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Petrillo Raps John L. Lewis For 'Betrayal Of Labor1 With His Policy Of 'Rule Or Ruin' WASHINGTON, June 23. UP Senate sponsori of a com promist labor bill claimed the support of the "great mass" of American workers Wednesday following a message of encourage ment from James C. Petrillo. Petrillo, president of the AFL' American Federation of Musi cians, praised the efforts of Senators Douglas (D.-Ill.) and Aiken (R.-Vt.) to get "the best kind of bill possible to get." He told them 98 per cent of organized labor would follow them. The two Senators are fighting for a compromise proposal pro viding for government seizure of industries in critical strikes. Petrillo lashed out at John L. Lewis. He charged the coal min ers' leader with a "betrayal of labor" for urging a "rule or ruin" policy of no compromise and be cause he called two strikes while Congress was debating the labor bill much to the "delight," Pe trillo said, of Senator Taft (R Ohio). Taft is opposing the Douglas Aiken plan, in favor of a com bined seizure-injunction proposal. Douglas told reporters Petril lo's telegram is "greatly gratify ing," and added: "I am sure Mr. Petrillo ex pressed the sentiments of the great mass of American work ers." Aiken said Petrillo H "the first labor leader to come out in the open and recognize the situation as it is." ' Meantime, the Senate debate was going along leisurely, which pleased some Senators, but irked others. Senator Morse (R-Ore) still has not finished a speech he started Monday. He is not in any hurry. Tuesday, Morse sat around all day and waited while the Senate devoted 61 hours to economy, government reorganization, the maritime commission, appropria tion bills, and bills for the relief of various individuals. As the day drew to a close, Senator Lucas of Illinois,- the Democratic leader, apologized to Morse for the delav. Perfectly all right, Morse said. In fact, he remarked, if other business interfered again, that would be fine with him. "The more time elapses, the better the chance of getting a good labor bill," Morse said. ' Winning Big Radio Prize Not Always Fun, But It Produces Lots Of Excitement, Thrills By JACK QUIGG LOS ANGELES, June 23.-WP) Ever wonder what happens to people who win those fantastic assortments of prizes put up by radio shows? Does hitting the jackpot put them on easy street? And how do they pay their income tax? Let's look In on a couple of them and see if winning a pot of gold is as much fun as it sounds. Mrs. Marie Spangler, 25-year-old wife of a Glendale, Calif., en gineer, cleaned up $26,000 on the "Hit the Jackpot program only a few weeks ago. Her problems such as what to do with a $3,000 gold-plated lawnmower are just beginning. The other winner qualifies as a veteran. The "People are Funny" show handed her $20,000 worth of prizes more than a year ago. Her life is just now settling back to normal. She is Mrs. Ward George, 33, of Chasworh, Calif., and if they ever meet, she could prob ably pass on some good advice to Mrs. Spangler. Mrs. Spangler is still In the ex cited stage. But although she has yet to receive her new sedan, diamond-crusted wristwatch and $1,000 worth of dancing lessons, she is already mulling ways to get out from under the deluge. Worries About Income Tax She's worried, top, about In come tax. The bureau of internal revenue told her, she says, that it will be at least 20 per cent of her winnings. Mrs. Spangler hit her jackpot via telephone. But Mrs. .George got the full Hollywood treatment. She was flown to filmland from her Lebanon, Ore., home and quartered in a plushy hotel. On her big night she answered the $20,000 question to the pop of flashbulbs and the click of press agents' typewriters. Hers was what the program glowingly termed "a complete new future." It was to include: A three-bed. room house, $4,600 worth of fur nishings, double garage, a $2,000 lot of her choice in Los Angeles, a new car and her pick of a job in any of a score of Southern Cali fornia Industries. In Lebanon Mrs. George had lived with her husband in what she described as a 16 by 20-foot shack built of lumber rejected by a nearby mill. They were $600 in debt on the $850 purchase price. Her husband suffered from ma laria and a nervous condition contracted overseas and was listed as 100 per cent disabled, she said. Though they had long wanted to come to California for his health, they had been unable to afford it. Mrs. George got her house, a production line job in a large tract In the San Fernando Valley. But she didn't have it long. She learned that gifts, even the radio variety, are classed as earned in come and are taxable. Uncle Sam's share was $6,800, says she. And she had to peddle her home and furnishings to raise the cash. "Most people look on our hav ing to sell the house as a stark tragedy," says Mrs. George. "However, we do not consider this the case. There are a great many factors besides the dollar sign." Some Benefit Gained It is those other factors, she says, that make her a contented contest winner despite the loss rf her major prize. They are: 1. They salvaged enough to make a down payment on a smal ler home which they can more easily afford. 2. A winter of sunshine has improved her husband's health. Mrs. George says his disability was recently reduced to 60 per cent. 3. They still have the car and have rolled up 20,000 miles on vacation jaunts. Although both were offered jobs as part of the prize, neither accepted. Mr. G., who wants to be an ornamental horticulturalist, takes courses at an agricultural college. Mrs. G. keeps busy mak ing a home for him. -Would she enter -another con test? "Why should I be a glutton. I like to see other people get the break I got. And besides I think I'll let somebody else pay the taxes this year." Take over, Mrs. Spangler. Mrs. Gerhart Eisler Deported To Europe NEW YORK, June 23. (IP) Mrs. Gerhart Eisler was deported to Europe Wednesday, bitter at Immigration authorities who de nied her permission to leave voluntarily. The Polish-born Mrs. Eisler, out on bail for overstaying a visit or's permit, was arrested and sent to Ellis Island May 13. Her hus band, described as the top Com munist in America, a short time before had jumped $23,500 