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1 U, of 0 Library ' CQP Eugene, Ore t i ; fn mm tm LnJ UlAJ mm i j. immi WUf RArfi" WyT Jsnkint WiW vVLJ ml A I , Jenkins H. "DUTCH" KLEMH is polishing a car fender in the shop at Tad's Auto Body It Fender Works at tha Lookingglass junction with tha Melrose road in Wast Roteburg. With tha design of cars being what it now is, a bunged-up fender rates as a major operation. - Dutch is from Euaena. tha son statured harness maker with the temper I have aver known. He was famous throughout the entire upper. Willamette valley (not only for his temper, which was truly magnificent, but for his workmanship as well, it being su perb). As a young sprout I used to slip into his shop and watch him work, until he would spy me; then he'd throw the most con venient article within reach no matter if it were an awl or a horse collar. Plane With Crew Of Six tost On Tacoma-To-Portland Trip; Bad Weather Delays Search ' PORTLAND, Nov. 23. UP) Low clouds and rain shrouded the rugged terrain north of here today hiding the late of a four engined transport plane and its crew of six. ; It has been missing since shortly before noon yesterday while on a routine flight from McCord Air Force base, . Tacoma, to Port- land. ' - , . i The weather bureau saw little chance of the clouds lifting today to permit aerial ' search. " ' ,. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS, HERE'S one for the book: All the chilly night (in New York) and morning, a line -of early birds stood outside the Metropolitan opera house to buy standing room tickets for the opening performance of the Met's 65th opera season. STANDING room, mind you: Not a box, In which you can sit in comfort, out in plain sight where everybody can see your furs and your jewels. Just a place to stand up on aching feet and listen to great music that has lived down through the years be cause it has something that people love. IT all goes to prove, you see, that It DOES take all kinds of people to make a world. THERE is another oddly inter esting story In the news. It comes from Washington. It says: "Representatives of 58 nations (Continued on Page Four) BURGLARY SENTENCED Frank B. Elf, 21, Glendale, was sentenced to two and a half years in the state penitentiary on a burglary charge, reports Circuit Judge Carl E. Wimberly. Elf was taken to Salem today by Deputy Sheriff Cecil Bever. FLY FISHING ONLY? i Sportsmen Closely Split On Proposed Restriction On Upper North Umpqua A proposal that the North Umpqua river between Rock creek and Toketee Falls be restricted to fly fishing only was offered the Ore gon Game commission Tuesday night by sports -anglers meeting with Roseburg, Rod and Gun club. The proposal did not receive unanimous approval, but, on the contrary, resulted in a 29-21 di vision as anglers balloted on the issue. itation to fly fishing was neces- Proponents contended that lim gary as a conservation measure because of the new water grade road, which will make more of the stream easily accessible; in creased population and fishing in tensity, and as a measure of pro tection for spawning beds. Oppo nents contended the fly fishing regulation was discriminator and would particularly affect children. Favor Trout Limit Boost Meeting to consider angling regulations for the forthcoming V r V. of tha late John Klemm. a small most gigantically proportioned The Cascade mountain tim bered area has been a graveyard for military aircraft during the winter months when low storm clouds roll off the Pacific. Five military planes have crashed in the vicinity in recent years. Some of the airmen survived. . Ground parties from McChord were checking logging camps and ranches for any reports of crash sounds yesterday. McChord sent a unit here to direct the search. The air force announced last night the men aboard the plane were: Capt. Elrino Neher, Jr.-, 27, of San Francisco; capt. josepn r, Chuse. 33. of Mattoon. 111.; Lt. Thomas C. Hardisty, Sarasota, Fla.; SSgt. Richard C. Hosmer, li, of Kt. l, Burton, wasn., (home town New Haven, Conn.); SSgt. Homer C. Detwiler, 31, of saiisnan, wasn. mome town Payette, Idaho); 1st Lt. Richard M. Fanning, 31. of 3816 N. E. 18th Ave.. Portland. The C-54 transport was last heard from yesterday at 10:47 a. m.. when the pilot asked permis sion of the CAA communication station to descend to 6,000 feet al- (Continued on Page Two! Mayor Dorothy Lee Recall Move Expires PORTLAND, Nov." 23.,-W The attempt to recall Mayor Dor othy McCullough Lee died Tues day. Maxwell Donnelly, attorney for the recall group, said it was a failure and that he would rec ommend that the petitions be called back. He added he would send a doz en roses to the mayor with the message, "I was only fooling." Mrs. Lee told reporters she was not interested in the flow ers. ( year, the Rod and Gun club, at a session open to all anglers, gave approval to closure of the general trout season Sept. 30, but will