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. Konoye and Kido Among Seven High Ranking Japs In New Roundup GEN. MAC ORDERS I tv Air , , i Tribune Weather ARREST.OF IRE FORECAST: Cloudy with ihowrrs tonight and rrlday. Little chance In temperature. Temp. Highest Yesterday - en Lowest this Morning; 35 Prec. To 5 A. M. Today .01 IE United Press Full Leased Wira Fortieth Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1945 Japan's Youngest Elder NO. 219. Statesman and 3-Time Important Young Witnesses TTUJ B.. v.. 11 t i tin.. MK&!Tm?r Veiini i J . , S i Nl rin Premier to Stand Trial 1 Tokyo, Dec. 6 ttl.P.) Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquar- Prince Fumimaro Konoye, Mar quis tt-Oicni rwiao ana seven oin er high-ranking Japanese in the second sweeping roundup of government officials, diplomats militarist and industrialists in the rjast four days. Konoye, known as one of the youngest of Japan s "elder states men," was three times premier and a well-known figure in the international scene. Kido as lord keeper of the privy seal until the office was abolished a few r days ago heads a list of political suspects who will be tried for war responsibility by the allied powers. 288 Now Charged Publication of the latest ar rest order brought to 286 the number of war criminal suspects specifically charged with crimes connected with the war. The last list containing 59 names was r published Dec. 2. There have been numerous de mands both in Japan and abroad for the arrest of Konoye and Kido. Konoye in particular nas been the target for blistering edi torial criticism in newspapers and speeches in the diet pointing out that he is equally guilty with former premier Hideki Tojo for plunging Japan into the war. Konoye, now 54, is a member of the Fujiwara family next in rank to the imperial family, une allied document referred to him as "effete, a voluptuary, lazy and cynical." hawaTdefTnse not alert says Washineton. Dec. 8 (U.R) Hen. Georee C. Marshall said today the defenders of Hawaii if thev had been properly alert, "could have completely dis organized, if not stopped," the Japanese sneak attack on Dec. 7, 1941. The former army chief of staff told the Pearl Harbor in vestigating committee that Ha waii admittedly lacked the air craft it needed, and the U. S. planes were "greatly outnumber ed" when the Japanese struck. Nevertheless, he added, "I think they had sufficient means to sufficiently break up the at tack so it would have done only limited harm." Surprised Marshall The five-star general, giving his version of the Pearl Harbor story, admitted that the Japa nese attack was a surprise to him when it hit. He had not believed the Japanese would hazard such a blow, although the possibility had been taken into account in previous months. Marshall told how he viewed the situation when he heard of the attack: "My own reactions, so far as I can recall them, were that this specific operation was not visual ized bv me. I was more inclined in feel the hazards were too great and that they would not risk it." Many months earlier, how ever, Marshall had warned the Hawaiian army commander on Feb. 7, 1941, that his chief problem was defense against "a surprise attack that might come at any time." Jap Child Killed At Tule Center ( Tulelake, Cal., Dec. 6 U.R The brutal killing with a ham mer of Violet Fudetani, 3, and an attack on her 11-months-old sister at Tulelake relocation cen ter remained a mystery today with the child's mother, who apparently was a witnes. hys terical and unable to answer questions. Yashio Fudetani, the father of the children, found Violet dead with her skull crushed apparent ly by hammer blows and the sister seriously injured when he returned to their room at the center after lunch yesterday. Vicrory Loan Drive 'E" Quota ... $525,000 "E" Sales to DMe $268,931 Remainder to sell $256,069 U , VV fh V ' v N-A JtK fl ikmmmBriimmim rnwi iiamiiiuwnsi (Acme Telepholo) In court to testify for their mother, Mrs. Annie Irene Mansfeldt, who Is charged with the murder of the woman she believed was lover of their father, are the talented, well-mannered John, 14; Terry, 12, and Irene, 15. Children are expected to bear important testimony toward defense's claim that the mother was victim of "somnelentia" the morning she shot and killed Nurse Vada Martin. Mrs. Mansfeldt On Stand Screams Regrets San Francisco, Dec. 6 (U.R) Mrs. Annie Irene Mansfeldt, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Vada Martin, screamed today that she would be willing to give her own life "if I could bring her back." "There is nothing on earth I'd rather do if I could," she cried. "It is so stupid, so futile . . ." Mrs. Mansfeldt's outburst fol- HOPE NEXT YEAR An estimate lias been sub