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Russia Insists On British Withdrawal From Greece Weather FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with how ra tonight and Saturday. Little change In temperature. Temp. Highest Yesterday 41 Lowest this Morning 26 Fortieth Year COLEMAN, CARTER CANDIDATES FOR Incumbent to File Within Short Time Vern Smith Enters Race For Sheriff. Interest in county politics be gan to build up this week with the announcement that both George R. Carter and Judgp J. ,B. Coleman would seek the Re publican nomination for county Judge, that two candidates, Vern Smith and Howard Gault will be in the race for the county sher iff's nomination and that both Frank Van Dyke and O. H. Bengtson will file for re-election to the house of representatives. Carter, who has been county clerk since 1933, filed for the judgeship nomination today and this morning Judge Coleman stated that he planned to file for re-election within a short time. The Judge, who is complet ing his first term in that office added that his campaign would be "on my record m public of fice." Two more years remain in Clerk Carter s tenure of of fice. Billings Silent In spite of persistent rumors for several weeks past, Ralph Jennings, Democrat, and former county sheriff, stated this morn ing that he had not even con sidered the possibility of run ning for judge. Ralph Billings, Ashland ' Re publican, and a former county commissioner, declined to make a statement today regarding re ports that he has been urged to file for the judgeship nomina tion. Smith, deputy sheriff who yes terday announced his resigna tion, stated this morning that he would file as a candidate for the sheriff's nomination within a few days. Smith is a Republican. Howard Gault, present sheriff appointed to the position last summer after the death of Syd Brown, has already announced his intention of seeking the Re publican nomination for office. Representatives To Run State Representatives Van Dyke and Bengtson. both Repub licans, have both signified their intention of seeking re-election. Van Dyke, Ashland attorney, ex pected to file this afternoon while Bengtson stated he plan ned to file some time soon. Commissioner William Perry of Eagle Point has stated that he will file for re-election. Also expiring is the term of Circuit Judge Herbert K. Hanna and it is expected that he will be a candidate for re-election to this non-partisan office. Ickes Embarrassed by Question, Admits Pauley Tried to Squelch Oil Land Suit Washington, Feb. 1 (U.B Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes testified today that Edwin W. Pauley once told him Cali fornia oil men would contribute large sums to the democratic party if Ickes dropped a suit for federal title to oil-bearing tide lands. Washington. Feb. 1 (U.R) Edwin W. Pauley said today it was "not true" that he told Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes California oil men would enrich the democratic parly treasury if Ickes dropped a suit for federal title to oil bearing tidelands. Ickes testified before the Sen ate Naval Affairs committee which is studying Pauley's nom ination to be undersecretary ' navy. Sen. Charles W. Tobey. R., N. H.. questioned him about the tide-lands suit. The issue is now perilling in the Supreme court. Answer Is Yes "Did Mr. Pauley," Tobcy asked, "ever tell you that filing of the government suit would be bad politically and that several hundred thousands of dollars could be raised from California oil men if they could be pro mised that the suit would not be Mekord United Pri Full Leased Wire Denies Philippine Marriage ) if : MaJ. Arthur Wermuth, Bat tan '5 "One Man Army,1 denies story of Olivia Josephine Oswald, Philippine native, that they were married In Manila. Wermuth claimed wedding picture produced by Olivia waa made at a party. 1,500,00 IDLE AS TRUMAN, BOWLES SET CONFERENCE By United Press The number of strike-idled U. S. workers edged over the 1,500, 000 mark today as President Truman scheduled' a conference with Price Administrator Ches ter Bowles, reportedly to con sider the nationwide steel strike.' Meantime, the deadlocked steel industry wage dispute brought further work cutbacks to related industries, beset by a growing shortage of steel prod-: ucts. May Up Steel Price y -Mr. -Truman, summoned Bowles back from a South Caro lina vacation for the conference at the White House tomorrow. Washington observers expressed belief that possible steel price in creases would be discussed. The U. S. Steel Corp., princi pal target In the 12-day strike, has contended that wages can not be raised 18V4 cents an hour, as proposed by the President, unless prices can be increased much more than the $4 a ton suggested by reconversion