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Newspaper Page TextAnti-British Riots Bre? V Out in Madras As Bombay Mutiny Quelled STRIKERS BATTLE CIVIL POLICE AT Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night, becoming cloudy Tuetday. Showers In moun tain. Little change la tem perature. Temp. Hlffhett Yesterday ... . 50 lowest this Morning 33 Pree. To 4:30 A. M. Today .09 Medford United Press Full Leased Wire Tribune Unltad Pi-mi Full Lad Wlr Fortieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1946. NO. 286. New Trouble Threatens to Disrupt Uneasy Truce Gandhi In Effort to Pacify msm 11 iii r i i ii fiii .Bombay, Feb. 25 (U.R) Anti-British rioting broke out in the Indian east coast port of Madras today as authorities re stored order in Bombay after four days of mutiny11 and mob violence in which 231 persons were killed and 1,066 injured. Dispatches from Madras said striking transport and factory workers stoned British military trucks and battled civil police forces around the city railway station. Protest Strike There was no immediate word on the casualties at Ma dras, where the workers de clared a general strike in pro test against the British suppres sion of the Indian navy mutiny and civilian rioting in Bombay. The outbreak threatened to disrupt the uneasy truce pre vailing in Bombay, where Brit ish headquarters ordered five courts of inquiry established to investigate last week's mutiny and the subsequent rioting. Mahandas K. Gandhi was scheduled to meet this after noon in Poona with ,the Aga Khan and the Newab of Bhopal in an effort to work out a peaceful settlement of the dis orders. Cairo, Feb. 25 U.R) A high ranking senator said today that Premier Ismail Sidky Pasha has sent a note to the British gov ernment blaming British troops for causing the fatal rioting in Cairo last Thursday. Sidki succeeded in getting student and labor leaders to call off a general strike schedul ed for today, promising them that he would do his utmost to fulfill their demands for with drawal of British troops from Egypt. The Premier promised the youth leaders that political de velopments "ia.lhe.Jiext few days probably would ease the present tension between Bri tain and Egypt. E J. Frank Carson of Butte Falls was named foreman of the new grand jury drawn at the opening of the February term of circuit court today. Other members are: Frank Carter, Gold Hill; Don H. Cruikslfank and Orville A. Eden, both Medford; John P. Daugher ty and Clinton H. Dunlap, both Ashland, and Arthur C. Davies, Jacksonville. i It was expected that the grand jury session would conclude its work late today. The auto damage suit of Billie Ekeetcrs and husband against Fred Svinth, all' of Prospect, scheduled for jury trial today, was settled out of court. The petit jurors called for service were excused by the court sub ject to call. INJURED BY CAR James H. Owen, 15 Keene Way drive, is in Sacred Heart hos pital with injuries sustained when struok by a Rogue Valley bus driven by Joe E. Kingsley, on Central ave. near the Cratcr ian theater at about 2:10 p. m. to day. Mr. Owen, former superin tendent of the Medford corpora tion and widely known in the valley, was said to be uncon ; scious and to have head lacera tions. i Owen had just arrived in the UI3UIII, UUVIIIg brought to town by his wife who returned home immediately. Doctors were summoned from the Fluhrer building and the un conscious man was later taken to the hospital in the Conger-Morris ambulance. There are about 96 million seres of sagebrush lands on the western range. Subscribers To report Improper or non delivery of the Mil! Tribune phone 49.fl ketween nd 7:3 p. m. dailv. and t a.m.(ol2:lt p. ra. Sunday. Questioned K ' (Acme Tetephoio Alonzo Flores, 30, was arrested in Loa Angeles, Calif., for questioning in connection with kidnaping of six-year-old Rochelle Gluskoter, missing since Friday. Flores served a five month sentence In 1940 for a sex offense. ILLEGALLY TRIED Washington, Feb. 25 (U.R The supreme-court today declar ed unlawful the wartime mili tary trials of two civilians under martial law in the Hawaiian is lands. Justice Hugo L. Black deliv ered the 6 to 2 opinion. ' The two Hawaiian civilians were convicted io provost courts that were established by the U. S. army in the islands during the war. Embezzlement Charged Harry E. White, a Honolulu stockbroker, was sentenced to a five-year prison term for em bezzlement. He was tried before a military court on Aug. 25, 1942, but sought