New Strikes Hit Transportation and Supplies of Food
Weather
FORECAST: Partly cloudy to
night and Tuesday with
snow flurries In higher moun
tains. Morning fog. Utile
change In temperature.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 43
Lowest this Morning 24
Free. To 4:30 a.m. Today ,14
Fortieth Year
Minnpcnrgns
(Acme TeUphoto)
Motorists view 18-foot snow drift on highway near Morris, Minn, after
blizzard broke down communications and stalled road and rail traffic in
the Dakotas and western Minnesota.
Three in Miraculous Escape When
Car Plunges Into Swirling Rogue
Gold Hill, Feb. 11 Three
Californians miraculously escap
ed death yesterday morning
when the sedan in which they
were riding slid out of control
on slick pavement and plunged
backward from the Pacific high
way over a 30-foot embankment
into the Rogue river about five
miles west of here.
According to reports none of
the three were injured. Driver
of the car was James A. Ran-
FILES CANDIDACY
Former County Commissioner
Ralph Billings, Ashland, filed to
' day as a candidate for the office
of county judge on the republi
can ticket. This brings to three
the number of republican candi
dates, the present Judge, J. B.
Coleman, having declared his in
tention of being a candidate and
County Clerk George R. Carter
having already filed. As yet no
democrats have filed as candi
dates for the judge's office.
Billings, who served as county
commissioner from 1933 to 1940,
stated this morning that as a
citizen, taxpayer and former
commissioner he was keenly in
terested in the progress of the
county and in a program of post
war building and development.
When in office before, Billings
served on a number of state com
mittees as well as carrying on
his county duties as commission
er. Billings gave as his filing slo
gan "I will endeavor to give
courteous and efficient service."
The candidate is a native son
of Jackson county, a member of
one of the countyis oldest pio
neer families, the Billings hav-
ng settled in the vally nearly
i 100 years ago.
Washington, Feb. 11 (U.R)
Adm. R. E. Ingersoll said today
he saw a "winds" message con
cerning U. S. -Japanese relations
in 1941 but that It merely con
firmed what already was known
about Japan's decision for war.
higcrsoll, then assistant chief
of naval operations, wasn't sure
whether he saw the winds mes
saec before or after the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7,
1941.
He told- congress' Pearl Har
bor investigating committee it
Wasn't important anyhow be
cause this government already
knew Japan was burning codes
es a prelude to war.
MrtTrnin( o A 171? A I
KNOW YOUR TRAFFIC LAWS
Here is a law for today. Som.whtr. In the Halt
failure to observe this law will cost someone hli life, or serious
injury:
PEDESTRIANS ON ROAD
Pedestrians, when using any highway outside of incorporated
cities or towns, shall use the left-hand side ot in roaow.T.
o leave the right-hind side of the highway free for vehicle, pass
ing in the same direction and for safety m,.uag y h.cle. pre
r..i.. .l. -j,,,tion. I Section 115-344 Oregon Motor
Vehicle Code).
M
EDFOR
United Press Full Leased Wire
rk Drift
dolpli, 38, of the Nazarene
church. He was en route from
Spokane to his home near San
Francisco. Passengers were Fred
Nichols, recently discharged
serviceman, and his wife, Betty,
also traveling to San Francisco
and whom Randolph had given
a ride from Portland.
Reports state that Randolph
was unable to explain his escape.
Mrs. Nichols, who had been
sleeping on the rear seat, was
pulled from the wreckage by her
husband who fought his way to
shore. Randolph declares that he
found his Bible lying face open
on the bank when he climed
from the water.
The car was washed 100 yards
on down the river where it was
resting, with top still visible,
this morning. Randolph, an over
night guest of Rev. and Mrs, D.
D. Randall of Medford, preceded
to Grants Pass this morning to
arrange for removal of his ve
hicle from the stream. Mr. and
Mrs. Nichols are staying at the
Norman Gail ranch near Gold
Hill pending attempts to locate
and recover their baggage from
the river.
TAKE HIGH TOLL
By United Preii
Nine people were killed and
13 seriously injured in northern
California automobile accidents
over the week-end.
Most serious of the accidents
was a collision between a crowd
ed automobile and a troop train
at a crossing two miles north of
Salinas Saturday. Seven people
lost their lives and two children
were seriously injured.
The dead were Charles Pal
mer, 38: Richard Palmer, 11:
Mrs. Kathcrine Smith. 20; Pfc.
