be good through Feb. 28. HITLER A SUICIDE F ALLIED OFFICIALS Fuehrer and Mistress Died Together at Chancellery April 30, Evidence Shows. Lueneburg. Nov. 1 (U.R) Th first official allied statement on Adolf Hitler's disappearance said today that all available evidence led to the conclusion that hs killed himself in the Berlin chan cellery at 2:30 a. m. last April 30. An Intelligence officer of the, Control Commission said Hitler and his mistress, Eva Braun, died together in a bunker under the Soviet-besieged chancellery, and their bodies were burned in the yard. Official Report The report of Hitler's death and his last hours was the first to bear an official imprint, lt tallied in the main with the ac count of a former chauffeur ot Hitler and of a Berlin policeman, who told their stories after they were captured last summer. The intelligence officer, an. nounclng the conclusion regard ing Hitler's fate, said it was reached after sifting all evi. dence, including the accounts ot persons who witnessed all or parts of the dramatic events in the chancellery in the last hours ot the battle for Berlin. Admiral Karl Doenitz broad cast from Hamburg on May 1 that Hitler was dead in the ruins of Berlin, and before his death had designated Doenitz as his successor to the nazi leadership. Doom Known Today's account said Hitler had become convinced that Ber lin was doomed as early as Apirl 20, when the Red army was bat tering the city. , "Hitler planned to fly to Berch tesgaden on April 20, with the, Intontion of directing a last ditch, struggle from -the Bavarian re doubt, the Intelligence officer re ported. But on the 20th he postponed his departure. Two days later, at 4:30 p. m. he held a staff con ference at which he told his ad visors he considered the war lost and that he had decided to stay in Berlin until "the end." ORGANIZE UNIT OF L A Medford unit of the Council of Oregon Republican Women was organized at a luncheon meeting at the Holland Hotel this noon by Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, state president of the group and national commit tcewoman for the Republican party for Oregon. This is the 30th unit of the council organ ized in 21 counties. Temporary officers wtti named, with Miss Anne Living ston as temporary chairman. Permanent officers will be nam ed at a meeting later this month. Other temporary officers ar Mrs. William McAllister, vice chairman; Mrs. Kenneth Den man, recording secretary: Mrs. J. E. Earlcy, treasurer; Mrs. B. G. Harding, Mrs. Catherine Han- ley Heffcrnan and Mrs. J. C. Boyle, trustees. Study Government Purpose of the new council l. to study government and its practices, to Inform its members of the Implications of legislation and governmental rulings and to perform other services for Ore gon and its communities, Mrs. Gerlinger stated. She said that while the volunteers of the council units would probably become party workers, the work of the council would be directed towards helping the Republican ticket as a whole and that no candidates would be endorsed before primary elections. Mrs. Gerlinger was accom panied by Mrs. John Y. Rich ardson, Portland, vice-chairman of the Republican central com mittee for Oregon, who Is check ing with party officials in the various towns. The two women went from Medford to Ashland, where the first unit of the coun cil was organized last spring. Tonight they will drive to Gold Beach and from there will go to Port Orford. Bandon, Ccqullle, Coos Bay. North Bend, Reeds port and Gardner. Florence and Cushman and Newport and Toledo.
