Death of Barkley Takes Political Spellbinder
Kentuckian
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WASHINGTON Harry 8. Traman. left, ana Albea W. Barkley wave from inaugural stand la Washington
after (hrlr laaugaratloa at President and Vice President at the I'aited States respectively aa Jaauary
M, 1941 Meaday Barkley collapsed aad died la Leiiaftoa, Va. (AP Wirephota)
By JACK BELL
WASHINGTON I - The sudden
death of Sen. Albea Barkley of
Kentucky Monday night took from
the Democrats a prospective key
noter for their presidential nomi
nating convention and a veteran
ar horse of the campaign to fol
low. The heart' attack that felled
Barkley at Lexington, Va. shocked
Democrats and Republicans alike.
It removed (rom the national scene
a former vice president who re
tained at 71 a spellbinding oratori
cal ability highly valued by his
party.
Although younger men had been
suggested for the role of temporary
chairman and keynoter at this
year's presidential nominating con
vention in Chicago, many politi
cians had expected Barkley would
be the compromise choice if any
controversy developed over a selec-'
tion. ,
Barkley, beloved of his col
leagues because of his enormous
fund of humorous stories, served
as Democratic temporary chair
man in 1932 when the late Franklin
D Roosevelt first was nominated.
He repeated the role in 1936.
Chairman of Conclave
In 1940 he was permanent chair
man of the convention that nomi
nated Roosvelt for a third term.
In 1948 Barkley's oratory was
credited with lifting the Philadel
phia Democratic convention out of
the doldrums and sparking the
drive by which former president
Harrv S. Truman won his first
election to the presidency.
State of Chaos
Barkley's death left Kentucky
politics in a state of minor chaos.
Gov. A. B. i Happy Chandler is
in a position to name Barkley's
successor. But there are some
complications because of Kentucky
laws which may require a special
session of the legislature to clear
the way for the election of a suc
cessor to the former vice presi
dent Chandler, a former senator and
baseball commissioner, apparently
was not in a position where he
could resign and have his lieuten
ant governor name him to the
Senate Chandler recently was
nominated for governor and sub
sequently elected after a battle
with the '.ate organization beaded
by Sen. Earle Clements, the assist
ant majority leader of the Senate.
Credited With Lead
Chandler now is backing former
Rep. Joseph Bates, contesting
Clements for the Democratic sen
atorial nomination in Kentucky's
Mav 29 Drimary. Clements is
credited bv nianv Kentucky politi
cians with holding the lead iu'Uhis
race
Whether Chandler can appoint a
successor to Barkley who might
be voted on in the November elec
tion apparently depends on con
struction of the Kentucky law.
Chandler's friends said he is not j of ((f laitri S(a( )AP wlrfphoto)
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Former Veep's
Death Slfocks
Eisenhower
Bloodshot Eve "
May Give Away
Telescope Thief
OLYMP1A W Thurston Coun-
Kremlin Duo
Greeted With
Soviet Kisses
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(or a thief with a bloodshot eye.
J.W. Davison reported to the .,. jonvsnv
nheriffi office Monday the week- B JOHNSON
end theft of a four foot star-gai-! MOSCOW - Soviet Russia's
ing telescope from his home. leaders returned from Britain to
H uid if th nwson who took a triumphal flow ers-and kisses re- l
the scope looks at the sun with ception in Moscow Monday, andq
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wSHtvr.Tnv Print it he or she may wind up minus promptly bid for improved rela-
Eisenhower said Monday night :,e "J , .,. ! " w'.h' emtJ tTC,,
was shocked at the death of Sen. .The high degree of magnifies-i ! v"
Alben W Barklev llon of the telescope can cause standing by. Communist boss M-
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Said. piau.rj.
Eisenhower was informed of the
former Vice President's death dur-
ing a meeting with congressional II.' p loit16 ill
leaders on foreign affairs. ItVC Tf Cll llo Ul
Sen. George 'D-Ga who was
attending as chairman of the for
eign relations committee, de
scribed the Kentuckian as "one
of the most extraordinary men of
our time."
eriiis
the I S A is already beginning
to show desirable signs of moving
on the road to cooperation."