freedom on a writ of habeas corpus in 1944. Lloyd C. Duncan, a naval worker, was tried by the mili tary on March 2, 1944, and given a six-months prison sentence for assault and battery on two ma rine sentries at the Pearl Har bor navy yard. The U. S. district court for Hawaii granted writs of habeas corpus to both White and Dun can ruling provost trials in both instances invalid. Hie ninth cir cuit court of appeals reversed their judgments, remanding the men to the custody of the army. No Military Offense In appealing to the supreme court. White contended that he was tried by a military tribunal for an offense in no way related to military operations and that the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in the territory was illegal in 1944. Duncan claimed that the rul ing against him would create a precedent which would permit "the complete suppression of civil government in time of war after a declaration of martial law." Stalin Supreme Over Red Forces London, Feb. 25 U.R The Moscow radio announced to night that Premier Stalin had been appointed commissar for armed forces and supreme com mander in chief of all Soviet forces by a decree of the Supreme Soviet. BEBE HAS BABE Chicago. Feb. 25 iU.RI Bebc and her offspring were do ing nicely today, but the stork was exhausted from his swim. Bebe, the 3.500 pound hippo potamus at the Brookfield Zoo. gave birth to her sixth calf yesterday in the tepid water of the hippopotamus pool. , urn COST OF L BY NEWjflCY Eccles Sees Possibility Ten Per Cent Rise Now 30 .Per Cent Above Pre-War Washington, Feb. 25 (U.R) Federal Reserve Board Chair man Marriner S. Eccles said to day there was a possibility the cost of living may increase by another 10 per cent under Pres ident Truman's new wage-price policy. Eccles told the house banking committee that the cost of liv ing now is 30 per cent higher than during the period imme diately preceding the war. May Reach 40 Pet. "I should think that with the increased wages and prices un er the new wage-policy," he said, "there is a possibility, ac cording to some estimates, of an increase to a maximum of 40 per cent. "I think that if the cost of living can be held to 40 per cent over the pre-war cost then we will have done a good job in view of the large public financing." - Eccles testified in- support of a bill to continue the price con trol law for another year after the June 30 expiration date. He told the committee that "wage increases can only be justified when they can be met out of in creased productivity and pro fits without increasing prices." , Control Needed He said it would be highly dangerous to remove price con trols in an effort to increase production, as some groups, in cluding the national association of manufacturers, have propos ed. "To argue against all price controls," Eccles said, "is like arguing against all vaccination; that it is better to contract smallpox and take a chance on recovering from it rather than to take preventative measures." Eccles testified at committee hearings on extending price and rent controls beyond the pres ent June 30 expiration date. Eccles said the supply of money in the hands of those who want to spend is greater today than ever before Majority of Think New , In spite of the "griping" com monly heard in recent days about the installation of parking meters in Medford, a majority of motorists believe they will ease the parking situation and are re signed to their use, a survey made this morning by Tribune reporters indicates. Some main tained they were "a nuisance" and would result in many people paying fines because they would forget, but a large majority thought the good points over shadowed the inconvenience. . The prediction that many "would forget" to put the neces sary coins In the meters was borne out by city police who cited about 50 persons before noon today. It was noted during the sur vey that almost all of the per sons had used the meters in other coast cities, indicating their widespread use by other munici palities. Some of the comments were as follows: WARREN MEE, 1600 Crown street, parking In front of Adrienne's: "Thi'y're a good thing but a lot of people who never paid fines in their lives will be paying because they (meters) are so- easy to forget." Mee has experienced meters be fore in Richmond, Cal. A. N. POTTER, 32 Myrtle street, stopping in front of Mann's department store: "1 Russian Freezeout F ostered By Big-4 Fascists Is Claim Washington, Feb. 25 (U.R) Elements within the