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M in ,n ro)fn JQUV urn Mr- PRICE riVE CENTS In .The Day's to By FRANK JENKINS ANGRY Chineso attack Jap clvllinnt In tho Littlo Tokyo ureu of Pulping, Th r oo Jups are killed and others stonua and bculun. (Thcro woro simllur dis turbances in Tientsin u (ow day ago.) Tho Pclplng riots aubaldod quickly when tlio police moved in. THE night before (In I'olplnu) an ongry littlo mob of scream, ing Clilnt'Mj achool children chuscd throo littlo Jap glrli Into tho grounds of a big hotel, whore American mnrlno bud loldiara calmed tho ruckua down. Tho childish tempest In a tea pot collapsed as quickly aa it had Blown up when marine MPs reached tho sccno and took charge. THE hatreds arising out of this war can t bo wiped out in ono sweeping gesture as one erases figure on a sibio. u win tana time THERE is trouble all over the world. Hunger starvation In many places. Cold and misery. Riots. Rebellions ( a new ono Is iust reported from Venezuela Ills morning.) Whut shall we do about It? What CAN wo (as individuals) do about UT THIS Is the nearest approach to a sensible answer: . ., Work and PRODUCE. Not until we get again a fairly adequate supply of THINGS can tho world begin to return to normal. SLOWLY, very ilowly (as when morning fogs begin to dis solve and reveal the fixed and unchanging outlines of the mountains) It Is becoming evi dent to us that MONEY isn't WEALTH. , You can't eat money. You can't wear It. You can't sholter yourself against the storm with All you can do with money is to BUY THINGS. When there aron't things enough to go around, you'ro In TROUBLE money or no money, IN happy, fortunate America, where PRODUCTION HAS BEEN HIGH ever since anyone now living can remember, it is particularly difficult to realize that money isn't wealth. Not since tho backwash of the Civil War has tho supply of THINGS boon bo inadequate 'as to make money worthiest in this country. Thut is now so far in tho past that we have come naturally to think of money as wealth. So far as wo (fortunato above most other peoples) have been con cerned, money hns been wealth because thcro has always been THINGS enough to exchange money for If you had the money. In AMERICA, that is still reasonably true. You have to go to Europo and actually see with your own eyes tho spectacle of pooplo HUNGRY with their pockets STUFFED WITH MONEY to rcalizo that wealth consists solely of THINGS. , AT this point; It isn't a bad Idea to remind yourself again of the economists definition of wealth, which Is roughly this: "Wealth arises out of labor ap plied to raw mnterlols." DEN C. DUNIWAY. now OPA regional director,, says at Pnrtlnnrl tnrlnv: "OPA will be curtailed just as soon as it is no longer needed , . , Rationing may bo tightened on some items because food will bo needed in war-devastated Europe and Asia . . , How much Is shipped abroad Is not up to OPA; our Job is Just to ration what Is left" (In order to make it go around.) 1 ROILED down to essentials, this Is what ho is driving at: What we must have is PRO DUCTION of MORE THINGS. Until we get that, Inflation (which merely means more money than things) will bo a raw and bloody menace whoso threat to ovcry living person can bo realized fully only by (Continued on Pago Twelve) Arriving In United States By The Associated Press James L, Weeks, Capt., 116 G r o v e r street, Dunsmulr, Calif., arrived on the Queen Mary, duo in New York Oc tober 16. , f Harold W. Chapman, Pvt., Klamath Falls, arrived on Sea Scamp, duo In Newport News October 18. Lawrence E, . Pearson, MSgt., Klamath Falls, arriv ed on George Dcrn due in, New,. York,' October 18.