Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1945)
Japs Rape By Tht Associated Praia MANILA, Nov. 1 (!') Do tnllH of tl 10 muss raping of 25 Munllii bcuutlca muiiy of thuin only 12 to 14 your old who worn pMNM'il from Jupuiieso to Jiipiineno wciii related today at 1 1 id wnr crimes trliil of Lit. Con. Tomoyukl Yninushltu. The twenty-five wore solected from among 400 fomoles round cl up from Miiiillu'n rich Krmlta district nnd submitted to n soloc lion hoard which picked out the most comely for the lustful orgy. The Filipino woro passed from mim to mnn iind room to room. Their protests mid screams hrointhl only ships and mora briitul treatment. ritlfnl scroiims, "mother. mother," woro heard throughout Iho lllglll, Publla Birred So frank iind detailed was the Filipinos' testimony that corres ponduntK m well us the public woro oarrud irom tno room where u U. S. mlllliiry coiumls hIoh of five uonuruls la trying Yumiialillii, Mllllury police flunk ed every door mid corridor of Uio IiIkIi commissioner's resi lience, nccno of the trial. The pl ena wan hunded rcaumea of tho testimony to aporo the witnesses aa much oiubarruasmont ns pos sible. Yiimnahltu, aa commander In tho l'hlllpiilncs, la churned with responsibility for tho actioni of hln troops. Witnesses rclutod those atorlea: After the 28 women and girls were aolectod on Feb. 0, they wore tiikon to tho Hiiyvjew hotel where Japanese offlcera and en Hated men took turna raping them In n night lonK orgy. Next day, the FUlplnas wore taken to tho nearby Alhambru apartment and aubjoctod to continued bru tnlltlea. "Bad Operation" A wltticia Identified an "Mlaa A" wild a iniirlno who selected her waa uuuble to effect an at tack, io ho performed a "bad operation" with a knife then raped her. A Miss G mid alio waa raped by 12 to 13 Japaneso marines one night. Fires which raged In Manila on Feb. 12 brought thorn free dom. The girl escaped as the Japanese fled beforo the flames. KlKht women, from a district where aome of the most promi nent families In the Philippines live, testified at the closed ses sion. After the session, military police escorted the brightly clad witnesses to transportation out side the building. Miss N testified that she pro tested to Japanese offlcera at the Bnyvlow (igulnst the treatment of the women and girls and was told thnt "we have an order from the high command to kilt all civilians In Manila and we hate all white women." Testifying after the hearing was reopened to tho public, Chemist Huns Luhrse sobbed ns he told the, commission how his wife died In his arms while he and 13 others were trapped be hind a pile of flaming ftirnlturo In his home, set afire by Japa nese soldiers a few hours before the Americans reached the heart of Manila. His limbs were burn ed, ho snld, as he scrambled' to safety through the flames with his Infant daughter. "LOUT WILL IKE SEATTLE, Nov. 1 UT) A 35 to 70 pound device, comparative ly Inexpensive and operating "almost automatically" can mako peacotime air navigation as slmplo as driving down a highway, Lt. Comdr. John T. Martin of the coast guard said last night. The- dovlec, "Loran," (long ran go aid to navigation) locates positions through receipt of radio signals from stations of known position, Martin said. Tho commander directed the Installation of all but five of the existing stations, developed during the war. Ho said all main shipping routes now are covered by this "electronic brain," with only 180 stations necessary to cover the world's seas. Little Girl Refuses American Food PORTLAND, Nov. 1 (VP) Two Oregon missionaries hope event unlly to entlco their three-year-old daughter to eat American food after a diet of Japanese prisoner faro consisting of fish, rice and salted vegetables. Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Whet- zcl, missionaries to tho Dutch East Indies, said daughter, Boulah, has finally licked an Ice cream cone, but persists In re- itising mux, muter and meat. The parents and child were in terned April, 1042 until a few wcoks ago. MANY NEVER SUSPECT CAUSE , OF BACKACHES This Old Treatment Often Brings Happy Relltf Maw auffnnra rallevt nasslr, hackadit trnlokly.once ihty (Uncover that lit realoauia otjielr trouble may he tired kldneya, The kldnrre ar Natllre'a chief war of tl(. Jr. a the rseanaaelila anil wante outof the blood. Kheyhalpmoitpeopleranaboutnplntaaday. whan dliorderof kldner function Derrnlta Holaonoua matter to remain In jour blood, it mar cams .Hearing: beokache, rheumatla Palna, lag Mini, )oa of nap nnd energy, gtU tins ud ntohle, awelllntr, tmfllnaie under the yea, neadaohoa and dliilnaii. Fntquent or scant paauge a with, smarting nnd burning eomeUmea ehowa than li tomethlng wrong Sfllh your kldnaya or bladder. J Don t waltl Auk rour drutglit for Doan'a Ilia, a allmulant illuretlo, lined aiioeeaifnllr r Miliaria for over 10 yeare, loan's live Jenny re Irf and will help the II mil.. ( kldnir tubee fluah out pni.onoua ffula from four blood, Clat Uuan'a fills. 