American, British and French governments were accused today of deliber ately fostering Big Four disunity in an apparent effort to create a three-power western bloc against Russia. Russell A. Nixon, former of ficial of the American Military government in Germany, told a senate subcommittee that this trend was evident in the fact that the United States, Britain and France had squeezed Russia out of the Allied hunt for German assets in neutral countries. If Russia were allowed to join in, Nixon said, it would "lay bare the Fascist or reactionary regimes in countries such as Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden and Argentina and would reveal all the elements of collaboration of certain interests in the Allied countries with these regimes." L Central Point, Feb. 25 Bids for the work of installing new water mains and the main con necting the city with the Med ford water system will be open ed at 7:30 p.m. today when the council meets here. Submission of nine or ten bids is expected according to City Recorder Guy Tex who states the exact number can not be predicted since a majority of the bidders may apply in per son. Tex has received 17 re quests for plans on the project. Survivors Taken From Russian Ship Kodiak. Alaska, Feb. 25 U.R) Three Russian rescue ships have removed survivors and stores from the wallowing bow of the storm-halved tanker Donbass, wrecked by north Pa cific storms, and have refused offered American aid, navy headquarters here said today. The American tanker Pucnte Hills Friday had removed 23 Russian crewman and women from the stern half of the Don bass, and after making tow lines fast has started to haul the aft-section to Seattle, or Portland. Parking Motorists System Improvement guess they're all right. You can find a place to park now." He stated that he had used parking meters a good many times while traveling in the northwest. KENNETH KAMBURG, 740 W. Jackson street; parking in front of Anders' photo shop: "Personally, I don't like them. They're Just a nuisance." Ham burg has previously experienced the devices in Portland. LOUISE PHILLIPS, 1104 W. Fourth street, parked In front of The Shack: "I think they're all right. I'm kind of used to them. I've used them before In Eugene." R. E. GILMORE, 735 W. 14lh street, stopping in front of Adrienne's: "I don't mind them They're all right with me. At least you can find a place to park." He has utilized the ma' chines In Sacramento. MRS. J. O. COOKSEY, wife of Cooksey Motors owner, de positing her first coin In front of the Nu Way Cleaners: "1 think they're swell." She thought the devices eased the parking situa tion and particularly liked the necessity for having to put pen nies, only, in for short time park ing. W. C. LATOURETTE, J317.N Riverside avenue, commenting on the non-existence of loading zones for commercial vehicles as he hailed briefly in front t Walt's Radio Shop, thought: "It OF FAVOR OVER AFL Stabilization Director Asked By Sen. Bridges To Com ment On Letter Sent CIO Washington, Feb. 25 (U.PJ President Truman today form ally ordered the re-establishment of the Office of Economic Stabilization. Chester Bowles, former price administrator, will be stabiliza tion director. He will take office facing a demand to confirm or deny that he committed himself in advance lo a wage increase policy favor able to the CIO and unfavorable to the AFL or unaffiliated workers. Board Re-Established The executive order also re established the Economic Stabi lization board. It will consist of Bowles, the secretaries of Treas ury, Agriculture, Commerce and Labor, the Federal Loan aamin- istrator, the chairman of the Federal Reserve board, the uua get director, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange commis sion, the Price administrator, the National -liapslng -administrator and the chairman of tne jvauonai Wneo Stabilization board. The board also will include two representatives each of labor, management and agricul ture to be appointed by the pres ident. The request tor a statement by Bowles on his wage-price policy was made by Sen. Styles Bridges, R., N. H., on the basis of a letter he said Bowles sent to CIO Pres ident Philip Murray. Bridges charged that the "out standing feature" on the letter was a "definite promise that, upon becoming stabilization di rector, you would Issue a wage order of great advantage to all steel workers belonging to the CIO and to the distinct disad vantage of all steel workers be longing to the AFL or other unions, or