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Newspaper Page TextWeather FORECAST: Sun dir. cloudy with occasional rain, little temperature change. Temt. IHshHt Yesterday 36 I owes! this Morning . ... 2R l'rec. Yesterday .15 Ui Th Mill Tribune Want Ad Way Quick Results At Small Coit FORD United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire Fortieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1945 NO. 227. irin Med RIBUNE s mm mm B .igi urn ij m m pea m MM i w m fn' A7fPfr frfir 1 i w TRUMAN BLUNTLY , ' WARNS UNITY IS KEY MS. HELP New Chinese Policy Framed World Peace Depends On Civil War Ending Washington, Dec. 15 (U.R President Truman tonight blunt ly told the Chinese to stop fight ing each other and get together at once if they want U. S. help in their economic crisis. The president announced this country's policy toward China in a tightly-packed l.zuo word , statement as his newest diploma tic envoy. Gen. George C. Mar shall, flew toward Chungking in a four-engined C-54 Skymaster. Marshall, replacing Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, carried with him a detailed directive from the president based on the policy statement made public by the White House. Mr. Truman prefaced his statement with the declaration that this country is staking its hopes for world peace and pros perity upon "the ability of the sovereign nations to combine for collective security in the United Nations organization." With that as his text, he call ed upon China to cease internal hostilities immediately and ar range a national conference of all major political elements to unify the country democratical ly. One of Marshall's first tasks presumably will be to bring Jliese two things to pass. A strong, united and democra tic China, the president said, Is essential to the success of the "United Nations and for world peace." , China therefore has "a clear responsibility to the other United Nations," he said, "to eliminate armed conflict within its terri tory as constituting a threat to world stability and peace." "The government of the Unit ed States," the president said, "believes it essential: "1. That a cessation of hos tilities be arranged between the armies of the national govern ment and the Chinese com munists and other dissident Chinese armed forces for the purpose of completing the return of all China to effective Chinese control, including the immediate evacuation of the Japanese forces. "2. That a national conference of representatives of major poli tical elements be arranged to develop an early solution to the present internal strife a solu tion which will bring about the unification of China." Mr. Truman repeated this country's intention of dealing solely with the present national government of China, the only one recognized by any of the United Nations. He declared that the continued existence of the communist army in China makes Chinese political unity impossible. All armed forces in the country, he declared, must be "integrated effectively into the Chinese national army." But, the president said, the present one-party governn.ci.t of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek must be "broadened to include other political elements." And at the proposed national confer ence, he said, these other ele- ments must be given "a fair and effective representation in the Chinese national government." The president stated and re stated that this government is opposed to interference in the internal affairs of other coun tries. The president said this coun try would leave details of steps toward internal unity up to "the Chinese themselves." He said intervention by this or any other foreign country "would be inap propriate." But he made it clear that China need not expect U. S. eco nomic help in her reconstruction ordeal unless she "moves toward peace and unity along the lines" he suggested. GAMBLE, FIRST CITIZEN Portland, Ore., Dec. 15 lU.Ri Ted R. Gamble, national direc tor of the United States treasury department war finance division, was named today as Portland's first citizen of 1945. Resign From -Mias .v Protesting against the course and Chief Committee Counsel William the counsel (left E IN JURY'S SLATED TUESDAY San Francisco, Dec. 15 (U.P.) The trial of Mrs. Annie Irene Mansfeldt for slaying a nurse Iovo rival was in its third week end recess tonight amid indica tions the case would go to the jury next Tuesday or Wednes day. Arguments of defense counsel Vincent Hallinan, which began late Friday, were expected to be completed late Monday or early Tuesday with Judge Ed ward P. Murphy's instructions to the six-man. six-woman jury taking at least half a day. Hallinan began his final de fense plea yesterday by shout ing that his client was the "wife of a bad, unfaithful hus band who wasted her life". Dr. John Mansfeldt. promin ent physician, committed