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Tension Mounts As Marines Skirmish With China Reds Weather FORECAST: Cloudy with occa sional rain In valleys and now abov 3,000 feet to night and Friday. Warmer tonif nt. ntcheit Yfltrrdir Lowest this Morninr.... Pree. to A A. M, Today- Fortieth Year E ON ARMISTICE DAY LT0 BE HIGHLIGHT Veterans of All Wars To Breakfast Monday, Med ford Hotel; Lunch at Elks Medford's first peace time Armistice observance in three years, will be held Monday, Nov. 12, with a colorful parade com mencing at 11 a. m.( highlight ing a program which will start at 8:30 a. m. and last nearly all night. Army and navy units from Camp White will be represented in the parade. Also participating in the march will be representa tives of patriotic, veteran, civic and fraternal organizations of Medford and vicinity. The veteran group this year will be swelled by the addition of many World War II veterans. Lin of March Line of march will be from the city park east on Main street to Riverside avenue, north on Riverside to Sixth street, west on Sixth to Bartlett, south on Bartlett to Main and west on Main to point of starting. All veterans of World Wars I and II, regardless of organiza tion affiliations are requested to mingle and march together in the parade with the Ashland le gion Kilty band leading the group. The day's program will start at 8:30 a. m. with the annual American Legion breakfast at the Medford hotel. Ham, bacon and eggs will be served and all veterans, regardless of affilia tions, are invited to attend. The parade will follow at 11 a. m. and at noon all veterans will meet at the Elks club basement for lunch. Dance It Windup The day will end with a big American Legion public dance at Dreamland. Dancing will be from 9 p. m. to 1 a. m. Col. W. H. Paine, in charge of the parade, has requested orga nizations participating to form in the following localities: Veteran organizations and so cieties having military origin at city park; bands, on library lawn; religious and relief organi zations, on North Ivy near Main; civic clubs, societies, Granges and schools, North Oakdale near Main; fraternal and social socie ties. South Oakdale in front of courthouse; Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, on library lawn. All en tries not provided for above and organizations of doubtful classi fication, on Main west of Oak dale. Represe ntatives of the American Legion will be at the above places to guide and assist In the parade formation. PULP ANDPAPER STRIKE IMMINENT: Portland, Ore., Nov. 8 (U.R) A strike in the northwest's pulp and" paper industry, involving 20.000 employes in Oregon, Washington and California, ap peared imminent today after union officials voiced resent ment at a rejection by the 12th regional war labor board of pay increases and other requests de manded by the unions. Thirty-nine mills and 40 union chapters would be involved in the threatened tie-up. MARLENE IN BERLIN Berlin, Nov. 8 (U.R) Marlene Dietrich arrived yesterday for the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Josephine Von Losch, 69, who died Sunday. The actress flew from Paris, where she learned of her mother's death. Mrs. Losch owned a jewelry store here. SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS A local hunter back from the Lakeview area telling of sight ing fifteen does slain by "sports men" who shot first and locked for horns later. A. Moore Hamilton confound ing his better half and others by remembering to deliver a note entrusted to his tare while home for lunch. Medford United Press CIO Prefers Unfair Labor Practices Against General Motors By United Press The United Auto Workers un ion (CIO) today filed charges of unfair labor practices against General Motors Corp., and 10, 000 UAW members continued on strike at the Ford Motor Co., plant in Windsor, Ont. In an action filed with the De troit office of the national labor relations board the UAW claim ed that General Motors had re fused to bargain in good faith over a wage dispute. If the NLRB deems the action valid, it will serve formal compaint TENTATIVE PACT IS REACHED BY C. I. O. International Wood workers of America and saw mill employers in the Klamath Basin area concluded a tentative agreement for an increase in pay of 12 i cents an hour at a meeting held in Klamath Falls Wednesday, B. L. Nutting, man ager of Medford Corporation, said today. The agreement was in the same amount as that reached in other areas of the northwest. The settlement will be refer red to local unions in the dis trict and also to individual mills for approval before the increase becomes effective. If the agree ment reached at the Klamath Falls meeting is accepted ty the mills and locals in the district, C. I. O. workmen will continue on the job, Nutting said. Opera tive in ihn Rntnip River area to be affected are the Sugar Pine Lumber company at Asmana, MprtfnrH Corporation woods operations, and