-: .. vt ata ami S DEFIES DIRECTIVES OF Company Cancels CIO Union Maintenance Of Membership CHICAGO, Oct. 19 W Fresh defiance of war labor board di rectives came, from Montgomery Ward and company today as it rcgolnod from the army control of properties which woro seized in seven cities by tho govern ment more than nine months ago utter a prolonged dispute with a CIO union, As tho army yesterday pre pared to relinquish Its control of the huge mall order house, ef fective at 11:89 p. m. (EST) Thursday, Sewcll L. Avery, board chairman and central fig ure in the controversy with the union and the government, an nounced abolishment of com pulsory maintenance of union membership and check-off of union dues. Principal Issues These were the principal Is sues by the CIO mull order, warohouse, and retail employes union in contract negotiations. Ward's refusal to obey WLB or ders embracing them precipitat ed two seizures of the company by the government. The last seizure, on the late President Roosevelt's order, was on De cember 28, 1944, and its legality still is In dispute before the U. S. supreme court. when tho army took control the maintenance of union mem bership end check-off of .union due were1 inaugurated.. Avery, in his announcement 'yesterday (Continued on Page Two) to be coin WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (IP) Agriculture Secretary Anderson said today meat rationing will be continued in November al though pomt values may be low ered. His announcement at a news conference' followed disclosure that ration points for butter also may be cut next month, even though costs may go up. ' Anderson said the decision to continue meat rationing stem med largely from commitments made to supply meat to foreign countries. Rationing, he said, will make it easier to . obtain supplies for overseas shipments. Some Eliminated Many lower grade meats and somo cholco cuts already have been, eliminated from tho ration list. ..Anderson also told reporters i (Continued on Pago Two) WD LABOR Discharged Gl Slays Wife; Rapes Woman At Gunpoint DENVER. Oct. 19 (At A tearful account of murder fol lowed by rape near tho slain woman's body led to tho arrest late last night of a recently dis charged soldier crouched beside his dead wlfa In a mired auto mobile. A. semi hysterical, partially disrobed young woman sobbed out the story which sent out a posse that captured tho ' man when his suicide attempt failed. Sheriff Charles Foster of Arapahoe county said tho for mor soldier Joseph Dcsroslers, 25, San' Antonio, Tex., surrend ered to more than 20 police and sheriff's officers and con fessed shooting his 23-yoar-old bride of 10 months, Catherine, through the temple with a .32 calibre' pistol "because her mother made life a hell for us." Captain of , Detectives James E, Chlldcrs said today Marie Woidill, 20, told police Dcs roslers, brandishing a gunj raped her bofore the slaying and again afterward while his wife's body lay on tho floor of the car's rear scat, Miss WoldlU had registered at a trailer camp Sept, 27 as from Atlantic City N. J. Hor mired auto was in a gully known as "Dead Man's Gulch." Her account as recorded by Dotectlve Sgt. Leslie Sawyer rotated she met Desroslcrs earl ier In the night at a Denver tavern, that they drove to East Denver and later they met his wife and continued driving to Aurora, suburb. ; Telephone Hill KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1945 ir wvfcuf -.-Sit;, as v These boys will form the Pelicans' first line of defense against the high-powered Medford ground assault on Modoc field tonight as the K-Men come out to try to put a stop to the Big Black Wind which has blown away all opposition so far this year. From left to right are Chuck Thurman, right end. Bill Sari, right tackle. Bob Eastman, right guard, Roger Vanderhoff, center and captain. Harold Wirth, left guard, Dick Foust, left tackle, and Dee Nelson left end. Foust is the only doubtful starter, having missed several practice sessions with a bad knee, so big 192-pound Elwyn Rosa may take over his slot. . .. . ' GRIP ON ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES. Oct. IB UP) Col. Juan Domingo Peron will be permitted by the army to run for president next April 7, a re liable source reported today as a stunned populace dazedly ac cepted his swift return to power. But the army, patently the Dower behind Peron and Presi dent Cdelmiro Farrcll, was re ported to have stipulated further that the government must re main impartial. In the elections; giving no direct am 10 jrcron. This source said the army, represented by the - powerful Cam do Do Mayo garrison, had laid down conditions for Pcron'a return from custody to the dom inating position in Argentina's violent politics. . Army Vetoes Move Evidently Intent upon retain ing its iron grip