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f Subscribers WEATHER Medford Tribune FORKCAST: clar with froit to nlihl. Flr and illihlly rm er Tueiday. Temp. Highest Yesterday si Lowest this Morning H 32 Prec. to 4:10 A.M. Today 01 To report improper or non delivery of tftt Mall Tribune phone 2-6141 belore 8r4P m- dally sod 10:30 . m. Sunday. If reftilar delivery arrives hortly after you call, pleas notify office, thuf eliminating special meatenier eervlce. United Press Full Lease Wire United Press Full Lease Wire 44th Year 10 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1950 No. 292 M INJU w LTQ 1 m jEUm) 'Obsession' Forced Air Shot, Dr. Sander Claims Explanations Of Injection Given By Star Witness Patient Already Dead, o. Accused Asserts Manchester. N. M., Mar. 6 U.P Dr. Hermann N. Sander calmly testified today that an "obsessibn" forced him to pump air into a cancer patient he be lieved already dead. "Something snapped in me." was Dr. Sander's explanation of the air injection that brought him to trial charged with the "mercy murder" of the patient Mrs. Abbie C. Borroto, 59. Was Already Dead Dr. Sander, testifying as his own star witness, maintained Mrs. Borroto was dead of can cer when he plunged his hypo dermic needle into her arm. Thus, he contended, he could not have killed her to spare her further suffering. "It was just the appearance of her face and the remembrance of her long suffering that might have touched me off and made me do something that doesn't make sense." he said. "It was an irrational behav ior and I don't think I can ex plain it ... I was obsessed to do it.l' Dr. Sander began his dramatic testimony with a statement that the novel "Magnificent Obses sion" by Lloyd C. Douglas in spired him to become a physi cian. That was under the friendly questioning of his counsel who drew from him the assertion that Mrs. Borroto wns dead when he entered her Hillsborough county hospital room last December 4. Atmosphere Changes The atmosphere changed about an hour and a half later when the state's chief prosecutor. At torney General William L. Phin ney, began his cross-examination and asked his boyhood chum questions designed to send the latter to prison for life. But Dr. Sander maintained his position that "I knew she was dead" when he injected air into Mrs. Borroto's arm. "You had an obsession to In ject air into the veins of this poor, dead soul?" snapped Phin ney to the physician who once was his pal. "That's right," said Dr. San der. "And you can't tell us why?" persisted Phinney. "That's right," repeated the accused doctor. Finally, however, Dr. Sander amplified his answer by adding that "the very fact she was dead gave me assurance I could do her no harm." Under direct examination, Dr. Sander said "I never had any I intention to kill Mrs. Borroto . . .1 never told anybody I killed Mrs. Borroto." Sprinkle Of Rain And Snow Moistens Valley A light sprinkle of rain spatter ed the valley last night, and was measured at .01 of an inch at the Medford weather bureau. At ele .vations only slightly higher than the city, it fell as snow, and sur rounding hills were dusted with white this morning. Clear and continued cold were forecast for tonight and tomor row. It may frost lightly tonight, the bureau said. Minimum tem perature here last night was 32 degrees. Bidault Ends By Asking Confidence Vote Paris, Mar. 8 U.R) Premier Georges Bidault suddenly si lenced a four-day communist fili buster in the national assembly todav by demanding a vote of confidence on powers to imprison communist strike agitators in chains. At the same time a strike on the Paris bus and subway sys tems, called by communist union leaders, closed virtually all bus lines and 12 of the city's 15 sub way lines. The demand for a vote of con fidence automatically ended four tlays of riotous assembly debate n the government's anti-sabotage bill. Debate was marked by bloody fist fights when commun ists attacked right-wing deputies. KING GEORGE OPENS BRITISH PARLIAMENT London. March 6 (U.R) Prime Minister Clement Attlee said today hii government intends to put into effect a law nationaliz ing iron and steel despite the laborites' bare seven-vote majority in commons. "There is nothing lo be done in the matter immediately." Att lee told the new house at its first business session. "But that statute is on the statute books, and our purpose is to give effect to acts passed by parliament." His statement indicated the government intended, as sketched in King George's speech a few hours earlier, to introduced no "con tentious" legislation at this session. London. Mar. 8 (U.R) King George VI formally opened par liament today with a promise that the labor government would pigeonhole all controversial leg istion during the coming year. No "contentious" portions of the labor government's socialist program will be brought before parliament unless full employ ment and Britain's national well being are threatened, the king said. Nationalisation Unmentioned The king's speech, written for him by Prime Minister Clement Attlee's labor government, skipped all