25 Manila On Trial For ' '"V') a) apt Hi 111 I .- . ; iZ si km 4 Escorted by Ma). A. S. Kanworthy, MP officer In charge, Lt. Gen. Tomoyukl Yamaahlta, first Japanese to be tried aa a war criminal, enters Manila residence of the Philippine high commit ilonor where trial is being hold. Yamaahlta Is charged with re sponsibility as supreme Japanese commander In the Philippines In 1944 end 1945, for the deaths of 57.000 Americans. Filipinos and other! through torture, execution, atarvation and neglect. Y TO BE DIVIDED 4 WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 P) Secretary of State Byrnes an nounced today that Russia, Brit ain and China would share equally with tho United States in a division of thnt part of tho Japanese floct which Is not de stroyed. Tho vessels to bo divided In cludo 38 destroyers and an un disclosed number of small; coastal defenso ships of 800 to 900 tons. -Those to be destroyed Byrnes spoke of scuttling them oro a battleship, four aircraft carriers of which three are dam aged; four cruisers of which three are damaged, and SI sub marines. Atomic Test Asked at a news conference whether the method of scuttling would allow a tost to determine tho effectiveness of atomic bombs on naval units, Byrnes said that ho did not know the method to bo employed. How ever, naval sources have indi cated such an experiment might be made. Byrnes said that the navy had wanted to destroy most of what was loft of the Jnpancso fleet and put the matter up to the other three powers. They agreed to tho arrangements for destroy ing all tho major vessels nnd di viding tho destroyers and lessor ships except for the submarines. Stromberg-Cerlion Radios. Derby's Music Co. The Ideal Woman's Shopping Companion . . . Avoid tho "drag-the-bBg" nulsanca , . . Thla 6-ln-l wsllet holds Bills, Change, Cards, Keys, Identification, Photos. Keeps everything handy on your shopping trips. , The TOWN SHOP; New Location 500 Main St. Beauties War Crimes Judge Admonishes Drunken Drivers PORTLAND, Nov. 1 (P) Judge J. J. Qulllln sentenced a second oiicnder on a arunnen driving charge to 90 days In jail, $300 fine and suspension of driving privilege for one year last night with the com ment it was time courts "clamp down for the public's safety." He told Melvln Stone, S3, a salesman, the court was con cerned with the larger number of persons killed or permanent ly disfigured by auto accidents tile past year. UPSETTING TRIP SALT LAKE CITY,. Nov. I (!) Police report Indicate motorist Lawrence E. Jensen drew a blank but kept right on going and with mildly dls ustrous results. Tho reported chain of events: Jensen drives down street when car begin to shake going out of control. Car strike parked automo bllo and Jensen bumps head on windshield. . Consciousness passes. Consciousness return and car Is tipped over five block away having struck another parked car. Jensen Is recovering. There 1 no divorce In Hindu law. COUGHS or Bronchial IrritaHoa Dao To Cold II ore's nood nws for th pople of tht U, 8, A. Canada' weal eat coiiEh mrrJIclne la now b.nr made ami sold rlfcht hora, nnd If you havo any doubt about what to tako thla winter for tho common cough or bronchial Irritation ret a bottle of Buckley- CANADIOIj Mixture. Ton 'won't be dtaaappolnted It'e different from anything alee you ever used one little, alp and you net Instant action. Only 4 60 at all good dniKKlita, Unptr Cut Bate Draff .Lie nndrlea Drag ItEtCrWr? Flashes of Life REPENTS SLIGHTLY PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 1 (T) The pastor of the Acreage Com munity church believes a thief who visited the altur practiced "tithing." A robber left $1.28 In the church offering plate after tak ing $0.02. HONOR BOUND SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 1 (I') Two bandits who kidnaped