on the govern ment, the army was said to have vetoed any attempt to install either Horlensio -Quliano or Oaramdo Anlille, both staunch Peron supporters, in the new (Continued on Page Two) Three County Schools Reopen High school students at Hen ley, Bonanza and Merrill will return to their classrooms Mon day. October 22. after a three weeks' harvest vacation. Tho girls and boys aided in tho notato harvest during a critical period but will resume their studies next week. Grade schools in the area did not close, Miss Woidill said he first at tacked her before he telephoned to arrange the meeting with his wife. As the veteran , surrendered he told police "I 'would have been dead, too, if my gun hadn't refused to work again." After Desrosiers shot his wife, police quoted the girl, he forced her to drive about. After the machine became mired and Dcsroslers was unable to extri cate it, he went to the home of Walter Hcdeen in Aurora and sought help, Miss WoldlU re lated.. . .. . ; Mr, ' and Mrs! Hcdeen and a nolghbor, C. W. Marr. accom panied Miss WoldlU and Desros lcrs to the car, police said the girl informed them. Desrosiers asked Hedcen and Marr not to shine their flashlight In Miss Woldlll's face as she sat hud dled' in front of the automobile, police declared. Police said the Hcdccns and Marr did not notice Mrs. Des roslcr's body in tho car. Hedcen and Marr decided it would be useless to try to extri cate the car until morning, po llco related, and they drove Des roslcrs and tho girl farther Into Aurora, There Miss Woidill told police Dcsroslers ordered her to disrobe. She related that she removed her outer clothes and then snatched his Jacket from him, donned it, hulled a ' cab and went to Denver police head quarters. ' First Line Of Defense Against Black Tornado i turn- 1 f ' l WIT Hl 1 f TV. K-Men At Whiie-Hoi Pitch For Medford Fray Tonight By HALE SCAHBROOGH ' Winding up their preliminary workouts in preparation for the Medford same tonight, the Peli cans appear to have reached their peaK ol enectiveness today, Dom offensively and on .the defense. Last night's short session on Mo doc field brought -their timing into precision and orougnt a gleam of hope to Coaches Paul Anastead and Ed Rvan. The Pels were deadly serious last night. They would i run through nlavi then huddle with tho coaches and rehash the move ments oi every man on ine piay. with flaws detected ana witn new ideas inserted they d run IRE OF SCIENTISTS WASHINGTON. Oct. 19 VP) Presidential hopes for prompt congressional decision on atomic energy ran today into protests from a group of atom bomb sci entists that congress is over-doing the rush Job. The house military committee already has announced its hear ings closed. It is considering a bill to place in the hands of a commission powerful . domestic controls over sources and de velopment of atomic energy. Urey Surprised Dr. Harold Urcy of Chicago expressed "very great surprise at the way this legislation has been handled." Urcy, who work ed on the atomic bomb project at Columbia University, said the house committee held only, five hours of testimony before yes terday's one-day "hearing. He made his protest at a news conference late yesterday. Urey said that secrecy regu lations the bill proposes for (Continued on Page Two) Search Launched For Lost Hunter WENATCHEE! Oct. 19 UP) Dogs and men spread a .search for a lost deer hunter today through snow-covered and fog bound Cascade mountains in the Mad river area of central Wash ington. ... Claude McLeod, 42, of Everett, was last seen by coast hunting companions at 7 a. m. Wednes day, October 17, as they left camp to eegin ine day s nunung. ' Chelan County Sheriff Bruce Parkinson and forest service of ficials here were notified last night and began the search at 6:30 this morning, despite con tinuing bad weather which kept search planes grounded. 3 Mountaineers To Be Decorated PORTLAND, Ore.,' Oct. 19 (P) Three mountaineers who rescued Charles C. Porter, Vancouver barracks soldier,. from a deep crevasse on Mount Hood Septem ber 2, have been cited by the na tional ski patrol. ' , The three Everett A. Darr, SSgt, Glen Asher and Harry Parker will receive the Purple Star decoration. Darr and Asher are. members of the Mount Hood patrol, and Parker of the Mazamas, - 1 WEATHER NEWS (October 19) Mix. (Octobir 16) 63 Mln. 31 Precipitation last 24 houri ... 