direct mention of such controversial labor govern ment proposals as nationaliza tion. Attlee campaigned on a prom ise to continue nationalization. His majority in commons was so slight, however seven seats that he and his cabinet agreed to call a halt to the nationalization, program. The king's speech was ex tremely short and was one of the least informative to be delivered to the opening of parliament in many years. It reflected the precarious po sition of the labor government and its determination not to clash in commons with the op position over controversial leg islation. In the field of foreign affairs the only notable mention in volved the problem of atomic energy. Churchill Ignored The king ignored Conservative Leader Winston Churchill's elec tion campaign appeal for Britain to take the lead in arranging an other Big Three meeting with Premier Josef Stalin of Russia. He said the labor government Census Exams To Be Held Again Tuesday Due to a stenographic error in typing examination notices, exams for jobs as 1950 census enumerators in this area will be held again tomorrow on the same schedule as they were run today The exams were officially scheduled and announced for to day in the courtroom of the fed' cral building (post office) but a number of notices were mailed to applicants ordering them to appear for examination Tuesday. In order to resolve the confu sion, Guy D. Corliss, assistant district supervisor, bureau of the census, said this noon that he will conduct the examinations again tomorrow at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. By noon today. 51 applicants had turned in examinations, Cor liss said. Fifty-five enumerators are required for the job. In or der to make the eligible list ap plicants must make a grade of 10 or above. Successful appli cants will be chosen from those with the highest grades above 10. Final appointments will not be known until all exams are graded in from seven to ten days. Filibuster The assembly adjourned at 10 a. m. after a 13-hour all-night session when Bidault called for a confidence vote. One full day must elapse before such a vote can be taken. The earliest the as sembly could meet again, there fore, would be one minute after midnight Wednesday. The bill opposed so bitterly by the communists is designed to break the communist labor of fensive against American arms shipments to France. It provides solitary confine ment sentences In chains for strike agitators and the death penalty for the destruction of military supplies. The commun ists have promised to use both lacucs to nait American arms shipments. would do everything within its power to reach an agreement on the tremendous problem" of atomic energy but only through the United Nations. In general the king's speech was routine, indicating Attlee's determination to carry on with a "caretaker" government pro gram only. At only one place did the king speaking for the labor govern ment threaten to proceed with controversial issues. "In view of the restricted time available and the heavy volume of financial business to be transacted, my government proposes only a limited program of legislation for the present ses sion," the king said. IdenlilyOTT 'Sea Monster' Still Mystery Dclakc, Ore., Mar. 6 (U.R) Laymen and experts measured, felt and sniffed at a 22-foot "sea monster'' today but nobody could offer a name for the mys terious blob of marine flesh. Sightseers, whalemen, biolo gists and deep sea fishermen examined the 1, 000-pound "thing ' as it lay beached and chained to a piling near the point where it was washed up Saturday. Nobody had any idea what it was. It appeared that the experts would have to identify the thing in a hurry. It was beginning to smell. Monster Has Tail The "monster" had a 6-foot tail protruding from its six-foot long body. A half-dozen or more smaller "tails" radiated from the body. One curious beach dweller stuck his arm into the creature's "mouth" up to the elbow with out learning anything particu larly interesting. Above the mouth, which was big enough to accommodate a dinner plale, the head featured two slits, appar ently eye sockets. Biologists from Oregon Stale college and the University of Washington cut samples of the beasts' flesh for microscopic studies but hazarded no opinion as to its specie. Delnkc Mayor Leslie Wolf said its skin resembled a matted fishing net. Some fishermen said it was whale blubber and others said it wasn't. Both agreed the meat was while. Virus Pneumonia Fatal To Edgar Lee Masters Melrose Park, Pa., Mar. 6 (U.R) Edgar Lee Masters. 