mitted by the Department of the Interior to the Federal Bur eau of the Budget for a supple mental appropriation for the winter operation of the six na tional parks in the Pacific Coast states, including Crater Lake National Park according to in formation received by E. P. Leavitt, superintendent of Crater Lake park. The information was relayed to Mr. Leavitt by Con gressman Lowell Stockman. It was stated that if the ap propriation is granted, the Na tional Park Service will have funds to provide for winter recreation in all of these parks this winter. However, Mr. Lea vitt pointed out that while this might be possible for other parks in the west, that it was "a little late to start a winter pro gram for Crater Lake park since we lack both snow-removing equipment and a staff." The superintendent added that if the money is provided, he would begin to acquire supplies and equipment which would be the means of an enlarged program for next summer and assure a full and early program for next winter. Ask Prewar Sum Congress has been requested to restore National Park Service appropriations for the 1947 fis cal year to the prewar level, according to the communication received by the superintendent, in which case the operation of winter recreational facilities of Crater Lake, as well as the other five Pacific Coast parks, will be resumed. Leavitt declared this was the first indication that he had been given concerning res toration of the prewar approp riations. It was stated that the estimate for the winter operation of the parks this winter was made "in accordance with the request of citizens and organizations of the Pacific Coast states." Among the organizations working to promote the plan has been the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Spreckels Brutal Actress Declares Hollywood. Dec. 6 (U.R) Actress Beatrice Webb charged today in a S260.000 damage suit against Sugar Heir Adolph B Spreckels, Jr., that he beat, maimed and tried to set her on fire during the three year 1 romance he ended suddenly by i marrying Actress Kay William. in Outburst lowed a question asked by De fense Attorney Vincent Halli nan, who asked if she had any regrets or sorrow about the death of the attractive nurse whom she suspected of having an affair with her husband, Dr. John Mansfeldt, who killed him self shortly after Mrs. Martin's death. She also denied having told Homicide Inspector Al Corrasa shortly after the Oct. 4 jealousy slaying that Mrs. Martin "de served" to be shot. "Did you feel that she deserv- eu wuai Happened lo ner, no matter what she had done, or any justificatipn for your hav ing brought about her death?" Hallinan asked. "I couldn't conceive of killing ner,' Mrs. Mansfeldt sobbed "No one deserves death at an in dividual's hands.' As her emotions became out of control, Superior Judge Ed ward P. Murphy called a recess and Mrs. Mansfeldt was assisted from the room. LAKE RIM PLACE SCIENTIST SAYS If a seismograph is used to determine whether or not there is a return of volcanic activity beneath Crater Lake, it should be placed at the lake rim or as near to the rim as possible ac cording to Dr. Howel Williams, chairman of the department of geological sciences at the Uni versity of California and au thority on Crater Lake. Dr. Williams gave this opin ion in a letter to E. P. Leavitt. superintendent of Crater Lake National Park, who had asked the geological expert whether the instrument might not be placed at some more accessible point until . later since winter conditions at the lake will make the task of placing it at the lake rim, as proposed, a most diffi cult one. Plan Approved Dr. Williams wrote that he approved of the plan to use the seismograph, but that he be lieved it would have to be near the lake In order to be useful. He added that F. W. Cater, (.eologist with the United States Geological Survey, whom it is understood may be sent here to plan for the project. Is an "able geologist" and in his opinion most capable for carrying out the plan. Leavitt has received author ity from the Crater Lake Park company to use the lodge at the lake rim if it is needed for the project, but as yet the sno-cat has not been delivered, he stated. Decision to place the seismo graph at the lake was made as a result of several persons re porting a strange cloud of smoke or gas hovering over the lake surface during the late summer and early fall on four different occasions. VETS HOSPITAL KLAMATH AREA 200-Bed $2,800,000 Struc ture Approved by Veterans Administration' Is Word Efforts to have the Camp White hospital taken over by the Veterans' Administration will be continued. Congressman Harris Ellsworth declared in a telephone conversation with President Herb Grey of the Chamber of Commerce this