Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 14, 1946, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text0 CONGRESS EYES J 3 SIWMDEMIC Returning Solons To Tackle Top Issues Truman Due For Test On Leadership POSTPONE STRIKE m n n r n n t n m i j n m n n rx t ri n n r i r-v m tf mm m . r. r i it 1 a jrx ma m m j w maw j i j.. m jt a i mm mm m -m J MM W u Bit ikMlililsiyJ r. Mej5ford&JTribune Washington, Jan. 14 U.R) Congress returned from its holl day vacation today to tackle the immediate problem of army demobilization protests and to face a possible showdown on the question of reconversion strikes. House and senate were gavel led to order at noon for the second session of the 79th con gress. Truman Test Due - The session will test Presi dent Truman's party leadership on the issue of his legislative recommendations. Mr. Truman went directly to the people for support during the congression al recess. Top legislative issue is the president's request for a law to create fact-finding boards to halt strikes. Sen. James O. Eastland, D., Miss., said he would ask the senate to take up this question immediately. Eastland said he would seek unanimous consent to bring the administration fact-finding bill to the floor at once. It is now in the senate labor committee, which has been holding hear ings. It seemed doubtful how ever, that Eastland could get the senate to act at once. Would Sue Unioni Sen. Harry Flood Byrd. D.. Va., also planned to speak on labor problems at the opening session. He was expected to de mand that unions be subject to civil suits and other restrictions that now affect only corpora tions. The President wants congress to impose a 30-day pre-strike cooling off period on unions and to compel corporations to open their books to government wage-scale boards. He asked for action before the Christmas re cess began Dec. 22, but congress ignored his plea. However, neither Eastland nor Byrd made any attempt to do anything today, as the fen ate session lasted only 13 min utes. There were 49 senators present. Sen. Alben W. Barkley of Ky.. the democratic loader, said it was customary for the sen ate "as a matter of courtesy to the president" to transact no business until after his annual message had been sent to con gress. BlBlPPilEO COUNTY JAILER A. F. (Tony) Sloger, county jailer, has submitted his resigna tion, effective Feb. 1, it was an nounced today by Sheriff How ard A. Gault. Calvin H. Baird has been ap pointed to succeed Sloger, the sheriff reported. Baird has been a field representative of the State Liquor commission until recently, and resigned to accept the county jail post. He was employed for four years at the Federal prison on McNeil's Island and is an expert in finger print work and other phases of criminal identification. He was also sergeant of guards for the Boeing Aircraft corporation in Seattle and Tacoma for two years. Slogor, appointed about a year ago, formerly resided in Ashland. LEONARD LYONS GIVEN YEAR IN PENITENTIARY Leonard S. Lyons was sen tenced to an indeterminate term of not to exceed one year in the state penitentiary on a plea of guilty to a district attorney's in formation charging threatening the commission of a felony. The information charges Lyons said. "I will kill you", to his wife, Emily Ann Lyons, during an argument. Lyons was sentenced by Circuit Judge Herbert K. Hanna. SIDE GLANCES Br N TRIBUNE REPORTERS Mary Wilson declaring th8t for a woman who has absolutely nothing to do she is the busiest person in the city. Kaymond Proctor deciding j that life was simply wonderful after catching a 15-pound steel-j head, his first, on a combined j honeymoon and fishing trip. An honorary member of the Boxing commission making ab ject apologies for having to pass up the best feed he gets in a jcar i United Prow Fortieth Year Mcme Telephoto) Negotiating in the threatened nation-wide communications tie-up at Washington, D. C, are (left to right, seatod) James P. Latterly, labor relation manager for Western Electric; Lewis R. Schwel lenbach, secretary of labor, and Ernest Weaver, president of the Association of Communication Equipment Workers, and Joseph Beirne, president of the National Federation of Telephone Work ers (standing). T OF Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Jan. 14 U.R rMrs. Sonya Leggett, 52, was charged today with the slaying of Miss Louise Mary De Chants, 20, whose dismembered body was found in a manure pile behind a summer cottage at Lonely Lake. District Attorney John T. Doyle said Mrs. Leggett had con fessed striking the pretty girl during an argument over arrl abortion which Mrs. Leggett was to have performed for