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Subscribers WEATHER FORECAST; Decreasing cloudi ness and cooler tonight be coming mostly cloudy with showers Friday. Temp. Highest Yesterday .......... 54 Lowest this Morning 31 Prec. to 4:30 A.M. Today, Trace Medford Tribune To report Improper or non delivery of tht Mail Tribune phone 6141 before 6:45 p. m. dally and 10:30 a. m. Sunday. If retuiar d M r y arrives shortly after you call, please notify office, thus eliminating special messenger service. United Press Full Leas Win United Press Full Lease Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY 44th Year 18 Pages vCH 9, 10 NO. 295 Nl ul m mm N m 100 Children Found Starving In Arizona Labor Camp Phoenix. Arli., Mar. 9 (U.R) One hundred children were found starving to death in a farm labor camp near here and authori ties rushed food today in an attempt to save them. The families in the camp are destitute because a freeie spoiled the crops, throwing them out of work. One father was selling his blood to get food for his children. Many families were living on a diet of flour biscuits and lard gravy. Juvenile Officer John E. Thompson found six children who hadn't eaten in 10 days. "This is the worst case of mass destitution I have rseen." Juvenile Judge Thomas J. Croaff said, in ordering emergency food and medical supplies distributed in the camp. "There are almost 100 children in a starvation condition," Thompson said. "Many of them have distended abdomens." One family of four had no food for most of 30 days, he said. Filing Deadline For Candidates Friday; 3 One more day Friday re mains during which candidates for nomination to public office in the May 19 primary election may file their statements of can didacy. Three aspirants to office in or from Jackson county today made known their candidacy. They are: For slate senator L. Peers Wilmeth, Ashland municipal judge. For county commissioner Al bert Straus, Sams Valley farm er. For justice of the peace, Med ford district Joe Cave, former Medford assistant police chief. Precinct Workers File In addition, a number of ac tive political party workers have filed as candidates as precinct committeemen and women in the 84 precincts of the county, on both party tickets. Judge Wilmeth will seek the democratic nomination for the senate scat now held by William McAllister. Up to noon today, the only other candidate to announce for the , post was Ben Day, at it I Portland Will Seek Senate Seal Salem, Ore., Mar. 9 (U.R) John McBride, whose residence is in Portland but who has been in government service in Wash ington, D. C. for several years, filed his candidacy late Wednes day for United States senator from Oregon. He will seek the republican nomination at the May 19 primary election for the seat now held by Sen. Wayne Morse of Eugene, who is also seeking the republican nomina tion, for re-election. McBride stated as his platform that he will "support and de fend the constitution, the bill of rights, and state rights; and work tirelessly to restore a govern ment of law to replace the pres ent government of irresponsible, power-greedy men who are de basing our currency, draining away our wealth, destroying our domestic economy, and rush ing us headlong down the high way that leads to war, socialism, and economic collapse. World peace and economic stability can be achieved only by the adop tion of a sound monetary system which will guarantee the re demption of paper currency at face value, on demand. I pledge Uo fight for sound currency and sound domestic economy. McBride will have as his bal lot slogan: "For constitutional government, pound money, pro tective tariff, free competitive enterprise." Radio Highlights Radio Station KYJC (1230 kc) will te-breadcast last Tuesday night's amateur hour program which was held at the Craterian theater, tonight at 9 o'clock. The re-broadcast will be for voting purposes. Man Heeds Death Request Of Cancer-Ridden Brother Allentown, Pa., Mar. 9 (U.R) Harold Mohr, 36. yielding to the persistent pleadings of his blind, cancer-ridding brother, killed him with a rifle bullet in their home last night, police said to day. "Last night, Just after supper he arked me to shoot him." Dis trict Attorney Kenneth H. Koch quoted Haroid. "I pondered it. He had often asked the same thing. I finally decided to do it." Harold fired a .30 caliber bul let into the back of his 55-year-old brother Waller as he lay in bed on the second floor of their twin home at nearby Coplay. Koch said. "I'm satisfied." he told police -en a?ked how he felt