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Fortieth Year
FEB. 8 TO PRESENT
SERVICEAWARDS
Selective Service Board Vol
unteers from Three Coun
ties Will Be Honored.
Gov. Earl Snell will present
certificates of service to Jack
son, Josephine and Curry county
Selective Service volunteers who
have given two years or more
of service at a meeting to be
held in Medford Feb. 8. Ar
rangements for the gathering are
being made by Col. E. V. Wooton,
director of Selective Service for
Oregon, and E. W. Allen, Jr.,
secretary to the governor, who
are in Medford today.
The presentations will be
made during a dinner at the Hol
land hotel Blue Room, it was
stated. Invitations to city and
county officials and others will
be extended up to the limit of
the Blue Room's seating capacity,
the two men stated.
To Get Certificates
Certificates will be presented
to Guy T. Applewhite, chairman
of Jackson county local board
No. 1, H. H. Gillette, member,
and Henry Niedermeyer, secre
tary, of board one; to Ernest L.
Scott, chairman of Jackson
county board No. 2; Roy Pruitt,
secretary of board two; D. L.
Flynn, William Hammett, Leon
B. Haskins, members, and Claud
M. Hurd, former member of
board two, and to Walter J.
Looker and G. W. Neilson, ap
peal agents for the two boards.
Josephine county men to re
ceive awards will be James T.
Chinnock, chairman of the
Josephine county board; Niel R.
Allen, chairman of board of ap
peal No. 1; E. W. Hughes, former
member; W. T. Miller, appeal
agent, and R. K. Hackett, former
secretary of the Josephine coun
ty board. Curry county men
who will receive certificates are
Phil R. Adams, secretary of the
Curry county board, William H.
Caughell, board member, Her
bert R. Dcwart, Curry county ap
peal agent, and George R. Dick
inson, chairman of the Curry
county board.
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Washington. Jan. 23 (U.R)
The senate today ended one fili
bustering maneuver but
promptly encountered another
as southern democrats continu
ed a week-long attack on a bill
to establish a permanent fair
employment practices commis
sion. On the motion of Sen. Robert
A. Taft. R., O.. the senate voted
18 to 20 to table an amendment
to insert the chaplain's prayer
into the official journal of last
Thursday's senate proceedings.
This technically had been the
subject of the debate since Fri
day. Senate republicans at a cau
cus earlier toripy decided to
file a petition for cloture. They
conceded, however, that the pe
tition had little chance of stop
ping the filibuster.
Republican senators reported
a wide divergence of views at
the GOP meeting, with Sen.
Wayne C. Morse. R., Ore., still
proposing all-night sessions to
break the filibuster.
SIDE GLANCES
By
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
New Kiwanian prexy Frank
Perl looking under the piano in
the Holland hotel Blue Room for
Ins insignia of office and insist
ing the meeting could not go on
until he found the pin.
Weatherman Bob Church en
livening a forecast by remarking
that "the wind better not get
fresh around here."
Douglas. Wyo.. had a 10
o'clock nightly curlew during
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FORD
Full Lnud Wire
'Too Tired' to
Kin Jpjl
(Acme leh-photo)
Mrs. Loreua Geary, w. graying mother trusted for eight years with a Los
Angeles, Calif., bakery's bank account, explained to authorities that she
hid away $71,000 because she was too tired to wait In line at the bank.
District attorney's investigator (left) removes some $50,000 found In a
box in her hume, as he accompanies Mrs. Geary (right) to police station
In- questioning.
AT
E
The story of Preston Kimball,
10, to Los Angeles authorities,
that he and another boy, known
to him as Jimmie Wright, had
shot and killed a woman on the
streets of Jacksonville three or
four years ago, was branded as
"fantastic bosh," by District At
torney George Neilson today.
Young Kimball, also known
as Ruff, made a purported con
fession in Los Angeles, accord
ing to a telegram received by
the district attorney. The boy
claimed that while on a Jack
sonville street, "she stepped on
my foot and Jimmie shot her."
He did not remember the date.
The boy said that later the two
carried the woman's body in
broad daylight, 28 miles into the
Applegate, and buried it in the
hills.
The district attorney and
Sheriff Gault said there was not
the slightest evidence to corrob
orate the story. The authorities
believe the boy concocted the
weird tale in the hope of being
brought back to Jackson county.