the girl. When she realized Miss De Chants had died, she dismem bered the body with a carving knife, Doyle said Mrs. Leggett confessed. Doyle said Miss De Chants disappeared last Wednesday after going for an automobile ride with a woman. The girl's torso, with the head, part of the legs and both arms missing, was found in the rear of the Leggett cottage. Austrian Nurse Mrs. Leggett, trained in nurs ing in Vienna, Austria, served as a domestic nurse in several Sara toga Springs homes, Doyle said. He said that she had seven chil dren by a previous marriage in Germany. Doyle said Mrs. Leggett claimed that her present hus band to whom she had been mar ried for 10 years, had no know ledge of the slaying until authori ties investigated. The dismemberment took place behind a chicken coop in the yard of the Leggett home, Doyle said. Mrs. Leggett's statement to authorities said that no one else was involved in the case, Doyle said. WRC Head Calls On Former War Nurse Ashland, Jan. 14 Mrs. Susan Clayton, only surviving Civil War nurse and a founder of the Women's Relief Corps, was vis ited Sunday by Mrs. Rebekah Pool, Portland, president cf the Oregon department of the corps. Mrs. Pool made the trip south especially to see Mrs. Clayton, who is now 94 years of age. The nurse is a patient at the Parkview Convalescent Home in Ashland. Mrs. Pool was accompanied by Mrs. Freida Lawrence, Med ford, president of the Medford Women's Relief corps. 8.000 ARRIVING Los Angeles, Jan. 14 UP' More than 6.000 troops arrive at Los Angeles port of embarkation today aboard the aircraft carrier Bunker Hill and the transports Aconcague and Oxford. A total of 4,636 homeward bound serv icemen arrived yesterday aboard the USS Barnwell, the Dona Xati and the Kitt;on. Full Leased Wire Service Officer To Set Up Offices In Liberty Building Jack Murray, recently named Jackson county service officer for tlie veterans administration, reported today he would open offices in the Liberty Building about February 1. Murray, a for mer Seabee, with war service in the South Pacific, resigned re cently as deputy sheriff, effec tive tomorrow. His place has been filled by Charles Holbrook, an air corp veteran who saw service in the Pacific and Eu rope. Murray said he would leave soon for Portland to attend a school of instruction for his new berth. HELPFUL HINTS Special clothing meetings will be held in Ashland and Medford, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Miss Lucy Lane, clothing specialist, Oregon State college, will demonstrate makeovers for children on Tuesday, at the Washington school, Ashland, be ginning at 1:30 p. m. Tailoring skills is the project set for Medford at the court- house auditorium, Wednesday at j 1:30 p. m. Miss Lane has had many requests from Jackson county for special help in tailor ing. In answer to these requests she is presenting this meeting which is open to the general public. This meeting will offer special help to the experienced seam stress with the more advanced problems of tailoring coats and suits. Special emphasis will be placed on collars, sleeves and buttonholes. There are approximately 191, 800 railway bridges in the Unit ed States. Tomorrow Is Income Tax Deadline For Several Million Americans I Washington. Jan. 14 (U.R) Tomorrow, Jan. 15, is another I income tax deadline for several million persons. Those who must make their peace with the Income tax col lectors are for the most part professional men, farmers and other individuals whose in comes are in excess of $5,000. These number between 4,000, 000 and 5.000.000. Income tax payers as a whole number 50. 000 000. Mot of them have : until March 15 to square them selves away taxwise. Thus, the fallowing group are subject to tax action by Jan. 15: Those who filed declarations of estimated income for 1945 last spring and made quarterly payments. Their final quarterly j pavment is due Jan. 15. ! Thoe who wish to rr-rti- 'mate 1015 income to avoid pen MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1946. L Chungking. Jan. 14 (U.R) Foreign Minister Wang, Shlh Chlcf clarified the nationalist program for reorganizing China's government today and explained that the Kuomintang planned a real coalition in which all par ties would be represented. Wang re-stated that the na tionalist plan to the peoples con sultative assembly meeting after his original explanation had ben interpreted to mean that the Kuomintang wanted complete domination of the new "unity" government. He said the Kuomintang fav ored establishment of a supreme state council in place of the pres ent Kuomintang-dominnted na tional defense council. The new council would have 48 members