the Rogue River Box company at uranis rdss. The Klamath Basin area in rtlnloe nil fenerations from Grants Pass to McCloud, Calif- east to Lakeview and norm to Bend. K!ttinr aid AFL officials have asked for a meeting at Klamath Falls next Monuay in ffr,rt tn spttlR the seven- weeks old strike which has shut down AFL mills in the entire northwest. TURKEY GROWERS Tnrkpv Growers of the valley have wired the Oregon congres sional delegation and the OPA t Washinoton asking for an in quiry into a drop in the price of turkeys, and the reported sale of turkeys at less than ceiling prices. They request inai uie army take some of the larger birds to ease the situation. The local demand is for the smaller fowls. There is a large increase over last year in turKey production throughout the coun try. Killing and shipping of the birds for the Thanksgiving feast is now underway in local plants. Small Cotton Crop Forecast For 1945 Washington, Nov. 8 (U.R) The Agriculture department to day forecast a 1945 cotton crop of 9.368,000 bales. This was a reduction of 411.000 bales from the October prediction. The estimated production would be the lowest since 1921. It compares with 12.230.000 bales produced in 1944 and the 1934-43 average of 12,293.000 bales. Jobs-For-All Bill On New Sidetrack Washington, Nov. 8 (U.F.) The administration's jobs-for all I bill was shunted into another! congressional committee today with little prospect of pass age I by the Thanksgiving deadline! proposed by President Truman. After six weeks of testimony the house executive expenditures ( committee late yesterday voted to end hearings and appointed a subcommittee "to try to reach some compromise.'' Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, ORF Charges , against the company and set a hearing date within 10 days, Mediators Asked At the same time the UAW asked the federal conciliation service to send mediators to De troit. Negotiations over a 30 per cent wage increase were "dead locked," the union said. Across the river at Windsor, C. H. Millard, a member of the national committee of the Cana dian congress of labor, said the congress was ready to pull out its 350,000 members in sympathy with the UAW s strike against Ford of Canada. Strikes kept 256,000 U. S. workers away from their jobs. At Dearborn, Mich., it was re vealed that Henry Ford II, presi dent of the huge auto company, was in conference with labor minister Humphrey Mitchell and Leslie Blackwell, Ontario attorney-general. Talk Steel Pay Hike New developments in the U. S. labor picture were: U. S. Steel Corp. refused to resume negotiations on a de mand by the United Steelwork ers union (CIO) for $2-a-day wage boost. Ford workers in the U. S. voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary to enforce their de mands for a 30 per cent wage increase. In Chicago, employes of the Union Stockyards and Transit Co. voted 295 to 5 last night to call a strike unless demands for shorter hours and increased wages were met. STALIN CONTINUES FIRST VACATION London, Nov. 8 (U.R) A Moscow dispatch to the London Daily Express said today that Premier Stalin still was vaca tioning at Sochi in the Caucasus. ' The dispatch gave no clue, however, as to the reason why Stalin stayed away yesterday from Moscow's formal celebra tion of the anniversary of the red revolution for the first time in many years. Stalin went to Sochi a month ago for his first vacation sin-e the outbreak of the Russian German war, but was reported to have returned to Moscow earlier this week. Delay Sought In Auto Profit Cut Washington, Nov. 8 (U.R) The house small business com mittee today unanimously asked the OPA to withhold at least temporarily any contemplated change in the automobile deal ers' discount rate. The action followed a hearing at which W. J,. Mallon, Newark, N. J., president of the National Automoblie Dealers association, protested that OPA's proposal to halve the 24 per cent average discount would force "the great majority of dealers" out of business. German Saboteurs Aimed At Atomic Bomb Power Source Washington, Nov. 8 (U.R) The mighty dams of the Tennes see Valley, source of power for the atomic bomb project, were among the objectives of the eight Nazi saboteurs who landed in this country by U-boat in 1942, it was revealed today. The enemy agents, captured soon after their arrival when one of them turned informer, had mapped out an ambitious plan of destruction. Other targets included the Hell Gate bridge in New York, many important war plants and major eastern railroads and other transportation facilities. The full story of the saboteurs was made public for the lirsl time when Attorney General Tom C. Clark released deUiils of their July, 1942 trial nere before a military commission. Clark revealed that George John Dasch, leader of the group that landed on Amagasselt , THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1945. REAL IN IS CIO May Get