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Newspaper Page Texti Weather FORECAST: Intermittent ralm Sundav and Monday, snow In the bill. Temp. Highest yesterday 48 Lowest this mo mint 37 Prer. To I a. m. today ,, .02 Uie The Mall Tribune Want Ad Way Quick Results At Small Cott MEDFORD i United Prest Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire Fortieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1945. NO. 204. 1 M Detailed Plan of Attack to Fleet Nov. 25, Committee Informed Washington, Nov. 17 U.R) The Japanese naval high com mand officially issued its detail ed plan for attacking Pearl Har bor on Nov. 4, 1941, and sent an already-assembled task force in to Hawaiian waters on Nov.. 25 with orders to strike a "mortal blow" against the U. S. Pacific fleet, the Pearl Harbor investi gating committee was told to day. This force delivered its attack on schedule at 7:02 a. m., Dec. 7, 1941, putting most of the Paci fic fleet out of action and plung ing this country into war. The attack plan, conceived by Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, Jap fleet commander, nearly a year earlier, had been revealed in part to a group of Japanese car rier pilots as early as Oct. 5, 1941, the committee was told. The full plan issued Nov. 4 contained detailed instructions for the attack and for an ad vance refueling rendezvous. If the attack proved successful, the task force was to return to Japan. If it failed, the main Japanese fleet was to be sent from home waters to rescue the attackers. The Japanese concluded In advance that a followup inva sion of Hawaii would be logisti cally impossible, thus tossing away what most military ex perts now believe was their best opportunity of winning the Pacific war. The U. S. navy's reconstruc tion of the Japanese war-making plans also disclosed that the task force was ordered to turn back without attacking if it should appear certain that Japanese American negotiations then in progress would result in an "amicable settlement" or If the force should be detected more than two days In advance of the attack. Rear Adm. T. B. Inglis, chief of naval intelligence, submitted the 15-page summary of the Japanese attack plans during his third day of testimony before the Pearl Harbor committee. His prepared statement was challenged by republican mem bers of the committee, who read it in advance and complained that it was unsupported by any documents presented to the com mittee. Before he presented the statment, however, Inglis sub mitted to the committee a large number of documents from which the Japanese story had been prepared. Inglis also clashed with Sen. Owen Brewster, R., Me., wno charged the navy intelligence chief had given "unqualifiedly false" information to the ccm mittee earlier on the size of the U. S. fleet in 1941. The navy report said that on Nov. 8 Hawaiian time) the Jaoa nose tentatively fixed the date of the Pearl Harbor attack for Dec. 7. The definite decisiun on the date came Dec. 1. Before Inglis' testimony, re publican committee members who had seen the navy account told reporters it was an attempt to defend former Secretary of State Cordcll Hull in the light of an army board report saying his Nov. 26, 1941, counter-proposals to the Japanese had neen used as a signal for the start of the war. Brewster said the navy was "trying to save Mr. Hull." Rep. Bertrand W. Gearhart, R., Calif., asserted there was no question "but what it was the Hull ulti matum of Nov. 26 which piecipi tated the war." T Portland. Ore., Nov. 17 UP.' Adm. William F. Halsey is ex pected to arrive here alxmt 7 p. m. Sunday in his only visit to the Tacific northwest during his curcrnt tour. He will arrive in n navy plane and on Monday will be honored at two public meet ings. SMITH HEADS LOGGERS Eugene. Ore., Nov. 17 (U.R) The Willamette Valley Loggers conference has elected Allen C. Smith of Coos Bay as president.; succeeding F. L. Thompson of Figure in Fatal Shooting of Deputy John Drew, 25, former soldier (upper photo), held for first degree murdei of a deputy sheriff, Al Bone, smokes nervously In Multoniah County, Ore, hospital after he and Lawrence Oglivie, 30 ilower left), held up tavern and Drew exchanged pistol shots with pursuing sheriff's officer, receiving wound In groin. Opal Newcomb, 23 (lower right), held for further inves