di rector John W. Snyder. President Truman scheduled a conference for late today with his steel fact-finding panel, which has been gathering cost- wage-earnings data. At La Grange, 111., there was a flurry of violence at the strike bound electro-motive division General Motors Corp. plant near La Grange, 111. Police reported that two automobiles were over turned when massed pickets halted a back-to-work move led by two war veterans. filed?" Ickes replied: "That's an embarrassing ques tion but the answer is 'yes'." . Pauley, former democratic na tional treasurer, had told the committer he was not interested in the tidelands suit and had done nothing to try to get it dropped. Asked whether Pauley's state ment was "accurate," Ickes said it was not. He added that, like the other, the question was of the "embarrassing type." Speaker Sam Rayburn, D Tex., also testified about Pau ley's interest in the tidelands. He said Pauley had arranged for William F. Clary, an assist ant attorney general of Califor nia, to visit him. Clary support ed legislation to give the states title to tidclands But the conversation was brief, Rayburn said, because "we both agreed." Rayburn Uninfluenced As to whether Pauley and his associates influenced him on the legislation. Rayburn said: ' Nobody could influence me in 1945 because my mind was made up years ago." Ickes etrongly criticized Max Easton Thornburg, a former State department adviser on petroleum, who testified yester- day that Pauley tried to swing an oil deal with Mexico which. (Acme lelephoto) Cougar Killed In Applegate Region By C. P. Hunters A cougar measuring seven feet two inches in length was brought to Medford today after being killed yesterday at the head of Star Gulch in the Applegate district by Lester Lewis, govern ment hunter from Central Point. The cougar, which was brought down by a shot from a .22 cali bre rifle, is believed to the one which has caused considerable trouble to stockmen in the dis trict during the past few months, according to Fred and Bob Bean, Central Point, who aided in the hunt. Seven of the best trained bear and cougar dogs in the state par ticipated in the six and one-half hour's chase which led the party through country covered with snow measuring one-half to two feet deep, the men said. The same pack of hounds re sponsible for killing of the cougar led hunters to a large black bear in the Evans Creek district last fall. 45 MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED DURING JANUARY Marriage licenses issued in Jackson county during January totaled 45, three more than in December. Divorce actions dur ing the same month totaled 34, two less than in the previous month. A goodly share of the marriage licenses were to dis charged veterans. DIME BOTTLE THIEF GIVEN SIX MONTHS Portland, Feb. 1 (U.R Forty-eight-year-old Elmer H. Fetterly of Portland has been sentenced to serve six months in jail for stealing a "March of Dimes" bottle from a Portland business house. Thornburg said, would have been a virtual "steal." The interior secretary declared that Thornburg, a former vice president of the Standard Oil company of California, was moti vated in fighting the Pauley pro ject by interests "other than those of the U. S. government." Asserting that Thornburg was "dealing some cards under the table," Ickes said the former State department official was in terested In getting the Pauley contract disapproved because he hoped to open the way for re turn of U. S. oil company prop erty expropriated by Mexico. The secretary testified, how ever, that he, too, finally op posed the contract terms pro posed by Pauley. F.D.R. Uninformed Tobey asked Ickes if he be lieved the late late President Roosevelt lacked specific know ledge of the terms when he sent the contract to the State depart ment for approval. "That's right," Ickes said. Tobey asked if he felt there was political pressure from the democratic party to have the Pauley contract approved. "I couldn't say," Ickes replied. Earlier, Tobey had charged that Pauley falsely represented to the Mexican government that President Roosevelt was backing the deal MEDFORD, OREGON, American Legion After Scalp Of Veterans Administrator TRAGIC FAILURE Replacement of Bradley with Seasoned Businessman Sought by Organization. Washington, Feb. 1 (U.R) The American Legion today de manded a congressional invest! gation of the Veterans adminis tration under Gen. Omar N. Bradley and his replacement by a "seasoned businessman. The Legion's national com mander, John Stelle, accused Bradley of failure to utilize all available hospital beds and said there was n "tragic breakdown in processing of veterans claims and mail. Promise Unfulfilled "It is apparent that the giat promise of our government