noon. Ellsworth had just con cluded an interview with Gen. Omar Bradley and quoted the head of the Administration as saying that the announcement concerning a veterans' hospital for Klamath Falls meant some where in the southern Oregon region and not necessarily the city of Klamath Falls, regions rather than exact sites having been designated in the interest of speeding up the rapidly expanding hospital pro gram. Washington, Dec. 6 (U.R1 President Truman has approved 29 more Veterans' administra tion hospitals in 20 states, Veter ans' administrator Omar N. Bradley announced today. They include a 200-bed gen eral medical and surgical hos pital at Klamath Falls, Ore., a 200-bed general medical and sur gical hospital at Spokane, Wash., and. a 500-bed neuro-psychiatric hospital at Salt Lake City. Washington, Dec. B (U.R) Rep. Lowell Stockman, R., Ore., said today that the Veterans' administration has selected Klamath Falls, Ore., as the site of a new $2,800,000 veterans' hospital. The medical and surgical cen ter will include a main building with 200 beds, surgery, clinic, chapel, recreation building, shop, and quarters for hospital per sonnel. The Veterans administration said it would be 18 months or two years before the hospital is built. A specific site has not yet been selected. Jackson county Chamber of Commerce officials this morning sought clarification from Con gressman Harris Ellsworth of a report from Washington that the Veterans' administration has se lected Klamath Falls as the site of a new veterans' hospital. The chamber for some time past has been seeking to have the Camp White hospital, now being used by the navy, taken over by the Veterans administration, and had been given considerable of ficial encouragement in the mat ter. In a wire to the congressman it was pointed out that citizens here fail to sec why a new hos pital should be constructed at a nearby point when "the fine Camp White station hospital is a going concern." One ward at the hospital is already in use for veteran patients. Situation Confused The situation is further con fused by the fact that although the Marine barracks hospital al Klamath Falls has been declared surplus by the federal govern ment a Mcdford contractor is currently engaged in building an addition to it at a cost estimated to run into the hundreds of thousands. A previous statement of the Veterans' administration is also resulted to the effect that new hospitals would be built only near the country's largest cities where the nation's top-ranking medical, surgical and dental men were already grouped. It is a commonly accepted fact that the Camp White hospital's capacity of 1,750 beds could tc raited to a capacity ot more than 3,000 beds in an emergency, and medical men, both army and navy, stationed at the hospital have praised Its fine semi-permanent construction and its equipment, Cost of construction, F JC Members Picket Holly Theater For Purchase of Bonds Borrowing a spoke from lab or's wheel, Junior Chamber of Commerce last night picketed the Holly theater. However, the sandwich boards which they wore didn't ask for higher wages, shorter hours or better movies, but urged citizens to buy Victory Bonds and stamps and to credit them to the JC's queen candidate. Miss Vivian Lindquist. Finding that their lack of nu merical strength and purchasing power was a handicap in the current bond drive, the JC's planned the stunt to coincide with the bond show staged at the Holly last night. Parading in front of the theater were George Davis, Norman Spencer. Allen Jewell and Paul Horsey. Davis went his companions one better and appeared in black face wearing a tail-coat and derby hat. L (By United Press) CIO auto workers and general motors officials resumed negotia tions "with no strings attached" today in an effort to settle a 16 day walkout before the federal government does it for them. All issues in dispute, including the union s 30-per cent wage in crease demand, were laid on the conference table as a result of surprise developments of the past 24 hours, most promising in a month of deadlocked negotia tions. Hush Strike Remedy While company and union rep resentatives considered compro mise proposals lo stave off a possible forced settlement dis tasteful to them both, congress rushed action on President Tru man's request for machinery to end labor disputes which have idled 563,000 workers. House labor committeemen said the group was about evenly divided on the president's pro posal, which has drawn bitter opposition from organized labor He predicted a bill incorporating Mr. Truman's suggestion for a "cooling-off" period in serious work stoppages would be taken up in committee hearings Mon day. AUTO LOOTED ON EST. A double-barrelled shotgun, an