about his brother's death. Harold Is being held on a homicide charge. Koch laid that More Seek - - . --5. , . swAjif r L. PEERS WILMETH State Senate Candidate present state representative from Jackson county, and a Gold Hill ranch and farm operator. - Wilmeth first came to Jackson county in 1933, from San Fran cisco, Cal., where he attended public school and Cogswell col lege. He has served as a ser geant in the coast artillery and as storekeeper first class in the army transport service. He has also been legislative representa tive for the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers, and is a vet eran employee of the Southern Pacific company. Only One Interest A life-long democrat, Wilmeth said in announcing his candi- Appearances Set Here By Senator Six personal appearances and a radio address will feature the Rogue valley visit Monday and Tuesday of Sen. Wayne Morse, who is coming here on a tour through southern Oregon which will include Grants Pass, Med ford, Ashland and Klamath Falls. At noon Monday, the senator will speak to the Ashland Ki wanis ciub, and at 2:30 p.m. will speak at an assembly at Southern Oregon college. That evening he will speak to a quarterly stag dinner of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce at the Rogue Valley Country club. The dinner is open, and interested men may obtain tickets at the chamber of commerce office. His speech at the chamber dinner will be in the nature of a report on the work being done in con gress. Tuesday noon he will address Medford Rotarians, and at 2 p.m. will speak at a Jacksonville high school assembly. From 4 to 5 p.m. the Eugene man will answer questions in a radio broadcast over KYJC, and will give a political talk" to be spon sored by Jackson County Repub lican Women at the Medford high school at 8 p.m. This meet ing is open to the public. he would endeavor to have the younger brother released in bail pending a court hearing "if the facts are as he (old me." The district attorney said that Dr. William Fox had been treat ing Walter Mohr for cancer of the face for the past six years He was unable to say whether this had caused his blindness. The Mohrs are brothers of Ralph Mohr, police chief of Cop lay, a borough of 2,500 popula tion six miles north of here. The shot which police said killed the cancer-patient was heard by another brother, Ray mond, who lives next door. Raymond told police he ran into the house and found Harold sitting quietly in the dining room. Upstair." he found Wal ler sprawled across hl blood soaked bed. t x jWS3 One father said the last dollar two sons spent a day picking up cotton that had fallen from trucks. One walked from farm to farm for IS miles seeking work. He didn't get any. Most families don't qualify for state relief. The community rolief fund in nearby Tolleson was "swamped." Local merchants carried some on credit but said they couldn't afford to any more. "The bland and unashamed requests of us for aid are pitiful." Thompson said. "Most of the families have sold everything. They have taken their old cars apart and sold them by parts for food. "Now they have nothing." The camp consists of about 100 one-room tin shacks. None have electricity or running water. '.'The houses used to have some crude furniture, but that's all sold now. Now everybody sleeps on the floor," Thompson said. Positions dacy that if elected he will have only one interest at Salem the affairs of the people of Oregon in general and the people of Jackson county in particular. "As all power is inherent in the people, therefore all power to the people." he said. Judge and Mrs. Wilmeth re side at 168 Meade street, Ash land. Urged To Run As he was filing his candidacy for county commissioner in the county clerk's office this morn ing, Straus said he is running for the democratic nomination on the urging of friends from all over the county, but he feels that the large population in the northern end of the county in particular deserves representa tion on the county court. He emphasized that he will make a careful study of the al leged tax inequalities that cre ated such a stir in Rogue River Gold Hill and Central Point last fall. "I think I know something about land valuations," he said. Straus farms 500 acres in Sams Valley that are devoted to dairy ing, beef stock and general farm ing. Was Pomona Master He served four years as master of Pomona Grange, eights years is master of his local Grange in Sams Valley, 15 years with the Sams Valley school board; five years as pre-sident of his com munity telephone company, and