suicide hours after his wife brought the body of Mrs. Vada Martin to a hospital in the Mansfeldt automobile on Oct. 4. The defense has sought to prove that Mrs. Mansfeldt. mother of three children, was in a state of "hysterical am nesia" when she admittedly shot the nurse In the heart. That stale, the defense contends, was induced both by an overdose of sleeping powders administered by the doctor and by her fears that her husband was having an affair with the nurse, who wit nesses testified was seen fre quently with Dr. Mansfeldt, and on occasions in his arms. Earlier yesterday State Prose cutor Narman Elkington de manded that the 45 year old San Francisco socialite and ex amateur actress, be convicted of first degree murder. He charg ed that the one-time California beauty queen "executed'' the nurse. CIVILIAN TRAVEL DELAYS SOLDIERS Washington. Dec. 15 (U.R) The war department said to night that serious congestion in passenger traffic out of west coast ports is forcing homeward bound soldiers to remain aboard troopships as long as six days after they arrive from overseas. "Staaina areas in the San Francisco region are filled to ! capacity and it will be necessary temporarily to house troops on board transports moored at piers," a war department state ment said. "Similar conditions exist at; Los Angeles and San Francisco. I "Delays averaging from 48 1 hours to six days in movement I home out of these ports can be ; expected. NO MORE WHIPPINGS i Salem. Ore., Dec. 15 U.R) The storm revolving around the whipping of two youthful in mates of the state training school for boy at Woodburn subsided somewhat today with the statement by M. D. Wolley, superintendent of the school, that he was discontinuing the use of a strap to punish inmates of the institution. Pearl Harbor Investigation zi. wy!f it (Acme 1 elrphotn) length which the Pearl Harbor Investigation hearings have already taken. D. Mitchell (right) announces his resignation, along with three others on to right), Jule Hanneford, John E. Masten, Gerhard A. GeselL 'S PARTY URGED TO AID AUTOSTR!KE Letter Appeal Sent Attlee London X)wns General Motor Stock Detroit, Dee. 15 (U.R) The CIO United Auto Workers, in a dramatic appeal to Prime Min ister Clement Attlee of Great Britain, tonight called on Brit ain's labor government to sup port the union's strike-enforced bid for a 30 per cent wago boost from General Motors Corpora tion. R. J. Thomas, .UAW-CIO in ternational president, made the request in a letter to Attlee, as the union disclosed it was re ceiving "ample contributions" to carry on its system-wide strike of 175.000 workers in the na tion's largest industrial empire Thomas based his appeal to the prime minister on "reliable" information that the British government owned 434,000 shares of GM common stock. He said such support from a laDor government "would be a wel come demonstration of the soli darity that binds together the working people of all nations " The UAW chieftain said he did not believe GM management reflected the interests of its stockholders in its stand that profits were not the concern of "either the workers or the own ers of the corporation." "Convinced that this attitude did not reflect the opinion of the British labor government," a substantial holder of General Motors shares," Thomas asked that Attlee "make known to the management of General Motors jour belief that profits are, in deed, the concern of the workers and owners of any company." State Auto Deaths Gain in November Salem. Ore., Dec. 15 (U.R Traffic fatalities in Oregon last month were increased 86 per cent over the November total in 1944, Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr., reported today. Forty-one were killed on Oregon strxts and highways during last month, Farrell said. The November total brought to 299 the death toll for the first 11 months of this year, an in crease of 38 per cent over the death list of the first 11 months of 1944, Farrell said. The 11 month toll this year exceeds by 21 per cent the number of fatali ties for the entire year of 1944. Chains Needed For Mountain Journeys Anyone making an automo bile trip over the Green Springs or Siskiyou mountains is advis ed to carry chains, state police headquarters here said last night. There is a considerable amount of snow on the road and the highway is slippery, police stated. Only those finding it absolutely necessary to make the trip were advised to attempt it, according to police. Corona, Cal., Dec. 1 5 01 Fire today destroyed the pack ing house and three cooling plants of the Corona Citrus association. T 35-32 WIN; .NETS 16 Medford high's cage quintet made it two straight over Eugene high by downing the Axemen, 35-32, in a closely contested battle on the local court last night. The score was close most of the way with the Black Tornado holding the biggest lead, 30-24. after