to the returning veteran ... is not being fulfilled," Stelle said in asking the investigation in letters to members of congress, "What we need in charge of the VA is a seasoned business man, not a soldier, however good a soldier he may be. Bradley has been in office less than six months. He was called by President Trum&n from com mand of the, 12th army group in Europe after "a congressional probe of VA that is still to be wound up. The house committee on vet erans legislation is currently writing its verdict on charges of malpractice in Veterans hospi tals. Bradley's first effort was to revamp the medical program. The Legi'in's blast punctured a six-monthu "honeymoon" in which all veterans organizations had backed Bradley in his an nounced effort to overhaul the agency. Bradley Criticised Stelle's charges reportedly fol lowed a heated conversation in which he criticized Bradley for a recent suggestion that hospi talization of non-service connect ed veterans cases be temporarily suspended, to lighten the hospital load. The proposal has been aban doned at the request of the White House. . Stelle said a reorganization of the veterans agency ordered by Bradley had proved "wholly in adequate." He said emphasis should have been placed on establishment of more regional offices. (Bradley, announcing the re organization plan a month after taking office, said it could not be fully effective in less than a year or possibly two years.) Stelle said VA's handling of insurance was confused; that In competent help had been used to process mail; and that VA activities had been scattered "all over Washington and New Xrk. Hospitals Unused "There has been an apparent unwillingness on the part of the Veterans Administration to ulti lize the staffed hospital beds available in army and navy hos pitals . . . and to service those in need of hospitalization in this emergency." Stelle said. "Measures for emergency hos pitalization should be adopted at once, the authorized program for hospital construction launch ed immediately, and the unjusti fiable and unwarranted delay in processing claims for benefits be eliminated." Stelle said a half million ap plications for disability payments lie unprocessed. He called the delay "unjustifiable and unwar ranted." More than 7,000 appli cations for hospitalization await action, he asserted. Applications Wtit Stelle cited a backlog of 102, 830 unprocessed applications for GI education: 20.411 pending claims for waiver of Insurance premium; 18.847 undisposed death claims; and 287,000 un answered letters. 'The American Legion feels that the time has come when it-inust speak positively of the deieJicilon ol the Veteran Al- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, Mailman Retires After Plodding 200,000 Miles Salt Lake City. Feb. 1 (U.R1 Hugh Nation, 66, retired today after 42 y-ars as a mail carrier, 41 of them on the same down town Salt Lake City route. During those years, Nation: Walked an estimated 200,000 miles. Wore out 15 leather mail bags. Wore out 15 uniforms. Saw Salt Lake City's Main street change from "an over grown mud puddle" to a wide, paved business artery. DAUGHTER KILLED TO HIDE MURDER OF Grand Rapids, Mich.. Feb. 1 (U.R) Police Chief Richard Van til said today witnesses had con vinced him the Reverend Frank E. Siple killed his pretty 17-year-old daughter "because she knew too much about her mother's death." Siple told police he poisoned the daughter, Dorothey Ann, six and a half years ago because she was mentally incompetent. However, Van Til quoted Mrs. Lyle Doan, .wife of an elder of the Church of God where Siple formerly was pastor, as saying she was told by Vtwo reputable pastors" of the church that shortly before her death Dorothy Ann had accused her father of murdering her mother, Mrs. Bessie Siple, in 1929. "The pastors said the girl told them at a church encampment at Oregon, 111., shortly before her death that she did not want to return to Grand Rapids because she feared her father," Van Til said. "They said she told them point-blank her father had murd ered her mother. They said he flew into - a rage when the daughter said she did not want to return to Grand Rapids." Siple pleaded guilty late yes terday to what he insisted was a "mercy killing." Judge Leon ard D. Verdier remanded him to jail for sentencing after Siple's attorney asked for a san ity examination. As police probed deeper into the cause of Dorothy Ann's death, the stcrn-v I 8 a g e d, 55-year-old prisoner sat in his cell reading passages from his Bible. Attendants said he ale heartily, slept soundly and "showed absolutely no signs of remorse." RECORD FOR CITY January was the largest month for Medford building permits on record, according to a report to day from the