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mam U Vii NOON EDITION Fortieth Year What'll We Do With President Harrv S. Truman (left), Secretary of State James Byrnes and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (right) exchange greetings as Attlee arrives at the White House In Washington to take up with the President and W. L. Mackenzie King, Canada's prune minister, the inter national question of how to make the atomic bomb an Instrument for , preserving lasting peace. OF ARMISTICE DAY Celebrating with the tradi tional patriotic parade, annual meetings of veterans' organiza tions and other events, Medford l.i today observing Armistice Day under rainy skies. Since November II" occurred on Sun day, the holiday was set back one day. Members of all veterans' or ganizations of the city, civic and fraternal groups participat ed in the annual parade at 11 o'clock this morning, traditional Armistice hour, and at noon veterans gathered at the Elks' club for lunch. The annual American Legion dance at Mer rick's tonight will be the day's closing event. Commander Here Highlighting American Le gion activities is the visit here of Niel L. Morfitt, Astoria, de partment of Oregon commander, and Fritz Nissen, Portland, state adjutant of the Legion. The two men attended the Legion breakfast at the Medford Hotel this morning, with Morfitt speaking, and at 2 p.m. today the state commander was scheduled to speak at the corner-stone laying ceremonies of the Central Point American Legion. Morfitt spoke In Ashland last night and was to go to Grants Pass later today for an appear ance there. Columbus, O., Nov. 12 U.R) A plan to replace the present income tax system with a levy of three per cent on gross in come of every individual or business was offered here yes terday by Dr. Frances Town- lend, originator of the famous Townsond plan. He said it was unfair to tax salaried persons and wage earn ers on gross income while busi ness men are taxed only on net income. He also outlined a plan to use receipts of the tax to pay an annuity of S1099.20 to every person over 60. S. F. DAIRY PRICES San Francisco, Nov. 12 U.R! Dairv market: ButtT: 93 score 48' 4, 92 srnrr 48. 90 score 471. Cheese: Loafs 28 2, triplets Fgg: Lar? medium grade grade A 44'j 50'. grade A 5714. A 52'2. small large grade B WEATHER Northern California: Inter mittent rains today and tonight. Showers Tuesday. Snow above 4.000 feet. Little temperature chance. Moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds off M United Prest the Atom Bomb? 1 Tfl'K.' WW"WtW , . (Acme 1 rlenholo) FIRS! ARMISTICE 'ICE By United Press The United States observed its first peace time Armistice day since 1941 with Sunday services throughout the nation arid the world for the dead of both world warsr r" " Observance In a world at peace of the 27th anniversary of the armistice which ended the first world war was marred by fighting in Indo-China, Java and Manchuria. In Washington, President Tru man, British Prime Minister Cle ment Attlee and Canadian Prime Minister W. L. MacKenzie King interrupted discussions on the atomic bomb to lay wreaths on the tomb of America's unknown soldier. Honor British Dead King George VI placed a wreath on a Whitehall monu ment in London honoring almost 1,500,000 English dead of the two world wars. Throughout the United States the observance extended through today with banks, stock ex changes, federal offices and many private businesses closed. GI's in Japan marked the an niversary in Tokyo yesterday with a wild west rodeo in the Meiji baseball steadium. Special trains from ail sections of the country brought thousands of soldiers to the show. More than 1.000 French and American soldiers paraded through the streets of Reims, scene of Germany's surrender in World War II. Ex-Ziegfeld Girl Stands by Claims She Wed Valentino Hollywood, Nov. 12 (U.R) Despite denials by the actors brother and nephew, former Ziegfeld Beauty Marion Benda continued todav to claim she had been secretly married to the late Rudolph Valentino. "Look up the records in New Jersey" was Miss Benda's only rnmnipnt as she was taken from the hospital to her Santa Mon ica. Calif., home where she took sleeping pills in a suicide at temDt Friday nieht. Alberto Valentino, brother of the film idol, and his son, Jean, said the last year of the "sheik's'' life was positive proof that there was no marriage and no dauehtcr born to such a union, contradicting Miss Benda's claims. SIDE GLANCES Br TRIBUNE REPORTERS Snrwr F H Hedrick deciding that there must be something wrong with the gas gauge on his car after being forced to car ry supplies to his stalled motor. Roberta Bebb having difficul ty in finding the proper