Demand for Consideration of Wages And Prices Is Indication Washington, Nov. 8 (U.R) The labor-management confer ence reported officially todi,y that "real progress is being made" in tackling its problems. The report was made by Con ference Secretary George W. Taylor. It came as signs indicat ed that the Congress of Indus trial Organizations may get its demand for consideration of wages and prices to the floor of the conference through one of the standing committees or some other devices now under con sideration. No Gag Rule Taylor told a news conference that "no attempt will be made to gag" any group. He declined to discuss any subjects which were brought up at the initial organ ization meetings of conference standing committees late yester day. Earlier President Ira Moshcr of the National Association of Manufacturers served notice that management delegates would resist the CIO efforts to inject the wage issue into the conference. He said that would be putting "the cart before the horse. Name Committeemen Taylor announced that Dr Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Carolina and public member of the war labor board, had been invited to serve as chairman of a special committee to hear the views of labor, management, consumer and farm groups not represent ed in the conference.' Dr. Ben Mark Chcrrington of the University of Denver and Dr. William Fielding Ogborn of the University of Chicago were invited to serve as other com mittee members. Announcer Shaken By Wife's Suicide Pittsburgh. Nov. 8 (U.R) Visibly shaken with emotion, Radio Announcer Bob Donley today claimed the bodies of his wife and eight-year-old son who plunged nine stories to death from the William Penn hotel. The former WCAE announcer arrived here from New York by plane yesterday after being noti fied that Mrs. Katherine Don ley, 34, had thrown herself and her son, James Patrick, from the 12th floor of the hotei. Donley declined to comment directly on his wife s charge In a suicide note that he had left her and the boy to continue his "career." Air Line Official Killed in Crash Cairo. Nov. 8 (U.R) Jack Nichols, vice president of Trans- Continental and Western Air lines, was killed with seven other passengers and crewmen yesterday when a U. S. army bomber crashed near Asmura, Eritrea, it was announced today. Beach, Long Island, N. Y., pro vided the "tip" that led to the capture of all of his companions within 14 days of their arrival. All eight of the saboteurs, four of whom landed on a beach near Jacksonville, Fla., were con victed and sentenced to execu tion. However, Dasch and Ernest Peter Burger, who knew and approved of Dasch's betray al, were spared the death sen tence by presidential clemency on the recommendation of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and former Attorney General Fran cis Biddlc. Dasch is serving 30 years and Burger a life sentence in federal penitentiaries. The other six died in the electric chair here. It was. learned from the sa boteurs that the Nazis planned! to send over a group by nubma-l rine each six weeks. 'The fnil- ure in the first undertaking," Clark said, "caused a change in ' plans." 1 Winners of Country's Important City Elections .- mm, ... T (Acm Telfpholot Winners of two most Important municipal elections In country are shown In victory poses. Mayor Edward J. Jeffries Jr. (left) re-elected in Detroit, Mich., defeating Rirhnrd T. Frankcnsteen, union leader, Jots down returns relayed by wife In early hours. William O'Dwyer, Democratic and American Labor Party candldnte (right) gets handshake after winning lopsided election as mayor of New York city. No Evidence Suden Child Kidnaped Says FBI In Refusing Jurisdiction San Francisco, Nov. 8 IU.R) The Federal Bureau of Investiga tion announced today that it has not assumed jurisdiction in the case of Dickie Turn Suden, hrce-year-old missing Downieville heir, because "there is no evi dence of kidnaping." There had been numerous re ports from Dpwnievillo that the FBI had taken charge of the case seven days after Dickie dis appeared from the front yard of the summer home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Turn Suden. Vincent's statement indicated that the FBI, on the basis of DUE FOR SHRINK Washington, Nov. 8 (U.R) The ceiling price on nylon stock ings soon will be cut about one third, it was learned today. The office of price administra tion expects to announce within a few days a new price schedule for nylons that will reduce their retail cost to approximately the 1941 level. Present ceiling prices are based on 1942 prices. The new reduced prices are expected to go into effect about Nov. 15. The most common type of stocking, 45 gauge, now sells for $1.65. Under the new regulation It would be reduced to $1.30 for independent merchants and $1.10 for chain stores. Top nylon price under the new regulation would be $1.90 for 60 gauge and up, all nylon, stock ings. This Is