The overture appeared to indi
cate the two hope to develop di
rect negotiations with President
Eisenhower on world problems.
Bulganin said their 10-day lour
of Britain, in which they negotia
ted with Prime Minister Eden,
"was of great political and prac
tical significance in Anglo-Soviet
relations and the whole interna
tional life."
One Saar Palat
The one sour point both empha
sized was the attitude of the Brit
ish socialist Labor Part, which
they accused of following "reac
tionary anfi-Soviet policy."
From a red-draped speakers'
stand at the Moscow military air
port, Khrushchev cited President
Eisenhower's speech before the
American Society of Newspaper
Editors in Washington April 21.
mack .D-Mass): "One of Amer- .tonal insurance policy" against i " . J
ica's greatest statesmen has I a serious ana evident tnreat " , " " 7
passed on. His whole life was de-l'" th So'W Communists." "ot help good relations, Khrush-
voted to the service of our coun- The doubleheader appeal imme- Jv said, but he praised Eisen-
trv n u-, . r.,i... i..H.r .t. diately ran into needling from bowers words on a possibility of
wavs voung because he was think-1 n Fulbright (D-Arki and a
ine in terms of nrnorp " I threat of a sizable cut.
Paul M. Butler, chairman Dem-1 Fulbright told Dulles he can t j Bohlea aa Hand
ocratic national committee: "The 'J J.,' I'S. Ambassador Charles E
death of Alben Barkley is an im-"B" " """"
men.. i ih. noimn ,nH in I of what he said is constant
N'iiaa Coramrili
Vice President Nixon said:
"Sen. Barkley was loved and re
spected by all those who were
privileged to know him, regard
less of their partisan affiliations.
He was, and always will remain
in the hearts of the American peo-,
pie, the one and only veep.
Other comment:
Sen. Knowland (CaliO, Repub
lican floor leader: "The country
and Kentucky have lost a great
citizen and a great senator. "
House majority leader McCor-
No Tamp
In Foreign Aid
By DOIGLAS B. CORNELL
WASHINGTON - President
Eisenhower advised Congress
Monday that tampering with his
foreign aid program would
"gravely endanger" national se
curity and upset foreign policy.
tisennower s views were re
layed to the Senate Foreign Rela
tions Committee by Secretary of
State Dulles, along with Dulles'
own recommendations to keep the
program rolling as part of "a na
tional insurance policy" against
House Unit
Okehs Farm
Relief Bill '
Bj W1LMOT HERCHER
l' a cm vr"xrvi tl. ti
Agriculture Commit.,, approved Democratic ZZJ
' closer ties between Moscow and
1 the West
No Eiruse
"If we have peace." Fulbright
said, "then there is no excuse for
increasing this program by 40 per
cent. If we don't have peace, you
ought to stop telling us we do
have peace."
Dulles said the senator could
tell his constituents:
"The United States is at peace
We are at peace in large part
because we have this program,
and therefore we should carry
a new farm elief bill Monday but of the truly great men of our
refused to write in authoritv for Ilme
President Eisenhower to make Kefauver Speaks Oat
soil bank payments this year. . .,,' ,nT-i. -tv,.
mil. ivvinuui u- 1 trim ' IllC
A Republican attempt to addichnrk nf Aihn RarkW. iMih
soil bank pre-payments to the leg-1 wili be dpepiy feU in a very p,..
slation was defeated on a party sona way Dy minions of Ameri.
line Vote Of 19-15. I pane U'hn saur in him a nArennifi.
Then the committee voted un-1 cation of the best of the qualities
animously to send the bill to the ; we seek in our national leaders."
House floor, where the soil bank! Democratic presidential candi-
issue and others will be fought date Adlai Stevenson: "A great
out all over again. American has died a man
Chairman Cnnlev iDATi caiH whose courtesy, kindness and gal-''"is program on "
he will try to get the bill to the lantry have added greatly to the Besides, he said, while a 40 per
floor as soon as possible, perhaps Puh,ic of " country. "1 was cent increase to nearly M'OO.
