Nip Testifies
To Sub Blast
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (A1)
Ilto Hashimoto, a Japanese sub
marine commander, lold a navy
court-martial today his ship fired
three torpedoes into a "dark ob
ject" which It sighted 200 miles
from Palau on the night of July
29-30.
His submarine had been trail
ing its target for 27 minutes, the
witness related.
He said he fired torpedoes in
salvos of three at three second
intervals and ' saw three hits
through his periscope;
Hashimoto was admitted as a
witness despite vigorous objec
tion by defense counsel for Capt.
Charles B. McVay, 3rd, being
tried on charges of negligence
and inefficiency in the loss of
his heavy cruiser, the Indianapo
lis, that night en route from
Guam to Leyte.
The court admitted the Japa
nese officer as a witness after
ruling it was proper to subject
him to a double oath. He was
given both the standard oath pre
scribed by U. S. naval procedure,
as well as that used in Japanese
court-martial. . .
Chiang Appears
In Peiping
TIENTSIN, China, Dec. 13 P)
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
appeared in Peiping : today for
the first time in many years,
while his troops, last reported 40
miles beyond Mukden, were re
ported rolling swiftly toward
Harbin, a leading Manchurian
industrial center.
Other national government
forces were moving to Chang
chun, Manchurian capital, by
air.
Observers here viewed these'
rapid-fire developments as a
strong indication that all Man
churia, rich in industry, will be
in the hands of Chiang's govern
ment forces within a few weeks
and probably with a minimum
of bloodshed.
Byrnes Delayed
On Trip To Moscow,
MOSCOW, Dec. 13 VP) A
United States embassy spokes
man said today that U. S. Sec
retary of State Byrnes and his
party, en route here for three-'
gower talks, had been delayed
y bad weather. .,
He said the group might ar
rive as late as Sunday.
Previously, Byrnes had been
expected to arrive today.
(The French press agency said
Byrnes had arrived in Paris, a
report that was confirmed by an
official at Orly field, chief mili
tary airport. Considerable se
crecy attended his arrival and
the field was cleared of all per
sonnel well before bis plane
touched ground).
Great public interest in Rus
sia centered on the forthcoming
conference of Byrnes, British
Foreign Secretary Bevin and
Foreign Commissar Molotov.
Hans Norland Auto Insurance,
123 N. 6th St.
Santa
will be at
Montgomery Wards
daily until Xmas.
One Will Be Rose Queen
kklP clt r Ay
pit
One of these seven beauties - will become queen of the
-Tournament of Roses and the other six will be her attending
princesses. The girls are finalists in the annual contest among
the several thousand co-eds from Pasadena junior college. .
They are. top, left to right! Betty Law, 17 Violet Milich, 19l
. Jeanne Rice, 16; center, Alice Honor (left), 17) Virginia Sand-
borg. 18; bottom, Patricia Auman (left), 17, and Mary Mer
.xill, 19. (AP wirephoto).
Mayor Tops High
Salary Earners
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (P)
Hollywood's Louis B. Mayer tops
a new treasury list of high sal
ary earners. Mayer's $908,070
from Lowe's Inc., placed him
ahead of every corporation em
ploye in the nation.
The information was disclosed
in a treasury department report
on salaries paid by corporations
for personal services. Other high
earners, ranked after Mayer, in
clude Charles . -Wilson, of Gen
eral Motors, 6459,041; Thomas
J. Watson, $425,548; Comedians
But Abbott and - Lou Costello
whose income was reported as
a single salary at $424,320; Ac
tor Fred MacMurray,: $419,166;
Walter Wanger,. Universal Pic
tures, $409,928:. and 'johri ' B.
Hawley Jr.presldent- of North
ern Ordnance Inc., of. Minn
apolis, Minn., $400,000. . j
BROADCAST i
NEW YORK, Dec. 13 tffh
The Paris radio said in a broad
cast recorded by CBS that Josef
Kramer and 10 others of the
Belsen camp " gang were exe
cuted today.
Newark, N. J., reported a 44
per cent decrease in auto traf
fic fatalities during the first
seven months of 1945.
Winnie Grieves
Over Loan Plan
LONDON, Dec. 13 UP) Win
ston Churchill, speaking in com
mons tonight just before the $4,-
400,oqo,ouo Anglo American
loan -agreement went to a vote.
declared himself bitterly disap
pointed, and said he had deep
misgivings over. Britain's ability
to meet her obligations.
