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mm. fa la o) rui ffiiNl fo) APE Ju Weather FORECAST: Partly clondy to cloudy with rain thowen In vallei'i and mow flurrlrs In mountain! tonight and Tun day. Little change lir tf m perature. Temp. Highest Yesterday 45 Lowest this Murninc ........ 36 Free. To -1:30 A. M. Today ,4? Fortieth Year Strikers Battle t. mar :.rts (Acme Telcihoto) Non-strikers attempt to crash the picket line at gate to Western Electrio plant in Kearny, N. J., becoming Involved in battle in which live men were injured. A policeman is caught between two opposing sides ol the struggle. 37 KILLED AS TORNADOES SLASH MISSISSIPPI VALLEY By United Press Tornadic winds, slashing hap hazardly at sparsely populated sections of Mississippi and Ark ansas, today brought the toll of week-end storm casualties to at least 37 persons killed and 200 injured. Towns hit in the two states in cluded Coila, Holly Ridge, In dianola, Sunflower, Rolling Fork, Heathman and Leland, Miss., and Lake Village, Ark. Coila, a village of 105 persons, SEE EYE TO EYE Washington, Jan. 7 (U.P.) President Truman and Congress may differ on many domestic is sues but they appeared united today on at least one major goal drastic cuts in government spending. Mr. Truman, It was learned, has reduced from $50,000,000, 000 to about $38,000,000,000 his tentative budget for the 1947 fiscal year starting July 1. And he hopes for a balanced budget by the 1948 fiscal year. That hasn't been done in 17 years. Nearer Income A $38,000,000,000 budget would narrow the gap between anticipated government expendi tures and income to about $8, 000,000,000, the lowest deficit since before the war. Barring new tax cuts and lowered indus trial activity, government in come next year is expected to be around $30,000,000,000. The new budget will be an nounced a few days after Con gress wind" up its holiday recess Jan. 14. Mr. Truman's plans for economy were assured a re sounding welcome on Capitol Hill although there already are demands for a fully balanced budget. House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Mass.. warned in an interview that "wildest inflation" would fol low unless the government's in come and outgo are equal. That must be done, he said, to protect the value of "people's bonds, their insurance and their life savings." 12-R00M HOUSE BUILT AND RENTED IN 90 DAYS: Completion and occupation of j a 12-room house in Just 90 days was reported today by the own er. L. R. Andrews. 344 North j Central avenue. The new home, located at 340 North Central avenue, was begun Oct. 7 by Rudolph Kunkel and Son of Medford. Divided Into two six room flats, the residence is deluxe in every way, Mr. Andrews said. It is now occupied by two fam-, ilies, one the family of an of-! ficcr stationed at Camp While. I MEDFG ilD United Press Full Leased Wire at Electric Plant was demolished. Two persons were killed there, three at Lake Village, two near Sunflower and one near Indianola. The tornadoes struck last night. Communication lines, crippled for hours, were re stored to service today. The series of storms was born of a collision of a warm air mass moving northward and a cold front advancing eastward across the Mississippi river valley. Hospitals in the area, busy treating victims of the freak winds, had identified only a few of the injured and two of the dead remained unnamed early today. Rescue workers toiling in mud and continuing thunderstorms said that one home had been picked up by the wind and de posited as a mere pile of splinters. .85-INCH DELUGE L Heavy rain falling between 1:30 and 10:30 a. m. today totaled .85 inches according to Robert Church of the weather bureau. Since the soil in this area is completely saturated from preceding heavy rainfall. Ihe additional moisture rapidly filled ditches and small creeks and formed ponds on pastures an in orchards in the lower areas. No extensivt damage had been reported to the county engineer's office or to the coun ty shops but it was believed that roads already in poor con dition would suffer from the additional rain. Ditches along Kings' highway were over the banks in a few places this morning. Snow fell on the mountains and state police reported this morning that both the Siskiyou and Greensprings highways were snow covered and that travelers would need chains. Excess rainfall for the season, measured since last September, is now 4.24 inches. Light to moderate showers were fore cast