Tuesday, under a rule permitting enriched by his acquaintance. . 000 0 is proposed for author-
amendments to be introduced Ttlls ls vpry sad day indeed, " spending Actual spending in
freely. no1 only for Democrats but all',ne upcoming fiscal year would
Americans w ai aooui ine same level as
Sen. Maenuson (D-Wash: "The lhis yfar around four bi"'on
country has lost a great American
I and I have lost a personal friend.
He made a great contribution to
American politics in all his
years."
Bohlen, with his left arm in a
sling as a result of a skiing acci
dent four weeks ago, was among
those who listened intently.
Bohlen told newsmen later he
thought Khrushchev's remarks
represented an attempt by the So
viet government to keep the Uni
ted States in the picture at a time
when Russia is becoming increas
ingly associated with Britain in
the public's mind.
Features Stripped
The bill is stripped of many
features objectionable to the ad
ministration and is the "official"
Democratic substitute for farm
legislation which Eisenhower ve
toed April 16.
It contains a soil bank plan but
not the authority Eisenhower con
tends he needs to pay farmers
this year for cropland they prom
ise to withdraw from production
next year. v
With the crop season so far ad
vanced, the administration says
it's too late to help farmers with
ST. LOUIS Sea. Albea W. Barkley (D-Ky), wha collapsed and died a soji bank in 1956
Monday at Lexington, Va., and Bis Bride, me former Mrs. 1 aneion nre-pavmen nUn
Morse's Statesment
Sen. Morse 'D-Ore): "A great
leader in American history has
fallen. Alben Barkley personified
the hopes, aspirations and ideals
of the Democratic Parly. In the
hearts and affections of millions
of Americans, he was not only
Mr. Democrat but Mr. America.
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unless the,,,r 15 '"(""
is aDnrnverl oen. nnuKes 'iv.nn': me
dollars
'Would Be Ironic'
"It would indeed be ironic,"
Dulles said in a formal statement
to the committee, "if, now that
the Soviet has begun giving aid
to its allies in terms of hundreds
of millions, the United States
should withdraw from that pro
gram which it invented and let
the Soviet take over that field."
S. Hadlry, prepare to rut wedding cake following their marriage In 'Eisenhower asked for authority to' passing of Alben Barkley is a
St. Louis, Mo., in November. 1949. when Barkley was Vice President distribute up to 500 million dollars ! shock to tne whole nation. He was
likelv to agree that the state Dem
ocratic committee, controlled by
Clements, should name a nominee
who woufd run in the November
election. The governor's only alter
native, however, might be to call
a special session nf the legislature
to order a special election in the
senatorial race
Helped at Rallies
Barkley's exit trom the national
scene leaves the Democrats bereft
of a laeile speaker fur many ol
their SlOO-a-plate fund-raising din
ners and other party rallies
Only 10 days ago Burkely shared
honors with Speaker of the House
Sam liavburn of lexas at a na
Tax Service
Moves In on
Governor Lee
in advance payments
I Democrats want to give the
j farmers more income this year,
i too, but some have indicated a
reluctance to have a GOP admin
istration pass out so much money
II I 1 t1 1, in an election year. Other Demo
IllO ATI r OllllliUIl craLs argue the administration can
get a soil bank going this year
urder existing law.
Pranksters Dump
Rubble Rath Dose
WASHINGTON - The nation
al nallcrv of art fountain was
frothing Sunday, but the Rfi-degree Drafted by (ooley
an institution in the Senate, and
although a partisan, he was a hap
py warrior type in politics and
was loved by men of both political
parties "
Sen. Neuherger D-Ore: "I sat
in the back of the Senate with
Alben Barkley, and 1 don't think
I ever met a kinder, more con
siderate man to a freshman Sen
ator. He was a man who had a
.. " 1 w ,m ' approved .vioiKiay was j,js deah j, a great nss
SALT LAKE CITY -V The wlln " drafted by Cooley in consultation,
Internal Revenue Service moved Pranksters dumped another with other Democratic leaders in i
Mondav to collect Gov .1 Brack- (IIS' h"bl,1,' lh ln'0 ,np thi House All attempts to change
en Lee's unpaid income tax. fountain Saturday night, send- it in' committee failed.
