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FORFCAST: Partly cloudy to
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Lowest this Morning 31
Fortieth Year
Medford Has 4,183 Between
Ages of 4 and 20 Repre
sents Year's Increase 473
Medford has 4,183 residents
between the ages of 4 and 20
years according to the annual
school census recently complet
ed and released from the office
of E. H. Hedrick, superintendent
of city schools. It is explained
that while termed the "school"
census, ages of the children
counted do not coincide with
school attendance figures, since
' the census is made under the
provisions of an old statute.
The census was reported as of
October 25 of this year and the
last enrollment figures reported
for the public school showed
3,003 pupils enrolled November
16, Hedrick stated. The census
figure represents an increase of
473 or 12.7 per cent over the
census taken last year. The 1944
census showed 3,710 persons be
tween the ages of 4 and 20 and
the 1943 figures was 3,443, rep
resenting a gain of 740 pupils,
or 21.4 per cent in the two year
period.
City Total 14,290
"If we use the same ratio fig
ure, 3V4 as existed between our
national census taken In 1940
and the school census of the
same year, our total population
today should be about 14,290,"
Hedrick stated. "It will be re
membered, too, that a consider
able number of our own people
ar still away in the military
service.
(Editor's note: The city water
department figures Mcdford's
population at 15.652).
"The present population is not
a war increase. In fact, during
the time Camp White was filled,
1942, 1943, we had practically
no increase in school population.
Our gains in school census, at
least, have been made since that
time.
"Last summer this office made
a study of the population com
ing to us from the new pupils
enrollment cards, to ascertain
what vocations, trades, or pro
fessions these new .people were
entering upon their arrival here.
The distribution was very wide.
Over 80 vocational classifications
of parents were represented. In
dications are that new popula
tion increases are made up of
people coming here to reside.
4th and Ivy Center
"The school population has
not shifted very much geogra
phically. Our population distri
bution maps show that the cen
ter of population for the city has
moved in the last six years about
450 feet to the south and west.
It is now at West 4th and North
Ivy streets."
Census enumerators were Mrs.
B. H. Bryant, Mrs. H. D. Powell,
Mrs. B. Forncrook. Mrs. H. F.
Cope, with Mrs. Bernice Kunz
man as checking clerk.
GEN. MARSHALL LEAVES
HONOLULU FOR CHINA
Honolulu, Dec. 17 (U.R) Gen.
George C. Marshall, President
Truman's special envoy to China,
left Honolulu for Chungking at
3:50 a. m. today.
Marshall arrived at Hickam
Field yesterday morning in a C
54 and was the guest of Lt. Gen.
Robert C. Richardson during his
stopover. On his arrival he was
met by Gen. Richardson and
Adm. Raymond Spruancc, Pacif
ic fleet commander.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Marian Hou.echild trying to :
identify a woman and declaring
that the description of a "large
womsn wcarinc a fur coat'' ,
wasn't very helpful.
A Shirley Sti.r and Margaret j
Schulcr dazzled by the super- j
colossal bridge playing of two !
Chinese army officers.' j
Clara Orr scurying up an al-1
ley to avoid a Christmas shop- j
ping jam. i
MEDFORD
United Preit Full Leased Wire
Are They Bluebeard's Victims?
At f t -yA, if I-apl
f ,v L Wit I i 1
Portrait of two unidentified women found among poSSom -of A"U
. I , ? e past pohce are Prbi"!5 for his connection with the deaths
h n SCVl'n e'derly widows' Allh0Bh authorities have no reason to
w ,1 VTZ? weI5laln b CUn. they are seeking identification in
hopes more light may be shed on the bizarre past of the ex-convict.
Code -Cracking Equipment Lacking
At Hawaii, Investigators Informed
Washington, Dec. 17 (U.R)
The Pearl Harbor Investigating
committee heard today that the
navy provided special equipment
to break Japanese codes for the
U. S. Asiatic fleet at Manila but
not for the Pacific fleet at
Hawaii where Japan struck the
war's opening blow.
Vice Admiral T. S. Wilkinson,
former chief of naval intelli
gence, testified that the special
equipment was . sent to . Adm.
Thomas C. Hart at Manila to
break the so-called "purple"
7 DEAD. 62 HURT
Kollock, S. C, Dec. 17 (U.R)
Heavy winter fog was blamed
today for the broadside crash of
the luxifry train Silver Meteor
into the New York-bound Sun
Queen near here yesterday.
There were seven known dead
and at least f2 persons were in
jured when the Florida-bound
Meteor crashed into the middle
of .the Queen as it pulled onto a
siding to clear the tracks.