four years on the committee of the Jackson County Agricultural Conservation association. He has spent most of his life in the county. Joe Cave, 62, who will seek the justice of the peace job in the Medford district, Is a demo crat. At present he is night clerk at the Allen hotel, but is best known for his long service as night police officer ' and assist ant chief. He filed his candidacy Wednesday. Here 40 Years Cave has resided in Medford for 40 years, and was on the police force from August, 1921, to January, 1949, when he was retired. A native of Texas, he worked as a cowboy before com ing here, and was an orchard worker before joining the police force. He is married, and the father of four grown sons. He says he feels that the long years on the police desk gave him the exper ience with which he can qualify for the position. Senator McCarthy Rapped For Statement Washington, Mar. 9 (U.R) Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, (R., Wis.), accused a senate investi gating group today of being "a tool of th estate department," and was denounced for making statement "unworthy of a sen ator." Sen. Brien McMahon, (D Conn.), said he was "profoundly shocked" by McCarthy's state ment, and warned angrily: "When you start making charg es like that against me, you bel ter reflect on it." McMahon said McCarthy's re marks were "unworthy of any senator." The angry exchange followed McCarthy's adamant refusal to name the "high" state depart ment official who. he says, cov ered up for a bad security risk In the department. The senate foreign relations Investigating subcommittee hear ing McCarthy's charges that there are 57 communists in the state department was almost In an uproar following McCarthy's refusal to name the official. Senate Votes Funds For Rent Control Washington. Mar. 9 (U.R) The senate voted 44 to 28 to give the housing expediter another $1,400,000 to administer rent control through June 30. It also granted another $2,600,000 to be used only to pay terminal leave of rent control employees. he earned was when hi and his Coplon, Gubitchev Given 15 Years On Spy Charges Russian's Term To End On Deportation New York, Mar. 9 (U.R) Val entin A. Gubitchev, Russian en gineer, was sentenced to 15 years in prison today for attempting to obtain United States defense secrets from government girl Ju dith Coplon. But the sentence will be suspended on the day he is deported from the United Stales. Miss Coplon was ordered to spend 15 years in federal prison as a traitor to her country. Request By Acheson Federal Judge Sylvester Ryan agreed to suspend Gubitchev's sentence at the personal request of Secretary of State Dean Ache son and Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. They recom mended that he be deported and that he leave the United States within two weeks. Ryan said he bowed to the re quest and would suspend Gubit chev's sentence the day ho'left the Country. He ordered him ul' companied to a departing ship by a U. S. marshal. But there was no leniency for Miss Coplon. Ryan announced that he would deny any request for bail for her pending appeal. "It is about time that she paid some of the penalty," Ryan said, remarking that she now had been twice convicted of betraying her government. Other Sentence First He ordered her to begin serv ing the 15-year sentence as soon as she completed a sentence of 40 months to 10 years imposed last summer in Washington for stealing U. S. government se crets. Gubitchev was taken from the court room immediately after his sentence. Miss Coplon then was led up to the bench by two women U. S. deputy marshals. She stood, pale and unsmiling, swaying slightly. Her attorneys asked for leniency in view of her previous sentence. Judge Ryan asked if she had anything to say. Miss Coplon replied, "Not at this time. Your Honor." Judge Ryan said that his ob servation of her during the trial and his knowledge of the facts of the case convinced him "the seeds of disloyalty still find root within your breast." He said he had no choice but to be severe, "not only for your own treacherous act but as a warning to others." Washington, Mar. 9 U.R) The state department hinted to day that Valentin A. Gubitchev is being offered a chance to leave the United States to prevent So viet retaliation against Amer ican citizens in Russia and oth er eastern countries. "It is considered important," state department Spokesman Mi chael J. McDermott said, "that any misunderstanding of the So viet government in regard to the Gubitchev case should not have the consequence of prejudicing