a third quarter rally that put them ahead for keeps. Eu gene was in front, 18-17, at the midway mark. . Jerry Ross looped in 18 tal lies for the victors to lead the scorers. Derrcll Riggs was next with eight and Don Ruth paced the Axemen with seven. At the four minute mark Medford took the ball out after Riggs had scored on Harold Walker's technical infraction and initiated a stall that lasted two and one- half minutes before Ernie Wilde of Eugene drove in to break it up. Medford (35) Eugene (32) Ross 16 f Wilde 6 Watson 1 f Lovelare 2 Riggs 8 c Hcndriekson B Cave g Miner (i Stelle 4 g Rider 1 Substitutions: Medford Sing ler. House. Bostwick, 6; Eugene Hubbard, Walker 4, Ruth 7. ReU'rees: Norman Worthley and Cliff McLean. CHELSEA MOTHER Chelsea, Mass., Dec. 15 'U.R Sobbing and alone, pretty Rose Carlan, inventor of a kid- i nap hoax that enlisted the I nation's sympathy for 16 days. totiay was formally accused of ! murdering her six-months-old baby and committed to a psycho pathic hospital for a 10-day test of her sanity. No where was any of her relatives, particularly her youth ful sailor husband. He never saw the babe who, according to the mother, died unattended in his crib almost three weeks ago and whose body was under a cupboard in his mother's bed room while police were search ing for a Kidnaper. Last night when he learned that his baby had been dead all along and his 23-ycar old wife hed been lying and was to be charged with murder, he leaped at her. shrieking he would kill her. But later he hugged and kisesd her and said he would be faithful in her trouble. Whether the ultimate charge will be murder will depend up on a thorough scientific examin ation of the body of baby Ronald. She pleaded not guilty to the charge today. The hear ing was held over until Dec. 24, the day before Christmas, pend ing the psychiatric examination. Mexico City. Dec. 1 5 'UP) Threatened strikes in the silver minim; industry have been post poiied until Dec. 31. T T CHURCHILL TOLD Cruiser Boise Sighted Mys tery Ship Week Before Pearl Harbor Washington, Dec. 15 (U.R) The U. S. cruiser Boise twice : sighted mysterious ships in the western Pacific more than a week before the Japanese at tacked Pearl Harbor, the con gressional Pearl Harbor investi gation committee was told today. It was disclosed, however, that the navy does not now be lieve those vessels were part of the Japanese task force which hit Pearl Harbor because they were 1,400 miles off the course followed by the striking force. One of the ships appeared to the Boise to be a Japanese cruis oij, so the U. S. warship changed its course and manned battle stations. The Boise's log was submitted to the committee by Assistant Counsel Gerhard Gescll as a re sult of a series of questions asked at-the outset of the investigation by Rep. Bcrtrand W. Gcarhnrt, R., Calif. The committee earlier had completed its examination of Lt. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow, who was chief of the army war plans division, at the time of Pearl Harbor. Meanwhile, there was no in dication what i the! eojnmittec would do about getting new counsel. In addition to the Boise log, the committee made public a hitherto secret message in which the late President Roosevelt told former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in mid-August, 1941, that he had warned Japan against- further aggres sion. The Boise log showed that a "darkened ship" first was sight ed Nov. 27, 1941. Mr. Roosevelt said he had told Japanese Ambassador Kichisa buru Nomura he expected Japan to "readjust its position and em bark upon a peaceful program" if U. S. -Japanese conversations on Pacific relations were to be resumed. The prime minister and presi dent had agreed on "parallel ac tion" at the Atlantic charter con ference earlier in August. "The statement I made to him (Nomura) was no less vigorous than, and was substantially simi lar to, the statement we had discussed," Mr. Roosevelt told Churchill. "I dwelt," the secret message said, "on the principles of peace ful, lawful and just international relations which this government has emphasized and I suggested that if the Japanese government is prepared to readjust its posi tion and embark upon a peaceful program this government would be prepared to resume the ex ploratory conversations." ACTION ON VETS HOUSING ACT UP EOR EARLY VOTE Washington, ec. 15 'U.R) The House Rules committee to day cleared the way for house action on a bill to provide $160, 000.000 for veterans' housing. The measure has already pass ed the senate and Is slated to come before the house Tuesday. Little opposition to its passage is expected. Officials of the federal pub lic housing authority said the money will be used to finance transfer of temporary housing units from war plant areas to localities where veterans have had unusual difficulties