The dead:
Two soldiers (names withheld).
Two sailors (names withheld).
Meteor Engineer W. W. Shoe
maker of Raleigh, N. C.
Porter James T. Ferrell of
Richmond, Va.
Perry C. Reese of (2505 Duke
St.) Alexandria, Va., a pas
senger. Seen Too Lata
Officials of the Seaboard Air
Line railway said an early in
vestigation showed that Shoe
maker didn't see the Sun Queen
coaches until it was too late.
Survivors reported there was a
heavy pre-dawn fog.
Shoemaker's train was roaring
southward as the first section of
the Silver Meteor. The Sun
Queen was pulling onto the Kol
lock siding.
All but the last five coaches
of the Queen were on the siding
when the few passengers not
asleep saw the Meteor's head
light burst out of the fog. A
second later there was a grind
ing crash as the south-bound en
gine plowed into the front end
of the fifth coach from the end.
Chicago, Dec. 17 flJ.R) Eight
home-bound soldiers were hos
pitalized and 22 others unner
treatment for lesser injuries to
day after the collision of two:
coupled Chicago and Northwest ,
em "400" dicsrl engines with a
Irnnn train Cw.m, ,.-- di.lion
and bruised.
The rear car of the 11 -car
troop train, its cargo of soldiers
singing happily over impending
discharge after Pacific duty, was
hit by the two-engine diesel com
binatinn last night as the troop
train slowed in the Northwest
cms west side yards.
XVI
code used by Japan in diploma
tic exchanges.
He said Adm. Husband E.
Kimmel, commanding the Paci
fic fleet at Pearl Harbor, did not
have facilities for breaking the
diplomatic code. '
j Politicians Skirmish
Wilkinson - testified after de
mocratic and republican mem
bers of the committee fought an
other skirmish in the running
political warfare which has ac
companied the investigation.
Threats were voiced to inves
tigate all committee aides, to de
termine their past employers and
present salaries, and to question
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey at some
later date to find out how he
learned during the 1944 pres
idential campaign that we were
breaking Japanese codes.
Wilkinson, first witness as the
committee turned to the navy
story of evcnW which preceded
the Dec. 7, 1941, disaster, did
not say immediately who ord
ered the additional facilities for
Manila. Nor did he say why
they were given to Hart and not
to Kimmel.
Wilkinson said he did not
know until recently that Kim
mel had asked Washington of
ficials in May, 1941, to provide
him 'with information regarding
Japanese diplomatic activities.
Summary Prepared
He said his office prepared a
fortnightly summary of world
events which included some in
formation on diplomatic activi
ties. He said it did not include
information taken from inter
ception of Japanese messages,
however, because the code-breaking
was a closely guarded secret.
The start of Wilkinson's testi
mony was delayed for nearly
half an hour this morning by
the political wrangle. The ar
gument is expected to be revived
at an executive session of the
committee tentatively scheduled
for late today. I
TO
AID JOB SEEKERS
Formation of a committee of
business men who will work in
cooperation with the United
States Employment service in an
effort to provide full employ
ment for returning veterans was
announced today by the Jackson
county Chamber of Commerce
Members of the committee will
be selected and announced this
week.
Decision to form the commit
tee was made following two con
ferences of Chamber of Com
merce representatives, of the
USES and other agencies of the
city and county dealing with
veterans. During the meetings
problems relating to closer co
ordination of the efforts of the
various agencies was discussed,
and the housing situation as re
lated to returning veterans and
their families was also reviewed.
MEDFORD, OREGON,
NEW PEACE ZONE
Temporary Contract Would
Give UNO Title To All
Buildings; Use US Laws
London, Dec. 17 (U.R)
Selection of a specific site In
the United States for United
Nations headquarters was post
poned today at least until
. next month, when the assem
bly of the world peace organi
sation will meet here.
London, Dec. 17 (U.R)
United Nations authorities were
revealed today to have prepared
a document requiring the United
States to convey to the UNO full
ownership of all land within the
zone of the new world peace
headquarters.
A draft convention tentatively
sketching what would be expect
ed of the United States if UNO
headquarters is situated in that
country was prepared by the
juridical commission of the UNO
preparatory commission.
Title To Buildings
A temporary contract would
give the UNO title to all build
ings in the zone and exclusive
rights over the subsoil. Parti
cularly the "right to make any
constructions underground." The
right to exploit any mineral de
posits, however, would remain
with the United States.
.Means of obtaining title to
land within the zone were sug
gested. If the land were not
presented free, the UNO would
pay a "fair price" to private
owners, the sum to be credited
toward U. S. membership fees.