drawn from all parties, and it would be empowered to decide legislative principles, administra tive policy, military and finan cial affairs. In response to questions from the council, Wang corrected the impression that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek would name to the new state council only mem bers approved by the Kuomin tang. NATIONAL GUARD LAYS PLANS'FOR AIR FORCE Washington, Jan. 14 (U.R) Tentative plans for a national guard air force (NGAF) are be ing worked out with present esti mates calling for approximately 45,000 personnel and some 3.000 combat planes, it was learned to day. National guard planners hope to have plans whipped into shape in order to obtain appropriations for the next fiscal year. alty if the former estimate was more than 20 per cent below actual incomer Those who should have filed estimates but failed to. These persons have until Jan. 15 to straighten out the matter, al though they are technically liable to penalty for not having made earlier estimates. Andx farmers. Farmers do not make an advance estimate. But they must file an estimate of 1945 Income now and make their payment. All theje alo mut file a final return March 13. unless they elect to combine the esti mate and final return on Jan. 15. The average wage earner has nothing to do on Income tax until March 15 unless his wages exceeded $5,000 or unless he had more than $100 income from other sources than wages. 3-DAY SIOPPAGE OF ALL BUSINESS Government Order For Wage Increases Brings Lockout ' Disorders Mean Death Buenos Aires, Jan. 14 (U.R) Business and industrial lead ers shut down the commercial life of Argentina today in the face of a government warning that any political uprising con nected with the lockout would be crushed. The lockout began at mid night in protest against a gov ernment decree sponsored by Col. Juan D. Peron which or dered business firms to raise all wages 10 to 25 per cent and pay employees an annual bonus of one month's pay. Almost total paralysis of Ar gentine business life is expect ed. Business leaders said they would maintain the lockout for three days, possibly longer. Factories, department stores, groceries and bakeries were among the business institutions planning to remain closed. Movie houses were to be shut for the duration. Brig. Gen. Felipe Urdapilleta. minister of interior, announced late Sunday evening that he had ordered the 15,000 federal police around Buenos Aires to suppress with gunfire any dis turbances, no matter who insti gated them. - . The national lockout by the business Interests was closely linked with the forthcoming presidential election on Feb. 24. when Peron will seek election to the presidency. By sponsor ing the decree for pay increases,! he seemed certain to gain a large share of the labor vote 2 E Chicago, Jan. 14 (U.R) Two new suspects were seized by police today In their Investiga tion of the week-old kidnaping and slaying of six-year-old Suz anne Dcgnan. They were William Tague, 25, Farmer City, III., and Frank Caruso, Chicago. Tague was brought to Chica go by Deputy Sheriff William Barron, Clinton, 111. Barron told Chief of Detec tives Walter Storms that Tague had been picked up in Farmer City after telling friends that he had to leave Chicago In a hurry because he feared he might be arrested for question ing in the Degnan case. Barron said that Tague tried to com mit suicide by taking poison In jail at Farmer City Saturday night. Congress Asked To Investigate Surplus Sales Washington, Jan. 14 (U.R) Rep. Jack Anderson, R., Calif., today introduced a bill to start a congressional investigation to find out if surplus government property is being disposed of "promptly, efficiently and eco nomically." Anderson said he was not sat isfied with reports he had that of $100,000,000,000 of surplus, only one and a half per cent had been disposed of. "All these agencies appear to be freezing onto these things and not disposing of them," he said. LESNEVICH ENTOURAGE VICTIMS IN ROBBERY Portland, Ore., Jan. 14 U.R) Two members of the Gus Les nevich entourage were among several hotel guests here to lose cash in a series of early Sunday room burglaries, ac cording to police reports today. Isadore Diamond, New York, Lesncvich's financial manager, reported loss of $370, and John Damis, the light heavyweight's manager, last $225. Both were here for the Lesncvich Kahut Friday night. Unlttd Press Full Byrnes Urges UNO To Create Atomic Energy Commission London, Jan. 14 (U.R) Secre tary of State James F. Byrnes called on the United Nations to day to create promptly an atomic energy commission and appealed to big nations to use their power as a "sacred trust" for the good of all. London, Jan. 14 (U.R) Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R Mich., told the UNO gen eral assembly today that he would teek official action by all the United Nations to pro mote "world wide freedom for exchange o( news and views." Byrnes vamed against swamp ing the new-born UNO with too many difficult problems and re minded the members of the UNO that the charter provides that they try to settle disputes peace- E Washington, Jan. 14 (U.R) Stabilization A d m 1 n I s trator John C. Collet is considering lumber price Increases in ans wer to industry demands. Collet told a loggers and lum ber manufacturer!! industry ad visory committee today that the price changes would be made to Increase production of con struction lumber. Members of the advisory committee told OPA last week that production cannot be In creased unless price changes are made for lumber and mill work. They said the normal balance of sales prices In the industry was changed during the war to stimulate production of items required for war purposes. .This price unbalance Is now "operat ing to the detriment of produc tion of housing items," they said. Committee members said some manufacturers may be forced to go out of business be cause present costs arc high and the sales price of lumber "is small." Washington, Jan. 14 (U.R) President Truman today contin ued his economy campaign. He asked congress to repeal $5,751,428,483 more in appro priations and $420,070,000 in contract authorizations. This would be In addition to $50,345,409,161) of cancellations approved by congress at the end of the last session. The 50 billion reduction, however, was vetoed by the president because of a rider that would have returned the United States employment ser vice to the states within 100 days. VFW TO TAKE IN LARGE CLASS ON JANUARY 15 A large class will be initiated at the meeting of Crater Lake Post No. 1833, Veterans of For eign Wars, set for January IS at 8 p. m., it was announced today. Any overseas veteran wishing to join the class is asked to report at the armory at 7:30 p. m., bringing discharge papers. V. B. Robb, commander? stated that there will also be business of importance and he urges a large attendance. The Ladies auxiliary will serve luncheon following the meeting. FLIER SHOT Reno, Nov., Jan. 14 lU.P) Dr. James Thorn. Carson City phy sician, was shot in the neck Sun day by a 14-year-old boy as he was flying over Reno 1000 feet in the air, police reported today. Thorn, not seriously wounded, lundcd the plane without diffi culty. Police took the boy Into custody after ho admitted hav ing taken a "pot shot'' at the air plane with a .22 caliber rifle. Leased Wir NO. 250. fully before appealing to the UNO. First Debate He said that in the atomic age the common interests of the 5t united nations far outweigh any possible conflicts which might divido them. Byrnes opened the first gen eral debate in the assembly. The debate will continue most of the week now that preliminary or ganization is completed. Byrnes conceded that the United Nations charter is not perfect but he promised that if it becomes a working institution with broad popular support changes in its structure will not be "beyond practical remedy." Noting that there were some who fear the big powers will abuse their special privileges, Byrnes expressed confidence that the great powers would re spect their obligation to service and not to dominate the world. Sacred Trust "The great states as well as the small states must come to view their power as a sacred trust," he said. Premier Peter Frascr an nounced New Zealand's with drawal from the economic and social council race when the sixth UNO plenary session opened. This left Jugoslavia unopposed for the final place on the coun cil. Neither side had been able to get the necessary two-thirds majority in earlier balloting. S0CE.ll ROLL GIFENFOfi FALL Southern Oregon College of Education, Ashland, Jan. 14 The following students at the Southern Orncnn r-r.n- cation are on the honor roll for wuir none in the fall quarter, having achieved a grade-point averaop rit thrAn t " " " iu iuur, irom possible range of one to four 4.00 To 3.50 Clare Russell, Medford, 4.00 Paul Travis, Ashland, 4.00; Helen Marie Williams, Klamath Falls 400; Bonnie Nclcomb, Grants Pass, 3.56; Patricia Colvin, Lake view, 3.55; Graeie Slullz, Med ford, 3.55; Jean Burdette, Med ford, 3.50. 