angle In ucar on ohiprt said to be a j EDFORD Full Leased Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1945. TO CANCEL PACT WITH AFL UNION Willamette Valley Says Contract By Workers Concern Violated Portland, Ore., Nov. 12 U.P.) As the five-state AFL northwest lumber strike moved into its eighth week today, union em ployes of the Willamette Valley Lumber company mill in Dal las, Oregon, were faced with cancellation of their contract. Earle Fulgham, company superintendent, announced that cancellation was ordered for November 15 because "t h e union had violated provisions of the contract." At the same time he added the Willamette valley mill to the list of employers willing to agree to a 12'.i cent compromise wage increase. Union Silent Edward Hayes, secretary of the Dallas local, said the union was not ready to comment on the proposal. Other AFL locals in the walk out affecting 500 mills in Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Mon tana and northern California split on 12V4 cent issue. The Tacoma district council decided Sunday to hold out for a $1.10 wage minimum, while the Salem, Oregon, local has demanded termination of the strike and acceptance of the compromise, offer. It has been estimated that $19,124,000 has been lost in pay during the strike. In St. Helens, the 220 AFL employes of the Fir-Insulatina plant have voted to resume work. The two largest lumber mills in the world, Longview and Long-Bell, will be affected by the teamsters ban on hauling CIO lumber if the ruling is fully observed. BAKERY TIE-UP IS COAST THREAT (By United Press) A strike of San Francisco oak ery drivers at the Langendorf United Bakeries today tnreaien- ed to spread to other Pacific coast cities and prompt major baking firms to close their doors in Joint protest action. These were the latest develop ments in the western labor scene: Bakers Wendell J. Phillips, secretary of the AFL Bakery Drivers union in San Francisco, said "there is a strong possi bility" that the three-day old bakery drivers strike against the Langendorf plants may spread to Berkeley, San Jose and L.os Angeles, Cal.; Portland, Ore., and Seattle and Tacoma, Wash. In Seattle, operators reported ly threatened to shut down every bakery if union pickets from the San Francisco local appear he fore the Langendorf plant there today. All San Francisco bakeries, which produce from 60 to 90 per cent of the city's bread, closed Saturday when 110 drivers be gan picketing the Langendorf plant. Independent French dnd Italian bakeries halted opera tions yesterday. 63 Ships Bringing Men From Pacific San Francisco, Nov. 12 (U.R) The navy announced today that 63 ships with a capacity of 88,000 are scheduled to arrive at five west coast ports this week loaded with returning veterans of the Pacific war. Eleven ships were due here today, with a total of 6.402 pas sengers. They included the Saugus. with 2 450; Seiver. 1.823; Grafton, 1,733, and the Sappho, 295. HEADS AMVETS Santa Barbara, Cal., Nov. 12 OI.R) Edward S. Shattuck, Los Angeles attorney, was installed today as state commander of AMVETS. organization of World YAMASHITA TRIES TO HALTf ARING "Tiger of Malaya" Asks Restoration to Plain Sta tus of Military Prisoner Manila, Nov. 12 (U.R) Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, caught be neath a mountain of evidence linking him with the mass mur der and rape of thousands of Filipinos, appealed to the Philip pines supreme qourt today to halt his war crimes trial and re store him to the status of a mili tary prisoner. Yamashita's defense counsel filed the appeal before his trial was resumed this morning, in an 11th hour move to save him from execution for the crimes committed against the Filipino people by his Japanese soldiery Tiger Unconcerned There was no immediate in dication as to how long the com monweath's highest court would take to act on the petition, which asked for a writ of habeas cor pus and a writ of prohibition to halt the trial. If the appeal Is rejected Yamashita's last recourse would be to the supreme court of the United States. ' Sullen and puffy-eyed after a week-end spent in sleep, the erst while "Tiger of Malaya showed no concern over the latest legal maneuvering for his life. Nor was he perturbed by the obvious haUcd of .'