No officials, including police
of the United States or of indivi
dual states, would be 'permitted
to enter the UNO zone except
by permission of the secretary
general. With possibly minor
exceptions, U. S. laws would ap
ply in the zone, particularly the
ordinary civil and criminal laws,
and the American courts would
have jurisdiction.
Diplomatic Immunity
The United Stales would be
required to extend diplomatic
immunity to the UNO delegates
and their staffs.
The government would be re
quired to insure provision tor
public services, including elec
tricity, water, gas, telephone,
telegraph, drainage and garbage
collection, and to guarantee "in
peace and war" adequate com
munications between the zone
and the U. S. territorial limits.
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IN TALENT BLAZE
Talent. Dec. 17 Eight pedi
greed Pekinese dogs were de
stroyed in a fire believed set
by an angered customer at the
King Cafe here Saturday night.
Seven of the animals were
cremated in the blaze and the
other died later from burns.
The storage shed in which
the dogs were is a complete loss,
Otto E. King, proprietor of the
cafe, said today. A cottage next
to the shed was partially con
sumed. The fact that the fire started
on a side opposite a heater in
the shed and that oil was used i
to incite the flame is evidence
of incendiary origin, Mr. King
states.
Investigation is being made
by the county sheriff's office.
ELINOR BUSH ESTATE
VALUED AT $58,657
An inventory and appraise
ment of the estate of the late
Elinor ilanley Bush, well known
pioneer Jackson county woman.
places the value of the estaie at 1
$58,657.17. It consists of cash,
farm lands, stocks, jewelry and
personal property. The inven
tory was filed with the county
clerk today.
The appraisers were M. T.
Wray, George T. Frey and Mar
tha Morgan. The executor is
Michael Hanley, Jr.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17,
Eclipse of Moon
Visible Here If
Clouds Stay Away
Washington, Dec. 17 (U.R)
Barring interfering cloud forma
tions, you can watch the moon
turn from silver to coppery red
tomorrow night in the first total
eclipse visible in this country
since Aug. 26, 1942.
The preliminary phases of the
lunar eclipse will start at 3:38
p. m. PST. The period of totality
will begin at 5:40 p. m., PST,
and will last until 7 p. m., ac
cording to the naval observa
tory. During the period of totality
the moon will be in the earth's
shadow, accounting for the ap
parent change in color.
CHINESE FLIERS
VISIT MEDFORD
EN ROUTE HOI
Ten officers and 22 enlisted
men of the Chinese air force
spent the night at the Medford
air base and at Camp White,
continuing by air this morning
to Seattle from where they will
embark for China. The men
have been In this country to re
ceive army and air corps train
ing under United States army
officers, it was reported from
the base.
The group arrived at the Med
ford army air base from Mer
ced, Calif., where they had been
assembled from various training
points, In a C-46 manned by
men of the United States army
air corps.
The ten officers were brought
to Medford by air base officers
and spent the evening at the
Outpost. The group included
Lt. Col. G. L. Wen, Lt. Col. H.
II. Tso, Major H. C. Ching, Ma
jor L. K. Chung, Major H. T.
Chen, Major Y. C. Tso, Lt. C. C.
Chen, Lt. Henry D. Chin, Lt. Li
Wen-Chon and Major Y. S.
Yang.
EE
INTO SOUTHLAND;
DEATH TOLL RISES
By United Press
Winter counted a rising toll of
life today as a cold wave grip
ped the nation. Subzero weather
swept the midwest and north
while temperatures in the sunny
south tumbled to below freezing.
Twenty-five persons were re
ported to have died over the
week-end because of the cold,
fog, snow and slippery highways.
Transportation in the Buffalo,
N. Y., area was paralyzed in one
of the greatest snowstorms in
the city's history. Thirty-two
inches fell during the blizzard.
Wintry winds moved rapidly
eastward, while maintaining a
firm hold on northwest and mid
west states. Temperatures drop
ped sharply along the eastern
seaboard from New England to
the Carolinas.
Temperatures ranged from 20
below in Montana, increasing to
8 to 10 above as far east as
Pennsylvania.
Although no "weather" deaths
were reported In the Pacific
northwest, slick roads halted bus
aut o m o b i 1 e transportation in
many sections.
'E' Bonds N earing
Drive Quota Level
Jackson county "E" bond
sales are gradually climbing to
the Victory loan quota level it
was stated this morning by
George Frey, county sales chair
man. The quota set was $525.
000, and saies up to Saturday
totaled $445,794.