00 Stream rear to data ......12 Normal 57 Last year 22 Foraeaiti Coolar with cloudi. Saturday Shooting Houri Klamath-Tulelaka Opan 5:48 a. m.. close 5:25 p. m. through the formation again un til every man knew his role per fectly. Irvin Whltt, running at right half in place of Herb Barker,. is the only Question mark in the backfteld, Ryan believes. Whitt lacks the experience under fire necessary to give him confidence in his ball handling, but played outstanding ball against Grants Pass , last week. ,. An aerial assault may be ex- Sected from tne .pelicans tonignt L the Tornado line proves too tongh. for. . penetration by- Ed wards and Redkey. Leroy Cole man has bunt up a remarkable accuracy with his passing and deceptive plays giving him three or four receivers to choose from have been worked out in prac tice scrimmages. . In the forward wall Dick Foust, tackle,- is the. only first string man not in tip-top shape and his place has been filled by Elwyn Rose. Scott Reed is being kept in reserve to go in at either tackle slot. Linemen Ready Two other linemen Bill Sari, Harold Wirth, Roger Van derhoff, Chuck Thurman, Bob Eastman and Dee Nelson are ready for the opening gun. Van derhoff, center, will act as cap tain against the Black Tornado. All indications noint to a sell out crowd tonight and the weath erman has promised clear crisp football weather. Approximately 3000 general admission seats will go on sale at l p. m., an nour De fore game time. Reserve seats, already sold out, total 1300 grandstand and 900, student places. , After all eeneral admission seats go, ticket officials plan to. sell additional ducats to all want ing standing room and around seven thousand fans are expect ed to cram into Modoc stadium before 8 o'clock. Medford Arrives The Medford sauad of 39 players and four coaches, plus practically all of the Medford high student body, is expected to arrive In town early this after noon. The Tornadoes have re served rooms for a pre-game nap at 3 o'clock. -. As usual the Tornado squad is blB this year. . its line out weighing K 1 a.m at h ' s three pounds per man and its back field topping the Pelican starters a fun 25 'pounds- eacn. ' . Officials for tonight will be Frank Bashor of ' Portland, re feree, Hal Shldler of liiamatn Falls. umDire. Nick Ruceiero of the Marine Barracks, head lines man, and Dr. G. I. Wright, Klam ath Falls, time keeper. The pening kickoff is slated for B o clock. . , Missing Jap Believed Found ONTARIO, Ore., Oct. 19 (IP) Discovery of a body believed that of N. Kurlsu, 61, led today to a statement by District At torney E. Otis Smith that a first degree murder charge would be filed against Floyd Poushon, 18. The elderly Japanese-Ameri can of La Grande nas been missing since Oct. - 5, ' A body tentatively Identified as his was found yesterday several miles north of here. ' Poushon, arrested at Dalhart, Tex., on an auto theft charge, was carrying Kurlsu's personal effects, smith said. The man found near here died of gunshot wounds, Dr. Joseph Beeman of the state crime laboratory reported. - ' Numbar 10648 L WASHINGTON, Oct 19 W) The senate finance committee voted today to forgive aU fed eral income taxes during war years on the service pay of en listed personnel in the armed forces. . Veterans below the grade of commissioned officers won't even have to file returns on their servicer income if congress finally .approves the provision:.' The committee, driving to complete a $4,780,000,000 tax cutting bill before nightfall, vot ed two other benefits for vet erans and a like number for corporations. The other provisions affecting veterans were: 1. Officers would be granted an additional three-year exten sion of the time in which they could pay the tax on then service pay, without interest charges, provided they paid off in twelve quarterly install ments. Under the present law, they have only six months from (Continued on Page Two) Warren Whit lock To Manage Hotel GRANTS PASS. Oct. 10 vox Warren Whitlock, for the past four months manager of the Grants Pass and Josephine coun ty chamber of commerce, has re signed his position to accept the managership of the Hotel Del Rogue, here. Whitlock's resig nation, effective immediately, was accepted by the board of di rectors of the chamber, Thurs day afternoon. . ! Whitlock came here from Klamath Falls. The chamber president, D. G. McGregor states that a commit tee has begun work on the selec tion of a successor, but no choice has yet been made. Klamath Falls Modoc Field, Friday, Probable Starting Lineups KLAMATH FALLS No. Name Wt. 28 - Nelson 160 I Rose . 