Hugh T. Smith, 23; Barbara Ann
Smith, three weeks old; Hay
ward Smith, 16. and Charles R.
Wright, 10, of Salinas. Injured
were Dixie Lee Palmer, 11, and
Patricia Wright, seven.
Palmer was driving the Smiths
and the children home from a
movie matinee when his car
moved directly in front of a
train at an unobstructed cross
ing and was dragged for more
than 200 yards, trainmen said.
VENEER PLANT WORKER
PINNED TO WALL BY LOG
Thomas White, 32. of 24 South
Peach street, was injured about
8:15 a. m. today when a log
pinned him to a wall while he
was working at Timber Products
veneer plant on McAndrews
Road.
He was taken to the Commun
ity hospital in the Conger-Morris
ambulance where his condition
was reported as fair. The attend
ing physician said White was
suffering from a chest injury but
could not be moved this morn
ing for x-rays.
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MEDFo-k; KEGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1946.
Homma Convicted
Sentenced to
VERDICT PLACES
ON JAPGENERAL
Doomed Man Hears Finding
Without Emotion Com
mission Thanked .
Washington, Feb. 11 (U.R)
The Supreme court today re
futed to intervene in the war
crimee trial of Japanese Gen.
Masaharu Homma, who was
sentenced a few hours ago to
be shot for his part in the
death of thousands of U. S.
and Philippine war prisoners.
Manila, Feb. 11 (U.R) Lt.
Gen. Masaharu Homma, con
queror of Bataan and Corregl
dor, was convicted by a U. S.
military commission today of
permitting his troops to commit
atrocities and was sentenced to
be "shot to death with mus
ketry." The verdict held Homma di
rectly responsible for 80,735 kill
ings and tortures including those
on the Bataan Death March and
in the bombing of Manila after
it was declared an open city,
Dec. 26, 1941.
Acquitted In One
f
He was acquitted of a charge
in a second indictment that be
refused 10 . grsiiU- qnarter 1 to
American troops in Manila Bay
when Gen. Jonathan M. Wain
wright offered to surrender May
6, 1942.
The courtroom was jammed
with spectators when Homma,
dressed in a white business suit
and brown necktie, was led be
fore the commission. The crowd
had been warned previously that
the verdict must be received in
silence.
Homma, who speaks English
fluently, listened intently as
Donovan read the verdict. Al
though he had wept three times
when defense witnesses describ
ed him' as kind-hearted and a
peace-maker he showed no emo
tion as he heard the death sen
tence pronounced.
Commission Thanked
Homma glanced about the
court room and then thanked the
commisison for the "courteous
ways of the people who con
ducted the trial."
He was escorted Immediately
back to prison.
The conviction and sentence,
as in the case of Lt. Gen. Tomo
yuki Yamashita, who previously
was sentenced to death by hang
ing for war crimes in the Philip
pines, are subject to review by
Lt. Gen. W. D. Styer, comman
der of Western Pacific forces.
E
SET FOR 'FRISCO
San Francisco, Feb. 11-4U.R)
The American Legion will hold
its 1946 national convention In
San Francisco Sept. 29 to Oct.
4, Edward Sharkey, convention
manager, announced today.
Sharkey predicted more than
100.000 veterans of both world
wars would attend the gathering.
.Frank Belgrano, San Francis
co businessman, was chosen
president of the convention cor
poration to handle program and
housing details.
GOLD STAR HEAD DIES
Philadelphia. Feb. 1 1 (U.R)
Mrs. Mary Frances Hill, 75, na
tional president of the Gold Star
Mothers of America, died at a
private nursing home here yes
terday after a seven-weeks ill
ness. Subscribers
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pr UKphono 1141 or 4MI
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Stalin Elected t
U nanimously
Sans Opposition
Moscow, Feb. 11 (U.R) Pre
mier Stalin was elected unani
mously to the Supreme Soviet,
according to preliminary re
turns today from the Russian
general election in which 96 per
cent of the qualified voters went
to the polls.
The "Stalin district" of Mos
cow returned Stalin to the Su
preme Soviet. Final results of
the election were expected to
morrow. Voters had no choice of can
didates, as only one person had
been nominated for every seat
in the two chambers of the Su
preme Soviet, or national parlia
ment. $27,400 FIXED AS
The Jackson county quota for
the 1946 Red Cross fund cam
paign has been set by national
Red Cross at $27,400. Of the
funds raised in this campaign
which starts March 1, 34.3 per
cent will be allotted to national
Red Cross and 65.7 per cent will
be retained for Red Cross work
lit Jackson county..