tigation, who was on date with two men, claims she did not know of planned holdup. Car driven by bandits contained guns, jewelry and knives reportedly stolen in earlier robberies. TORNADO TO PLAY E Grant high of Portland and Medford high school football teams will meet at Medford Stadium at 2 p.m. Thursday in the semi-final of the Oregon high school football champion ship race, it was announced yes terday. The site was selected by flip of a coin in offices of the Oregon High School Activi ties association secretary, Tom Piggott, in Portland Saturday. Lester Harris, Medford prin cipal, said reserved seats would go on sale at the high school office at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. Those who have season tickets may secure the same seats by making arrangements at .the high school, Harris said. Season tickets and passes will not be good for the game. Harris added, since the season for which they were sold has ended. Each per son will be limited to 10 tickets, it was stated. United Press Cottage Grove and McMin ville played to a 20-20 tie today, and Cottage Grove was award ed the district 3 right to enter the playoffs against Hood River because Cottage Grove made the most first downs. F000 RIOTS HIT Tokyo, Nov. 17 (U.R) Armed Japanese police today were re ported suppressing "food riot ing" in northern Japan as re ports to Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur's headquarters said panic stricken Japanese officials had burned the records of thousands of allied war prisoners just prior to the landing of U. S. occupation forces last August. Claiming that many of the papers of prisoners some of j whom have not yet been traced I were burned "by mistake." j the Japanese central liaison of-1 fice expressed its "profound i regrets" to the recovered per-! sonnel section of MacArthur's headquarters. j It was estimated the missing j reports might involve as many ', as 30,000 persons. "U" Gridman Killed In Take-Off Crash Eugene, Ore., Nov. 17 'U.R) Ronald Critcs. 22, University of Oregon football player, was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed on a takeoff here this afternoon. Crites, who formerly lived at Coos- Bay and Woodburn, Ore., held a civil aeronautics a d m I n i s t r a tion 1 license and he had flown for lue U. S. axmjr, j ;utv - i (Acme leleuhotol NEW AUTO TO BE Washington, Nov. 17 (U.R) Price Administrator C h e s t e r Bowles announced tonight that he will announce on, Monday the price for new automobiles now being manufactured. "This is the third time Bowles has announced that ceiling prices on new cars would be forthcoming. Delays within the agency and opposition to the OPA price policy in congress have held up the announcement for the past two weeks. The house small business committee asked Bowles on Thursday to consider additional data on the operating costs of dealers. OPA has studied this material for the past three days, and, apparently has decided not to change its cost absorption policy. Bowles told the committee in last week's hearings that OPA expects dealers to absorb four to five per cent of the increased production costs on new cars. OPA has said repeatedly that new aitjo prices will be about the same as the ceiling prices in 1942. Increased freight, higher taxes, and higher service charges arc expected to increase tho price of new autos. There will also be some increases be cause of such improvements as longer or wider bodies, increas ed horsepower or better brakes It is estimated that there are 12,000.000 customers now on the market for the victory models, which will not be radically dif ferent from the 1942 models. NATION INVOLVED E New York, Nov. 17 (U.R) The United States is so involved in the difficulties between Chiang Kai-shek's central Chin ese government and tho Chinese communists that we may have difficulty in extricating our selves, Hugh Baillie, president of the United Press, said tonight. Baillie addressed the - semi annual meeting of the Silurians, an organization of veteran New York newspapermen, on his re turn from a 20.000 mile trip through the Pacific battle areas. During his trip Baillie inter viewed Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, General Douglas Mac Arthur and Emperor Hirohito. Sacramento. Nov. 17 'U.R) Acting Gov. Frederick F. Hou ser today commuted the death