seek a special salmon trout season on both the north and south forks as well as the main river, during the month of Octo ber. The bag limit would be five fish of more than 12 inches in any one day and not more than 10 fish in any seven consecutive days, or in possession, provided (Continued on Page Two) Tht Wtatfitr Cloudy with bitermirroet raia today, tonight and Thursday. Sunset today 4:43 p. m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:17 a. m. Established 1873 Bridges' Six Months For tollman's Conduct Stirs Ire 0fv Judge Stay Granted, Howtver, Until After Verdict In Longshore Head's Trial SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 23. UP) With Harry Bridges taking a back seat, almost forgotten amid the tumult, the longshore leaaers attorney in nis perjury trial yesterday drew six months for criminal contempt of court The lawyer narrowly missed having to go to jail Immediately. federal Judge ueorge a. Harris imposed the jail sentence on At torney Vincent Hallinan after a Ditter, scatning excoriation, the like of which probably never had been paralleled In local federal court history. The judge ordered the colorful and stormy figure of the San Francisco bar taken into custody Immediately. But he later relented and granted a stay to permit Hal linan to continue to represent Bridges for the duration of the trial. Bridges, 48, naturalized Aus tralian, head of the left wing CIO longshore union, is charged with falsely swearing at his 1945 naturalization hearing that he never had been a communist. He and two union aides, J. R. Robert son and Henry Schmidt, are charged with conspiracy to de fraud the government. Government Twice Fails Bridges would be subject to de portation if convicted. Two previ ous government attempts to deport him -failed, in 1939 and 1941. The supreme courtrof 'the united states held in 1945, as an outgrowth of a deportation order (Continued on Page Two) Cabin Dweller Saved From Death A near-tragedv was averted Tuesday night, when a man over come Dy smoke from a smolder ing mattress was dragged out side his cabin by a passerby who heard his cry for help. Robert Hickman awoke in a smoke-filled cabin located just north of the Deer Creek bridge on Jackson . street and tried to make his way to the door. Rose burg firemen on duty reported. According to an account given by a spectator, Hickman could not see his way to the door, be cause of the heavy smoke in the cabin. He shouted for help, then collapsed. An unidentified passerby heard the call, . dragged Hickman out side .after which the fire de partment was called at 11:45 p. m. to extinguish the blaze. A burned-up mattress appeared to be the principal damage. H. A. Young was reported to be the owner of the cabins. Bethlehem Schools Bar Yule Gifts To Teacher BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 23. W)-The Bethlehem school board has turned thumbs . down on Christmas gifts for the teacher too much competition between little Johnny and his classmates. . Joseph W. Hedge, superintend ent of schools, said yesterday board members decided the com petitive nature of the gift giv ing among school children had become too expensive for smal ler Income families to bear. Not that an occasional apple or cookie for the teacher is ob jectionable, Hedge said. It's just that children who can't afford expensive Christmas presents sometimes have given way to a feeling of frustration. From now on In Bethelehm a city that goes in for Christmas in a great big way the kids will have to hand teacher her Christ mas gift away from the class room. Assailants Of Recluse Overlook $100,000 vat.i trvinin r i-iiii- m. m UP) Everybody thought the 77-year-old recluse, J. Baptiste rWllltr hflfl fnrhina l.i.4.4.... away in his farm house. iwo noooiums went out to the place where he Uvea with his in valid sister. Thpv hnat Mm un nrtA through the house, hampered by mrr uktiv were no electric lights. Pinallv fhatr 1rnA uh.f 4lt.. were looking for an old wooden bucket But the one they fled with had nnlv nm unrlhloM papera In It ine two otner old wooden buckets they left behind con tained $100,000 in cash. 7r , rv O . ) ' ROSEBURG, No News-Review Fire Razes Home Of Family Of 10 Near Canyonville An exploding kerosene lamp caused a fire which completely destroyed a house two miles east of Canyonville last night, and left a family of 10 homeless. According to Deputy Sheriff W. I. Worrall, the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Geer, had gone to Medford In the late afternoon, leaving their 12 -year -old son, Richard, in charge of the youn ger children. . The boy told Worrall that he and his brothers were attempt- ling to refuel a kerosene. lamp, when It exploded. Richard tried to throw tne burning lamp out a window, but it bounced on the window; sill back into the room, spilling the burning kerosene over the floor. I ' The house was completely raz ed. Only the family's washing machine was saved. None of the children, Richard, 12: Edward, 10; David, 9; James, 7, Marie, 5; Billy, 4, or the two year old twins, Larry and Linda, was in jured. 