Indian Ward
According to the district at
torney's office record, Kimball
was born December 8. 1930, and
is an Indian ward of the govern
ment. He was committed to the
state industrial school at Wood-
burn in December, 1942, when!
he was 12 years old and released .
last December. The authorities j
report he was involved in a ;
number of juvenile escapades !
before being sent to Woodburn. j
Following his release he was
returned here and authorities
arranged for his passage to Sac-1
ramento, where his mother lives.
Later he went to Los Angeles
and was detained. I
The Los Angeles officials have
mailed a copy of the alleged con
fession here.
TOY PRICE CONTROLS
GO OFF JANUARY 28!
Washington, Jan. 23 1U.R1 '
OPA will suspend price control
on most tovs and a score of ad-'
ditional minor food items jn'
Ja.i 28, it was announced today.
The small number of toys
which will remain under price
ceilings include tricycles, small!
automobiles which a child can
drive, and wagons longer than;
18 inches. Controls will remain'
on these items. OPA said, until'
rubber and metal become more
pltnLlul. i
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1946.
Wait in Line
New Stay Granted
Portland Slayer
Salem, Ore., Jan. 23 (U.R)
Gov. Earl Snell today granted
a stay of execution for one
veek to Andrew W. Dennis, 45,
Portland railroad man, sentenc
ed to die in the state prison
lethal gas chamber for the
strangulation murder of his
mother-in-law.
Snell said he desired addi
tional Information before an
nouncing his decision regarding
clemency.
Dennis, three-times sentenced
to die for the slaying, was to
have been executed Friday.
POLICE EMPLOYE
HELD IN MURDER
Los Angeles, Jan. 23 'U.R)
A veteran Los Angeles county
police employe was held for in
vestigation today in the death of
a woman whose headless, hand
less body was found in the San
Bernardino mountains.
Arthur R. Eggers, 55, a clerk
at a sheriff's department sub
station for 14 years, was ques
tioned all night by Sheriff
Eugene Biscailuz about the dis
appearance of his wife. Dorothy
Lee Eggers. 41, Dec. 2D.
Eggers was taken to San
Bernardino county jail early to
day and booked for investigation
of murder. Detectives said he
would be taken to the place the
body was found later today.
Eggers was arrested yesterday
after a long, secret investigation
by his fellow workers when
their memory of Mrs. Eggers did
not fit Eggers' description of
his wife in a missing persons re
port. The police clerk filed the re
port shortly after a woman's
nude, mutilated body was found
Jan. 2, beside the World high
way near Arrowhead Springs
hotel.
DRAFT BOARDS HAVE
BLANKS FOR SURPLUS
Salem, Jan. 23--U.R-Vrterans"
application forms for purchase
of surplus g'lvcrnment property
can now bo obtained at any se
lective service board in Oregon
says Hugh Rosson, director of
the state department of veter
an's afairs.
In applying for surplus prop
erty the veteran must state that
he needs the equipment either
in his own bus'ness or profes
sional or agricultural enterprise,
or that he needs it at a condition
of his employment.
ELECTED TO TAKE
DEGAULLES POST
Career Diplomat Will Head
Coalition Governmentj-497
Out of 555 Votes Favor.
Paris, Jan. 23 (U.R) Felix
Gouin, socialist chairman of
the constituent assembly, was
elected president of France to
day in succession to the resign
ed Gen. Charles De Gaulle.
The assembly elected Gouin.
giving him 497 of its 555 votes.
Gouin. career diplomat who
helped reconstitute the socialist
party during the Nazi occupa
tion, will head a coalition gov
ernment of socialists, commun
ists and popular republicans.
Gouin Reluctant
The assembly started voting
as soon as it reconvened at 7:15
p. m. (1:15 p. m. EST). Andre
Merrier, communist vice chair
man, presided.
Gouin. 61, was persuaded to
accent the post over his per
sonal reluctance. At one stage
of the bargaining among the
party leaders he announced flat
ly that he was not interested.
His immediate task will be
to find ministers to serve in a
cabinet under him. As Dc
Gaulle did last November, he
was expected to give an ap
proximately equal number of
seats to the communists, social
ists and popular republicans.
WAR CRlETRIAL
FIGURE STRICKEN
BY HEART ATTACK
Nuernberg, Jan. 23 U.R
Julius Stretcher, a major defend
ant in the nazi war crimes trial,
suffered a heart attack today
and was ordered to bed for
emergency treatment.