In making the announcement,
Seth Bullis, chairman of Jackson
county chapter, called attention
to the fact that while this quota
represents a lesser financial re
quirement than last year, it still
Indicates a continuing need for
Red Cross services, both to men
in service and to returning vet
erans, together with the fulfill
ment of Red Cross service to
civilians. He emphasized that
the quota is the minimum in
that requirements of Red Cross
service, particularly in connec
tion with Camp White, are still
undetermined.
The fund campaign will be di
rected by F. L. Brewer.
HELD VITAL NEED
Washington, Feb. 11 (U.R)
Housing F.xpeditcr Wilson W.
Wya'tt said today price ceilings
on old houses and subsidy pay
ments to builders are vital to
his plan to build 2.700.000 homes
for veterans within two years.
"I am a congenital optimist,"
Wyatt said. "I believe the neces
sary legislation will move
rapidly."
The house banking committee
Friday removed from the Pat-
man housing bill a proposal to
put price ceilings on homes al
ready built. The committee met
today however, to consider re
vising its bill to conform more
closely with Wyatt's recommen
dation.
KLAMATH LAKE ICE
SPARES FIVE LIVES
Klamath Falls, Ore., Feb. 11
(U.R) Five members of a Port
land airplane party resumed
their Journey to Phoenix, Ariz.,
today after a narrow escape
Sunday on the Ice of Upper
Klamath lake.
Developing engine trouble
near Klamalh Falls, the plane,
piloted by Dan Frmk of Port
land, was forced to crash land
with lt five passengers on the
ice. The Ice held for a few
moments, giving the occupants
time to leap out and walk about
50 yards to shore. A few mo
ments later the plane broke
through and sank.
The party was enroute from
Portland to Phoenix, Ariz., to
ferry back lure army plane.
in Bataan Atrocities;
Die Before Rifle Squad
REDS' CLAIM OF
United States UNO Delegate
. Criticizes Ukrainian At
tack On Great Britain
London, Feb. 1 1 U.R United
States Delegate Edward R. Stct
tinius today challenged the Rus
sian contention that a state of
war exists in Indonesia and flat
ly opposed creation of a special
UNO commission to investigate
British military intervention in
that Dutch colony."
Stettinius indirectly crilicized
the Soviet Ukrainian Delegate
Dmitri Manuilski for questioning
Britain's good faith in moving
troops into Java.
Supports Britain
He told the UNO security
council that the United States
supported Britain's position that
here is no need for a special
council investigation of the situ
ation.
The x American delegate an
nounced the American stand aft
er listening to an impassioned
argument by Manuilski in which
the Ukrainian charged that Brit
ain was waging war against the
Indonesian people "war with
all .its consequences.
FARM LENDING
Wnchlnolnn Vah 1 1 I I PI
The house agriculture committee
today recommended passage or
n hill In transfer nil fnrm lend
ing functions of the agriculture
department to a new, independ
ent agency.
In a report on the bill, the
nnmmittup nlH the nntinn would
put farm lending on a business
basis and prevent "communistic
crackpot projects taat cost the
taxpayers untold millions."
The bill wtuld set up a new
nurlrultiiral credit aeencv to take
over functions of the farm credit
administration and the farm se
curity administration.
ICKES CANCELS TRIP
TO WESTERN COAST
Washington, Feb. 11 (U.R)
Secretary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes has cancelled a combined
inspection-and-spcaking visit he
had planned to make to the west
coast, the department announced
today.
Ickes was to have left last
night for San Francisco, Berke
ley, Fresno and Los Angeles.
The Interior department said
"no reason announced" when
asked why the trip was can
celled. Churchill and
Trip to Fulton,
Washington, Feb. 1 1 (U.R)
Winston Churchill, Britain's
great war-lime leader who had a
90-minute talk last night with
President Truman, today post
poned his return flight to Florida
until tomorrow.
A spokesman at the British
embassy, where Churchill was
staying, said the former British
prime minister would leave here
intended to take off today, but
delayed the trip after a storm
left the capital area under five
Inches of snow.