sentence of William Leva Hough, confessed Long Beach murderer, to life imprisonment in an act apparently without in CaUvjaia litatory. FOOTBALL UPSETS I' , Navy Squads Win .emple Downs Holy Cross Iowa to Fore New York, Nov. 17 (U.R) Late November, traditional time for major football upsets, ran true to form today because some of the big games didn't. The West Point Cadets, game, trod roughshod over a highly regarded Pennsylvania eleven, 61 to 0. In Baltimore, the Midship men needed to extend them selves to win, 35 to 7, from a weak Wisconsin team. Of the upsets, Temple's 14 to 6 triumph over Holy Cross was the most sensational. Rated three touchdowns better. Holy Cross apparently couldn't get started. Elsewhere In the east, Har vard's informals rose to top a Brown eleven that had upset Yale, winning 14 to 7, Colgate beat Syracuse, 7 to 6; Cornell topped Dartmouth, 20 to 13; In diana won from Pittsburgh, 19 to 0; Rutgers edged New York U, 13 to 7, Yale drubbed Coast Guard. 41 to 6. and Connecticut won handily from Boston uni versity 34 to 0. There were two resounding upsets in the midwest, Iowa's Hawkeyes, denied a Big Ten victory since 1942, took it out on Minnesota, rallying to gain a 20-19 triumph in a thriller. Michigan State's Spartans pour ed it on a' Penn State team, win ning 33 to 0. In other midwest games, Michigan kept alive its Big Ten title chances with a 27 13 decision over Purdue, Ohio State stayed in the running with a 27-2 triumph over Illinois, Notre Dame ground down North western, 34 to 7, and Great Lakes beat Fort Warren, Wyo., 47 to 14. Missouri won the Bix Six championship with a 14 to 6 vic tory over Oklahoma and Kansas took a 27 to 0 triumph over Kan sas State. Highlight In the south was Louisiana State's upset of Geor gia Tech, 9 to 7. Clemson also surprised Tulane in a free-scoring battle, 47 to" 20. In other southern games, Georgia defeat ed Auburn, 35 to 0, Wake Forest "outpointed" North Carolina, 14 to 13, Florida drubbed Presby terian, 41 to 0, Virginia won from Richmond, 44 to 6, and Mar quette edged Kentucky, 19 to 13. Rice stayed in the forefront for the Southwest conference title by beating Texas A. & M. 6 to 0 as did Texas with a 20 to 0 win over Texas Christian. Southern Methodist won from Arkansas, 21 to 0 and Tulsa topped Baylor, 25 to 7 in a non conference game. Oklahoma A. & M. remained unbeaten and un tied, defeating Texas Tech, 46 to 6. E GETS UNDER WAY Ballots and ballot boxes for the Victory Queen contest, be ing sponsored in Medford by the American Legion, are to be found at the First National Bank, the United States Nation al Bank, Groceteria No. 1, the Postoffice, Jackson County Fed eral Savings and Loan and Chamber of Commerce. Ballots will be issued to all purchasers of "E" bonds at the time of pur chase. Various clubs and organiza tions have selected candidates and It is planned to introduce all the candidates from the stage of the Holly Theatre Tuesday night during the Victory Bond Premiere. However, it has been pointed out that any girl be tween the ages of 18 and 26 may enter the contest, it not being necessary to be sponsored by any organization. Application blanks are avail able at the Cratorian Theatre and at the Chamber of Com merce. Since final judging will be based 75"" on the total num ber of votes cast on Ihe basis of i "E" bond purchases, it is advis able that any girl wishing to enter the contest do so imme diately. San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 17 U.R) Two men and a woman were being held here for ques tioning in connection with tour San Antonio liquor package ituie fobbciiei. EASED WHEN AFL PASSES UP DEFI Employers Charged Fomenting Strife tween Rival Unions with Be- Portland, Ore., Nov. 17 (U.R) Discord between striking AFL lumber workers and the non striking CIO unions eased to night when the policy commit tee of the 60.000 AFL strikes re fused to rise to a CIO challenge of battle. Previously, AFL carpenter and teamster unions refused to handle lumber produced by the CIO international woodworkers of America, who had accepted a 12'4 cent hourly Increase from operators. The AFL remained firm in its demand for $1.10 .hourly minimum and 20-cent in crease "across the board." Instead of lambasting the rival ClO'union, John Christen son, chairman of the AFL strike policy committee, criticixed