in hous ing themselves and their fami lies. FPHA Commissioner Philip Klutzniek said that the agency has already agreed to move 25, 505 units to college campuses j and large cities. DEMOCRATS FAIL DISTRICT RACE Spaulding Endorsed. But Muddle Exists Spurn G.O.P. Procedure Salem. Ore.. Dec. 15 (U.P.) Failure to assemble 250 electors today threw a serious hitch in the democrats' plan to nominate a candidate for U. S. representa tive from the first congressional district of Oregon to run in the Jan. 1 1 congressional election. However, an advertised as sembly which turned out to be an unofficial party meeting en dorsed Bruce Spaulding, Salem attorney, for the candidacy by giving him a major vote as the sentiment of those attending the gathering. Spaulding received 66 of the 109 votes cast. Hanley Wilson of Clatsop county received 25 and Jack Bain, Oregon City resident and Portland night club owner, was given 16. Two ballots were blank. All three said they would sup port the choice of the meeting. Roll call of the attendance pro duced only 132 names. This disqualified the meeting as the nominating assembly. The district congressional committee of the party met after the meeting and added its en dorsement to Spaulding's candi dacy. Only 13 regular and proxy members of the committee were present, one being proxy for two committee members. The fact remains, however, that no democratic party member has yet been nominated for the of fice. Spaulding will decide him self how he will be nominated, he said. This may be clone by petition or by calling another assembly, Spaulding said. He explained that ho wanted to consider the matter further. The names of nearly 4,000 registered voters are required before the petition method is valid. The democrats apparently have spumed the procedure followed by the re publicans last Saturday in which Walter Norblad, Astoria attor ney, was nominated by the re publican district congressional committee. Ho was nominated on the strength of an opinion by Attorney General George Neun- or which said that Secretary of Stale Robert Farrell Jr., "ha? no authority to go back on a valid nomination." DAILY CONDITION SAID EXCELLENT HeidchVrg, Germany, Dec. 15 IU.Rj The condition of Gen. George S. Patton, injured in an automobile accident a week ago, was excellent tonight and doc tors announced he was improv ing daily. United Press dispatches from Nuernberg said It was learned there that Patton had been about to start on a 30-day leave In the United States when the accident occurred last Sunday. Patton was said to have been scheduled to board an American warship for the homeward voy age last Monday. A 8 p. m. bulletin said Patton had a "good day," while an earlier bulletin reported a "slight but significant improvement in sensation," indicating that the paraxuis which had existed from the neck clown was improving. Patton suffered a fracture and dislocation of the third and fourth cervical (neck) vertebrae. An 8 a. rn. bulletin said: "gen eral condition excellent. Slight but significant Improvement In sensation during the past 24 hours. Patient continues alert and cheerful. Temperature 100, pulse 60, respiration 24," Mexico City, Dec. 15 (U.R) The congress electoral supervis ion committee today studied a proposal to install fraud-proof voting machines for the presi dential election in July, 194U. Bulletin San Francisco, Dec. IS (U.R) Thomas Henry McMonlgU. 35-year-old ax-convict who con fessed to the FBI the kidnap- slaying of 14-year-old bobby soxer Thora Champerlain was spirited away from here tonight and lodged In the death row at San Quention by Santa Clara County Sheriff William J. Emig. Emig, apparently fearing the resident! of San Jose, Calif., would attempt to lynch the former San Mateo, Cal., truck driver and armored car guard ai they did lri a previout kid nnping ped the manacled McMonlgle away four hours after the Justice department announced his confession. Los Angeles. Dec. 15 U.R) The Southern California Trojans ran up their fourth straight bas ketball victory tonight, defeat ing the San Diego Naval Train ing Station 44-41 in a nip and tuck game. The Trojans jumped Into an early 8-2 lead but at half-time the navy team trailed only two points, 22-20. In the second stan za San Diego tied the score three times. Washington 44, Oregon 41. PERMANENT HOME UN ITERATIONS Boston and San Francisco Favorites for Site Britain Opposes London, Dec. 15 (U.R) The United States was selected as the permanent home of the United Nations organization today. For the first time, world ma chinery designed to keep the nations at peace will be center ed In tho "New World". America was voted the honor by the technical committee of the preparatory commission now laying the groundwork for the first meeting of the full UNO assembly in London next month. The vote was 30" to 14. The committee will