The talk between President
Truman and Churchill, White
House Secretary Charles G. Ross
said, was "concerned almost en
tirely with arrangements" - for
their trip next month to Fulton,
Mo. The conversation "did not
concern the British loan or any
political matters," Ross empha
sized. At Fulton. Mr. Truman will
fintroducc Churchill Ua his ad
Tribune
United Prtu Full
OF REDS ENTRY
IN IRON JAPS
Secret Agreement Made At
Yalta Between F. R.,
Churchill and Stalin
Washington. Feb. 11 (U.R)
Russian possession of the Kurile
islands which stretch norm-
eastward from Japan toward the
Aleutians was revealed today
to have been part of the price of
Russian entry into the war
against Japan.
This was disclosed with pub
lication of the text of a secret
agreement made at Yalta a year
ago today by President Roose
velt, Prime Minister Winston
Churchill and Ocneralissimo
Josef Stalin.
Other Benefits
It also gave the Russians the
southern part of Sakhalin Island
(they already had the northern
half) and other benefits.
Existence of the agreement
was disclosed some time ago.
Not until today, however, was
the text of the agreement an
nounced. The Russians are now
fully established in the Kurllcs.
The "top secret" agreement
began with these words:
"The leaders of the three
great powers the Soviet Union,
the United States of America
and Great Britain have agreed
that in two or three months
after the war In Europe has ter
minated, the Soviet Union shall
enter Into the war against Japan
on the side of the Allies on con
dition that";
China Not Party
Then followed a listing of the
conditions, including that "the
Kurile islands shall be handed
over to the Soviet Union." The
agreement also provided for re
cognition of the People's Repub
lic in outer Mongolia. In the
agreement, Stalin pledged that
China should retain full sov
erlgnty In Manchuria.
In publishing the text belated
ly today Secretary Byrnes em
phasized that the Chinese gov
ernment was not a party to the
Yalta agreement and that rela
tions between China and the
Soviet Union arc governed by an
agreement-signed between them
in Moscow on Aug. 14, 1945, and
not by the Yalta concessions.
War Brides, Babes
Start For Homes
New York, Feb. 1 1 (U.R) An
other 1,719 British war brides
and 615 babies who arrived yes
terday aboard the liner Queen
Mary took off today In special
trains for their new homes.
Some 500 cf the brides were
reunited last night with Impa
tient husbands who had been
waiting at the Seventh avenue
armory since noon.
Truman Plan
Mo., College
dress to the student body of
Westminster college on the night
of March 8. According to the
plans agreed upon last night,
Churchill, Mrs. Churchill and
their daughter, Mrs. Sarah Oli
ver, will return to Washington
March 4.
The speech In Missouri will
signal the end of Churchill's stay
In this country. After tho flight
to Westminister college, It was
learned, Churchill will return to
Washington, probably remain
here for a few days and then
go to New York to await the
ship which will take him back
to England.
A large throng gave him a
tumultous welcome at the Wash
ington National airport. Military
police tried to hold the spectators
back but when Churchill appear
ed, hundreds ducked under
guard roaps and swarmed about
him. He tickled Ihc crowd by
holding his fingers up in his
famous V-lor-victory sign.
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Murmuring "Sure Rlad I'm here,'
8-Sttt. Jack Reinhold comes through
door of Seward, Alaska, hospital
wearing borrowed clothing and army
blanket after 30 minutes overboard
from 89 Yukon in icy waters with
others who were washed overboard
before ship broke up.
PUTS FINGER ON
Nuernberg, Feb. 11 (U.R) ,
Field Marshal Frieclrlch von
Paulus, commander' of the cap
tured German 8th army at Stalin
grad, took the witness stand at
the war crimes trial today to put
the finger on Hermann Goerlng
as a prime Instigator of the nazi
attack on Russia.
Paulus, who led the Moscow
sponsored free German commit
tee after his capture, wits called
by tho Russian prosecution staff
as a surprise witness against the
naii defendants.
Co-Movers Named
The witness, dressed in a blue
civilian suit, nnmcd Field Mar
shal Wllhelm Keltel and Col.
Gen. Alfred Jodl of tho German
staff as the co-movers with Goe
rlng in planning the invasion of
Russia.
Under direct questioning by
Soviet Prosecutor Rudensko,
Paulus testified that he was as
signed to the German high com
mand on Sept. 3, 1940. and found
that the operational plan for the
Rusainn Invasion alrcadyhad be
gun.
Rudenko led the witness
through a detailed summary of
the nazi preparations for war
with Russia and then asked him
. "Who was instrumental In the
war against the Soviet Union?"