Allied prison authorities an
nounced that the Jew-baiting
nazi Gauleiter was stricken at
1:50 p. m. today. They said he
exhibited symptoms "suggestive
of a paroxysmal tachycardia"
a violent quickening of the
heart beat which lasted for
about 15 minutes.
Sent To Bed
He was given a sedative and
confined io bed.
The official announcement
said it was too early to form a
diagnosis or determine whether
the attack resulted from organic
causes or the mental strain of
the trial.
The war crimes trial, mean
while, went ahead with the hear
ing of Streicher's fellow-defendants
and took under advisement
a request by Rudolf Hess that he
be permitted to conduct his own
defense for the duration of the
trial.
Stockholders of the Southern
Oiegon Production Credit As
sociation convened at the Hol-
i land Hotel this afternoon for
i their annual meeting following
a noon luncheon In the hotel
Blue Room.
Otto F. Allgaier, treasurer of
the Production Credit Corpora
tion headquarters In Spokane
was to address the group and
the report of th? board of direc
tors and loan committee, secre
tary's report to stockholders,
and election of officers were
items of business.
Today's confab was for Jack
son and Josephine county mem
bers of the association. Meet
ings were held in Coullle, yes
terday, and Roscburg, Monday,
for Coos, Curry and Douglas
counties.
Ancient Romans made what
ever Iron they needed in their
own home
Tribune
Unlt.d Press Full
Auto Wrecks Head
Jackson County In
Accidental Deaths
Deaths by accident and vio
lence numbered 46 during 1945,
of which 14 were caused by
automobiles, according to the
annual vital statistics report of
the county health office. Acci
dental deaths were fewer than
in 1944 when the total was 62.
Other violent deaths listed in
the order t their number were:
suicides 11; accidents in the
home, seven; gunshot wounds,
four; burned to death, three, and
drowning, fall from window, hit
by train, and suffocation, one
each.
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TO HELP SWELL
Y
Washington, Jan. 23 (U.R)
The navy estimated today that
191,100 additional officers and
enlisted personnel will become
eligible for discharge under new
point reductions effective March
15 and April 2.
The point cuts, announced last
night by Vice Adm. Louis E.
Denfeld, chief of the navy per
sonnel, do not affect the marine
corps or coast guard.
Point scores of male commis
sioned officers will be lowered
from 39 to 38 on March 15 and
to 37 on April 2. Enlisted point
scores will drop from 32 to 31
March 15 and to 30 on April 2.
Point scores previously an
nounced for Wave personnel and
navy nurses, effective March 2,
will not change March 15. Point
scores for Wave officers and en
listed women will be lowered re
spectively to 26 and 21 points
April 2.
Navy nurse point scores will
be reduced to 26 In April. Male
doctor's points will be lowered
to 48 points March 15 and 47
points April 2.
BIG FIVE CALLED
FOR FIRST TALK
London, Jan. 23 (U.R) Secre
tary of State James F. Byrnes
called a meeting of the Big Five
today for the first formal talk
with the chief Russian delegate,
Vice Commissar Andrei Y.
Vishinsky.
Vishinsky. who arrived from
Moscow yesterday, conferred
with Foreign Secretary Ernest
Bevin of Britain today before
meeting other Big Five mem
bers Russia has protested strong
ly to the security council about
British policy in Greece and In
donesia. CHIANG AND MARSHALL
IN LONG CONFERENCE
Chungking, Jan. 23 (U P)
Generalissimo Chiang Kai
Shek conferred with Gen.
Georgo C. Marshall for several
hours today following the
American ambassador's appoint
ment to an advisory position on
the joint Kuomlntang-Conimun-1st
commission studying reor
ganizing and nationalization of
China's armies.
Unusual Capacity For Beer Betrays
Indenty Of Fraudulent Check Artist
Toledo. Ore., Jan. 23 'U.R)
His identity betrayed by his un
usual capacity for beer, Arthur
Henry A.iderson, 38, today was
under arrest by Oregon state
police and the FBI as being
wanted in Miami, Fla., and other
cities for cashing large fraudul
ent checks.
The FBI said in Portland that
Anderson was charged in" Miami
with vio'atlon of the national
stolen property act, involving
the passing of checks, and also
had been operating in Washing
ton, D. C, and New York city.
Charles Dussler, American
Legion commander in the little
coastal town of Waldport, was
credited with Anderson's cap
ture after he recognized the sus
pect from an FBI circular. An
detson depos.ted J4.287 In me
i'ust Stale bani of Waldport
Leased Wire
NO. 258.