80 poet-author of "Spoon River Anthology," died early today in a convalescent home. He was stricken with virus pneumonia three days ago. Masters, one of the nation's best known poets, had been more or less an invalid since an attack of pneumonia in Decem ber. 1943. His second wife. Ellen, 30 years his junior, was with him when he died. He also is sur vived by their son, Hillary, 21. Washington newspaper man. and two children by his former marriage. School Merger Revote Scheduled Tonight Central Point, Mar. 6 UR) Qualiifed voters in Consolidat ed school district No. 6 and Tolo district No. 98 will ballot from 7 to 8 p.m today on merger. The elections constitute re votes which were made neces sary by a bonding company's interpretation. District No. 6 residents will vote at the Cen tral Point school gvmnnsium and Tolo patrons will ballot at a garage on the Richard Savage farm. S x w- ... "- 4 e (Arm TrXrphottt) END OF COAL STRIKE SADDENED ONE-Although happy the coa! strike is over, Clint Conjter ex. presses sadness as he ponders what to do with eight tons of high-grade coal, which is only slightly less ex pensive than gold. Conger trucked the coal to Cleveland from Pomeroy, O.. a distance of 250 miles, only to be greeted by Clevelanders reluctant to pay the $30 -a-ton he asked because end of the strike promised4 more and cheaper coal. He wouldn't say what the coal cost him Just "plenty." Air Force Considers Dropping B-52 Jet Bomber From Plans Washington. M.ir. 6 U.R1 The air force disclosed officially today that it is considering drop ping the B-52 Boeing jet bomber as successor to the B-36 in its heavy bomber program. No Decision Reached No decision has been reached, (he air force said. It said, how ever, that studies are being made to determine how the Con vair B-36 may be beefed, up and altered in design and power. In response to reporters' in quiries, the air force issued this statement: "As part of its continuous re view of existing and planned pro grams, the air force is examin ing among other things the plans for the B-52. "No decision has yet been reached whether the B-52 will be dropped from its present posi tion as the planned successor of the B-36. Studies arc being made to determine the extent to which the B-36 may logically be expected to develop with changes in design and power. "In addition to its other re sponsibilities v the air force has an obligation to maintain to the fullest extent practicable the health of the air craft industry. The Boeing company of Seattle, which develops the B-52, will continue as a vital part of the industry in air force planning re gardless of the decision which may be reached on the B-52." Meteor Explosion Possibility Checked Eugene, Ore., Mar. 6 U.R) Oregon scientists today were checking the possibilities that it was a meteor explosion that shook the Eugene area Sunday morning. But Eugene police expressed opinion that it was a man-made blast at a rock quarry near Fernridge lake, 10 miles west of here. Dr. J. Hugh Pruitt. University of Oregon astronomer, said he was checking the possibilities that the explosion, felt for a 40 mile radius, was caused by an exploding meteor. At Oregon State college in Corvallis. 40 miles north of Eugene, scientists were studying the Oregon State seismograph to sec if the blast was recorded on the instrument. The explosion shook Eugene about 11:50 a. m. Sunday and reports of similar shocks came from communities as far as 20 miles in all directions from what was believed the center of the explosion. LeBrun, Twice French President, Succumbs Paris, Mar. 6 'URi Albert LeBrun, 78, one-time farm boy who twice was elected president of France, died today of pneu monia. Death came at 7:30 a. m Paris time, In his home here. He had been in retirement since 1944. LeBrun had been seriously ill at his home for the last 10 doys He is survived by a son. Jean LeBrun, and a married daugh ter. Mme. Jean Freyssinard. LrBrun was one of the few statesmen ever to be elected president of France twice. But did not finish his second t?rm .because the Germans Interned ihim in 1 043. Since the war, he I . r !.! limn in Paris nursing home. It is reported that the air force is considering replacing the B-36's six piston engines with new turbo-prop engines which would enable the giant craft to fly higher and faster in jet air warfare. Wing Design studied It Is reDortcd also that the air force is considering modifying i the B-36's conventional wing ij'ilh a- swept-back-design some what similar to the air force's Boeing medium range B-47 jel bomber. The proposed changes in the air force's bomber procurement program are reportedly dictated Two State Hospital Patients Are Sought Salem. Ore., Mar. 6 'U.R) A state hospital patient who was committed when ho was 15 af ter killing a Pendleton taxicab driver was sought by state po lice today. He walked away from the hospital here Sunday night while he was on ground parole. Ervin Embysk, now 28. was committed to the hospital here in 1937 from the Eastern Oregon state hospital at Pendleton, where he was confined after con fessing to the killing of Howard Gwin, 28-year-old taxi driver Embysk had engaged Gwin to drive him to Pilot Rock. On the way, Embysk shot the driver twice with a .22 caliber revolv er, then robbed him of $5, state police said their records show. Hospital attendants said Em bysk was regarded as harmless. He had been a ground parolee for several years and allowed to roam the institution and its grounds at will. Eugene Harshberger, 26. r ceived from Portland in 1038, also walked away from the hos pital while he was on ground parole Sunday night. Attendants said he, also, was regarded as harmless. The hospitnl said both were still missing today. Two Holdup Men Slain In Portland Portland.' Ore.. Mar. 6 Two holdup men were shot and killed last night when they attempted to loot a Portland grocery store. Eugene Archibald. 