Charles I Kox. district manager " "u.,u..s . An amen(lmcnt to provide a
tional rally here honoring Woodrow JliS 'i'.'Z'.T'-''""'' ''"
of the IRS. and V. V. Adams, A, slmllar st"nt was nuIlpd two-price system of supports for
week ago
Wilson In the departure of former
president Truman from the politi
cal nieefing, Barkley was the prin
cipal stellar attraction
Barkley's death leaves two cov
f, inmm in ,,n,iH ,,,. "I suppose some
against' property held by I.ee and f am " sajd a uard at ,he Dt,ar-'bank plan. The bank now Is aimed
1 nrrt u-ai HpfentnH as ti'!). nna in
kids did it . ,JJ ,.. (iU .rnn. in H, ,l
his Uifi MaraarcL
I.ee, a Republican, contended
in preMou.s statements it is un
constitutional for the KeHeral
eted assignments open on major (;v,,rnm,,nt t use tHX rPVenue
Sinate committeos , aK ,,.IL.n nations Bv re-
By his own insistence Ihe former fUMn(! , pay his taxes he said he
vice president was named at the hopes to force a court test of
start of the 83rd Congress to places this contention LOS ANGELES J - If you have
he previously had held on thejSen- He filed his income tax return P,.r suffered the disease known
ate Foreign Relations and Finance laM January but did not enclose as rj,, ,an(j millions havei you
committees. These are two of the the money he owes on earnings may be interested to know there's
Gok Disease
iSow Yoo Yoo
al the reduction of crops, already
in surplus, like cotton and wheat
Coos Pinball
Play Cut Off
Bv Officers
most powerful Senate Committees
other than his gubernatorial sal- a ncw name-for it. It's now called
ary of SHl.OOO, which is -subject yoo Yoo
to the federal withholding tax
Other Income
Dr. Margaret Ann Storkan. Ke
Honrio Reach told the California
1 ne governor s oiner income 15 i,ii,.-il (Usnrialinn
Agents Curtail
Moonshiners
WASHINGTON Government
agents swooped down on moonshin
ers in March to seize 1.386 liquor
stills of which 1.201 sere located ln
seven southern states.
The Internal Revenue Service
said l.OBfi persons were arrested.
Of this number 741 were picked up
in the same southeastern sector
comprising Alhama, Florida, Geor
gia, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Tennessee.
IRS agents in the Cincinnati re
gion located 110 illegal stills in
Fisherman's
Body Found
MADRAS - A third Oregon
drowning over the weekend was
disclosed Monday with the finding
of the body of a Portland man
who apparently lost his life while
fishing on the Metolius River
about 63 miles west of here.
The body of Roy E. Wood, 65,
manager of a tractor company.
Hitchcock
Warns Against
School Control
ROSEBURG Republican
senatorial candidate Phil Hitch
cock said in speeches here Mon
day that federal aid for educa
tional facilities must not Involve
federal control of schools!
"The people of Oregon," Hitch
cock said, "do not want dictation
from Washington in their educa
tion any more than they want
such dictation in their politics or
in their use of the water of this
state."
He said a recent report of Pres-
ident Eisenhower's committee
to study educational problems
"shows conclusively that unless,
the government doubles aid to
education in the next 10 years,
our school emergency will degen
erate into a first-class crisis."
But, he added, "federal aid must
not take with it federal control.
This is one of the greatest dan
gersone of the greatest pitfalls
between us and the solution of
our education problem."
Hitchcock predicted the state's
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was found in the limbs of a sub-! n,Kn Knaoi population w 11 1
merged tree near Wizard Falls, shortly double," requiring com
a popular fishing spot. Wood ap- parable increases in classrooms,
parently had gone to the falls teacht-rs and "all other facilities.'
alone Saturday. His car was found aHnHBBBBHBMaaiaBBaaaMaaaanaai
locked about half a mile away.