WHOLLY AT FAULT
SHORTJECLARES
Former .Hawaii Army Com
mander Tells Investigators
Responsibilty Not His.
Washington, Jan. 23 (U.R)
Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short charged
today that the War Department
in Washington was "wholly re
sponsible" for the fact that the
army's Hawaiian defenses were
caught by surprise in the Pearl
Harbor disaster.
The former army commander
in Hawaii told the Pearl Harbor
investigating committee that
Washington's responsibility re
lieved him of any blame.
Not Corrected
He said Washington headquar
ters had a dual responsibility
to give him all the information
it had indicating the possibility
of an attack on Hawaii and to
correct any mistake he made in
ordering merely an anti-sabotage
alert on the basis of information
he did receive.
Committee Counsel Sam Kauf
man suggested, on that basis,
that "although the first error Is
yours, Washington is partly re
sponsible." "I would say wholly responsi
ble," Short responded.
"But it doesn't relieve you of
responsibility, does it?" Kauf
man asked.
"Yes, sir," Short insisted, "I
reported fully tho action I took.
The chief of staff (Gen. George
C. Marshall) has stated before
this committee that I had a right
to assume I would be corrected.1
Short referred to the fact that
he notified the War Department
on Nov. 27. 1941, that his forces
were "alerted to prevent sabo
tage" only.
Alvlno Rey Band
. Calls Here Prior
To Camp Program
Visitors In Medford today
were Alvlno Rey, "King of the
guitar ' and Ills 20-picce band.
The band will broadcast from
Camp White at 6:30 p. m. for
the "Spotlight Bands" program
over the Mutual network with
men and officers of the camp
as audience. Sponsor of the
program Is the Coca-Cola Bot
tling company.
Rey stated this noon that the
men were enjoying the visit
here even though grey skies
made the weather dreary and
remarked "this is pretty coun
try."
The band plays tomorrow
night In Albany.
ACTOR JAILED
Hollyw-od, Jan. 23 (U.R) i
Film Actor Lee Tracy was in
jail today because he tarried too
long to give an autograph. Police
charged Tracy with being drunk
In his auto. The actor's wife is
arranging bail.
WINDOWS BROKEN
Portland, Jan. 23 (UK-
Seven westside stores In Port
land reported broken windows
today. Police have arrested four
sailors In connection with the
smashing.
yesterday and spent most of the
day In Dussler's tavern boast
ing and planning to buy ranches,
cars and other investments.
Suspicious of thu stranger
Dussler found Anderson's de
scription checked with that in
the FBI circular and Dussler
notified Sgt. W. J. Mulkey of
th3 state police. Mulkey and an
rBI agent later arrested Ander
son when he went to nearby To
ledo to buy a car. Dussler said
Anderson'. American Legion
card from Nevada and his tin
usual capacity for beer were the
tipoff that he was wanted on
the check charges.
The Miami charge was based
on Anderson depositing a Port
land, Ore, check for $1,800 in
the Miami Beach First National
bank, then passing allegedly
fraudulent checks.
Agriculture Department
Will Run Struck Plants
White House Announces
Washington, Jan. 23 (UP) President Truman
moved to prevent an acute national meat shortage to
day by deciding finally on federal seizure of strike
closed packing houses.
The White House said the Agriculture depart
ment on Saturday would seize the strike-bound plants,
whose output amounts to about half of the nation's
normal meat production. Agriculture will have "the
aid of the War department if necessary."
There were indications that the administration
hoped to settle the strike of 300,000 CIO and AFL
packinghouse workers before the seizure date. This
belief was supported by the fact that the White
Hoi'se, for the first time, had announced seizure plans
in advance.
100 LARGER PLANTS AFFECTED
The seizure would affect nearly 100 of the na
tion's largest packing plants. Many small and inde
pendent packinghouses are not affected by the strike.
The decision to seize the meat plants had been
expected.
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Chicago, 'Jan. 23 (U.R) The
AFL Meat Cutlers and Butchers
Workmen's union today called
oft its share of the meat strike
and ordered Its members to re
turn to work Saturday when the
government takes over the pack
ing plants.
Earl W. Jlmerson, president
of the AFL union, issued tho
back to work order shortly after
the White House announced that
tho department of agriculture
would seize the struck plants
Salurdayf
Some Stand Firm
Meanwhile, the CIO United
Packing House Workers union
indicntcd it probably would in
sist on a wage increase before
Its members go back to their
jobs.