While the formal drive has
closed. Frey stated that "E"
sales to the end of this month
would be counted on the quota.
MARINES COMING
Washington, Dec. 17 (U.R)
Approximately 8.000 marines
will arrive home for discharge
during the next week, marine
hca'kiuartcri announced today.
RIBUNE
United Press Full
1945.
T
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Konoye's Private Papers Re
veal Nippon Joined Axis
Under Misapprehension
Tokyo, Dec. 17 01, R) Private
papers found in the possession of
Prince Fumimaro Konoye, who
committed suicide a few hours
before he was clue to surrender
as a suspected war criminal, dis
closed today that Japan joined
the axis in the belief Russia
would become the fourth mem
ber of the tripartite pact.
The papers were seized by
American counter - intelligence
officers soon after Konoye poi
soned himself early Sunday
morning, and were then turned
over to Joseph B. Kecnan, chief
allied prosecutor In the forth
coming war trials. The essential
points in the papers were told
the United Press by Konoye's
secretary, Tomohiko Ushiba.
Meanwhile, pending comple
tion of funeral arrangements,
many high Japanese dignitaries
paid visits of condolence to Ko
noye's home today.
The documents stated that
Japan's foremost objective In
joining the axis was to settle the
war with China. Konoye said he
believed Japan's voice would
carry added weight If she were
allied with Germany, Russia and
Italy against an "Anglo-American"
combination and thus could
settle the China "affair" in any
manner she chose.
Japan's second reason for sign
ing the pact Konoye wrote, was
the hope of preventing the war
in Europe from becoming world
wide. Konoye believed in 1940
that a powerful combination of
Gernuiny, Russia, Italy and Ja
pan would keep the United
States from war. The following
year, however, he began to feel
the alliance was dangerous be
cause Russia had not joined, the
documents revealed.
The former premier felt then
that the axis had lost Its mean
ing so far as Japan was con
cerned. He though Japan had
the right to abrogate the treaty
but, the papers explained, the
Japanese refrained from doing
so since an outright abrogation
would be a breach of "interna
tional faith.'
The papers said German For
eign Minister Joachim Von Rib
bentrop "lured" Japan Into sign
ing the alliance.
Ford Stoppage Due
To Parts Trouble
Detroit, Dec. 17 U.R) Henry
Ford, II, gave Ford Motor com
pany employes a clean bill today
as he blamed price ceilings for
slowing production.
Ford said his company had not
had "a single unauthorized work
stoppage" since V-J day, but
had to lay off 40,000 employes
for five weeks and 20,000 for
five days because they couldn't
obtain necessary parts.
Hitler Ordered
April 22, 1945,
Nuernberg, Dec: 17 (U.R)
Adolf Hitler ordered Hermann
Goering arrested and shot on
April 22, 11)45, but the fat Luft
waffe leader was rescued at the
last minute by a band of his own
paratroopers, the United Press
learned today.
From the Nuernberg trial tes
timony and interrogation of the
Nazi defendants, Allied invsti
gators finally are unravelling
the strange story of Hitler, in
his last hysterical days, turned
against the man he had ap
pointed to succeed him.
Due Death Imprtttti
Goering's fall from favor
really began With the mob-kill
ing of Henito Mussolini in north-:
crn Italy. The pictures of his ;
ex-partner hanging by his heels
from the roof of a Milun gaso
line station shook the Nazi .
fuehrer.
He apparently made up hisj
mind then to commit suicide and j
have his body destroyed to avoid I
a similar into
Leased Wire
NO. 228.
Takes Command
s
LVH'i". '"At
(Armm Tclephnto)
BriRftdlrr General Hnrold P. Nichols
who will succeed Major General H
Conger Pratt as commanding genera)
or Western Defense Command, head
quarters at Sun Francisco, Calif.
General Nichols was Army represen
tative on the Joint Army-Navy co
ordination group for the San Fran
cisco United Nations Conference.
SISKIYOU WRECK
CLAIMS LIFE OF
William M. Weldon, SB. of
Snohomish. Wash., was killed
on the north slope of Siskiyou
mountains about 4 a. m. today
when his northbound auto
struck a slippery place In the
road and plunged over an em
bankment, state police said this
morning.
Weldon, accompanied by a
friend, Jesse A. Bower, Oak
land, Calif., had picked up two
soldiers, Kenneth Utter of Sa
lem, on leave from Georgia, and
George V. Culp, Camp Beale.
Calif., who were In the car at
the time of the crash. Deputy
Coroner Carlos Morris said he
was told Culp was driving the
car, an Oldsmobile sedan, at the
time it left the highway.