Eastman camera and an elec tric razor were stolen Tuesday from a car belonging lo W. W. Dcakins, 59 North Orange street, according to a report given police. A brown leather brief-case, and a man's suitcase containing miscellaneous clothing and per sonal effects were also taken from the auto, parked in front of the Deakins residence, but were found a few hours later strewn over the back yard of the home, police were told. San Francisco annually cele brates Harbor Day In August. never announced officially, has been estimated anywhere from two to four million dollars. Army May Use It At Camp White the theory his been advanced that the army may have decided not to release the hospital until after some per manent decision had been made concerning the camp as a whole It Is understood that the army's training camp program is being considerably revised, and there remains the possibility that Camp White would be retained as a training camp. It wag recently reported that 2,000 troops and officers of an engineer's unit had been assigned to Camp White and arc expected I to arrive in the near future,, IN POINTS NEED OF HELP FOR E Fruitgrowers Told Aid in Rehabilitation Will Mean Own Economic Advantage It will be to the economic ad vantage of Oregon fruitgrowers to promote rehabilitation of Europe, since the European coun tries were the largest buyers of export fruits before the war, ac cording to William A. Schoen fold, dean and director of the Oregon Experiment station and Oregon Extension service who spoke at the meeting of the Ore gon Horticultural society this morning at the Holly theater on "Will We Continue to Feed the World." Sessions of the sixtieth annual meeting of the society will continue this afternoon and tomorrow. Dean Schoenfeld, discussing primarily the food problems of Europe, stated that feeding of the war devastated countries must be considered from a hu manitarian, social and political and economic angles, and he warned his listeners that the problem was a complex one with far-reaching effects. The speaker spent considerable .time in Eur ope shortly after the last world war ana gave inst-liaiid ex amples of what happened to the plans made for payment of war debts and rehabilitation of the countries. Cannot Pay mucn oi Europe cannot pay lor the tood which she must have if we are to prevent mass star vation, Dean Schoenfeld said, but lie pointed out that from a hu manitarian ungle the countries with surplus food cannot fail to supply the needy countries with at least a minimum diet, and that political and social upheav als would result from a failure to supply the food. Discussing the economic angle the speaker said that food pro ducers in this country have al ready been paid by the govern ment for large supplies of sur plus food which will continue to pile up if they are not directed into many outlets, and that this will eventually result In lower ing of prices if permitted to con tinue. Might Trade Goods Some of the sources of repay ment for the food might be use of manufactured goods from abroad, use of foreign labor In this country, exchanges worked up through the tourist trade and concessions on military and air bases and for communications expansion, he said. The dean warned, however, that all of these plans met with organized opposition from various factions effected and would be but a fraction of the entire cost In volved. In closing he stressed the fact that repayment of extremely large debts, such as those in curred during wars and in the process of rehabilitation, can never be made without economic, political and social disorder and quoted a Belgium banker who said after the last war "large in ternational debts arc never paid In full." C. C. Clemens, Mcdford, pres ident of the society, presided at the opening session. Speakers preceding Schoenfeld were Dr. Don C. Mote of Oregon State college and A. D. Hordcn, Cali fornia Experiment station. Elec tion of officers was to have Deen held this afternoon. "ABANDON SHIP" ORDER GIVEN BY CAPT. McVAY Washington, Dec. 6 (U.R) . Capt. Charles B. MoVay, III, ordered his officers and men to abandon the sinking cruiser Indianapolis, a survivor said to day. McVay Is charged by the navy with failing to issue "timely orders" to abandon the ship before it sank with the loss of 880 of the 1,106 officers and men aboard. TO I v J I ( Vni Uiiafa GOES INTO LEAD With renewed Interest being shown in the final days of the Victory Queen contest, Mar garet Ruth Bolton, sponsored by the Kiwanls Club, has jumped into the lead with 1846 votes In her favor. Nina Tuttlo Is se cond with 1488, Jackie All worth third with 1193 and Viv ian Lindquist fourth with 945. The "E" bond auction hold last night at the Holly Theatre was responsible for