H3-ycar-old Juke Bockel and stole hi car after stranding him In the mountains, put him on hln honor not to call police. The pair returned to Beckcl his bowling ball and shoes and told him the car would be found In good shape, in Las Vegas, Nov., in a few days. EAGER BEAVERS SAN DIEGO, Calif., Nov. 1 (II A police car was dispatched to a local theatre to watch "two men In a green sedan with motor running. Other police cars also sped to the scene and found the car under suspicion. The automobile turned out to bo a police car with two de tectivc who were watching a auspicious character in front of the theatre where ticket receipts were being counted. nam-- 7 Flattering Itew Detail . . "1 Sfrv SU' I', Cardigan. .Dressmaker.. Tailored. Fl" ; 'li-'-lVrX S .s pf All-Wool in Fall Color . . fWftf Jt- 29' messes Km . ' Crepes with Superb Trimming a r 7 U j(, If Classic Frocks In Gay Hues . . I ' I f 1 . Exquisite Printed Jersey . . I '. ,-.' yjf KKy Mjyf OPEN TILL 8:00 SATURDAY 617 MAIN ST. aSgBwaaaiaa Fairgrounds Topic Of Discussion At Directors Meeting - Klamath chambor of com merce directors heard a sug gestion Wednesday that steps should be taken to improve facilities In the county fair- f:round, in view of the commun ty value received from use of the grounds for such events as tho Caloregon Hereford associa tion sale and show and the Jun ior livestock show. Dr. Hcrrlck Wheeler and Mayor1 Ed Ostendorf both said they had heard criticism of con ditions at the fairgrounds, and expressed the opinion that the publicity, economic value, and other beneficial features of the livestock show justify definite Improvements. They pointed out that the Cal oregon sale had been trans ferred to Klamath Falls from Medford and asserted that every possible step should be taken to cooperate In making this event an outstanding western event. President L. Orth Sisemore of the chamber referred the mat ter to the agricultural com mittee. Phil Hitchcock, who with Sen ator Marshall Cornett went to fcourse l2y v I Washington to represent the chamber in the western air lines cases, made a formal report at the directors' meeting. He said he was hopeful Klamath will get trunk line piano service out of the present cases. Hitchcock expressed apprecia tion of the assistance given the Klamath men by members of the congressional delegation, espe cially Senators Guy Cordon and Morse, and Congressman Stock man. He said he found the Oregon delegation is most ef fective In Washington, with much more teamwork In evi dence than Is the case in some other delegations. The chamber directors sent a letter of congratulations to Dr. Lowell T. Coggeshall In refer ence to his winning of the Gor- PILES SUCCESSFULLY TREATED NO PAIN NO HOSPITALIZATION No Lota of Time Parmaneql RaaaMat DR. E. M. MARSHA Cblrepraetle Pbyilclmn tt No. Jlh r.aqalra Theatre Blds Fbone 70 0 Jt Thursday. November 1. 1345 gas medal for outstanding med ical service to the armed forces. A formal Invitation was voted to tho Modoc county defense council to hold Its November meeting in Klamath Falls. This was presented at a meeting of the council at Adln Wednesday night. Last year, tho Modoc people paid Klamath Falls a visit, and lt was decided to make this an annual neighborly event. The session will bo held November 28. Cupid Hits Mark On 416 Occasions PORTLAND, Nov. 1 (IP) Cupid unslung his bow !n Oc tober and his marksmanship brought a record 418 marriage applicant .Into Multnomah Tbootaads of raeo and women bare found that tt-toeted Stuart Tablets bring quick. sappy relief to eleep-robbifif arraptoina of add uuliaeetioa saaaineee. and upset etom aco. Tula delicious, aajj tc take no mixing, do battle. Try them hare a food night's eleep and mke np to the morning feeling like a S 100,000. Get genuine Stuart Tasleta at tost druggist only 23c, 60e, or S1.20 tinder mak ec'a poeUrre money-back guarantee. it WiHIM i n n i tal U I " f HERALD AND NEWS SEVEN rrinnlv rUrWm n'fW tnnnlna trncuuonni june marriage montn by three couple. October lunt year brought only 238 ap plicants. The first post cards In the j United States wore issued In 1873. $100 a Month for Lafs Tht GoIJtn Ytart Plan glrct jrou Insurance protection oow 1 ud monthly Income for life when rcra retire. Details will ' , be gladly explained by any Oregon Mutual representativ . OfgonMutualljfe KTSUBAKCB COM FAN Y LYNN ROYCROFT 11S N. 71h Street, Klamath Fall. Oregon M