The body was flown to Portland
Monday.
made mostly on investments.
I'ntil the Interna Revenue
Service filed the lien this morn
ing it was not known how much
unpaid tax mnncv is involved.
I.ee h:is ,:iwl hi h.ts nl.tceft .ill his .
. t j knows
unpaid ia iinuiey in a sale de
posit box in Salt Lake City hank.
When Governor Lee filed his
return, he said "There is no pro
vision anywhere in the Consti
tution granting the C S Govern
ment the right to appropriate
COOS BAY UP -Pinball play
in Coos County was at a virtual
standstill Monday after state po- March for the second highest catch
lice and snerilt s 01 ice investipa- ( iim or Tk r.iinn in.
convention inrs SP,Z(.d an(j destroved four of i.i. in,i;.,n, lh,,. rhin
Sund.iv it used to be that when-1 tn,, devices """:".' " 1 ""
. , , lm "MK(S Virginia and West Virginia There
ever a disease was not clearly de- Tn., weekend raid netted three .r. . 1
. .. , , . "" " lltn, inree 154 persons were taken into cus-
lined in the mind ol your physi- machines in North Bend and one todv
cian, it was labeled Gok which m Coquille Investigators had been " , , . . . , , ..
t r n 1 1 a t a m..ant "CoOi nnlv 1 .; ..... The third largest haul for the
operation of the ma
chines for payoffs. Sheriff Ralph
month was in the Dallas region,
where 40 stills were seized in Ar-
Mussolini's
Family Wants
Bod v Returned
ROME. Italy T Benito Mus
solini's family is pressing the
Italian government to return the
dictator's body.
This report came Sunday from
the family attorney. Italo Korm-
ichella. He is a parliamentary taxpayers money for support of ignorance of the nature of the di-jby the Sunset Automatic Amuse- last July 1 10.738 stills have been
dF(iuiy i me naiMM .vi lai nn.n- fupj.jgn nations scase both as to location and cause. ",roi v u. 1 ne snerm saiu me com-. ! nu ,wi ik-imno am.M.u.
ment. Neo-Fascist Party ..j U ,)(,nt ,n tno Supreme Court - Panv has severa hundred of the The total ol proper! v value seized
The government has kept the if nPfessarv l0 prove mv jn. briofs an(, , fxpeft t0 devices in the Coos Bay-Florence- was S2.878.196 of which $1,096,471
whereabouts of Mussolin, s grave ; whon incPomc tax deadline fak? ,he ease to court abom the Bk'"8 royed.
r 1. p. -icV kI tL" ,,f April 16 passed, Lee said-he (ir,t of Junc. At that time I will
I " d.r 1 ill' iitin 1 linn ut mm a tn v mi a-
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III Ul Vll I IU 3IUIU10I Illi.X 111 IIU " ii" Minion u un I U1U.V, 1 , tf
menclature. Doctor Storkan ex- sa'd the machines were licenced ,-0U,iLna- Ne N'l'X,C0'
plained, a physician at sea with for amusement and the seizures kl"no and Tenas with 47 per-
vour svmotoms will now classify resulted from cash payoffs. No ar-1 sons arri'sUu
it in his files as "Yoo Von " rests were made. ' IRS said that for the first nine
Tr.mst.iteH it me.ins- Comnlete The seized machines were owned months of this fiscal year, since
WORM
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I vJJ Vr.ivnJ pinny 1
Perry's Drug Store
129 South Commercial
family want, to bury the body in , firM movf 50 he oould .l"'udt ' '
its own plot. l(,ht ms case jn cour, 0n A j a o
Anti-Fascist partisans executed v, uni
MUSSOIllll 111 HOI IIICI d lLdiy 11
years ago last Saturday.
Eptrl Stltfjin
Cltning
Gluinf
LACHELLE'S
pril lb, a spokesman tor ,
the Internal Revenue Service of--
But," he said, "I'm not going fice here said "Governor Lee will
to wait for the government to get as fair a chance as any Amer-
come to me. 1 have my attorneys ican citizen to present his case."
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