Utter Is confined to the Ash
land Community hospital with
a possible skull fracture, Morris
said. Neither of the other two
men were injured, the deputy
coroner said.
20 INCHES OF SNOW
AROUND UNION CREEK
Twenty inches of snow now
lays on the ground at Union
Creek according to word receiv
ed by the Rogue River National
Forest service this morning from
Richard Tubman, ranger at
Union Creek. The snow is pack
ed and hard-crusted, according
to the report.
Many inquiries have been re
ceived at the local forest service
office from ski enthusiasts as to
the snow conditions at Union
Creek it was said.
Goering Shot
Is Revelation
Originally, Hitler planned to
kill himself on April 22. 1945.
He issued orders that Goering,
then at Berchtc?gadcn, was to
succeed him.
But on the appointed day,
Hitler's confused mind led nlm
to believe the battle of Berlin
was swinging In Germany's fav
or, and he postponed his suicide.
Hitler Enraged
Through some mix-up, how
ever, Goering received the ex
pected telegram that day author
izing him to assume command.
Convinced the war was lost and
willing to surrender to the Al
lici, Goering telegraphed Berlin
for verification of Hitler's death
and a complete definition of his
own authority.
When Hitler learned of Goer
ing's telegram, he flew into a
rage. Believing that Goering
was trying to seize power and
force Germany's surrender, he
ordered the Luftwaffe chief ar
rested and executed immediately
WANTS TIME TO
PONDERAPPEAL
High Court's Action Based
On New Petition Asking
Review of Island Court
Wachinirlrm Tint 17 fllP
The Supreme court today grant
ed a formal stay of execution to
Japanese Gen. Tomoyukt Yamas
hita, who has been sentenced at
Manila to hang as a war crim
inal. The court granted the stay
until it has time to consider hi
appeal for a civil trial In thii
country.
The announcement was mads
after the justices held a short
conference to consider the case
at the close of their regular
Monday session.
New Appeal Bail
The high court's action wi
based on a new petition filed by
Yamashita's counsel. It asked a
review of the Philippine Su
preme court's refusal to Inter
cede at the time the "Tiger of
Malaya" was on trial before a
military commission In the
Philippines.
The new nlea on behalf nf th
Japanese general arrived six
minim . jter the tribunal assem
bled in session at noon today.
Yamashita already had on
petition before the court. On
Dec. 7, he asked for writs o
habeas coruus and nrnhihitlnn
a transfer of his case to tha
united States for a hearing be
fore the SunremA rnnrt np nn
of its justices.
Tim Not Indicated
The new petition made similar
requests, including one that
Yamashita be freed on a writ of
habeas corpus and returned to
the status of a prisoner of war.
There was no indication when
the court might decide whether
to hear the case. Its next regu
lar sessions will be on Wednes
day, Jan, 2.
Secretary of War Robert P.
Patterson previously had stayett
Yamashita's hanging sentence
pending action by th Supreme
court.
OFFICE WORKERS
THROUGH PICKETS
Detroit, Dec. 1 7 U,R) Thou
sands of non-striking General
Motors office workers returned
to their jobs today and the CIO
United Auto Workers union an
nounced it had advised local un
ions to permit clerical forces to
pass picket lines.
The office employe! entered
the strike-bound plants under a
general order from General Mo
tors. Company action followed
court orders and petition
against moss picketing at three
points in GM's vast Blltn.mnlrtnir
system. CM spokesmen had
threatened court action "where
cver necessary,"
By United Prat
The administration will re
turn eleven Sinclair Refining Co.
properties to private control to
night, marking the end of one
CIO oil workers strike.
The navy announced last nteht
that the oil company had reach
ed an agreement on the union's
wage demands, settling for 18
per cent a request for a 30-percent
increase. The settlement
called for a 40-hour week.
This was the general situation
In the major controversies
464,000 workers remained away
from their lobs because of strikes
during the critical postwar re
conversion period.
Central Chinese
Ready To Accept
Coalition Offer
rhnnilrlni r 17 fllP .
Information minister K. C. Wu
snld tnrinv fhnt th ppntml pnv.
crnment was ready to accept a
communist suggestion looking
toword a coalition government
In China.
Wu said at a press conference
last Sept. 2. Generalissimo Chi
ang Kai-Shek promised Gen.
Mao Tse Tung that the supreme
national defense council could
be reorganized into a supreme
national political council, with
communist leaders taking part.
If detail of the proposals
work out, Wu said, communists
can become cabinet members
and occupy other high posts in
the government.