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WASHINGTON 11 Average
farm prices have dropped for the
third straight month. Cut an Agri
culture Department official says
he expects them to strengthen
shortly.
Soviet Block
Invited to See
. U.S. Elections
Adlai, Ike Both Like
Idea of Asking
Red Nations
V WASHINGTON (UP) Both
'-.President Eisenhower and Adlai
," Stevenson favor inviting Soviet
bloc representatives to observe
the windup of the 1056 presidential
campaign.
The State Department disclosed
' Friday that it sent invitations
about 10 days ago to Russia,
J Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary
and Romania to send two or three
election observers.
Informed sources said the ap
proval of both the President and
the Democratic presidential nom
inee was sought in advance.
Deny Advance Notice
Stevenson spokesmen at Milwau
kee, Wis., said they knew nothing
about Stevenson's permission
. being sought in advance. However,
V Ifnecr Tubbv. Stevenson's assist
ant press secretary, said Stcvcn-
ton ' would have no objection.
Government official!, said only
acceptance of the Communists in-
vltations is holding up final plans
" for the visit which is expected to
cost the United States about $20,
''000. ' ' The visitors would come about
'Oct. 21 and stay through election
day when they probably would be
' In New York City. Officials are
preparing an Itinerary calling for
stops in up to 30 cities throughout
' the nation.
Free Flights
As part of advance planning,
Pan American Airways already
'. has received approval ot the Civil
Aeronautics Board to fly the visi
tors here free of charge. Pan
American's action was taken at
, the request of the State Depart-
ment which has only limited funds
for the project.
.The visitors probably would con-
cjentrate on going to states where
5 hard, ought races for the Senate
J and other ; offices are underway.
X Thev presumably would be also
i- present at least one nmo -wnen
LMr. Eisenhower and Stevenson
speak.
MARGARET ARRIVES
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She is making a month's lour of
Britain's African territories.
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Issuing a monthly report yes
terday, the department said farm
prices slid downward about one-
half of 1 per cent between mid-
August and mid-September.
Ihe report also showed that dur
ing the same period average farm
family and production expenses
decreased over-all about one-third
of 1 per cent, thus virtually keep
ing step with the lower level of
prices received.
Farm prices figure prominently
in current political debate as the
Democrats and Republicans tattle
for the presidency and for con
trol of Congress.
Since mid-June, farm prices
have dropped a total of 414 per
cent. During the six preceding
months, they had risen a total of
U per cent.
The price level in mid-Septem
ber was a shade above a year
ago. But it was 24.9 per cent under
the record high of February 1951,
in the midst of the Korean War.
Undersecretary of Agriculture
True D. Morse said the slight de
cline in the August-beptember pe
riod Indicated to him that the
market is "very definitely stabil
izing during this harvest."
Morse said he is confident that
farm prices are "going to hold."
And he said he expects the next
movement will reflect a "further
strengthening of prices."
lhc deparments crop report
ing boards said continued sarp
decreases in prices received for
most commercial vegetables and
potatoes, and lower meat prices
were "nearly offset" by higher
prices received for fruit, cotton
and dairy products.
On the other hand, the report
said food price drops figured as
the "most important factor" in
the decrease in prices paid by
farmers.
Youth Admits
Cross-bow Shot
PROVIDENCE, R.I. W-Detec-
tive Commander Walter E. Stone
said today an 18-year-old San Di
ego, Calif., youth has admitted the
bizarre cross-bow shooting of a
Los Angeles liquor store clerk.
Stone said Michael Yosick told
how be bought the cross-bow and
arrows and sneaked in a back
door of the store with a robbery
attempt in mind.
He said he fired an arrow at the
legs of clerk William Allen, 19,
Stone said, and became frightened
when the arrow struck Allen In the
body. Ho ran, dropping the cross
bow a short distance away.
Allen lay near death for five
days alter the Sept, 19 shooting
but Is recovering.
Terrier Nips
Estes9 Finger
ALLENTOWN. Pa. Ifl Sen.
Estes Kcfaiivcr was nipped by a
dog yesterday on the ring finger
of his left hnnd. The Democratic
vice -presidential candidate
reached out to pat the do,, a fox
terrier, on the head at the airport
here. The bite was not serious,
19 HURT IN BUS MISHAP
LANCASTER, Pa. W-A chart
ered bus carrying a New Jersey
group on a tour of Pennsylvania
Dutch country overturned at near
by Ephrata last night after scrap
ing a pickup truck. Eighteen wom
en and one man were injured,
only one seriously.