1 Worrall happened along Days Creek while the fire was blazing. He and neighbors helped the chil dren escape and tried to put out the flames. The fire . started about 5:30 p. m. Employment Lost Geer was employed as a logg er by J. C. Johnson of Medford. Mrs. H. M. Anderson, News-Review correspondent at Canyon ville, said that Geer learned from Johnson yesterday that lie no longer would be employed. The parents learned of the fire when they returned home late last night. Their children were aken by Worrall to the homes of a grand mother, Mrs. Myrtle Johnson, and an aunt, Mrs. Edith Faulk nef, both at Myrtle Creek. Mrs. Anderson said the Geei s had recently moved into their house from a tent home. She said they need assistance In the way of food, clothing, and household lurnishlngs. . Pocatello Vote Ousts Slot Machines POCATELLO. Idaho. Nov. 25. OT By a 500-vote majority, Po catello voters tossed out slot machines yesterday from Idaho's second largest city. The machines, under Idaho law, may be , licensed on local option. They have been operat ing here. But complete, unofficial re turns from yesterday's balloting showed 2,890 voters in favor of of barring the devices. Only 2, 386 voters favored a continua- ation of the present policy. Mrs. Minnie Ambrose Passes Away At Medford MEDFORD, Nov. 23. Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Am brose, 73. who died at a local hospital Saturday, are to be held at Yoncalla. Survivors are her hgsband, James M., two children, Kenneth and Mrs. Elma Dooms, Medford. CLEVER THIEF FAILS TOKYO, Nov. 23,-faV-Kazuro Fuji! hired Yoshikane Nakamo to to Install a burglar alarm in his home. But Fijii's house was burglar ized anyway. Undisturbed by any alarm, he slept soundly while a thief made off with all his clothing. Tokyo police went to work. They nabbed the burglar. It was Nakamoto. He told officers he had failed to rig the alarm so he could loot Fujii'i home undisturbed. lounsel Receives '- Thanksgiving , Day Thursday -'.'.'.' November 24 OREGON WEDNESDAY, NOV. loniempi Oakland Bank Robber Flees From Prison McNeil Island Combed For Henry Clay Toilet, Under 25-Year Sentence McNEIL ISLAND, Wash., Nov. 23 iJPy Guards and trusties "beat the brush" of this federal prison island today in a concert ed search for a missing inmate. The search of the brush-covered 4,400-acre island was started after Henry Clay Tollett, 55, a convicted bank robber, failed to report atthe noon checkup yes terday. Tollett was sentenced at Port land, Ore., in 1948 for bank rob bery and assault with a danger ous weapon. He formerly was of Ada, Okla. The prison is one without walls and there are many chances of hiding on the Puget sound island. Usually when inmates are re ported missing, they surrender or are found on the island when they get hungry or cold enough. Tidal currents make it virtually impos sible to swim from the Island. There were no reports of any missing boat. . ' Henry' Clay Tollett was con victed of participation in bank robberies at Oakland and Sweet Home, Oregon. He was said by state police to (Continued on Page Two) Bunche May Get Post At Moscow . PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23.P) Dr. Ralph J.- Bunche, former United Nations mediator in Pal estine, Is being boombed for the post of ambassador to Russia, the Philadelphia Inquirer said today. The Inquirer said it had learn ed through sources close to the government" that Dr. Brunche is being actively pressed for the position now held by Admiral A. J. Kirk. Kirk is believed to be planning to ask for relief early next year, the newspaper said Two major considerations are behind the Bunche boom, the In' quirer said: 1. He is admittedly one of the world's top diplomatic figures largely as a result of his han dling of the explosive Palestine situation. 2. Highly placed U. S. offi cials believe his appointment to the Moscow post would help counteract the position taken by Paul Robeson as regards the role of the Negro in American democracy. t In a telephone Interview yes terday, Dr. Bunche told the In quirer he Is still adhering to his policy of "never commenting on reports until something can be said." ANNEXATION BEATEN LEBANON, Nov. 23 UP). A proposal to annex two square miles southwest of here to the city of Lebanon was defeated last night. Lebanon voters favored lt 293 to 103, but voters of the area outside the city rejected it, 200 to 123. i Publisher-Critic Of Housing Project Freed Of Injunction Against Continuing Articles PASCO, Nov. 23. UPy The Tri-Clty Herald had legal permission today to go ahead with publication of a series of articles criticizing the quality of construction in a Pasco housing project. Superior court Judge B. B. Horrigan dissolved a restraining order yesterday which had prevented continuation of the scries. - But, Judge