3.50 To 3.00 Mflrvlvn Vntmn AUt , Annclle Converse, Ashland, 3.37; ViV Vr ,;arKnurst. Roseburg, 3.35; Mrs. Lois Christenson, Ash and, 3.33; Myrtle Chapman, Ash nnd 3.26; Mary Corthell, Ash and, 3.22; Norma Elder, Wil Hams 3.19; Ila Clark, Butte alls, 3.18; Frances Church, A h nnd 3.16; Ralph McKinnls, Ash land, 3.12; Gene Rae, Medford, Pn ' ,RnnbeCa Lintlsay. Grants f ', '; Patric Casklll, Pals- Bridges Denies He tavors One Union Portland, Ore., Jan. 14 (UR) -Harry Bridges, president of the CIO International long shoremen's and warehou se mens union, denied here a San Francisco report that he had proposed a nationwide organiza tion of maritime union. u-.u coasts. Attending a meeting here of Portland. Columhin ri.,. . Coos Bay ILWU members Sun- oay, Bridges said that he had suggested cooperation, rather than merger, of the unions. The 400 members at the Port land meeting voted to demand a 35-ccnt hourly increase to bring their scale to $1.50 an hour. Alva Graves, 72, Dies in Modesto Alva Graves, 72. former Med. ford jeweler, passed away Sunday at Modesto. Calif , fol lowing an accident In which the aged man was struck by a car while crossing a street. Mr. Graves left Medford about 10 years ago. Survivors include a brother and sister, Clarence and Flor ence Graves of 220 North Oak dulc avenue here. Electrical Workers, Packing House Employees Still Threaten Industrial Seem By United Presi The threat of new triir a,,.. shadowed the ending of the na tionwide telerjhone tipim as the nation entered its most critical week of labor-management negotiations since the end of the war. Picket lines armind toli,- exchanges dissolved, and the long distance telephone lines bUZZcd With mile wl.ink I 1 been cut off for three days by a smite. Other Strikes Pend But srheHlilAJ etriL-H U.. inn .-.u ,.ca 000 electrical worker nnrf h twecn 200,000 and 335,000 pack- mgnouse workers and meat cut ters still clouded the industrial scene. The major week-end devnlnn. ments: 1. A nationwide strilm 94n 000 telephone workers was or dered, then nnctnnrtarl n.. in days, and a walkout already in h'ki--s5 wunin ine industry was called off. 2. CIO steelwnrlrAi-a m,fr -.r for one week a strike of 800,000 members, giving rise to hopes that the parties might arrive at iormuia lor settling spreading wage disputes. 3. The United Electrical Work ers (CIO) notified 124 local un ions to an nn strilrA ae il.nl..1 I tomorrow in plants of General r,iecinc, westlnghouse and Gen eral Motors. 4. Industry and union officials met with representatives of three federal agencies in rm.iinii. forts to avert strike of 335,000 pacKingnouse workers, slated for Wednesday. 5. Delegates for 175,000 strik ing auto workers backed down from an original 30-per cent' wage demand and offered to end the 55-day General Motors strike for lOVi-cent hourly pay boost. Cool-Off Agreed In a SWift.mntiinM : a - or events, the National Federation ui jeicpnonc workers last night issued a strike cnll in iti mem bers, then agreed to abide by the 30-day "cooling off" provisions of the .Smilh.rnnn.il,, . , asked the Association of Com munications Equipment Workers an affiliate, to call of its strike and turn its dispute over to the pa i em union lor settlement. Telephone servlco nuor k. country was drastically curtailed ii may wnen lellow unionists re fused to Cross Dicknt lino. fnrm. ed by striking installation work- Development, tn 41, A .1 i i , ... ,,,; eivi'i in dustry were the most hearten- in un me laDor front, although locals in at least four eitic. if their jobs despite the week's grace granted by steelworkers president Philip Murray. To Meet Wednesday Murray a creed tn th week postponement after mect- "K at me White House with Benjamin Fairless the U. S. Steel Corp. They were scheduled to meet again Wed- Reports circulated th v,. government might appeal for Similar OOStDOnompnte In electrical and meat packing siriKes, in tne hope that a steel settlement mloht mula for other wage disputes. oume n.uuu steelworkers Jumped the Bun at th 1j... wanna, N. Y plant of Bethle- neiu oieci, -J.1UU walked off their jobs in Buffalo. N. V , nnH in. dianapolis, and more than 5,000 were scncauied to strike today In five plants In the Worcester, Mass., area. In each case, union leaders cited "other grievances" man me wage Issue. JayCees To Elect Officers Tuesday Junior Chamber will hold an. election nf nrri at their meeting nt th riomk.. of Commerce office on West Main street Tuesday at 8 p. m. Bob Schenrk Paul Ttnr.l,A.. and Chester Cole, in charge of me program, have promised special entertainment for the meeting, it was announced. CONTRACT LET Washitiplnn .Ifin I J II m ra--'... won. 4 iv.rw Secretary of Interlnr ,u t Ickes today announced award of a $89,132 construction contract .or worn on the Roza division of the Yakima reclamation pre lect. WflSh. Tl.n nnron awarded to Goodfellow Broth ers, Inc., of Wcnatchee.