Homma Admits Ordering
"Bataan Death March"
By The Associated Press
Lt. Clou. Musiihuru Homma
acknowledged tndny he ordered
the march of 70,000 American
nml Filipino prisoners from Bis
(nun. (ho bloody trek In 1042.
Tho formur Philippines com'
munder It churiiod Willi rosuon-
ity mr unit murcM. on wnicn
17,000 died or wore killed by
K'c yoke.
In Tokyo, allied headquarters
'I nm nuirnllv i-nwnnnHlhlit fnr
anything (hut hnpponed under
my comimuul," Homma totlf led
under croBs-uxiimliiiilloii ut till
war crimes trial In Manila,
HU udmlsslon cllmuxed weeks
of testimony describing the
civilians ullKo under the Jop-
anesc
iinoimced General MacArthur
would decide tomorrow the fate
of Lt. Gen.' Tomoyukl Yuma
sliltu. former Philippine com'
minder sentenced to the gallows
upon conviction of condoning
countless atrocities. Tho U. b
supromu court upheld the deel
lion of military court In Mu
nllii, but final Judgment wag left
to MucArtmir.
Trusteeship
Political developments In the
Orient were marked oy un
nouncomciil or aiircomonl be'
twoen the United States ond
Htiwilii ort thairomuwork of Joint
trusteeship for Korvu. No datalli
were disclosed. Tho announce'
menl ended a three-week confer
ence of Amerlcun and Soviet
occupation authorities charged
with Implementing the' flvc-yeur
allied trusteeship agreed upon
at tho Moscow conference,
Seoul, tho Korean capital, wni
designated as. the irat of 10'
member American and Itusslan
commission to help the eastern
Asiatic nation along the road to
independence.
In Chungking. Chinese Minis
ter of Information K. C. Wu said
Itussia wus being consulted on
the wlthdruwel of Soviet troops
from Munchurlu. He added that
transportation was a factor de
laying the withdrawal beyond
the Feb. 1 deadline.
The allied list of war criminal
suspects In Japan was length'
enod again, this time by the
names of Gen. Sadashi 'Shlmc-
mura and 18 other militarists.
Shlmomura, post-surrender war
minister, was said to havo signed
final orders for the execution of
throe Uoollllle filers In 1942.
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Hurd Unable
To Post Bail
Nelson Woodrow Hurd. who
yesterday was arrested by city
pollco for burglarizing Ole
.tavern on main street Monday
lllht Ulka i..nl.1- n m..L.. .1
$1000 cash ball sot In Jusilco
court and Is hold In the county
-jnu to ioco a cnurgo or burg'
Iary not In a dwelling.
Tho 23-year-old ex-soldler
waived preliminary hearing In
justice court Tuesday afternoon
and also waived Indictment by
the grand Jury,
Ha admitted to notice when
he was arrested thut ho broke
Into tho tavern through a back
window and pried open the
cash drawer with a screwdriver,
taking about $200 In currency
auver.
Hurd was arrested In his
room at the Pelican hotel after
George Roy Dell, burtender at
Ole s, remembered him ai hav
lng been In the establishment
at closing time Monday night
ana having seen the money
placed in ma drawer.
Injury Suffered
By Millwright
Ivan Bernard, 1310 Kane, for
several years employed as mill
wrlght at Ewnunn Box company.
suffered an Injury to the back
and shoulders Monday when he
supped on tne steps or the plan
Ins mill. Bernard worked dur
ing tho dav but later was moved
to Klamath Valley hospital for
treatment.
His hurts are not considered
serious and hospital attendants
said uurnnrds condition was
good today.
U1IM1
ON FUHLOUGH
Pvt. Eric Ivor "Ike" Btrld, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Polo M. Strld,
101D McKlnley, Is home on fur
lough from Fort Leavenworth,
Kan.
Btrld has been In tho service
seven months, first at Fort Lewis,
Wash., then to camp (jrowaor,
Mo., and now stationed at Fort
Lcuvenwortn Where no win re
turn this Suturduy.
He was graduiitcd from K.UHS
In 1044 where ho was a member
of the lll-Y und afterward was
emnloyed by Lorenz company
and the post office. Ills slstor
Brlta Helen Strld was In the
South Pacific 10 months us un
army nurso.i his brother Louis
Hulgcr strld in tne tiu two
fears with the urmy and another
brother. Pete Murtln Strld. 28
months in the South Pacific with
tho army. All thrco are discharged.
Death Takes
Aged Woman
Mrs. Willie. Ann Churchill,
who was UO years old on Christ
mils duy, dlt-d ut her home in
Koseburg Monday night follow
ing a brief Illness. Mrs. Chur
chill wiui the eldest sister of the
lato It. A. "Bob" Emmltt, Klam
ath pioneer. She wus tho aunt
of Mrs. Ivy Propst, 720 Pino;
Mrs. Paul Johnson of Phoenix.
