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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.
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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
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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-
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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.