"I was astonished," Churchill
said, "that the United States
think it worthwhile to exact the
equivalent of 1.62 per cent inter
est in tne special circumstances
in which we find ourselves;
'INJUNCTION SOUGHT'
CLEVELAND - Dei IS fPU
General-jMotors corporation ' to-
aay peuuonea common pieas
court for.; an injunction toi-ren
strain pickets of the CIO United
Auto' Workers from blockading'
entrances to the corporation's
fisner hody plant here.
The UAW's Cleveland local
and 30 officers and members
were named as' defendants. A
hearing will be held tomorrow.
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Methods Of Choosing
Homesteaders For
Tule Land Talked
(Continued from Page Ono)
lake land. This is due to the
large number of veterans of
World War II (the land will bo
opened with veteran preference)
and the- great - -amount of - pub
licity which , has ocen given
Tulolake in the Inst year or
two.
Under present law, veterans
of World War II only would be
given preference for 'the home
steads, but other legislation is
pending which may extend
nreference to veterans of both
wars. Waves, Spars, Wacs and
Marine Girls would probably
qualify as applicants as well as
male veterans.
7500 Acres
The 88 units will range from
55 to 120 acres in size, the to
t a 1 comprising approximately
7500 acres. The - opening will
occur next year or early 1947.
Under the old regulations, an
applicant is required to have
$2000 unencumbered assets
(cash, farm machinery, livestock,
etc.) There was divided opinion
as to whether this requirement
should remain the same or be
reduced, some favoring cutting
it to $1000. A Tulelake spokes
man said that it takes at least
$2000 to set up a farming busi
ness in these times. Another
comment was that the financial
requirement eliminates appli
cants who may be earnest and
deserving, . but simply do not
have the cash, -whereas it favors
persons already possessing sub
stantial means.
There was also.' a long dis
cussion of the matter of farm
ing experience. It was pointed
out that many veterans have
heard of the Tule homesteads
and have an idea they can go
on them without agricultural
experience, prove up and dis
pose of the property. Experi
ence, some held, is essential to
success on the farms, and it
would be unfair to an inexperi
enced veteran or one without
sufficient capital to put him on
a homestead where his chances
of making a go of it . are slight.
Requirement Favored
General opinion seemed to
favor a requirement of - two
years' farming experience after
the age of 15 years, with' the
possibility ot rating up appli
cants who spent their entire
youth on a farm. Some of those
present were firmly of the opin
ion that irrigation experience
is not important, and that any
type "of farming should qualify.
Several ol those present
spoke of the importance of
working out some plan that
would require successful appli
cants to remain on the home
stead for a reasonable period
after - proving up... It was sug
gested tha( the applicant might
be given a contract lhat would
make the homestead his after
he -had remained upon it for
five years. Legal .'.complications
-hi' such a; procedure' were- discussed,'-orie
possible obstacle be-'ing.'.-
tneaiffieutty lot getting
credit on land and buildings
which the .farmer, did not actu
ally own;
.'-" No Speculation
'-' All were agreed that it is im-
Dortant that the speculator be
eliminated. It was pointed out
that the character of the new
homesteaders and their success
Steer Injures
Boat Crewman
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 13 (JF)
Ono harbor patrol boat crewman
was injured and six Spanish sen
men were given a workout as
"Toreadors of the Willamette
river" here trying to corral' a
steer In the port -of Portland. '
' Crewmen today were dubbed
tho "river rldln' cowboys" aftor
rouing tho steer in the river and
towing it tug fashion to tho
Spanish ireiumer where it es-
caped yesterday.
Roy K. Phillips wns in a hos
pital with a fractured arm and
severe bruises after the steer
tossed him 25, feet down a river
bank onto rocks. The steer then
jumped Into the river and swam
to escape six excited Spaniards
who cheered the harbor officers
as they lassoed the animal.
One Oregonon
Makes The Grade
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (&)
A supplementary treasury de
partment list of corporation em
ployes earning more than $75,
000 a year contains one Oregon-
lan. .
He was R. R. Adams, general
manager of Meier & Frank Co.,
Portland, with a $60,000 salary
and $25,000 bonus for the year
ending January 31, 1844.
or failure are matters ot sig
nificance to the entire commu
nity.