Ariz., and Mrs. George Mlcrs of
aaniii urnz, cnllf.
Final riles will be held Thurs
day with interment In Coles vol
ley near Koseburg. Mrs. Chur
chill was a nutive of Douglas
county and spent her entire life
time there. sho Is also survived
by three elderly sisters In Rose
burg. Mrs. Propst plans to at
tend funcrol services for her
aunt If tho weathor permits,
52 Veterans
Initiated
By Legion
Fifty-two veterans of World
War II wore Initiated Into
Klumnth Fulls post No. 8 of the
American Legion lust night In
ceremonies conducted by the 40
et 8 at the Legion hull. Approx
imately 430 paid up members
uro reported by the membership
chairman, Walt Wlescndungcr.
About 40 others, unable to be
on hand last night, will be In
itiated In a few weeks.
coroner, suld tho girl Hud iO tomar. rum uuerocui rc
cuts on her fucc and head, somo ported that tho district conven
of them one to two Inches deep, ' tlon ut Grants Puss voted to re-
Liquor Dealers
To Meet Thursday '
The Oregon Bovorugo associa
tion will hold a meeting In the
Wlnemu hotel at 2 p. m. Thurs
day. R. C, CudmiiH, senior Inspector
of tho Oregon liquor control
commission for Klamath und
Lake counties will speak to all
liquor dispensers and licensees.
Woman Found Lying
By Sidewalk Dies
EVERETT, Feb. 6 (P) Three
hours after Bernlce Honrath,
20, wus found lying alongside
a sidewalk in a park In the cen
ter of the city lost night, sho
died without naming nor ussuil-unt.
Dr. W. J. S. Wugner, county
divide the southern Oregon ter-
rltory und consider Josephine,
Juckson, Klamath and Luke
counties as one district. This
proposition will bo submitted
to the state convention for rati
fication. Two vucancics were declared
on tho executive committee, by
u majority present, and Don
Everitt and Dave Hogs, World
War II veterans, ware elected
to fill tho vucancics. J. E. Vul
antzs, sergeant -at -arms, sub
mitted his resignation as he Is
a civilian technician with the
navy department und will leave
shortly on a flying trip to Eu
rope, via Kodiak, Aluska.
Asks Action
Carl Schubert asked that the
lucul post take uctlon to in
crease, veterans' preference and
priorities for obtaining surplus
material, and after discussion it
wus referred to the executive
committee to take the necessary
official steps.
L. L. Lombard, speaking as
chairman of the chamber of
commerce housing committee,
announced that definite assur
ance had been received that all
federal housing in the Klamath
area will be reserved for re
turned veterans and their fami
lies and that war-workers' pref
erence no longer exists.
Baling Clothes
Three more sessions for bal
ing clothes collected during the
recent Victory clothing drive
were announced by Don Ev
critt, general chairman of the
Legion sponsored drive. A call
for volunteers has been issued
for tonight and Friday night,
7 to 0:30 p. m., and all day Sun
day from 9 a. m. until the work
ia completed. The clothes must
Wednesday, Feb. . 1948
HERALD AND NEWS THREE
be shipped to national head
quarters by the middle of Feb
ruary. At the next regular meeting,
February 19, the Legion auxil
iary will entertain with a pot
luck dinner preceding the busi
ness session. This will start at
6:30 p. m. sharp.
wtuusur
SKI TOGS
AadariH-Tfc apnea, flerber Brit
i ft. Aoeeuerla
SUGARMAN'S
Ik Mala
Gas on Stomach
tiU m I aimrtM m 4mU jrw ary bck
Whm ifm itoowh add iumi painful, luffttat
fsi . tour ftoOMh and heartburn, doctors utiullf
pTMtfrtiM the faatMt-svUflf madlelrpe known for
raptoiDatle rallaf avMltelxaM Ilka Uwm Id BcII'Im
TabUta. No IimiIti, Ratl-ina brlnra ennfnrt In a
Jiff or ratura bottle U w (or double awoer beck, aba.
NOTICE!
-AEROSOL- :
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mist to Infections of nose, throat and lungs. .
(Asthma, Bronchitis, Colds, Sinusitis,
Hay Fever, Etc.)
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LFive Huge Poplars
Being Topped
Five huge poplars, set out
more than 40 years ago by the
late Levi WilllU, are in tho proc
ess of being topped this week at
the Willlts home, S. Sth and
Klamath.
Mrs. L. F. Willlts, SOS Klom
ath, said today that a limb from
one of the Carolina, poplars foil
and crashed Into a window on
tho left side of the house, shat
tering I ho glass and sash.
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