192 6 Wirth , 175 9 Vanderhoff (c) 170 14 Eastman . 160 32 Sari 173 1 1 Thurman 173 , Pos. LE LT LC C RC RT RE QB LH RH ; FB 15 Coleman 13 Redkey 2 Whitt 7 Edwards 135 141 162 150 Klamath Falls reserves: Gourley, 3; Selby, 4; Dodson, 8; Molgard, 8; Cessnun, 10; Foust, 12; Weinberg, 16; VanMeter, 17;. Thompson, 18; Barker, 19; Hannen, 20; Reed, 21; Gerbino, 22; Foster, 23; Holloway, 24; Shirley, 25; Glidden, 26; Hicks, 27; Craig, 29; Eck, 30; Pope, 31; DeVore, 33; Mocabeo and Yarnell. Medford reserves: Carr, 25; Ross, 28; Singler, 29; Hunter, 31; Mottern, 32; House, 33; Hake, 45; Hill, 45; "Carter, 48; Hlbbard, 53; Shangle. 54; Fliegel, 55; Rose, 56; Waldron, 57; Coghill, 58; Coffin, Bachman, R. Rose, Jennings, DeArmond, Gleeson, B, Nutting, R. Nutting, Peterson, F. Chez, J. Chez, Bailey and Tlmmons. p. Coaches: Klamath Paul Angstead and Ed Ryan. Medford Al Simpson, Ed Kirtley, Bill Bowerman and Leonard Warren, Officials Frank Bashor, Portland, referee; Harold Shld ler, Klamath Falls, umpire; Nick Ruggiero, Marine Barracks, head linesman, and Dr. G. I. Wright, Klamath Falls, timer. Comparison of weights: Klamath line averages .172, back field, 147; Medford line averages 179, backfield, 176. ' Union Strike Cuts bffff Heat tomers. In Washington, President Tru man discussed wage-price pol icies with his cabinet but made no immediate announcement on the results. His press secretary said a statement on policy and new machinery to deal with labor disputes might be deferred until Monday. Repeal Urged The labor denartment. mmn. whUe, urged repeal of the strike notice section of the war labor disputes act which it said was "nurting rather than . helping the cause of Industrial peace." Daniel W. Tracy, assistant sec retary of labor, made the re quest to the house military com mittee at hearings on a bill to repeal the Smith-Connally act. The measure binds the govern ment to conduct strike votes if Unions give 30 days' notice. rracy did not advocate re--peal of other sections of the law, enacted several years ago over a presidential veto. He declared the notice section "is not work able" and "we are . not getting results that justify the amount of time and money we are put ting into the job." Rep. Arends of Illinois, the house republican whip, said "if possible" new anti-strike legisla tion would be attached to the re peal measure. If impossible, be said, it will be submitted soon as new legislation. , - Arends and Rep. Robertson (D-Va.), are leaders of a bi-partisan move for some type of biU to curb strikes and unrest along the labor front. ' , i - A special assistant toi Secre tary of Labor. SchweUenbach, John W. Gibson, was assigned to , (Continued on Page Two) , NUERNBERG,. Oct. 19 (JP) The world's first great war crim inals trial of 24 high nazis and German militarists and indus trialists will begin in Nuernberg on Nov. 20, the ' international military tribunal announced to day. The date for the beginning of the proceedings to establish re sponsibility for the second world war and its cruelties was set by the tribunal shortly after the massive indictments present ed to the court yesterday at its first sitting in BerUn had been served on 23 of the defendants here in the Nuernberg jail. The' 24th defendant, Martin Bormann, apparently still is at large and probably will be tried in absentia. The indictments were served on the defendants politicians, other functionaries in Hitler's nazi regime at 2:13 p. m. (5:15 a. m. PST). . Maj. Anthony Neave, a British lawyer, gave copies of the 24,-000-word accusation to the men In their carefully guarded cells. He explained to all exactly what their rights were. Lt. Col. Richard Owen of New Haven, Conn., and two attorneys (Continued on Page Two) vs. Medford October 19, 8 p. m. MEDFORD Wt. 185 187 160 180 160 205 174 160 160 195 188 Name Riggs Whillock ' Tingley Cave ' Greene - Bessonette Kercher Stelle Bostwick Clark Watson No. 36 38 33 39 34 40 32 30 26 37 27 In Tvo Citiec By The Associated Press i I As a CIO strike began cutting off haat In two Mtehlgari cities today Got. Harry F. Rally warnad union leaders the state would maintain utility sarvlce if thay did not. " . Son a-000.000 persons reside In the region affected by thd strike. The area includes big industrial centers oi lower Mlchii gan but not Detroit.. 