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Official Says
Some in School
Kept Too Long
WASHINGTON uB-A Washing
ton school official says present at
tendance laws may keep some
children in school longer than is
good for them. '
Lawson J. Cantrell, assistant
superintendent in charge of junior
high schools, raised the point yes
terday in testimony before a
House subcommittee studying
Washington's racially integrated
schools.
Rep. John Bell Williams ID
Miss), a member ot the subcom
mittee, said in an interview it is
"certainly conceivable" that the
subcommittee may recommend a
change. The District of Columbia
law nuw requires children to re
main in school until they have fin
ished high school or reached their
ICth birthday.
Williams said, however, he does
not want to prejudge the issue on
the basis of testimony by a single
authority.
Under questioning by, Williams
yesterday, Cantrell said VI would
like to see the law revised so that
we Would not have to keep all
children in school until they are
16. I think there are many so
emotionally and mentally consti
tuted that It would be belter, for
them and for sicicty of they were
to drop out and go to work."
The subcommittee has heard
considerable testimony about a
Washington school policy of not
holding children back in grades in
definitely even though they fail
academic subjects.
Cantrell. noting that Ihe law re
quires they be somewhere in
school, defended the decision to
let them advance from elemen
tary to junior high school to pre
vent social maladjustment.
Cantrell also said Washington
school officials have hopes of rais
ing Ihe academic performance
level attained by the majority of
white pupils.
But he added that a number of
years would be required, even un
der the best of school conditions,
to close the gap.
Federal Jobs
Again Higher
WASHINGTON 11 - Sen. Byrd
(D-Val reported today that the
number of federal civilian jobhold
ers increased in August (or the
eighth monthly hike in the last
your.
The increase as compared with
July was small, only 1.897, but it
took Ihe employment total up to
a mark of 2.400.570.
Byrd. chairman of the Senate-
House Committee on Reduction of
Nonessential Federal Spending,
said the number of workers
civilian agencies decreased 877 in
August to a total of 1,213,390.
But, he added, civilians em
ployed by military departments in
the month went up 2,774 as com
pared with July to a total of 1,187,
180. HOITKANCY BANNED
KANSAS CITY. Knn. i-Thc
girls nt Ward High School have
nureed not to wear crinolines un
der their skirls. School authorities
asked them not to. They said the
houffancy caused congestion in
the corridors. You couldn't get
from one class to the next in the
allotted three minutes.
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Four of Six Children Died
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Wm. Gradl, Chief of fire dept. of Oak
Creek, a city near Milwaukee, picks up a doll which belonged
to one of the six children that burned to death in a frame four
room home which was once a barn. The fire of unknown origin
claimed the lives of, Martha, 12; Stella, 8; Marianne, 7; Peter, S;
Janle, 3 and Frankle, eleven mos. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Vallarel and a son Joey, 10 were elsewhere at the time of -the fire.
(AP Wirephoto)
Six Children Perish
In Milwaukee Blaze
Oldest Youngster
10; Fire Cause
Not Certain
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (UP) Six
children died without a chance to
escape from a fire which officials
said apparently smouldered for
nearly an hour before breaking
out.
Milwaukee police were holding
Fishing Ship
Aided to Port
SEATTLE 11 A disabled fish
ing vessel was towed into the
Newport, Ore., harbor by the
Coast Guard Friday and a patrol
vessel was sent to the aid of
anolher aground on San Juan Is
land.
The Const Guard reported the
Suzanna was towed into Newport
at 7 a.m. after its shaft was bent
about 80 miles offshore. It also
had sprung a leak, apparently
after having struck a submerged
object.
The Const Guard said the 44-
foot vessel was owned and oper
ated by Oscar M. Berg of Seattle.
There was no information on
whether anyone else was nboard.
A 32-foot fishing vessel, the Vita
Mae, was aground and swamped
at the southeast tip of San Juan
Island. The Const Guard reported
George II. Clark of Shaw Island,
the owner, was the only person
aboard.
The Const Guard also said it
had ended its search of nearly
three weeks for the missing Doris
J. of llwnco. No clue ever has
been found to the fate of the ves
sel and two men aboard. The two
were Harvey Reese of Long Beach
and J. Walter Jennings of Long-
view.
FLOOD TOLL OVER 300
NKW DELHI. India LP The
death toll from this year's sea
sonal floods in India mounted to
more than 300 today.
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the children's father, whom they
said, had been in either a tavern
a neighbor's home drinking
when the blaze destroyed his fam
ily in suburban Oak Creek.