Gocring and his fellow-defend.
ants Jerked upright In their scats
as the witness replied:
"The military advisers to lilt
ler."
Then he named Gocring, Kel
tel and Jodl as the men who ad
vised Hitler to launch the war
in the east.
BANKS TO CLOSE
All county offices and depart
ments and both Medford banks
will be closed tomorrow In cele
bration of Lincoln's birthday, the
day being a legal holiday. City
offices In the city hull will not
be o(HMi for busincs, but the
Solectlvo Service boards and the
Office of Price Administration
will both be open.
All offices In the federal build
ing will be open as usual, and
the po'toffice will give the rcg
ular dully service.
While not observing Lincoln's
birthday as a holiday, tho fed-
eral bureaus and agencies arc
permitted Washington's birth
day, Feb. 22, as holiday.
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PHILADELPHIANS
Decision on Steel Prices
Awaited N. Y. Tugboat
Strikers, Operators Meet
By United Press
New strikes hit tranvnnptnitM
and food sunnlieo In lw. Mm
eastern cities today and raised
the number of strike-Idled Amer
icans to 1.470.000.
At New York, however, a se
rious threat to the city's fuel
supply was alleviated when strik
ing tugboatmen agreed to return
to work while awaiting arbitra
tion of their dispute. The tug
bout workers' strike, which start
ed seven days ago, had paralyzed
the port of New York and cut
the city's fuel supply to a peril
ous level.
Warehousemen Strike
A strike of 700 AFL ware
housemen at 21 warehouses on
the port of Boston today curtail
ed movement of perishable foods
and stopped the unloading of 23
ships carrying wool.
All bus, trolley and subway
services for Philadelphia's 2,000,-
000 residents was cut off early
today when the city's CIO transit
workers quit over demands for
a union shop and an improved
pension plan.
The Philadelphia walkout
came as official Washington
awaited a decision on steel
prices, expected to end the 22-
day-old steel strike and ease tha
overall labor situation. An an
nouncement on prices was ex
pected momentarily,
G. M. Agreement
A wage agreement reached be
tween General Motors and CIO
electrical workers was looked to
for a settlement of the company'
dispute with 175,000 striking
auto workers and a strike in two
other electrical appliance firms.
Employes of the Duquesna
light and affiliated ebmpante
went ahead with plans for a
strike tomorrow which would
black out 330,000 Pittsburgh
homes n)id halt most business,
'operations In two western Penn
sylvania counties.
, Leaders of the United Automo
bile Workers (CIO), whose mem
bers have been on strike for 8S
days against the General Motors
Corp, said last night they would
not settle for the 18Vi cent In
crease offered by tha company
to strikers In Its electrical ap
pliance plants.
UAW President R. J. Thomas
and Vice-President Walter P.
Reuthor said G.M. would have)
to do better than the IB', cent
offer to compensate workers for
the loss of pay during the strike.
STRIKE CONTROL
Washington, Tcb. 11 U.P
The CIO today denounced tha
Case strike-control bill as a "pu
nitive expedition" against organ
ized labor.
CIO General Counsel Ie
Pressman told the senate labor
committee that the bill, under
the guise of trying to prevent
violence, sought to destroy labor
but remained "strangely silent
coi.ccmlng the conspiracy of
American Industry to defy tha
government , . . and Its laws."
Pressman's testimony expand
ed on a statement by CIO Presi
dent Philip Murray on Saturday
that the organization opposed
any labor legislation at this time.
The committee originally intend
ed to start writing Its own labor
bill this weekend, but scheduled
new testimony on the Case bill,
which was approved by the
house last week.
It would make labor union
and their members subject to
Injunction and civil suit for
breech of contract or violence in
strikes.
YUGOSLAVS SEEK TRIAL
FOR GEN. MIKHAILOVITCH
Nuernberg, Feb. 11 U.R) A
Yugoslav war crimes commis
sion filed formal charges of
treason against Gen. Drnja Mlk
hallovltch today, accusing the
former Royal army commander
of leading his forces Into a Nazi
camp to fight against Marshal
Tito's communist supported
YukosIbv Partisans.
The Yugoslnv charges were
filed with the United Nations
war crimes tribunal to support
Tito's contention that Mikhallo
vitch should be arrested and
tried as a war criminal.
Star Valley, Wyoming, was
colonized about 1885 by Mor
mon settlers from Salt Laka
City.