management for allegedly fo menting strife between the two branches of labor. His attack followed a statement by J. B. Fitzgerald, secretary-manager of the Lumbermen's Industrial Re lations Committee Inc., in which he said employers "are fearful for the future of the lumber In dustry unless the two unions can make peace." "The reason there is no pcrce in the lumber industry today "s because certain operators ar large associations are more i -terested in a showdown batt. ? to eliminate the labor move ment from the northwest rather than reach a just and sincere agreement," Christenson said. The AFL lumber workers went out in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Northern California on Sept. 24, while the, IWA compromised Its 25 cent demand without striking. VISIT JOjAMILY Boone, la., Nov. 17 (U.R) Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, wife of the famous American general, was taken to the Boone county hospital here just an hour and 45 minutes after she and the general arrived to visit her family. Dr. E. B. Recring, a staff physician at the hospital, said, after a preliminary examination, that Mrs. Eisenhower was suf fering from pneumonia. Dr. Decring said the condi tion of Mrs. Eisenhower was not serious as yet. He Said an X-ray would be taken In the morning and a special nurse has been assigned to the case. The general accompanied his wife to, the hospital. The general's special train arrived from Chicago about 7:15 tonight. More than 1,200 Boone residents turned 'out to greet the World War II hero with shouts of "there he is. There's the general." Tomorrow, the Eisenhowers were to Celebrate the 75th birth day of John Doud at the Carl son home. The general Is scheduled to remain here until Monday night, when he will go back to Chi cago for the American Legion convention. Gold Price Boost Rumor Boosts Mart San Francisco, Nov. 17 'U.R) The San Francisco Mining Ex change today recorded the larg est volume of shares in 10 years in what observers said reflected buyers attitude toward rumors of an increase in the price of gold due to the possible loan of $5,000,000,000 to Great Britain. More than 618,000 shares were traded. BULLETIN Pearl Harbor. Not. 17 Uj R) The Navy today rereeled de tails of its vast pott-war ob which will keep many of 'he 765.000 officers and men now In the Pacific on duty pait their normal demobilixation time. Tasks "virtually at numer ous and complex as those faced during the war with Japan" were outlined in the announce ment from Fleet Adm. Chester W. WimiU' htidquvUih CIO AUTO UNION SET FOR GENERAL T 'Costly and Terrible' Strike For Pay Boost All Offers Rejected Detroit, Nov. 17 (U.R) The CIO Auto Workers union oiled its war-idle strike machinery to night for a massive shutdown of the far-flung General Motors system. From the union's top hier archy to the most remote local unit, all preparations pointed to one course a "costly and ter rible" strike for pay gains. On Monday, 200 delegates of General Motors unions acioss the nation will assemble in De troit to hear the report of Walter P. Reuthcr, vice president ol the United Auto Workers union, on G-M negotiations over the 30 per cent wage increase demand. Reuther will ask the confer ence to reject all management offers for settlement of the dis pute; the latest of which pro posed a flat 10 per cent boost in hourly rates to be based on vir tual assurance of a minimum 45 hour work week. The conference will be asked to recommend action to the UAW's special six-member slriKe strategy committee. That com mittee is ready to act immedi ately. Reuther already has declared an unsatisfactory termination of formal negotiations with tho cor poration and has warned that a strike "is our alternative in ob taining equity for the workers and for the public." Further emphasizing readiness to strike the 350,000 G-M produc tion employes, UAW President R. J. Thomas charged in an edi torial that the industry's big three; G-M, Chrysler and Ford were joined In a conspiracy "forcing a costly and terrible strike upon us. Strike pickets h a v been named by local unions in pre parations described by Reuther as "realistic." A $4,000,000 re serve fund has been earmarked by the International UAW for prosecution of its wage-demand walkout. All legal obstacles have been cleared for the strike call. Sys tematically the union has taken strike votes under the Smith Connally act and under its own union constitution, and filed the formal complaint of unfair labor practices against the corporation. 