Horrigan warned, the Columbia Construction com pany will have the right to ask the court for a contempt citation If the Herald "persists" in pub lishing additional articles on the project while a collection cake by the company against a house buyer is pending Publisher Glenn Lee praised Judge Horrigan's lifting of the restrainer as giving assurance "once again that a free press will continue Xo be held not only In the Tri-Clty area but in the nation." The Tri-City area of Pasco-Kennewick-Rlchland is next to the Hanford atomic project. Lec said legal consultations are under way to determine whether to' proceed with the fourth ar ticle of the housing project ser ies. Still- facing the newspaper is the Columbia company's 1100,000 23, 1949 f t j SENATOR WAYNE L. MORSE, ipeaking Tuesday before tha Rota burg Kiwanis club,' gave his viewt on tha economic axpamion possibilities of tha United States. (Picture by Paul Jenkins). ' YELLING OF NO Forefathers11 Spirit U. S. Need To Settle Financial Issues; Sen. Morse Says ' Economic expansion of the United States can be made possible only if we face the facts about the income and outgo dollar, stated Senator Wayne L. Morse, speaking before the Roseburg Kiwanis club Tuesday noon. ' : i ';' '. "We must stop tanking In welfare state and statlsm, You can't solve the Issue by-yelling stat ism.,We must meet our problems in compliance with the spirit of economy our forefathers set ECA Head Says Chaos Soviet Aim LOS ANGELES. Nov. 23. (P) Paul G. Hoffman says' "Russia wants war and not peace she wants chaos." The head of the economic co operation, administration .told newsmen here last night that: "Russia learned from Hitler the technique of the big lie as against the little lie. It was suc cessful In conquering eastern Europe, Manchuria and China. It's a' low. cost technique. Why should she shift from that to the risk of another world war? The danger Is of a collapse in Europe. .Russia always bets on depression and chaos." . , . Hoffman , added that the one great victory since World War II was to save western , Europe. He pointed out that Russia needs the steel, coal and oil of west ern Europe and the near east and most of all the skills -of western Europeans. Russia's conquests so far have been by minorities over majori ties, he declared. "Given any kind of a break, these majorities will assert themselves anew." , JAIL, TERM FOR FRAUD : Leslie Carvel Gates, Roseburg, was given '-a 12 1-2-day Jail sen tence In lieu of payment of $25 fine yesterday when he appeared In justice court on a charge of defrauding an Innkeeper, rcporls Justice of the' Peace A. J. -Ged-des.' damage action for articles al ready published. The stories were accompanied by photographs of alleged house defects John Cartano, company attor ney, said the articles prejudiced chances for a fair Jury trial of the company's suit to collect from Lloyd Kestin, school teacher and disabled war veteran, on a house purchase contract. He argued that the right of fair Jury trial Is equal to the right of press free dom. -Defense Attorney Powell countered that this was no Justification for barring pub lication of the stories because the company could get a cnange of venue to another county. Judge Horrigan held that the burden of proof to get contin uance of the restrainer rested on the company. "This hat not been sustained, he said. "6-49 -1 EFFECT broad terms, stop crying about the up, he said. , He declared we must make the capitalistic system work In terms oi lacts. There are two groups, he said. The - first says "soak the rich," and the second says "soak the economic vulnerable." But, he asserted if we continue to soak the , rich, the program may cost us our jobs and high standard of living. Further more we cannot tax the economic vul nerable on an unequal basis. Must Prove Stalin Liar He called attention to the need for economic expansion, not only in this country, but abroad. "I don't care who is In the White House, no one can sit there and not bring American know how to world powers, Such as India and Africa, who are striv ing to climb up the economic lad der. Their expansion possibilities are tremendous, and we must think in terms of their expan sion to get them thinking our way, if we are to prove Stalin is the liar he is." y He said Stalin thinks we can not continue to go on extending aid to foreign nations, that we will soon go down. But we can (Continued on Page Two) Appeal Issued To Reach Goal In Chest Campaign An appeal to participating agencies of the Roseburg Com munity Cheet to help "put over" , the .current fund campaign was made today at a luncheon meet ing at the Umpqua hotel. An address, bringing out tha Community Chest theme -of put ting "all the begs In one asket," was delivered by the Rev. Wal ter A. MscArthur, pastor of tha Fint Methodist ohuroh. Goal of the Community Chest this year Is $25,550, of which something less than $10,000 remains to be oolleoted. Agencies