the independent store price; the chain store coil ing for the same pair of stock ings would be $1.60. Present ceil ing price is $2.50. War Dog Attacks Japanese Woman Berkeley, Cnl Nov. 8 (U.R) Mrs. Ume Akati, 65-year-old Japanese American who was severely mauled by a German shepherd war dog recently re turned from the southwest. Paci fic, was recovering at her home today. The dog, owned by Fred Hoffier, Albany, leaped over a seven-foot fence to attack Mrs. Akati as she passed his yard. She was treated for deep gajbes in her leg after police freed tier from the dog. which was placed under observation at the pound. Death Date Fixed For Five Germans Frankfurt, Nov. 8 UR) Five Germans convicted at Darmstadt last summer of murdering five American airmen in August, 1944, will be executed Nov. 10, it was announced today. The men will be hanged at Bruchsal. They arc Josef Hart gen, Johannes Siepcl, Johann Opper, Philip Gutlic-h and Fr'ed rich Wust. All lived at Russcl shcim on the River Main. CHUTE TOO LATE Rantoul, HI., Nov. 8 JU.R) Capt. Hans J. Grasshoff, Lancas ter, Calif., army flight instructor at Chanute Field, was killed to day when his parachute failed to open soon enough as he leaped from a burning training plane. 1RIBUNE United Press Full available information, consider ed that the Turn Suden child was lost in the mountains and not the victim of an abduction. Al most 300 searchers covered a 25 squnre mile of terrain near the Turn Suden home during a week long fruitless hunt. Police have received numer ous "tips" regarding the where abouts of the missing boy, but none has proved authentic. San Francisco police called off an intensive two-hour search for a car reportedly containing two men who a San Francisco house wife said slugged her and car ried off a child "resembling" the Turn Suden child. Police said that Mrs. Milfred Beer, who said she was the wife of a naval officer overseas, called to say she had found a blond child "about four years old" out side her home "around mid night." Three police squad cars were dispatched to her apartment in the Metropolitan housing pro ject. Her call was made to the police inspector's bureau shortly after 1 a. m. A few minutes later she reported two men had entered her home, token the child and left in a black sedan whose motor she had heard run ning outside. Police said all but routine patrol cars had been withdrawn from the area "and we are in vestigating Mrs. Beer's story." CARPENTERS7 HELP Portland, Ore., Nov. 8 (U.R) While eastern and middle ivest contractors appealed to striking ALF lumbermen to case the lumber tie-uo. new wa ed today in the AFL camp of the jinanciai support of the Brother hood of Carpenters and Joiners union, a step which wnuld wtimen me seven-week strike. Frank Chapman, general rep resentative Of tho ltrll,,..j I of Carpenters and Joiners, said he had been informed by tele- pnoiio irom Washington by Gen eral President William L. llnl cheon that the finum-mi r. sources of the 850,000 carpenters of the brotherhood was at the disposal of the striking AFL lumber workers. TAX REBATE OBTAINED BY EARLY PAYMENTS Final day for payment of 194.V 1946 taxes, with a three per cent deduction is Thursday, Nov. 15 and taxpayers are calling al 'he tax collection department of the sheriff's office, in a steady stream. It is expected the usual rush will start next week, reach ing a peak on the final day. Pay ments by mail are also heavy Delinquent personal tax pay ment notices, numbering around 15, are ready fur mailing, ShT iff Howard A. Gault reports The number is about the same as last year. YOUTHS PICK PARIS London, Nov. 8 (U.R) The In ternational Youth conference to day selected Paris as the per manent headquarters of the World Federation of Democratic Youth. L.at.d Wlia NO. 196. L Washington, Nov. 8 (U.R) President Truman today ordered all heads of government depart ments and agencies, including the joint chiefs of staff, to auth orize all federal employes to give any information they may have to the Pearl Harbor In vestigating committee. The president In a memoran dum to government executives recalled a section of the rcsolu tlon creating the committee pro viding that testimony by any person in the armed services would not be used against the person in any court proceeding or held against him In the examination of his military status. Should Volunteer The president told the depart ment heads that federal person nel should be authorized "to come forward voluntarily," with information bearing on Pearl Harbor and disclose it to the committee when they think the Information has any bearing on the Investigation. "This directive," the president said, "is applicable to all per sons in your departments or agencies whether they are in the armed services or not and whether or not they are called to testify before the joint com mlttce." Meanwhile, democrats on the committee accused republican members of destroying