60. father-in-law of the owner of the store. came out shooting from the rear nf the store when he heard his daughter. Mrs. Lauriel B'-lirens. 25. tell two strangers that her father and husband were In the kitchen. "Leave enough money so we can open in the morning." Mrs. Behrens said in a raised voice. One of the holdup men, later identified as Henry Douglas Smith. 36. scurried toward the rear of the store. Archibald shot him twice and he fell on the kitchen floor. Stepping Into the store sec tion, Archibald encountered the other man, Jay W, Harris. 25, of West Linn. Ore., who had a pis tol pointed at Archibald. Both men fired. Harris was hit In the head and Archibald was wound ed in the wrist. Washington, Mar. 6 (U.R) President Truman told congres sional leaders today he will send congress this week about a half- I ArxTftn nAw tilani fni mtroattir. ling government agencies. bv hard money facts. Under the defense department's $13,000,- 000,000 budget, about $2,000,. 000.000 is for aircraft procure ment. Of this about one-third goes lo naval aviation. The changes, some reports said would enable the air force to do the same job with less money. Two Meetings Sef To Discuss Soil Two meetings to help spread Information about soil conserva tion districts have been schedul ed in the county, for March 15 aid 16. A referendum to deter mine whether a district will be formed in Jackson county will be held March 22 and County Agent W. B. Tucker said today every effort is being made to In form landowners about the pur pose and function of the districts so that voting in the referendum will reflect an Informed opinion. Wednesday, March 15, an open informational meeting will be held in the Central Point Grange hall and Thursday, March 16, a similar meeting will be held In the Eagle Point Grange hall. Both sessions will begin at 8 p.m. To Show Pictures Two sound pictures will be shown "This is Our Land," and "In Common Cause." They depict the history of soil conservation services and the need for con servation practices. Howard E. Cushman, execu tive secretary of the slate soil conservation committee, and Otto Bohnert, Central Point, a member of the stale committee, will attend both meetings. Precinct Workers to Seek Election Here Both democratic and republi can party workers today were swinging much of their attention from candidates for public of fice to the need for precinct committeemen and women to handle electioneering at the grass roots level. Friday is the filing deadline for both candi dates seeking nomination to county, state, and national posi tion Jf'or those running for elec tion as precinct committeemen and women. While each day's mail brings In several new filings for pre cinct committee men and wom en, there, arc still a number of vacancies that will go unfilled unless the tempo of filings in creases by Friday.- Party work ers point out that much of the difficulty in finding candidates for all the county's precincts was created by the recent revamping of precinct boundaries that rais ed the total number of precincts from (18 to 84. Many voters are still confused as to which pre cinct they live in but arrange ments have been made by the county clerk's office to publish maps showing the new precinct designations. Issue Appeals Mrs. C. L. Hopkins, vice-chairman of the republican county central committee, and Mrs. Ed ward C. Kelly, chairman of the democratic county central corn- i mittre today bolh issued ap pedis to mcmben of theif par FULL PRODUCTION EXPECTED WITHIN NEXT 24 HOURS Pittsburgh, Mar. 6 (UP) Signing of a new wage-boosting contract sent more than 175,000 Unit ed Mine workers back to work in the nation's soft coal pits today and full production was expected within 24 hours. The back-to-work movement gained momentum by the hour as local unions met for formal action on the settlement. In keeping with UMW tradition, thou sands of the miners refused to work until UMW Presi dent John L. Lewis' telegrams announcing the agree ment arrived. With the reopening of the mines, railroads and heavy industry, hard hit by the coal shortage, started the climb back to normal. U. S. Steel, which had cut Pittsburgh district operations to 53 per cent, brought its coke production back to normal and turned on the heat in eight of the 14 blast furnaces banked. Mine field stores were jammed with miners' wives stocking up their depleted pantries. Credit, which some companies had cut off to strikers, auto matically was restored. A bread truck operator in the Waynesburg, Pa., district said his supplies were exhausted long before he had completed his round. Stores reported they had sold out of sandwich meals. In western Pennsylvania, 12,500 of the district's 50,000 miners returned. Operators said the number will swell to 25.000 by night and full production will be reached tomorrow. About 25 per cent of central Pennsylvania1 55,000 miners were working and the remainder were holding strike-ending meet ings. West Virginia reported wa, 000 of its 118,000 miners back. Illinois' 24,000 UMW members were returning. Reopening of mines in Kansas and Missouri awaited signing of a district contract. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., which operates three mines in western Pennsylvania employ ing 4.500 men, reported its men didn't show up. "They've called a meeting for this afternoon and "we expect to get on the "cat eye' shift to night," A J & L official' said. Sid Grauman Dies At Hollywood Hospital Hollywood, Mar. 6 (U.R) Famed Hollywood Showman Sid Grauman, 70, died yesterday at Cedars of Lebanon hospital of a heart ailment. Grauman, who Immortalized the foot and handprints of screen stars in cement, died al most alone after being in the hospital 11 days. Only his phy sician, Dr. Myron Prinzmcntal, and his secretary, Gertrude Skall, were present. He had no close relatives. Fu neral arrangements were incom plete. Born Sidney Patrick Grau man in Indianapolis, Intl., he came to Hollywood when it be came the center of the budding movie industry. ties for assistance in filling the remaining vacancies. Mrs. Hopkins said "the duties of these offices arc varied, for the men and women elected arc Jointly responsible for all party activity within their precincts A well-organized county central committee means that a well-or ganized campaign can be carried out with the greatest degree of efficiency and effectiveness. She said she appealed to all "loyal and Interested republi cans" to make themselves per sonally responsible for seeing that candidates are filed by March 10 for the offices of pre cinct committee man and woman in every precinct in the county. Said Educational' Mrs. Kelly characterized the precinct Jobs as essentially edu catlonal in nature. "If the pre cinct posts go unfilled," she said, "there cannot be a campaign based on full and adequate infor mation on candidates and issues In the coming general election She pointed out that committee men and women were respon sible for the personal contact of every voter in their precinct to see that they voted and that they were Informed about the offices and issues at stake before they marked their ballots. A list of candidates for pre cinct pots who have filed their Intention to seek election so far as published on page five of to day s Mail Tribune. New Coal Contract Seen As Possible Strike Eliminator Washington, Mar. ft (U.P.) A top coal industry official hoped today that -the new contract .- with John L. Lewis' bituminous miners would lead to elimina tion of strikes in the soft coal fields. George H. Love, chief spokes man for the northern and west ern producers, said the wage agreement signed after nine months of strikes, court suits and angry and often fruitless bar gaining offers the industry its "first real opportunity for stab ility in the last decade." . Lewis Pleased He hoped, he added, that it it will promote "such mutual understanding that we will, do away with coal strikes in the future." Lewis appeared to be equally pleased by the outcome, telling newsmen that his United Mine Workers were "naturally grate ful over .the settlement." The agreement, which may set a pattern for settling deadlocked negotiations with anthracite pro ducers, will add an estimated 25 to 35 cents a ton to the nation's fuel bill. It grants the soft coal miners a pay Increase of 70 cents a day, raising their daily wage to $14.75. Welfare Payments Up Industry payments to the un ion's coveted health and welfare fund are boosted from 20 to 30 cents a ton with the promise that the fund soon will start paying benefits again. In return, the operators ob tained a 28-month contract which cannot be reopened for any rea son before April, 1951. This ap parently assured at least a year of peace in the soft coal fields. Other provisions in the new contract: 1. Elimination of the "willing and able" clause which operators claimed enabled Lewis to con trol production by calling sud den strikes. 2. Limitation of the "memor ial periods" for mine disasters to about five days a year. Union Shop Ban 3. A ban on the union shop unless Lewis obtains it through a national labor relations board election, or unless the courts rule that a union shop outside NLRB procedure is legal. The issue now Is in the courts, Lewis can not use the board's services be cause he has not signed a non communist affidavit. 4. Retains Lewis as union trustee of the welfare board. The neutral trustees will be Charles A. Owen, former presi dent of the Imperial Coal Co., with headquarters in New York. Medford Polio Victim Removed To Eugene A 12-year-old Medford girl suf fering from polio was taken to Sacred Heart hospital, Eugene, Saturday evening by Perl ambu lance, the ambulance service re ported. The girl's doctor here said that the disease was in an early stage but that she was "very sick." The rase is the second one this I year In Jackson county, accord ing to the county health oxiict. -'1