of the chest Inolude the Boy 8couts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Salvation Army, Y. M. C. A, and the Ore gon Chest. Constable Faces Charge Of Molesting Children SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 23. (P)--Constable Jack Paulson, 59, will be arraigned here today on charges of committing lewd and lascivious - acts involving a 10-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy. Paulson, for the past seven years a constable in nearbv Sn. noma township, waived prelim- uiaiv Hearing, ills nail Was set at S3,000. MURDER CHARGED GRANGEVILLE. Idaho. Nnv. 23. UP) Walter McAdams, Grangeville tavern operator, was chaigeu with murder yesterday In the fatal shooting of Mark Rooke, well-known Idaho coun ty stockman. McAdams, about 65, has been held in the county Jail on an open charge since Saturday night when the 52-vear-old rancher's body was found In front of the tavern. A!! Parebd, Ordered To Quit Country Treatment. Of Ward By Communists Branded By State Dept. "Barbaric" WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 UP Angus Ward, the American Con sul General at Mukden, has been released from jail by the Chinese Communists and ordered out of the country. The Communists also released four Consulate aides who were jailed with Ward Oct. 24 on what the State department called "trumped up" charges of beating and Insulting two Chinese In a wage dispute. The department announced to day that it had received word of the releases from Ward himself. It was the first direct word from the Consul General In a month. In winding up what the depart ment has denounced as their "barbaric" treatment of Ward. the Communists gave him a trial before the "people's court." This court found them all guilty and meted out varying prison sentences. Then the sentences were commuted to deportation. All Flva up and About Ward, 56-year-old veteran dip lomat, made his report in a tele phone conversation with Ameri can Consul General O. Edmund Clubb at Peiping. Clubb rushed the information to Washington. want said mat tne otner tour (Continued on Page Two) K-FaEls Slicker Poses As Officer, Obtains $5,C KLAMATH FALLS. Nov. 23 UP) A police badge helped a smooth operator snatch up $5, 000 here yesterday from a busy pool hall. The man then walked to the county courthouse with two puzzled men, left them in a corridor while he spoke to the district attorney and vanish ed. California police were helping authorities here trace the where abouts of the thief. He was trail ed to the airport and onto a plane bound south. But by then it wa too late. District Attorney Dayton : E. Van Vactor detailed the incident last nignt,.. . He said "the distinguished appearing,- elderly man walked in to the Klamath Billiard hall late yesterday afternoon. It was busy. The .man stopped two workers. Bob Alexander, 20, and Grover Ward, 50, and flashed a five starred badge in a billfold, saying "this Is it boys. Come along with me." As they left, he tucked tha firm's small strong box under his arm. Together the three men stroll ed to the courthouse. There the Imposter led the way to the se cond floor office of the district attorney, ordering Alexander and Ward to be seated outside. With the box of cash under his arm, me unci siepueu up to van vao tor and asked for the city attor ney. Van Vactor pointed down the haU. The man left Alexander and Ward sitting in the hall, walked down the hall and disappeared. Later, Alexander and Ward asked Van Vactor for an esla- nation ana tne searcn got under way. . Jobless Man Held In I Attack On Little Girl RED LAKE FALLS. Minn.. Nov. 23. UP) An unemployed cook was held in iail for further questioning today after police said a 7-year-old girl Identified him as tne man wno aDducted and at tacked her and then left her for dead beside a haystack. The man. Identified bv authori ties as Raymond Dempsey, last night was brought before Vivian Shannon in a hospital where she Is recovering. i am very sure lt is the same man," Vivian said. "I'm sure not the iruv." said Dempsey. He was taken back' to Jail , at nearby Crookston. where he Is held without charge. Dempsey, 25, is married and the father of a three-year-old daughter. Seven Die, 10 Hurt When Train Plows Into Truck LUBBOCK, Tex.. Nov. 23-UPI Seven persons were killed and 10 others were injured when a freight train plowed into a truck load of cotton pickers 11 miles northwest of Lubbock today. Bodies and parts of the truck were strewn for a hundred yards along the right-of-way as horri fied witnesses watched. Some of (hp Injured were In critical condition. Victims were all Latin-American residents of Lubbock. Ltvhy Foct Ron feat T V WAlaaataMtlflatta Wj awe M lWfawfTWIW Russia's politbure plans to ultimately take over the United States, Paul Hoffman, Marshall Plan administrator, declares. One wonders what the "Irresist ible" Russians would do If they erashed against the super state If created by the CVA.