for tonight and tomorrow. Clothing Stores Asked To Favor Returning Vets Washington, Jan. 7 tJ.P The government asked men's clothing stores today to put "For Veterans Only" signs on most if not ail their stocks of hard-to-get apparel. The 'civilian production ad ministration, which issued the request, said it was thinking of such garments as suits, over coats, shirts and heavy under wear. Omar Ketchum, legislative director for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, noted that there was nothing in the OPA move to compel merchants to sell to veterans. Homesick, Angry GIs Stage Protest March; Told 375,000 Must Stay to Guard Pacific MANILA CITY HALL SCENE OF GIANT 'Lincoln Freed Slaves, Who Will Save Us?" Reads Placard Carried By Men Manila, Jan. 7 (U.R) Lieut. Gen. W. D. Styer told angry G.I.s marching in protest through the Manila streets to day that the U. S. army will keep a post-war garrison of 375,000 in the Pacific to pro tect American Interests. Washington, Jan. 7 (U.P.) Several members of Congress, purred by the angry protest demonstration! of G.I.'i in Manila, today attacked the War department's slowing down of demobiliiation. Sen. John L. McClellan, D Ark., said "the changing of the rules at this stage of de mobiliiation apparently con stitutes a breach of faith with veterans." A giant rally of 20,000 sol diers was staged at the city hall in early evening to protest slow demobilization. They carried placards saying "Lincoln Freed the Slaves, Who Will Save Us?" and "Are We Patterson's Play things?" Their band played "Show Me The Way To Go Home." 200.000 In Japan A statement issued by Styer said the Pacific force would in clude 200.000 In Japan and Korea, and 175.000 In the mid Pacific and western Pacific zones. Of these, less than 70, 000 will be in his command based in the Philippines. The over-all figure Includes airforce personnel. (In Tokyo, Secretary of War Robert Patterson said a mini mum figure of 790.000 soldiers for overseas duty will be set for July 1. On Nov. 1, 1940. the total American army strength was $513,000). Angered because they are kept in the Philippines for what they think needless duties, sol diers of Styer's command stag ed a series of protest demon strations and sent a dpmand to President Truman to get them home. Call on General More than 2.500 men march ed four abreast to Styer's headquarters in the morning and sent a five-man delegation in to say they wanted to go home, and quickly. Late in the afterp-on, hun dreds of soldiers swarmed to the city hall for another pro test session. They arrived by the scores in army trucks. The soldiers were angry at statements by Patterson high army officers that their return home would be delayed because it had been decided not to make further drastic cuts in the necessary discharge point score. They demanded to see Patter son, but Styer told them he was not going to visit the Philip pines on his world tour. Statement Read Styer tried to calm the rest less troops with a 10-page state ment stating that he had no control over the discharge sys tem. He said their desire to be come civilians was "entirely understandable." However, he said, 'he United States has larce world responsibilities to meet FAIRBANKS HAS FIRE Fairbanks. Alaska. Jan. 7 (U.P.1 Charred ruins were all that remained today of a fire which laid waste one-quarter of Fairbanks' business district and caused damage estimated at S500.000. The fire, which started Saturday night and raged through yesterday, was the worst in the city's history MEDFORD, OREGON, Germans Planned Extermination Of 30 Million Slavs Nuernberg, Jan. 7 (U.P.) SS Gen. Erich von dem Bach elewski, commander of Nazi "anti-partisan" operations on i the eastern front, testified at the war crimes trial today that Germany's objective in the war against Russia was to reduce the Slavic population by 30, 000.000. Zelewski said that this pur pose was stated by Heinrich Himmler in a speech before the war against Russia was launched. Zelewski, 46, a thin-lipped dark-haired man was an SS "career" officer. He had been a member of nationalist strong arm groups and joined the German army in 1924, becom ing a Nazi and winning elec tion to the Reichstag in 1932. JAIL ESCAPEES STILL MISSING, BREEDLOVE HELD Sheriff's officers saiu today no trace had been found of Calvin L. Burtis and Bobby J. Nelson, both 19, who escaped from the county jail here Saturday morn ing. Roger Chapman, 19, and Edward Mackey, 17, Negroes held for vagrancy, were captured shortly after they made their escape with Burtis and Nelson. The fugitives arc under sentence of 18 months in the state peni tentiary for auto theft. Clarence L. Blair, charged with larceny of clothing from a Front street hotel room, has been bound over to the grand jury for a hearing, the sheriff's office reported. Leland Brccdlove. 