office of the city superintendent. Eighty-four per mits, amounting to $266,865, were issued by the office and In cluded 46 residence construction permits, $167,500; three non residence constructions, $840; six new businesses, Including two motels. $66,000; and 29 per mits for alterations, $32,525. Applying yesterday for permit to erect a residence and garoge at 6:15 Pennsylvania avenue, at a cost of $2,500, was W. E. Beelby, 408 South Grape street. A. E. Bunnell, route 1, applied for per mit to erect a $3,000 business building at 944 South Central avenue. ROAD CONDITIONS Salem, Feb. 1 (U.R) Oregon State Highway commission has issued the following road report: Santiam Pass: Snowing lightly; chains advised. Wi;iA(,ie;te Pass: Tata! snow 132 Inches; packed. ministration In order that our people will see to it through their representatives in congress that their government keeps faith with thoe who sacrificed In its defense," Stelle told con-freak Tribune UniUd Piw Full 1946. PLANE HUNTERS USE SNOWMOBILE ON WYOMING PEAK Blizzard Drives First Search ing Party Back; Temper ature Reaches 30 Below. Elk Mountain, Wyo., Feb. 1 (U.R) Four mountain men, trav eling in a "snowmobile" and car rying snoeshoes and skis for use when the going gets rough, fought their way toward the top of Elk mountain today, in search of a United Air Lines plane which was believed to have crashed with 21 persons aboard. They left the Elk Mountain Coal company mine near the base of the 1-1.000-foot peak shortly . before noon, according to Robert Bowlby, office mana ger at the mine. Blinard In Night The sun was shining on the base of the mountain, but the towering peak was shrouded in clouds which indicated that the blizzard which drove another searching party off the mountain last night might still be In pro gress. The quartet which braved the snow, Icy winds and tempera tures - which ranged last - night down to 30 degrees below zero was led by Joseph R. Hicks, 29- year-old shovel operator at the coal mine. It was expected to be some time tonight before the four men reach the spot where the airliner was believed to have crashed and caught fire about 3 o'clock yesterday morning while on a flight to Denver from Portland, Ore., and Boise, Idaho. The plane was carrying a crew of three and 18 passengers, in cluding 12 military personnel who were being deployed from the Pacific to the eastern sea board. San Francisco, Feb. 1 (U.R) High Commissioner Paul V. Mc Nutt warned today that disaster in the Philippines was Inevitable unless the United States moved quickly to provide economic aid. In a statement released on his arrival here from the Pacific, MrNutt said "the people of Ma nila cheered and danced in the streets when American bombers appeared overhead, and wcttr Jubilant when the Americans re turned." "Now the rosy promises we gave the Philippine people through the war years have fad ed away. Their cities are still in shambles; their economy is in ruins. We have failed to pro vide the necessary economic cli mate for a productive economy. That economy is based on free trade with the United States." Hitler Mute and Deaf After 1944 Assassination Attempt Nuernberg, Feb. 1 (U.R) Adolf Hitler was muto and deaf for "several weeks" after the at tempt to assassinate him on July 20, 1944, Marshal Wilhclm Kcl tel was revealed today to have told allied officers. Kielcl and Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl, both defendants in the war crimes trial, also were Injured seriously enough to require cor rective operations, according to information made available to the United Press. "There was a blinding flash and resounding explosion." Kie tel told allied officers. He was hurled backward by the blast which wrecked temporary frame hut la which Hitler was Leased Wire NO. 266. Missing (Arm Ttlephota) Cant- W. P. BrlRgs, pilot of New York-bound United Air Lines Muln linrr, missing between Boise, Iclnho, and Denver, Colo. Plane carried 18 passengers and crew of three. . 2 IN G. PASS FIRE Grants Pass, Feb. 1 Between $30,000 and $40,000 damage was caused to the Hotel Del Rogue and the Sequin Club, In connec tion with the hotel, when fire of unknown origin - broke out about 3:10 a. m. today. Fire Chief Homer Grable was confined to hospital this after noon, having been overcome by smoke while combatting the blaze. R. S. Levins, Grants Pass, was released from the hospital today after jumping from, his third story window to a roof one story from the ground. Seventeen rooms in the south wing of the hotel, owned by Rex Godding, were damaged, most of them by water although fire and smoke did considerable dam age. None of the other rooms were damaged, it was reported All rooms in the hotel were oc cupied. The blaze broke out in the