public faith in the Inquiry. Russians Host To Officialdom; Cavier Only Item Missing Washington, Nov. 8 (U.R) Washington officialdom turned out in great numbers lust night to help the Soviet delegation celebrate the 28th anniversary of the communist revolution and, incidentally, to enjoy the Sviet embassy's customary lavish spread on such occasions. There was no caviar but tables were piled high with cold turkey, lobster, tongue, aspic, salmon cake, ice cream, pastries, salads and a remarkable variety of spices and condiments. Bars were also numerous, and featured everything from orange juice to vodka, particularly the latter. Lady Poet Sails Alone in Pacific Honolulu, Nov. 8 (U.R) Ton ya Jones, 33-year-old woman poet with a flair for navigation, was alone on the high seas to day in a 30-foot gaff-rigged auxiliary ketch bound for the U. S. mainland. Several score friends and yachtsmen, some of whom paid $.1 plus tax to get a final glimpse of the 30-foot Tahiti-type sailing vessel "Audacious," tooted Alo ha from six small craft yesteiday ' and left Miss Jones eight miles offshore, lt was her fourth at tempt in three weeks to become j the first woman to make a suc cessful solo ocean crossing from j Hawaii to the Pacific coast, i OF FORCE SEENJOUBTFUL More Marines Landed to fe- inforce Garrison at Chin wangtao Ships in Area Chungking, Not. 8 (U.R) All 3,000 American planes in the China theater will be transferred to the Chinese na tionalist government, the na tionalist newspaper Ta Kung Pao said today at communist charges of American interven tion in China's undeclared civil war mounted. Chinwangtao, North Chnia, 12 noon, Nov. 8 (U.R) U. S. offic ials viewed with concern today a growing number of skirmishes between marine guards and Chinese communists seeking to sabotage rail lines and other communications of Chiang Kal Slick's central government armies. Chungking, Nov. 8 U.R Chinese communists today charged American forces with three more specific instances of intervention in China's in ternal strife and demanded an apology from Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer. The Tientsin Incident alone. Chu was quoted a writing Wedemeyer, "obviously is in tervention In Chinese internal politics and damaged Chinese sovereignty." Reports that U. S. marines will be withdrawn from north China within the next month in order to avoid Involvement In the Chinese civil war were viewed with some skepticism here as ths Chinwangtao garrison was doubled amid mounting tension. More Landed The first battalion of the 29th marine regiment under Lt. Col. Lcroy Hunt landed to reinforce Lt. Col. John Gcrolcy's battalion of the seventh regiment. This in creased the marine garrison at Chinwangtao, only nine miles south of the communist strong hold ' of Shanhaikwan on the . Manchurlan border, to nearly. 2,000 men. It is no secret that these ma rines are eager to go home nor that they are extremely dubious and unenthusiastic about their role in China. It also was understood that the navy has been keeping numerous ships in this area for the ex press purpose of evacuating ma rines at the earliest possible date. Thus far nothing approaching a major engagement has been fought. However, hourly increas ing communist activity along with resentment at our assist ance to the Kuomintang deepens the anger. Whether Chinese officials now desire the removal of the ma rines is an open question. It was reliably understood that only two weeks ago the Chinese were eager to see U. S. forces pulled out as soon as nationalist armies arrived at Peiping, the Tientsin area and Manchuria in sufficient strength. But Manchuria may be a poser. The central government armies undoubtedly hoped to move into Manchuria as the red army left without involving the central sixth, 92nd and 84th armies forces which were flown Into Peiping and Tientsin and some of which moved nito Chinwangtao. Now that It appears the Kuom intang may have to fight its way Into Manchuria across the great wall, Chinese leaders are cm phutlc in saying they wish the marines to remain as "friends of tho Chinese people." Washington, Nov. 8 (U.R) High diplomatic quarters pie dicted today that the Chinese civil war would soon end if the United States and Russia an nounced a 'hands oft" policy and then made it stick. It was learned, however, that nothing is being done that might lead to a joint reaffirmation of Russo-Amcrican policy in China, although some American officials believe such a step to be ex tremely desirable. These diplomatic sources em phasized that they were not im plying that the United States was "interfering" in behalf of Chiang Kai-Shek, or that Soviet Russia was "interfering" in be half of the Chinese communists. But, they said, both great pow ers appear to be drifting in the midst of an extremely explosive situation. Victory Loan Drive ."E" Quota $525,000 "E" Sales to Date $59,819 Remainder to sell $465,181 WITHDRAW AMERICAN