17, is held in the county jail charged with operating an auto without a driv er's license. Breedlove's car struck a bicycle ridden by Jim mie Dennis, 11, Saturday morn ing. Brecdlove is being held pending outcome of the youth's condition. Sacred Heart hospital attendants said this afternoon that Dennis' condition is "un changed." Leonard S. Lyons is also be ing held in the county Jail charg ed with threatening to commit a felony, sheriff's officers said. FIGHTER CRASHES Fullerton, Cal., Jan. 7 (U.P) A navy fighter plane crashed and burned on the city's edge to day, killing the pilot. Witnesses said the Corsair spun into an orange grove from about 4.000 feet and burst into flame. The pilot was unable to bail out. Shidehara Cabinet Groggy, May Ask 'Mac' What To Do Tokyo, Jan. 7 (U.R) The gov ernment of Premier Baron Kl juro Shidehara, shaken to its foundations by Gen. MaeArthur's purge of political undesirables, turned again today to the allied supreme commander for guid ance. The Shidehara cabinet was vir tually on the rocks not only be cause of MaeArthur's directives but also because of mounting public criticism of its inability to make any sort of decision of its own. The cabinet members, unable to decide what to do. left it up to 73-year-old Shidehara, sick with a heart ailment, to salvage what he can from the muddle or admit defeat and quit en bloc. Thus far, MacArthur has not offered any suggestions to the government on how to solve the problem. The feeling among allied officials was that it was a matter for the Japanese them selves to settle. MONDAY, JANUARY 7, NEW LABOR PARTY TALKED BY CIO TO Shipbuilders Head Says More Political Action By Unions Needed By United Press Formation of a labor party was suggested today a:; current labor disputes indicated that more than 1,500,000 workers may Join 376,000 already idle unless settlements are reached within a week to 10 days. The warning of formation of a labor party came as three big CIO unions continued their drives for wage increases. John Green, Camden, N. J., president of the International Union of Marine and Shipbuild ing Workers of America, told 1,105 delegates to the CIO union's 11th convention at At lantic City that there should be more instead of less political action by unions in their fight to maintain and extend gains in behalf of labor. Labor Party Answer Green said that if labor could not remove congressional lead ers who fail to keep their promises of full employment and fair employment practices with in the framework of existing parties that "we will create our own party a labor party." In disputes of nation-wide scope: 1. Seven hundred thousand members of the United Steel Workers, second biggest CIO union, were scheduled to walk off their Jobs Jan. 14. 2. Officers of the United Electrical Workers, next in CIO strength, set a Jan. 15 strike date for 200,000 members em ployed by General Electric. Westinghouse and General Motors. 3. AFL officials authorized 135,000 meat workers to join 200.000 CI J packinghouse work ers in a work stoppage slated for Jan. 16. In all three cases, the unions were seeking wage boosts ap proximating 30 per cent to com pensate for increased living costs. Phone Strike Near Meanwhile, the threat of a nationwide telephone tieup be came more serious as striking Western Electric employes press ed for an immediate sympathy walkout by approximately 250,- mtn lelenhrine fmeratnr and in stallation workers. I Actually, it was the first real test of whether the Japanese can make any constructive decision for themselves. And it appeared that they are unable to do so. The latest reports from sources close to the cabinet Indicated that Shidehara may leave a sick bed to get a personal interview with MacArthur for some hint or suggestion of what to do. But allied quarters reported that so far the Japanese have not yet attempted to broach the subject to MacArthur despite I persistent reports that Shidehara ; had delegated Foreign Minister 1 Shigeru Yoshida to be his tem porary "go-between" at allied . headquarters. The cabinet held two sessions I Sunday