1RRAYT0SEEK L WAGE HIKE PLAN Washington, Nov. 17 (U.R) A special subcommittee of the 1 a b o r-management conference today failed to work out a sub stitute proposal for CIO Presi dent Philip Murray's wage reso lution and Murray took his case for higher pay directly to the public. The conference executive committee sidetracked Murray's resolution yesterday by refer ring It and two proposed substi tutes neither of which were concerned with the question of wages to a subcommittee for coordination and redrafting, Murray was appointed to the subcommittee, but he refused to serve because of his conviction that the group would by-pass the wage issue. After announcing that he was determined to carry his fight for consideration of the wage question to the floor of the con ference. Murray issued a pamph let outlining the CIO case for "substantial pay Increases." In It he warned that the United States will find Itself in the midst of another deep depres sion "if industry takes too much money out of the nation's econ omic bloodstream In profits." Contending that industry brought on the 1930 depression because It virtually froze wages from 1924 to 1029, a period in which he said productivity in creased 24 per cent and profijs 72 per cent, Murray went on to say: NO STRIKE Susanville, Cal., Nov. 17 4U.R) Threat of a strike in the 14 mills of the companies belonging to the Pine Industrial Relations committee, all of them In north ern California, was eliminated I InnicliL ' Hirohito Reports Tama Mausoleum Grounds. Japan, Nov. 17 (U.R) The man the Japanese worship as god Emperor Hirohito prayed to day at the tomb of his father in the foothills below sacred Fuji yama. He broke all precedent by per mitting a correspondent and two photographers to attend the ceremony. The emperor last visited the huge park where his father lies buried some three years ago. On that day he went to ask for a Japanese victory and to give his "report" on the attack on Pearl Harbor. Today, he had to report that for the first time In Ja pan's history a foreign army was occupying sacred Nipponese soil. DELAY IN TRIALS NAZI WAR LORDS Soviet Prosecutor III Is Reason Borman's Name Kept on List Nuernberg, Nov. 17 (U.R) Russia requested postponement of the four-power trial of 24 top Nazi war criminals today be cause of the illness of the Soviet chief prosecutor, who now Is in Moscow. The Russian delegation peti tioned the court for postpone ment when it was informed chief Soviet Prosecutor Gen. Roman Andreevich Rudenko was too 111 to leave Moscow to attend the trial opening on Tuesday. The Soviet request said Ruaen ko's illness was not serious enough to require naming a new Russian prosecutor and ex pressed the hope Rudenko would be sufficiency Improved "in a very few days" to returr to Nuernberg. The request prob ably will be acted upon prompt ly by the four-power tribunal The new delay threatened the trial shortly after the tribunal had cleared a major obstacle to its beginning by deciding not to prosecute Alfried Krupp, in the place of his father, the senile head of the Krupp armament in dustry, who Is too ill to be tried. British alternate Prosecutor Sir David Maxwell Fyfe an nounced to the court today that there was "still a clear possi bility ho (Bormann) is still alive" and requested that Bormann'a name remain on the list of in dicted Nazis. Fyfe told the court the ac cepted version of Bormann'a fate was that a Russian threw a hand grenade Into a tank in which Bormann was attempting to cross the river Spree bridge. "Three members of the party with Bormann have been inter rogated," he said. "Two tnink Bormann was'killcd and a third said he was wounded." The case of Rudolf Hess, who has been examined by 12 psychi atrists of four nationalities, still was In doubt but a French ex pert indicated today that Hess intended to continue his loss of memory until after the trials. Psychiatrist Jean De Lav said he went to Hess and said, "I ran cure you. Let me try." Hess replied: "I will not let you try before the trials. After the trials, if I am a free man, then I'll come to you." SERGEANT JAILED AS SPY SUSPECT Indianapolis, Nov. 1 7 (U.R) The army jaid SSgt. Frdcrick Bauer was being held as a sus pected enemy agent, but his wife was quite positive tonight that it all was the result of some nude pictures he took at an army stag party last April. But the army said Bauer, a lawyer in civilian life, had been confined as result of Investiga tions which started some time ago. The said Information was received several months ago from "overseas sources" to put the soldier under suspicion. May Reserve Plane Trips East For Vets San Francisco. Nov. 17 (U.R) All transcontinental airlines tonight began declining east bound reservations for later than Nov. 25, pending the out come of a conference Monday In Washinnton. D. C. to deter mine whether the armed forces will commandeer a large per centage of flights to snccd Paci fic vctciMU homeward OREGON LEAD BY STATERSBEATEN Webfoot Star Whole Star Cougars Get Breaks in Mud to Win Berkeley, Calif., Nov. 17 4J.R) Jake Leicht, a lightning fast back who travels with the speed his name implies, carried the "come-back kids" from Univer sity of Oregon to a 20-13 victory over University of California be fore 35,000 fans today. Given able assistance by Dono van, hard-hitting freshman half, who scored all three Oregon touchdowns, Leicht & Co. over came a 13-polnt deficit at half time to trounce the Bears. Playing fine ball the first half and showing a power attack that completely fooled the Webfoots, the Bears folded in the second half under Leicht's all-out at tack. The feather-footed back pass ed, kick and ran the Bears into the ground. On defense he was the main "receiver" of Califor nia passes. Identical plays in the third quarter gave Oregon two touch downs. On both maneuvers Leicht faded to pass, Donovan took the ball and went through the line. On the first play Dono van went 17 yards to score and rambled 39 yards on the second. Leicht set up the last touch down drive in the fourth period with the score tied at 13-13. He intercepted Kenfield's pass on the Oregon 3D and then opened up. Leicht passed to Halfback Johnson for five and then faded back to heave one to End An derson on the California five. A five yard penalty slowed the drive but Leicht reached the two on two plunges and Donovan went over with seven minutes of play remaining. . California scored In the first two. minutes when Halfback Stuart broke off right tackle and went 61 yards to score. Mohn converted. A "gift" score came In the second, when a fourth down pass over the goal from the Oregon six was ruled com plete for interference. The Bears were given 'the ball on the one and Kenfield plunged over. Llcht Intercepted four Cali fornia passes In the final quarter to halt every Bear attempt to get moving. His passing was just as good but fumbles by his re ceivers spoiled his record of com pletions. The lineups: Oregon Pos California Hathaway ler Chambers Gillis Hr Dirfenbaugh. Kauffman Igr Shawyder W. Anderson e Lossie Reiton rgt Corner Deskins rtl Beard R. Anderson rel Lerond Reynolds q Welch Leicht lhr Gilkey Donovan rhl Stuart Bond f Kenfield Score by periods: California 7 6 0 0 13 Oregon 0 0 13 7 20 Corvallis, Ore., Nov. 17 (U.R) Two breaks gave the Washing ton State Cougars a 13 to 6 v c tory in the mud over Oregon State college before a Beaver homecoming day crowd of 7,000. Francis Bacoka scored both touchdowns for the winners. The first came In the second period after Washington State got the ball only five yards from paydirt on a pass interference (Continued oo Pago Five) Acquital Voted To Ex-Klamath Chief Klamath Falls, Nov. 17 Earl Heuvel, former police chief here, was acquitted Friday night on a charge of Immoral conduct involving a young woman who was in custody of police at the time the act allegedly occurred. The Jury deliberated one hour and 48 minutes before reaching a ver dict. Three counts against the ex-police official remain to be tried. Earl Heuvel was well known in Medford, where he supposed ly fled for a time after charges were brought against him in Klamath Falls. He was later ar rested by the FBI In Arkansas. TELL TRAGEDY CAUSE Honolulu, T. H., Nov. 17 (U.R) Four engines which cut out simultaneously in the air be cause of a "lack of sufficient gasoline" caused a Consairwaya transport to make a forced landing 400 miles east of Oahu Nov. 3 with a loss of 18 lives, the army confirmed today.