Peter Vallariel, 36, a glue fac
tory employe, was to be ques
tioned further today by authori
ties. His wife, Romona, 26, and
their 10 year old son, Joseph, had
gone to find Vallariel, leaving the
children in the care of Martha, 10.
ine victims were Martha. Stel
la, 8, Mary Ann, 7, Peter, 5, Jane
3, and Frank, 11 months.
Oak Creek Fire Chief William
Grandl said the fire apparently
smouldered for about an hour, and
there may have been an explosion.
Although the cause was not defi
nitely established, firemen theo
rized that the blaze may have
been touched off by an electrical
outlet outside the converted barn
home. Grandl said It appeared that all
six children were caught without
any chance of escape. He said
three bodies were found on the
living room floor, one in a chair
and two others in a bed. Although
the children apparently suffo
cated, their bodies were severely
burned.
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Florida Governor Condemns
Firing for Lunch With Negro
Health Officer
Relieved .
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MONTICELLO, Fla. tfl The
firing of attractive Dr. Deborah
Coggins as county health officer
for having lunch with a Negro
nurse drew sharp criticism from
Gov. Leroy Collins.
The governor said yesterday he
was "sick about it" and declared
it was a "by-product of the pas
sion aroused by efforts to coerce
Freeze Asked
Until Check of
Witness Truth
WASHINGTON Wl The Su
preme Court today had an un
precedented request from the gov
ernmentthat it "freeze" further
proceedings in a pending case un
til a lower court checks furter
the veracity of a government wit
ness.
The motion was offered yester
day by Solicitor General J. Lee
Rankin and Asst. Atty. Gen. Wil
liam F. Tompkins, who heads the
Justice Department s Internal Se
curity Division.
It proposed that the trial court
in Pittsburgh be allowed to hold
hearings on the truthfulness of Jo
seph D. Mazzei, a government in
formant reporting to the FBI since
1942, who testified against two of
the five defendants convicted of
Smith Act violations,
The government said it believed
at the 1953 trial, and believes now,
that Mazzei's Pittsburgh testi
mony was truthful. But it said it
learned only recently that he had
since given sworn testimony in
other unrelated cases which it
"has serious reason to doubt."
The defendants in the Pitts
burgh case were Steven Nelson,
Pittsburgh Communist party lead
er, and four alleged associates,
William Albertson, Benjamin Lo
well Careathers. James Hulse Dol-
sen and Irving Weissman. Mazzei
testified directly against careatn
ers and Dolsen.
The five were convicted in De
cember, 1953, of conspiring to ad
vocate violent overthrow of the
government. Each was sentenced
to five years imprisonment, but
the Supreme Court had agreed to
hear arguments on an appeal dur
ing the week of Oct.. 8.
Justice Department attorneys
said there was no precedent for
the government's motion.
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integration of the races against
the will of the people."
Dr. Coggins was expected to get
her official notice today from the
Jefferson County Commission of
its intention to dismiss her.
The decision to fire Dr. Cog
gins was reached Thursday night
at a joint meeting of commission
ers of Jefferson, Madison ana lay
lor Counties all three of which she
serves.
"I am sick about it, the gov
ernor said. "The action cannot be
squared with right and justice and
conscience and if I didn't speak
up and say so, I feel I would, by
my silence, condone an evil act.
"This would never have oc
cured two years ago it is a by
product of the -passion aroused
by efforts to coerce integration of
the races against the will of the
people."
Commissioner Lester C. Law
rence of Jefferson County said his
commission feels that making an
example of Dr. Coggins would
help in retaining southern tradi
tions and customs.
Windsors Give
Artist Awards
NEW YORK Wt-The Duke and
Duchess of Windsor have
nounced establishment of the
Windsor Awards, Inc., to sponsor
the exchange of European and
American painters.
"The awards will make it finan
cially possible for young artists to
enjoy the stimulating experience
of travel and to exchange with
contemporaries abroad their
ideas, theories and techniques,"
yesterday's announcement said.
No actual date for the start of
the program was set.
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"It was a hard decision to make
and hard to explain why we acted
as we did," Lawrence said.
The move to dismiss Dr. Log-
gins, 32, ana Monaa s oniy wom
an health officer, began when the
Madison County Commission
asked the state Board of Health in
a letter Sept. 5 to terminate her
services. No reason was given ai
that time.
Dr. Coggins said she had lunch
in the private dining room of a
Madison restaurant on Aug. 22
with Ethel Kirkland, midwife con
sultant for the state Board of
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business discussion. The lunch
hour was selected because it was
the only time that could be spared.
Her job is not covered by state
merit system regulations which
permit firing only for cause after
a public hearing. Her salary of
$675 a month is paid by the three
counties. She has held the post
since May 1.
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