in the absence of Shide ihara, but so far as could be learned its members merely dis cussed the directives and how they affected the cabinet's mem bership. No decision was reached I nor was any semblance of an ' agreement reported. IRIBUNE United Press Full 1916. BACK ON JOB AT C. POINT MILL Wage Increase Settlement Made With Union Calls For 15 Cent Hour Boost Planing operations at the Southern Oregon Sugar Pine company mill in Central Point resumed this morning after a 15 cent per hour wase increase set tlement made with the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, AF of L local 3030, yesterday afternoon. The mill, strike bound, had been Idle since Sep tember 24. According to J. G. Wolfe, Med ford, union representative, the agreement is substantially the same as that reached by Med ford Corporation owners and employees, Friday, and by mills and workers in the Klamath area. The increase establishes an 87 '4 cent minimum wage. Wolfe says that the Swede Basin Lum ber company of Grants Pass came to a similar agreement' with its employees, yesterday, and that these settlements should clear up the strike situntion in this area. 25 Men On Job Twenty-five men went back to work at Southern Oregon Sugar Pine company's planing mill, Chauncey Florey, mill owner, stated this morning. Dry kiln workers will resume their duties tomorrow, he de clared. However, because need ed repairs remain to be complet ed, the sawmill will not open until February 1. When it gets under way, the company will be employing about 100 men in cluding loggers. An adequate supply of logs on hand, mill operations should con tinue through the winter, Florey says. A daily sawing of 75,000 feet, which will double when a second shift is added, is expect ed. Both pine and fir will be cut. Dimension lumber In fir and select and shop pieces In pine will be the output. Shipments will be to eastern markets. Cheney Mill Resumes Also starting operation in Cen tral Point this morning was the Cheney Oregon Lumber com ber company stud mill. The mill has been rebuilt since fire de stroyed it completely, August 14. Two by four and two by three inch studs in eight foot lengths arc manufactured by the con cern. Still closed by weather cur tailment of logging is the saw mill run by the Southern Oregon Planing Mill company just east of Central Point. The company came to agreement early in De cember according to Harry Dow son, one of the owners. German U-Boats Could Stay Down For Seventy Days Washington, Jan. 7 (U.R) A hitherto secret report by German Adm. Karl Doenitz said today that Germany's U-boat fleet included subs capable of ranging zz.wio miles and re maining underwater 70 days. Doenitz. chief of the German navy during the last war years, made the report to allied in telligence officers. Indicating the great strides made by the Germans, U. S. navy officers state that American submarines can remain submerged one or two days and range 10,000 miles. Doenitz said Germany had de veloped a device called "schnor kel" a breathing tube which projects above the surface. He said this enabled the sub to re main underwater for 70 days at a time without causing a strain on the crewj Leased Wir NO. 244. ( Acmn Telephnlo) Mrs. David Lltsls, 24-year-old St. Louis, Mo., model, who was seized and used as shield by Lawrence Drcwer, 31, East St. Louis gangster, when two assailant advanced on lilm with shotguns leveled. Mrs. Lttsls broke away and ran, the slay ers killed Drcwcr, who polico say waa lender of bank robbery gang op trating in southern Illinois, Ohle and Indiana. JAP COMMANDERS FACE EXECUTION Yokohama, Jan. 7 (U.R) Lt. Kci Yuri, former Japanese prison commandant" was sen tenced today to death by hang ing after a U. S. military com mission convicted him of respon sibility for the deaths of two American prisoners of war. Yuri admitted ordering the execution of U. S. army Pvt. Noah Heard of Salinas, Cal. He also was convicted of starving to death Pfc. George Pavlokos of Chicago and of withholding food and Red Cross supplies from the American prisoners. lie testified Saturday that he ordered Heard bayoneted to death but said he closed his eyes during Ihe execution "because I had never seen anything like that before." San Francisco, Jan. 7 (U.RI An Australian military court at Labuan, North Borneo, today sentenced two Japanese officers to death after finding them guilty of responsibility for the deaths of 820 Australian and British prisoners of war, Mel