the snle of 5B,23Q - in "E" bonds, which have not ns yet been Included in the voting, The Queen contest closes Sat urday night, with the Jackson County winner competing in the state finals in Portland next Wednesday. OF IRAN FAILORE Washington, Dec. 6 (U.R) Patrick J. Hurley charged be fore the senate foreign relations committee today that Undersec retary of Slate Dean Acheson had wrecked U. S. foreign pol icy In Iran. The resigned ambassador to China widened the scope of his accusations against state depart ment personnel to include dip lomatic activities in Iran. When he resigned last week. Hurley' accused . state depart ment career men of sabotaging U. S. policy In China. FEDERAL GRAND JURY CONSIDERING CASES The 23-man federal grand jury, selected yesterday for the winter term of federal court here, continued Its deliberations at the federal building today. Nine cases were to be consider ed and court officials were un certain as to whether a partial or full report might be ready today. Indictments made by the jury customarily are not made know until all cases have been considered. MARGARET BOLTON iASltf $4,400,000,000 Loan to Britain Agreed On By Truman and Attlee Washington, Dec. 8 (U.R) The United States agreed today to lend Great Britain $4,400,000, 000 repayable at two per cent in terest over a 50-ycar period be ginning Dec. 31, 1951. The loan comprises $3,750, 000,000 in cash and $650,000,000 in lend-lease and surplus proper ly goods. The two countries agreed on the latter figure as a final settlement of all British lend-lease and surplus property obligations to this country. The $3,750,000,000 cash loan must be approved and appro priated by congress. The $650. 000,000 lend-lease settlement be comes final by action of the pres ident under terms of the lend lease act. The agreement permits Britain to waive interest payments in Ul SIXTH CRASHES Machines from Fort Lauder dale Naval Air Station Disappear on Flight Miami, Fla., Dec. 6 - (U R) "avv Patrol bomber carrying perhaps 12 men crashed in , u?S '-f ",e Atlnntic lt night while searching for five torpedo bombers which disap peared mysteriously, it was re vealed today. The patrol craft, a "Mariner" from the Banana river naval air station crashed off Ponce Do Leon inlet, near Daytona Beach. Ilia coast guard here said that flames flared 100 feet into the air and were seen by a merchant vessel. No Tract The tomedo hnmw. n from the naval air station at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., yesterday afternoon and vanished without trace. Today a widespread hunt oyer thousands of square miles of land and sea was set in mo- tion. The search for them perhaps was the largest ever organized from the continental United States. Scores of military planes "u vessels, among them the escort carrier Solmnnn. called on for aid in oiercinir mystery and if possible rescuing the men. The search spread over land and sea aa the hours went by without word from the missing planes. They had last been heard nu.n late yesterday, while on a routine flight over the Atlantic. Sundown came and they should have returned, but there was no sign. No radio messages came through to indicate what might have happened. Explosion Seen In Jacksonville, Rear Adm. Ralph E, Davison, chief of naval aviation operations In the area, ordered an immediate investiga tion. His office reported that a ship, the Gaines Mills, reported hav ing seen an explosion some time yesterday, but the exact location was not given. Each of the torpedo bombers carried two men. The weather In the search area generally was fair today, with brisk winds and occasional showers. It was about the same when the planes vanished. PEAR GIFT SHIPMENTS ARE 10-15 CARS DAILY Christmas pear packages are now being shipped out of the valley at the rate of 10 to 15 ex press cars daily, and those des tined for more distant points are placed In refrigerators. Peak of the shipping season is not due until the last few days before Christinas when the bulk of the coast shipments will be dis patched. years when she has an unfavor able trade balance. In return for the loan, Britain agreed to abandon the Sterling Area dollar pool, give up cer tain restrictive trade practices and Join thus country in seek ing an International trade char tcr at a UNO conference next summer designed to bring about freer world trade. President Truman and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced the loan agreement in a Joint statement. They said it would "put an end to the fear of an economically divided world" and would permit for the first time creation of a world code of "equitable rules for con duct of International trade poli cies and relations." The announcement followed almost 13 weekg of negotiations.