bail and escaped on the liner Batory. He now is in the Russian zone in Germany. MCP Jam Jelly PECTIM SECTION TWO Established 1873 ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1949 147-49 Judith Coplon Defends Romance With Red Lover WASHINGTON. June 23. UP) Judith Coplon held firm to her love-for-a-Russian defense at her espionage trial Wednesday de spite admissions that she kept all-night trysts with another man. Step by step, prosecutor jonn M. Kelley Jr. had Miss Coplon repeat under cross-examination her earlier testimony of meeting and falling in love with Valentine A. Gubitchev, the Russian en gineer assigned to the United Na tions in New York. Miss Coplon insisted repeatedly that Bubitchev told her he was 'going into the formalities of obtaining American citizenship and assured her he had broken with the Soviet regime. At one point she snapped at Kelley: "This is not as sensational as you are trying to make it." "I'm not trying to make it sen sational," the prosecutor shot back. It was Kelley who drew from Miss Coplon Tuesday the admis sion that she had spent more than one night with H. P. Shapiro, later identified as an attorney in the Justice Departments Crim inal Division. Miss Coplon, too. worked for the Justice Department, as a po litical analyst. She is charged with stealing secret papers with the intent of passing them along to Moscow via Gubitchev. Under Kelley's questioning Wednesday Miss Coplon empha sized that Gubitchev told her he was serving on the United Na tions secretariat rather than as a member of the Russian U. N. delegation. She described the secretariat as "like an .inter national civil service." House Committee Will Probe Hooded Floggings WASHINGTON, June 23. (IP) Rep. Celler (D-NY) Wednesday ordered a full-scale congressional inquiry into hooded flogging in cidents in Alabama. The Investigation will be un dertaken by a civil rights sub committee of the House Judiciary Committee, which Celler heads. Rep. Byrne (D-NY) will direct it. Celler said the committee staff already is at work locating wit nesses, who will be subpoenaed to appear here. The recent beatings took place around Birmingham. Victims re ported they were adminlstered'by white-sheeted men; "This certainly highlights the necessity for legislation to pro tect the civil rights of citizens," Celler said in announcing the investigation. 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The government has accused Beran of trying to wreck national peace and economy and has threatened to take legal ac tion against him. Some laymen who signed the statements told their priests they did so in fear of losing their jobs and dwellings. Churchmen said this was another move in the Communists' step-by-step cam paign to whittle down the Arch bishop's support and crush his resistance. Official sources would not com ment other than to claim new gains for the Communist-sponsored "Catholic Action" move ment, a separatist body. That separatist group has been called a fraud by the Vatican and the Czech Catholic hierarchy. to be still in his palace. He has been silent since Sunday when demonstrators interrunted serv ices he was conducting in St. Vitus Cathedral. One informed diplomatic source expressed belief the archbishop soon might be formally arrested on charges of anti-state actlvltv and incitement to unrest. Beran now is in semi-captivity In the palace. Communist Premier Zapotocky, In a radio address, accused Beran and other Church officials of at tempting to disrupt the peace of the nation and thwart fulfillment of Its economic plans. Zapotocky declared his regime would not tolerate "violations of law" by the Catholic hierarchy. He added: "Legal action will be taken against all saboteurs, provocateurs and instigators of discord and unrest." WINDOWS DOORS FRAMES Priced Right PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave. S. Phone 242 'Dying House Tragic Singapore Spot SINGAPORE-UP The door never shuts on a "dying house" In Singapore's Sago Lane. Once inside a "House of Great Suffering," as the Chinese call the nightmare Institution, eight of every ten arrivals go out in a coffin. A Joint hospital-mortuary, this product of an ancient superstitution and unspeakable housing conditions in Singapore's Chinatown is a home of misery and human despair. Centuries ago, Chinese legend grew that death In a house lured bad luck to It for all time. Today the chief tenants (sub-letters) of the crowded wooden buildings that hundreds of thousands call homes drive out all who seem at death's door. There is nothing to stop them from going to a government hos pital to die, but the Chinese in herently distrust western institu tions with their rules and regula tions. There is always Sago Lane, a half dozen or so houses whose doors are ever open and whose rules are very- few. And when a man dies, the same stocky fellow who sat so stolidly at the open door waiting to help the ailing one up the ugly steps will appear at his side. Then, this silent fellow will lift the body over his shoulders and carry it downstairs to the waiting morgue. He has done the same for years. Almost a half century ago, the first dying house was started as the result of lack of decent hous ing. In 1949, they are even more a tragic necessity. The housing shortage has become more acute. The British government of this crown colony has sought some how to lessen the horror of these houses. It has set up a licensing system, ordering daily visits by physicians, a nurse for every four Inmates, cleaner premises and the name of "Sick Receiving Houses. The dying pay $4.75 for a mo ment or a month stay. There isn'J much profit from the sick room; However, the operator sells the coffins, the wreaths, the flowers, Joss sticks and paper, the candles and the hundreds of other things required for a Chinese funeral. He gets his share of the pay to the corpse-dressers, brass bands, gong and cymbal orchestras, as well as the devil-dispelling lion dances. If a Fish Can Swim . ; ; Why Can't You? This is National Swim for Health Week, reminding us, that swimming is the most healthful exercise we can enjoy.'. Roieburg hat a modern swimming pool and life guard to help you learn how to swim. 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