1 i ln B.ti' fu,k 1i,rlk" clod central steam ' heating PlaPi.cutrs " h,,t 18 ,om ' business places in the city ot ?;.00.u It'u V'thV w,f mlli- A ,imll co In Jackson :iint.hHo.trHb,,und "qrt building and. the ad4 Jacent Hotel Hayes without heat. I w 5OTr.nof m,t wh leaders of the CIO State Utility? ... oui means oi maintaining electric and gas service for the uUlity'a cus- 0. S. EMBASSY OFFICER FIRED I NEW YORK. Oct. 19 VPf Private report received by Venezuelan residents here today said rebel forces using tanki had captured the cities of Mart. caibo and Caracas, (he capital. I WASHINGTON. Oct. 1 UpZ A United States embassy officer! ai Caracas was iired on iasq night in the course of spreading; revolution in Venezuela. : T The conflict is between rebel military and government forces ine : incident lnvolvlne the) embassy official was disclosed by the state department . today) in making public dispatcher from Ambassador Frank P. Com rigan on the revolt. -I Revolt Flares The upheaval, according fte these official reports, began at 4 p jn. yesterday at San Carlo: barracks near Caracas and by 9 p. m. last night the rebels had control of the president's resi dence at Miraflores and th nearby military academy... r They had set up headquarter! in the academy, v Meanwhile,-? g o v e rnr'm e if 1 forces under the leadership .ol President- General Isiah Medina y Angarita, who has taken per sonal command, have captured the San Carlos barracks. Heavy firing was reported this morning shortly after mid night, according to a dispatch which indicated that the shoot' ing took place at Caracas. At - the- town of - Mara cay, about 30 miles east of the capi tal, it was reported that there was heavy fighting and that the rebels had some motorized equipment at their disposal, w. Control Air Field 2 The government forces claim ed to control Maracay air field: The state department's cables from Ambassador Corrigant were, at least in some' instances,! timed at 9 p. m. yesterdayJ Venezuelan time, but were nou filed until daybreak today. Inquiry disclosed that cablet communication between the em-l bassy at Caracas and the state department was interrupted) during the nleht. The state department said that an American officer of the! embassy was on his way from! the embassy to. the cable office (Continued on .rage 'i wo; Woman Draws Z a Year In Prison GRANTS PASS. Oct. 19 (Plr Lena Batten, 45, was sentencec in circuit court this morning tc one year In the state penltentiarj on a charge of contributing vti the delinquency of a 16-year-olc boy. Appearing before Judge H K. Hanna, Mrs. Batten hac waived grand i u ry indictmen and pleaded guilty to the charge In an attempt to prevent the crime, it was brought out at th trial today, Mrs. Batten had beer told to leave the county sorm months ago. She returned at tha time to her home In Ventura Calif., but returned to Josephine county in the spring. Testifying in court, Mrs. Batten stated that she is the mother of six children,'; ranging in ages from 21 to 11, j Noted Painter i Killed By Train Z PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 19 Newell C. Wyeth, 62, note American painter, was killed to-1 day when a Pennsylvania rail'1 road treigm train smasnea imu hla station wniinn at a croBslh'flV at suburban Ring Rood, Po. ,.... Wyeth, wnose nome whs r rtUnAAa VnrA Pa USAfl fiOCOtW panicd . by his four-year-old, granason, newen, wuu killed. . . i ' IRON MAN DIES ( MEXICO CITY, Oct, 19 (PK1 Gen. Plutorco Ellas Calles, for mer president and "iron man ok Mexico" died today in the Bm tlsh-Amcrican hospital. He sufr J lM -nnnnl i il... frnm on I! bladder and stomach ailments, g CARACAS