.he . witnesses summoned by the prosecution when court resumed after the week-end recess. Twice when witnesses Inter rupted the proceedings to scream epithets at him he merely cock ed his head attentively and star ed back at his accusers. Atrocity Told Gliceria Meere Malvecino, a 41-year-old housewife, wept con tinually as she told how her four children and her aged mother were cut to death by the Jap anese In Santo Thomas. "I saw a Jap solidcr grab my baby daughter's right arm, Jerk her upward and drive his bayo net clean through her suspended body," the mother said. HIR0HIT0 OFFERS ART AND JEWELS FOR FOOD Tokyo, Nov. 12 (U.R) Em peror Hirohito, the newspaper Mainichi said today, has offered his crown jewels and art collec tions to pay for food for the Japanese people in the event the allied supreme command permits the import of food stuffs. San Francisco, Nov. 12 A turtle named "suits" has reap peared at the Melbourne zoo after an unexplained absence of 18 years. Melbourne radio said today. The turtle originally came to the zoo as a gift from the United States, Melbourne said In a broadcast recorded by United Press. Britain Would Withhold Atomic Secrets Until Russia Shows Better Cooperation Washington, Nov. 12 (U.R) The British government wants better evidence of Soviet co operation with America and Britain before giving Russia ac cess to atomic bomb secrets, a high authority reported today as the three-power atomic energy conference continued here. British Prime Minister Cle ment Attlee, according to this source, has proposed an interna tional pool of war secrets, in cluding the atomic bomb, with admission limited to those who give full cooperation to the United Nations Organization Bnd also put their own secret weap ons into the world pool. Talks Returned president Truman, Attlee and Canadian Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King, representing the three powers which possess the bomb secret, conferred all yesterday afternoon aboard the presidential yacht Sequoia, pre- umahlv evaminintf in Hftail IhP LoiLtH BiiiU. Eisenhower Home to Plead For Armed Service Merger Boston, Nov. 12 (U.R) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower came from Europe to fog-shrouded Boston today to receive the Armistice day homage of 1.000,- 000 persons before proceeding to Washington to urge the mer ger of America's armed services into one fighting team. Fog and a chill drizzle, the remnants of a northeast storm, had caused all commercial lines to cancel their regular flights. It forced the supreme allied commander's plane to land at the Squantum naval airbase in stead of the Logan international airport as originally scheduled. Started Sunday Gen. Eisenhower's big C-54 transport hit the ground at 11:31 a. m. It had left Bermuda at 6:40 a. m. on the last leg of the flight that started Sunday in Frankfurt, Germany. First to greet the smiling Texan was his attractive wife who came from Washington soon after midnight to meet her soldier-husband. "How was the trip?" those on the field heard Mrs. Eisenhower ask. "Fine," chuckled the general of the armies. "The only thing 1 was afraid of was being late." The couple continued to con verse In low tones while photo graphers' flash bulbs popped. The general squeezed his wife's hand. "Kiss her, general, so we can SELLERS' STRIKES Washington, Nov. 12 XU.R1 The government is investigating certain industries suspected of keeping sorely-needed civilian goods off the market until the excess profits tax is repealed Jan. 1, it was revealed today. The inquiry into the so-called "sellers' strikes" was undertak en by the civilian production ad ministration at the request of Reconversion Director John W. Snyde'r. A CPA official said agents were already at work but that there was no evidence the practice was widespread. Several congressmen said they had received complaints or a strike but others had seen no evidence of such a move. Sen. Wayne L. Morse, R., Ore observed that "there seems to be an indication" that somj produc ers are withholding goods. Hirohito Departs To Tell Ancestors Tokyo, Nov. 1 2 OI.R) Em peror Hirohito today left Tokyo for the first time since the U. & occupation of Japan for a four- day trip to the island of Kyushu. Hirohito's trip was to include a pilgrimage to the grand shrine of Ise, where he will "report" to his ancestors on the termination of the war. The president and Attlee re sumed their talks briefly this morning before Attlee left the White House at 10 a. m. for the British embassy where he will stay during the rest of his visit. Presidential Secretary William D. Hassett would not comment on the Attlee plan, saying there would be no announcement from the White Houfe until the joint communique is Issued by the president and the two prime ministers at conclusion of their conversation.. Here is the way the Atllee plan was explained by authoria tive sources: Pool Planned The atomic bomb, along with other American and British sec ret weapons, would be placed in an international pool under the control of the permanent United Nations Organization. Russia and France, too would have'ac cess