foyer of the Sequin Club, spread ing quickly to the ante room and Hie club proper, which was prac tically destroyed. Gambling Devices Banned At Bend Bond, Feb. 1 (U.R) Deschutes county law enforcement officials have banned all forms of gam bling, Including slot machines and amusement devices suspect ed of payoffs In the county in an unheruldcd surprise move. The order affects nil so-collcd men's resorts, clubs and frater nal organizations with club II- 15 CENT WAGE HIKE ACCEPTED AT GENEVA New York, Feb. 1 (U.R) llourly-rnted employes of the Geneva Steel Plant, Geneva, Utnh, have voted to accept an offer of a wage increase of 15 cents an hour offered by United States Steel Corp., it was an nounced today. holding a staff meeting, and Hitler was thrown into his arms. "For some reason that day the fuehrer decided to hold a noon conference in the frame hut rather than the inforccd concrete shelter where It nor mally would have killed us all. "But the fllmy wooden walls simply splintered and hurst into the air, permitting the blast force to escape. Kietel said Hitler's arm was injured, his hearing and power of speech destroyed temporar ily. Some five months later Hit ler underwent an operation by the same surgeon who operated on Keitel and Jodl, and the fueh fur i Ucaiiiig was lutotcd. I ? s . a -a 'f 1 J OF BEING FOSTERED IS WORD TO British Helping Greek Mon archist Factions Is Claim; Bevin in Quick Answer. London, Feb. 1 (U.R) Soviet Delegate Andrei Vishinsky told the United Nations security court ell today that Russia "insists on the speedy and unconditional withdrawal of British forces from Greece." In a cold dispassionate de nunciation of Britain's policy In Greece, Vishinsky said that the presence of British troops In that country was "entirely un justified." He said Greece was threaten ing the new-found peace of Eu rope and that the British were helping Greek monarchist fac tions create a "reign of terror." Bavin Replies British Foreign Minister Ern est Bovin rose Immediately to challenge the Russian delegate's remarks and said bluntly that he believed the situation waa interpreted by Vishinsky called for more rather than fewer Brit ish troops in Greece. Vishlnsky's long speech about the "terror" In Greece and the lack of law and order, Bovin said ironically, "points not to necessity for withdrawal of British troops but to the impera tive necessity for putting mora there." Bevin opened his defense of British policy by admitting tha Soviets had brought up the ques tion many times, but always a counter-attack by the Russian! whenever we discussed other parts of Europe." Stalin Satisfied He said Generalissimo Stalin was satisfied with the British, explanation given during the Yalta conference and quoted Stalin as saying he.had complete confidence in the British policy in Greece. Vishinsky spoke for mora than an hour in presenting tha Russian demand for prompt withdrawal of the British from Greece. He quoted profusely from antl-Brltlsh protests mada recently by left-wing Greek lead en and warned the present gov ernment of Greece that It waa "maknlg a mistake In not meas uring the consequences of tha presence of foreign troops." Then he dropped a veiled hint of "mysterious circumstancea" surrounding the sudden resigna tion this week of the head o the Greek delegation to the UNO, John Soflanopouloi. Then he stated hli govern ment's view that the British should leave Greece as quickly as possible because their pres ence was being "used by reac tionaries" as an excuse for fur ther Internal fighting. The Greek Issue was brought before the council after UNO financial experts had reconw mended adoption of a provision al UNO budget for 1946 of $24,. 978,000; E S.P. NEAR WEST FORK pivlre was restored on tha Southern Pacific line between here and Roseburg today after workmen removed a slide from the tracks at West Fork near Glendale, according to Robert Holmes, district traffic agent for the company. Holmes re ported that the track was cov ered eight feet In depth for a distance of about 50 feet. Passengers on the northbound train last night were transfer roH tn hnsses at Grants Pass and put on the train again at Rose burg, Holmes reported, and tha some procedure was followed with southbound passenger this morning. Express and mail were hauled by truck. VET SERVICE OFFICER IN LIBERTY BUILDING Jack Murray, veterans' serv ice officer for Jackson county, has onened offices in rooms 407- 408 in the Liberty building. Main and Grape streets. The of fice la fully equipped with all the necessary blanks. Murray recently returned from Portland where he underwent a course o instruction. Subscribers IT yon to tfbt rH yomr paper telephone 1141 or 4st htlore ?:) p.m. On Sunday U 1141 or 4914 l.re I3:lt p.m.