bourne radio reported. A "Capt. Takakuka," officer formerly in command of a prison er of war camp, was sentenced to death by hanging, and his ad jutant, a "dipt. Watabc" was sentenced lo be shot by a firing squad, Melbourne radio said in a broadcast. AUTOS PROWLED T Prowling of three cars some time Saturday night or Sunday morning was reported yesterday to city police. Elmer Knips, 242 South Holly street, told police his car had been pilfered an.l that a bank book and check book were missing. The vehicle was parked in front of the Knips' homo, police said. At 11:30 a. m. yesterday police investigated the prowling of ears in a local hotel parking lot. The left wind-wing of a car be longing to John II. Jcwett, in Medford from New York City, had been broken out and four suitcases in the car had been thoroughly ransacked. Nothing was reported missing. Attempt to enter a third car, parked next to the Jewett auto, was also made but only damage to the left wind-wing was noted, officers stated MUX- tm til .Mi m 3 FOR OF Distraught Father Broad casts Appeal Crude Note Left Contact Agreed Chicago. Jan. 7 mm civ. year-old Suzanne Degnan was kidnaped for $20,000 ransom today and her distraught father broadcast an appeal for the kid naper to return the child. "If you nave any sympathy or understanding in your heart you will return the child to the family," Degnan said in a state ment recorded for broadcast every hour over a radio net work. Money Promised "Please let me know what I can do. how I can contact you. 11 R'vo you the money. I'll do nnylhlng to get my child back. If you harm her God will re pay you. Please, please dd not harm her." Suzanne wearing only a pair of flimsy blue pajamas, was ab ducted from her bedroom bv a kidnaper who left a greasy Tnn"nP?nt.e.d "ote demanding $20,000 in $5 bills. The note lay only a few feet from the bedroom window through which the child appar- ently was taken away. The kid- naper promised in his note to get In touch with you later." Degnan denied reports that he had received a telephone call from the kidnaper about 10 a he found the child was gone. Note Burned thifK'h i'd ,he Unltcd Pre that he had rnrri,) .. , , . , . uu, me Kla- nancr lnsir.,i: . V . burned the ransom note. " All I want Is Suzanne back " na sold. "I assure the kidnaper I will do nothing to harm him If ha wiU return the girl. . . "I will do whatever thev qVire1nlce,ThCre " i nave carried out the In- structions, I have burned In note. Degnan is district price board executive for the office of price administration. Although he lives in a larRe first-floor apart ment in a fashionable neighbor hood, he said he was not wealthy mid could not understand why the kidnaper took his little girl. Parents Not Wealthy Degnan, who makes $7,500 annually as his OPA salary said the kidnap note was printed "..?.uPiCC0 of wrPPing paper. The note said 'get $20,000 ready'," Degnan related. Then In crude lettering the note added: "We will contact you later. Have the money in fives. Burn this note for the safety of the child." Degnan said he and his wife. Helen, 35, were awakened about 3 a. m. by the barking of two boxer dogs owned by neighbors. The father said he heard Suzanne mumble. "I don't want to get up I'm sleepy." He said he thought the child was talking in her sleep and the disappearance was not discover ed until about 7:30 a. m. when Degnan entered the bedroom to awaken the girl. Commotion Heard Ethel Hargrove, colored, a maid in the household of A. Louis Flynn, attorney, who oc cupies the second floor apart ment of the two-flat building said she heard dogs barking about 1:30 a. in. She claimed she heard a commotion in the Degnan apartment and heard a child talking. Flynn's son-in-law, Thomas Keegan, and his wife, Marian, came home shortly after 1 a. m, and parked their car in the garage. They said they heard nor saw nothing. Suzanne's bed room window, in the rear of the house is not visible from ths garage or the driveway. The Kccgans also heard dogs bark about 1:30 a. m. The little girl Is pretty and has reddish-blonde hair. She weighs 74 pounds and is 52 In ches tall. PAPPY'S WOLF CALL ROMANCE FIZZLES OUT San Diego. Cal., Jan. 7 (U.P.) Lt. Col. Gregory (Pappy) Boy ington's "wolf call" romance with Mrs. Lucy Malcolmson has ended, the marine flyer said to day, admitting the wedding had been called off. Boyington gave no reason for the change in plans, except to say: "I'm not going to Reno. The weddin is off." IS