to the pool if first, thev pledge full and complete co- United Pren Full get a picture," one photographer asked. Eisenhower smiled broadly and replied: "You take enre of your busi ness and I'll take care of mine." To Parade As the 200-odd spectators at the field cheered, Eisenhower and his wife proceeded with Gov. Maurice J. Tobin of Massa chusetts, Acting Mayor John E. Kerrigan of Boston and the gen eral's aide, Col. James Stack, to a waiting car. The party proceeded to a hotel where Eisenhower and his wife were to stop during their brief visit in the city. At 2:30 p. m. the general was to partici pate in a vast Armistice day parade. SYMPATHY STRIKE FOR ALL CANADA LABOR IS URGED Br United Pre An appeal from the united automobile workers union (CIO) for a one-day sympathy strike of all Canadian labor union members brought two strike threats but no immediate walk outs today. Two locals of the UAW ap- nealed for the Dominion-wide strike in support of 10,000 strik ing' Svorkers at the Windsor, Ont, plants of the Ford Motor Company. Meanwhile, In the United States, shipping was tied up at the port of Mobile by a strike of several thousand members of the international association of longshoremen (AFL). Now Threat A new strike threat came from the CIO electrical work ers union which announced at New York that it had petitioned the national labor relations board for a strike vote. The vote would cover 270,000 union members in General Motors electrical division, the General Electric company, and Westing house Electric company. The union seeks a $2 daily wage increase. In a speech at Ithaca, N. Y. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York warned labor and industry that both must learn that the Interests of the public come first. "In short, a trained under standing of all the factors In In dustrial relationship must take place," Dewey said. At New Orleans, Andrew J. Higglns, who Is liquidating his big manufacturing company In a dispute with AFL unions, said he was "seriously considering" re-locating a portion of his firm in Omaha, Neb. The Stanford Stadium seats 89,000 spectators. they put their own war secrets into the pool. This would have the effect of internationalizing the atomic bomb and similar new weapons, leaving their use in the control of UNO. Before even a preliminary agreement, however, Russia would be asked for a "maximum and final list" of their territorial and economic demands in Asia and Europe. Attlee's position was that the only demands to be considered would be those re garded by the USSR as vital to her national security. A Big Three conference then would be held to examine facc-to-face the Russian position. If Britain and the United Slates agreed that the Russian demands were acceptable for a "final" settlement, efforts would be made to see that they were granted but again only on the condition of complete Soviet ad herence, support and cooperation with, UiiO fill future- Leased Wii NO. 199. INDONESIANS ASK IN THEIRBEHALF Unrecognized Republic Asks Support As Bloody Battle Of Soerabaja Subsides Batavla, Nov. 12 U.R) The government of the unrecogniz ed Indonesian republic has ask- ed Russia to Intervene in the Netherlands East Indies on be half of the Indonesians, it was revealed today. Dr. Sukarno, president of the nationalist government, and Foreign Minister Subardjo cabled intervention appeals to Generalissimo Stalin and For eign Commissar V. M. Molotov, respectively. Earlier Sukarno asked Presi dent Truman and British Prime Minister Attlee to support the nationalists in the bloody strife which has been going on for some weeks in Java. Battle Subiidet The Indonesian appeal to the Soviets came as a fierce battle at Soerabaja subsided, with the British Indian division apparent ly in firm control of most of the naval base city in eastern Java. After two days of street fight ing, pockets of Indonesian re sistance appeared to be dwindl ing. The Indonesians were report ed turning stolen Japanese tanks and guns against the Bri tish at Soerabaja. Dutch sources said natives were massing In the interior for a "holy war" against the allies. RAF planes attacked nationalist-held sections of the city for the second time yesterday afternoon, scoring direct hits on a number of buildings where the extremists were entrenched. Casualties Mount Nevertheless, British casual tics were reported mounting steadily and aerial reconnais sance showed no evidence that the nationalists were quitting the city. Large quantities of Japanese made weapons, including me dium machine guns, were found abandoned in the streets, and the Netherlands Aneta news agency said the Indonesians were using Japanese mortars and light tanks against the Bri tish. British army headquarters revealed that MaJ. Gen. Noboru Yamamoto, chief of the Japa nese 10th army in Java, had been arrested, presumably in connection with the surrender of Japanese arms to the Indone sians. 