Jlmerson said the AFL back-
to-work order would affect 65,
000 to flO.OOO AFL meat pack
ers About 300,000 AFL and CIO
workers are Involved In the dis
pute. Earlier the AFL union had
claimed nearly 90.000 of Its
members were on strike.
Both the AFL and CIO unions
uphasizcd that the strike would
co. :inue until Saturday.
"As loyal Americans, having
faith In our government, we arc
ordering all strikers, members
of our International union, In the
main and branch plants of the
Armour, Swift, Cudahy, Wilson
Klngan and Morrell companies
back to work," Jimerson said
"We see no necessity of con
tinuing the strike with the pres
idential seizure now a fact ano
thereby causing the workers In
the Industry to suffer on odd!
tional loss of pay approximating
$18,000.0o0."
To Get Pay Hike
Patrick Gorman, secretary
treasurer if the AFL union, said
his organization had received
"confidential assurance from
high government officials" that
the government would put Into
effect whatever wage adjust
ments may bo ordered by the
fact-finding board now invest!
gating tho meat strike.
Officials of the major packing
houses said they had received
no official n illficatlon of tho Ini
pending seizure and refused to
comment until they had seen the
government order.
COL. ROOSEVELT SEES
BIG BUSINESS PERIL
Los Angeles, Jan. 23 'UP
Col. James Roosevelt, eldest son
of the late president, today term
ed Attorney General Robert W.
Kenny "California's next gover
nor.
In a speech before the Demo
cratic Women's Forum yester
day. Col. Roosevelt praised Ken
ny. He also assailed big business
for a "conspiracy to smish the
Democratic party as well as la
bor unions "'
BLAST KILLS
Ronie, Jan. 23 (U Ri More
than 20 persons were killed and
250 injured when an ammuni
tion train exploded last night at
the Torre Annunzlata station
near Naples. The explosion de
stroyed the nearby prison cus
toms house and a flour mill and
damaged scores of oilier build-iuii
Seizure Saturday
An announcement by the
White House said:
"The 'government will seize
the closed meat-packing plants
on Saturday, Jan. 26. The
necessary orders for tne seizure
are now being prepared by the
secretary of labor.
"Seizure will be made by the
Department of Agriculture, with
the aid of the War department
if necessary.
"The plants will be operated
by the Department of Agricul
ture." Charles G. Ross, White House
press secretary, said these were
the only details available at this
time.
By waiting until Saturday to
make actual seizure, the govern
ment seemed to be giving the
striking AFL and CIO packing
house workers and the manage
ment of the packing houses a
final chance to get together on
their wage dispute.
TO
AVERT TIEUP OF
T
Chicago, Jan. 23 flJ.RV Pres
ident Truman moved today to
avert a iritlcal tie-up of cross
country railroad freight.
The president set up an emer
gency board to Investigate a
dispute between three belt rail
roads and the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, which called
a strike for 10:30 p. m.
Appointment of the emergency
board automatically postponed
tho strike for 30 days while the
panel finds the facts In the dis
pulo and makes recommenda
tions for a settlement.
The thre railroads involved
are the Indiana Harbor belt rail
road. Chicago Junction railway
and the Chicago River and In
diana Railroad company,
T. L. Green, general manager
of the roads, said the two Belt
lines handle about 35 per cent
of tho freight moving through
Chicago from east to west and
from west to east. Ho said the
railroads handle nearly all the
perishable goods and livestock
moving through tho city.
James Kirk, 86,
Ex-Resident, Dies
James Kirk, 86, former Med
ford resident, died Monday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
William II. Carter, In Lucerne,
Lake county, Calif., according
to information received here
by friends and relatives. Fun
eral services will be held at
Lucerne tomorrow.
Survivors Include Mrs. Car
ter and one son, Thomas Kirk,
of Lebanon, Oregon.
Mrs. Carter is the former Bes
sie McCnnochie of Medford.
JOHN J. PHELAN DIES
New York, Jan. 23 (U.R) .
Maj. Gen. John J. Phclan, 73,
long a stormy petrel In the box
ing ' world, died at Polyclinic
hospital last night. Ho had been
In poor health since receiving
news of the deaths of his son
and step-son in action last May.
Weather
FORECAST: C I o n d T tonlM
and Thursday with rain to
night, becoming showers
Thursday, Mild temperature.
Temp.
Highest Vesterdar 4S
Lowest Urn Mnrnlnf 49
free le 4. JO a. m. Today J4