. Konoye and Kido Among Seven High Ranking Japs In New Roundup
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MEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1945
Japan's Youngest Elder
NO. 219.
Statesman and 3-Time
Important Young Witnesses
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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.
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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,
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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.
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(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
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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.