none. If that promise were intended. Bridges wrote Bowles, "do you now consider that you had any right to make such a pledge of favoritism to Mr. Murray before assuming the high office to which you have been named? doesn't make much difference, though, perhaps, It's really too early to tell." MRS. NAOMI HOWARD, housewife who resides on Route 2, and formerly made her home in Portland, said, after deposit ing two coins in front of 128 West Main street with slight dif ficulty: "They're OK, although I've always found parking space before. They will cut out all day parking for purely sight-seeing reasons but It is alright with me. M. R. LEONARD, new city resident now employed at the city reservoir site, pulled up at the curb in the 200 block on West Main and prepared to pay the machine. Ho said: "For short-time parking, meters are fine. Shopping time is cut greatly by finding parking space within a reasonable time." MEAT CUTTER, employed by Quality Market, said: "Deliveries are made with more ease because I need not waste time finding parking space. Then too. I am in favor of paying for parking in Hint it aids customers." DRIVER, for Marsh and Bak cr painter's truck, parked on North Grape street near Main: "I believe the city was very wise In stalling parking meters. My work requires many short stops in the business district and I'll save time and with enforce ment of the new ordinance." Sister Kills Brother's Sweetheart 8Z3 tm .-.ft!!2- ,r-i a ':A I mr , i if. j ' (Acm Telrphoto) Mrs. Amelia Muriel Zambik, 37 (right), who told Los Angeles police she shot and killed her 35-year-old brother's sweetheart, Mrs. Lucille Logan, 26, mother of five, because she thought the girl was ruining his life. The brother, Robert Hnthcock (left), said that he "didn't understand It at all." Commies Look to Unions and Farms For More Members During Turmoil Washington, Feb. 25 (U.R) American communist leaders are calling today for a left wing re cruiting drive looking to a third party movement in the 1048 presidential elections. - Party Secretary William t. Foster has passed the word that "the difficult political and eco nomic problems in lite United States provide an opportunity for recruiting drive whicn will greatly increase the number of his followers. The communists are looking to labor unions and the farms for their recruits. They are depending on the E BALLOT COUNT IN T Buenos Aires, Feb. 25 (U.R) Argentina, once again under a state of siege, today began check ing the estimated 3,100,000 bal lots cast Sunday to determine whether Col. Juan D. Peron will be its next president. First returns In Pcron's con test with Dr. Jose Timborlnl, candidate of the four-pprty demo cratic union coalition, are not expected for two or three days. A complicatec procedure of as sembling and checking ballot boxes comes first. Both Peron and Tamborinl headquarters claimed victory. Dr. Enrique M. Mosca, Tambo rini's running mate, said, "We have won everywhere." Rear Admiral Alberto Tcsalrc, one of Peron's managers, said his re ports showed that Peron had swept the country. Washington, Feb. 25 (U.R) State department officials today adopted a strictly wait-and-see attitude toward the Argentine elections pending announcement of the results. Despite high Interest In the balloting, officials declined to speculate on possible future de velopments In keeping with the policy of non-Intervention in do mestic affairs of other American republics. It Is no sb te secret that If Peron becomes president, rela tlons between Argentina and the United States arc likely to con tlnuc strained The United States "Blue Book" issued on Feb. 11 condemned Peron as a nazl-fa-scist collaborator, whose follow ers sought creation ot a totali ty r i n n state In this hemisphere Bulletin Pentacola. Fie., Feb. 25 (U.R) Riy Mangrum, of Los Angeles, defeated Ben Hogan, of Harsher. Pa., by three strokes to win the $7,500 Pen tacola open golf tournament play-off. political action committee mach inery set up by the Congress of Industrial Organizations to give their third party plans a big boost toward reality. The plans were revealed pub licly yesterday In "The Worker, the Sunday edition of the com munist newspaper organ which Is published In New York. The program means a gradual break with the Truman adminis tration which inherited the sup port of American communists from the late President Roose velt. As of now the communist do mestic program is substantially parallel with Mr. Truman's poli cies although he often is