A majority of those present
seemed to favor sworn state
ments in behalf of- applicants
from qualified references, such
as county agents, bankers, AAA
officials, medical men; etc., with
reference to farming experi
ence, financial backing, and
physical ability to farm.
It was agreed that service-ac
quired disability should not bar
a man from obtaining a home
stead, but that It would be un
just to a veteran unquestionably
physically incapable ot farming
to encourage him to attempt it.
No Decisions Mad
No decisions of any kind
were made at the conference.
The reclamation men said they
would take all suggestions un
der consideration, and may pre
pare a set of recommendations
to the reclamation commission
er. If that is done, another simi
lar meeting will probably be
called for further suggestions
on the recommendations.
The reclamation officials said
that one plan that had been sug
gested was to list all applicants
meeting minimum quaunca-
tions, and conduct a lottery.
Eighty-eight names with suffi
cient alternates would be
drawn, and preference would
be given on the land units in
accordance with the order
drawn. '
Visiting reclamation officials
from the regional office includ
ed D. S. Stoner, R. G. Howard,
P. H. Johnstone and Jr. A. hoi.
7l r' I Thursday, Dee. IS, 1145
ourt Marrialea
HERALD AND rTKW '
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The Navy has ordered a general
court martial to try Capt,
Charles B. McVay, III, above.
who was commanding officer of
the cruller Indianapolis which!
was sunk last July SO, with SS
of her crew missing. Captalni
McVay was one ot the few sur-
1 vlvors of the disaster.
Portland Bank
Robbery Staged
PORTLAND, Ore., Doc. 13 (P)
A man carrying a briefcase ho
said contained dynamite stole
$12,000 or more from a branch
of the First National bank of
Portland here today, police wore
advised. ' ;
Bank attendants said the man
explained to a teller that he con
trolled a trigger for the dyna
mite, and he demanded $20,000.
The teller gave him all tho cur
rency at hand, he said, and the
man walked away. He threw the
brief case away as he left the
building.
The robber escaped In a blue
twodoor coach. A rag was tied
over the license plate. Attend
ants described him as about 45
years old, 5 feet 9 Inches tall and
about 145 pounds. He wore a
brown suit and sweater and a
brown snap brim hat. His com
plexion is sallow, police were
told.
Joblessness Load
Heavier In Oregon
SALEM, Dec. 13 (P) Ore
gon's unemployment load has
doubled each month since the
end of the war. the state unem
ployment compensation commis
sion said today. ,
The commission said It expects
more than 180,000 claims tor
compensation to be filed each
month until late spring.
The "commission estimated
150,000 claims would bo filed
this month, compared with 89,
935 In November. 47,949 la Oc
tober; 23,713 'In September, 10,
813 in August, nnd 6169 in July.
- i " ' ', it Li;
Lions 'have been '- known to
jump as far as 20 feet, and also
can clear a barrier, nine feet
high.
Fliers Fined
For 'Buzzing'
CIUCO," Ctillf;, Doci 13 (.T)
Capt. Allun MvDonuld of Ever
ett, Wash., was fined $105 a
month for six months, and Lt.
Wtlllnm T. Byorly of Clilco,
$07.50 for six months, on con
victim in coiirt-mnrtlul of
"buuing" tho clly of Clilcu.
The court-mnrlliil board lata
yesterday convicted lha two
B-26 pilots of flying at nn alti
tude of loss Hum 1000 feet over
Clilco on Novcmbor 4, but ac-
aulttod thorn of a second charge
nit they hud flown at an altl
tudo which would have prevent
ed an emergency lundlng,
McDonnld Is stntloncd at Mc
Chord field, near Tuooma; Byor
ly, at the Clilco army air base.
Both wore votcrans of over
seas action, McDouuld having
been a prisoner of the Gorimins
for 13 months, and Byorly hav
ing been wounded in action,
BREAD RATION
PARIS, Dec. 13 (!) French
men were informed today that
tho staple of the averugo fam
ily's diet, broad, aguln will be
rutioned alter January l unions
American wheat deliveries In
crease. Bread rationing was
ended only two months ago.
ACCEPT LOAN1
LONDON, Dec. 13 (I') Tho
British house of commons to
night accented a $4,400,000,000
American loun by a vote of 343
to 98.
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