meet Mon day afternoon to begin consulta tions on a specific site in the United Stales for the headquar ters. No procedure for selection has been agreed to, but it was possible that a scries of secret straw ballots might be taken to decide which of a number of American cities and ureas bid ding for the site will be selected. Many delegations already have presented arguments for their areas before a sub-commitfee. San Francisco and Boston seemed to be slight favoriles. San Francisco, where the UNO was born last spring, seemed to have the best chance should the committee decide to set up a strong UNO branch ill Europe. Otherwise, it was regarded the permanent site would go to the eastern seaboard to soothe the I Europeans. The preparatory com 1 mission was expected to approve I the decision before adjournment, : now scheduled for before Christ mas j The United States won out i after a two hour uproarious ses I sion in which Britain and Can ' ada fought to the last to pre ! vent the U. S. getting the ne cessary two-thirds vote. Stores To Close At Regular Hour Most of Meclford's stores will observe regular closing hours this week, according to an an nouncement by the Merchants association. The decision not to remain open in the evenings for holiday shoppers was influenc ed by the shortage of store help and merchandise, it was stated. The stores will remain open to 8:30 p. m., the regular closing time, next Saturday. Ample Rubber Seen By End Next Year New York, Dec. 15 U.R) Paul Litchfield, chairman of the board of tho Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, predicted to day on his arrival here from Europe that there will be an ample supply of natural rubber in the W3.U1 pool by the end of 1946. He said the rubber in dustry wo.ild use both synthetic an I natural rubber in the future. ,3 TAKESJ1 LIEE Depressed Over Arrest As War Criminal, He Swallows Poison Tokyo, Sunday, Dec. 16 (U.R) Prince Fumimaro K o n o y e, three time premier of Japan and facing arrest as a war criminal, committed suicide last night in his Tokyo residence. The announcement was made by Gen. Douglas McArthur's headquarters at 9:45 a. m. Mo Arthur's officer said the prince, who was to have surrendered to day at Sugamo prison on war criminal charges, took poison. Headquarters said the infor mation came through allied counter intelligence corps, which received work through the Japanese central liaison of fice presumably had a first hand account from Konoye's home. Konoye's Intimates said the) prince, known as one of tho youngest of Japan's "elder statesmen" had been agitated and depressed since he was nam ed In the war criminal list of Dec. 8. Konoye, 54, was a member oC the Fujiwara family next in rank to the Imperial family and has been referred to frequently by allied documents as "effete, a voluptuary, lazy and cynical." Konoye succeeded where Tojo failed. Tojo tried to com mit hara kirl by shooting him self in the stomach on Sept, 11 while American officers wcro en route to his house to arrest him as a war criminal. Tojo re covered and is now in prison awaiting trial. ' ' Although known as a clever politician, Konoye tumbled from the premiership for tho third time in Oct. 1941 about three weeks before Pearl Har bor when he failed to negotiato an a cement with the United States on Japanese terms. Ho was succeeded by Tojo. After Japan surrendered Kon oye claimed that ho always had striven for peace with the Unit ed States, but that his policies had been defeated by Japanesa militarists. However, it was re called that he was premier dur I n g Japanese aggression in China. Konoye was unusually tall for a Japanese, standing over 6 feet in his stocking feet, a fact which gave him added "face" among his little countrymen. Ho loved good western music and read English and French better? than he spoke them. Konoye returned to Tokyo a few days ago from Karuizawa but secluded himself and re fused interviews. The arrest order set Decem ber 16 as the deadline for his apprehension. Konoye said when his arrest was ordered that he was not surprised that he was placed on the war criminal list since it seemed many Japanese were de manding it presumably because he had been unable to end tho war In China and subsequently failed to "prevent" Pearl Har bor. F. RELIEF FOR AXIS Washington, Dec. 15 (U.R) Thirty four senators appealed to President Truman tonight to carry out Immediately a pro gram, including creation of an Independent U. S. relief mission, to relieve "the appalling famine In Germany and Austria." In a letter to Mr. Truman the senators, including democrats, republicans, and one progres sive, suggested that he: "Give orders at once to our armed forces In Germany and Austria to raise food rations above the present starvation level in the U. S. zone of occu pation and restore immediately mail and postal service.