bitterly denounced for failure to go as far as Foster and his advisers desire. But the break is wide open on foreign policy. Amer ican communists take their basic party line from Generalissimo Josef V. Stalin who earlier this month laid the blame for World War II on "monopoly capital ism," which Is the Russian name for private enterprise. With that In mind, the Com munist National committee vot ed for a mass party organization for the mass struggle, the ulti mate objective of which Is stated to be the nationalization of all United States Industry. The re cruiting campaign Is the first step In this program, 'The Worker" explains. few Bates officially filed Final date for candidates to file for nomination in the May 17 primary election is Friday, March 8. under chnntfrMi navenH by the last session of the legisla ture, lo date In this county, the following filings have been made: For county Judge: J. B, (Blln) Coleman, Incum bent, Ralph Billings, and George R. Carter, county clerk, all on the Republican ticket. For sheriff: Howard Gault, Incumbent, and Vera Smith. Anhlnnrl Rnr.til.ll. can, and Dick Baize, Medford, Democratic. Baize is the only Democrat filing to date. Circuit Judge Herbert K. Han na has announced he will seek renomlnation for the Judicial district embracing Jackson and Josephine counties. Circuit judges In this state run on a non partisan ticket. HEDRICK TO SPEAK AT JUNIOR CHAMBER MEET E. H. Hcdrick, city superin tendent of schools, will explain the city school expansion pro gram at a meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at 8 p. m. Tuesday. The meetlnff will hn h1,1 In the Chamber of Commerce office on West Main street and all men between 21 and. 35 years of age are invited, it was stated. PORT PARALYSIS IS Break Comes When CIO Su percargoes and Checkers Union Contract Cancelled Portland, Ore., Feb. 25 (U.R) A strike expected to paralyze the Portland waterfront began at 10 a. m. today when members of the CIO Supercargoes and Checkers union walked out after cancellation of their contract by the waterfront employers of Portland. Contract cancellation by the Employers' association followed failure to reach an agreement with the union over arbitration of the union's demands as to number of checkers to be em ployed. Formerly AFL union 38-78, the unit transferred as 1-40 In ternational Longshoremen and Warehousemen's union (CIO) but failed to obtain war labor board certification. The employers Sun day night agreed to recognize the CIO affiliate as bargaining agent as soon as labor relations board certification Is forthcom ing. PITTSBURGH FACE MIDNIGHT STRIKE By United Press Two great American cities were threatened today with para lyzing strikes. At Pittsburgh a power strike was scheduled for midnight to night. The government made an eleventh-hour effort to avert the walkout. At Houston the AFL Building Trades council ordered 40,000 AFL workers not to report for their jobs tomorrow In a one day sympathy demonstration supporting 700 striking munici pal employes. 886.000 Idle Across the nation, 886,000 workers were kept idle by strikes. At Washington, Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwelleubach asked Duquesne Light Co. and union spokesmen to submit a wage dispute to arbitration if it were not settled before the strike deadline. - Detroit was faced by a new food shortage when 15 bakeries shut down following the strike of AFL teamsters ugalnst one company to support wage de mands. Delroitcrs continued to line up to buy milk in the wake of a dairy workers walkout. In the major developments: 1. Acting City Manager J. M. Nuglo ordered final pay checks made out for striking city em ployes of Houston, whom he said were "considered as having cjult" because they did not report for work this morning. 2. Federal Labor Conciliator Walter Green reported both par tics were making "an honest ef fort" toward settlement of the . Detroit milk strike which hai halted deliveries to nearly two million persons since last Thurs day. Call Off Bus Strike 3. AFL bus drivers for the Chicago and Calumet District Transit company called off a strike, set for 3:30 a. m. today, and agreed to submit their wage dispute to arbitration. 4. Gcncinl Motors and CIO United Auto Workers officials resumed negotiations with at least three major issues barring immediate settlement of their tengthy dispute, now in its B7th day. The same man, A. J. Mussel man, who Invented balloon tires for airplanes also Invented the zipper golf-bug.