7 SHIPS BRI E New York, Nov. 12 (U.R) Seven ships were scheduled to dock today with 5,584 members of the U. S. armed forces. The CCNY Victory carried 1.064 trops, Including headquar ters and headquarters battery of the 66th infantry division artil lery; service company of the 262nd infantry regiment; 252nd ordnance medium maintenance company; 2flBth engineer combat battalion: 55Hth signal company, and the 721st field artillery bat talion. The Rushvllle Victory carried 1,042 troops, Including the 100th evacuation hospital, headquar ters and headquarters battery, 250th field artillery group, 445th ordnance Ham Co... 552nd AAA battalion, and 3279th QM service company. . BAN DUTCH HELP San Francisco, Nov. 12 'U.R) The Melbourne radio said last night that Air Minister Arthur Drakeford had announced that no Australian air force person nel would be permitted to leave Australia to serve with Dutch forces in Java. JAPS DEMAND REFORMS Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 12 U.R) Students at the Boshisha univer sity one of Japan's oldest mis sionary schools today issued an ultimatum to the faculty dc ranullng "dmoualifi y.nrrofc" FOES TO S AT Decision Brings Hope of Healing Central Govern-ment-Yenan Breach Chungking, Nov. 12 (U.R). The central government and tha Chinese communists agreed to day to submit their political and military differences to the politl cal consultative council which, meets Nov. 20. The decision brought hop that the bitter split between the, central government and tha Yennn communist group may ba healed in some manner which will avert the incipient Chinese) civil war. Decision to place their differ ences before the political con sultative council came at tha suggestion of the Chinese Demo cratic league which has been seeking to mediate between tha two groups. Agree To Nov. 20 Both Minister of Information K. C. Wu, speaking for the cen tral government, and Chow En Lai, vice-chairman of the com munlst party, agreed to the) meeting Nov. 20. The move to settle the dlsputa came as Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek appealed to Russia for pcrmis sion to fly his armies into Man churia. Dispatches from the north said Chiang's field commanders hart abandoned all thought of enter Ing Manchuria by sea and wera staking their hopes for peace on, the conferences now in progress) with red army commanders ir the Manchurlan capital of Changchum. Upwards of 1,000,000 com. munists and an even greater number of nationalist troop were poised along the great wall. There was grave danger that tha threatened civil war might ex plode at any moment. Clashes Already Communist spokesmen assert ed there already had been a num ber of stiff border clashes, par tlcularly near the port of Shan haikwan, eastern gate to Man churia. They charged that mora than 3,000 "secret agents of tha Chinese-American secret serv Ice" had been sent to the border with American equipment to aid the nationalists. (The dispatch did not maka clear whether any Americans were alleged to be among tha "secret agents.") The Chungking government said 300 of its representative! were conferring with the Rus sians in Changchun in an effort to obtain permission for tha landing of nationalist troop transports on soviet-held air fields in Manchuria. Lt. Gen. Hsiung Shlh-Hul, chief of Chiang's military coun cil In Manchuria, returned to Chungkng yesterday, presumab ly to report to the generalissimo on the progress of the negotia tions. There was no word, how ever, as to the Russian attitude. TOSSfClTO E SITE OF The toss of a coin will decida sometime today the. site of tha Mcdford-North Bend District 3 championship playoff, Principal Lester D. Harris of Medford high school said this morning. The game will probably b played Friday night, with tha winner scheduled to meet Grant of Portland in a Thanksgiving day semi-final. Though Medford is virtually assured of the district title by reason of its impressive record, the District 2 committee insisted that the Black Tornado go through with its Nov. 16 gama with undefeated North Bend. The committee includes R. E. Jewell, North Bend principal, chairman; Carl E. Morrison, Co quille, superintendent; and Le land P. Linn, Ashland, superlrw tendent. Carpinterla ! called "the lenv on capital of the world," Weather roKKCAST: Mostly cloudy with late ihowert or mow flurrlei today and tomor row. MtOa chanje In tam parature. Tamp. I! I It h rut Yeitrrday 47 l.oweat this Morninc 37 Prec. to & p.m. Today . .46