the situation of American citi zens now In eastern Europe, in cluding diplomatic officers and other government officials." Americans Claimed Held By Chinese Reds Washington, Mar. 9 (UR Chinese communists are detain ing a group of American busi nessmen as virtual hostages, It was reported today. The Americans are safe in Shanghai but can not leave be cause the communists will not issue exit visas. Authoritative sources here said the communists were detaining the Americans to make sure that American-owned enterprises in China would continue to func tion. Americans refused permission to leave were said to include responsible officers of the Shang hai Power company, the Shang hai Telephone company, Standard-Vacuum Oil company. Caltex Oil company, the Chase National bank and the National City bank ot new xorn. "The kids all run around barefoot, although It sometimes gets pretty cold. They don't go to school, because they don't have the clothes to wear. "To show you how destitute the place Is, somebody stole the camp safe, but it only had $1 in it." The camp. 14 miles west of Phoenix, originally was built by the federal government. It now is operated by the Arisona Farm Bureau federation. Most of the men are cotton pickers who normally spend this season harvesting citrus fruit. A severe January freeie ruined the fruit crop. Thompson said few had been in Ariiona the three years neces sary to qualify for state relief. Croaff ordered a square meal for everybody in camp immedi ately and called a meeting tomorrow of representatives of the farm bureau and the state welfare agoncy to find a solution. ACQUITTED Dr. Hermann wiie during nis trial for me mercy killing of Mrs. Abbie Borroto, was acquitted by. a Manchester, N.H., jury today. Fire Takes 14 Lives; Military Seeks Cause Albuquerque, N. M Mar. 9 (U.R) Military investigators poked through the charred in terior of the Sandia special weapons base guardhouse today to find out what caused the fire which made it a death trap last night for 14 prisoners. Fourteen men jailed for minor military offenses were killed and Albuquerque, N. M., Mir. (U.P.) Followlnf li the Hit of dead and In jured In the Sandia baie prison fire: The drad: Mr. Cilennls A. Bond, 21, HatUca burn. MIn.; Pvt. Blllle K. Bull. 21, Chino, Cal.; Recruit Ferman I,, Cald well, 19, llrndrlch, Okla.; Recruit Emanuel W. Carlson, 23, San Fernan do, Cal.; Recruit Frank Casey, 29. Lau-renre, Kans.; Recruit Slsmund Oraca, 24, Chicago; Recruit llarnld ;. Froedae, 21, Decatur, III.; Recruit Rob ert Holder, 24, Portsmouth, Va.; Pvt. Donald R. Hyde, 19, Owassn, Okla.; Charles Lewis, (ase, rank, unavailable) Abtnadon, Vs.; Pfr. Harold E. Render, 21, Royal Oak, Mich.; Pvt. Jose V. Torres, 29, Ban Antonio, Tex.; Wallare Wakefield Use, rank unavailable) Godley, Tex., and Recruit Norman L. Wise, 31. Albuquerque, N. M. In critical condition: Pfc. Robert C. Darsnek, 20, Minneapolis, Minn., and Pvt. Harry C. Handle;, 24, Hamilton, Ohio. two other prisoners were critic ally burned when a flash fire burned out the interior of the flimsy war-built guardhouse at the base near Albuquerque where atomic bombs are assem bled. More than 30 others were in jured fighting the blaze. . In Critical Condition The two surviving prisoners Two Hospitalized After Auto Collision Two persons were taken to an Ashland hospital yesterday af ternoon for treatment and obser vation after a sedan operated by Jack R. Wagner, Yreka, Cal., and a Jeep driven by William O Irwin, Ashland, collided on high way 99 near Talent, state police reported lodav. Clyde C. Lybrand, Klamath Falls, was treated for bruises and lacerations to the forehead and Irwin underwent observa tion. Irwin was dismissed from the hospital this morning. Two passengers in the Wag ner car, Mrs. Clyde Wagner and daughter, Sydney, were unin jured. Police said that the sedan was headed south on highway 99 and the jeep going north and when the jeep evidently tried to make a left hand turn, the two ve hicles collided. Salem, Ore., Mar. 9 'U.R) State Public Utility Commis sioner George H. Flagg today authorized the West Coast Tele phone company to sell 35.000 shares of its common capital stock with a par value ot $700,- 000. Mcme TtUpholo) N. Sander, shown above with his remained in critical condition totlay as physicians at the base hospital worked to save their lives. An Investigating board ques tioned two guards who were on duty at the time'of the fire and who were overcome by smoke in their futile attempts to reach the ccllblocks where the prison ers were locked. The guards were not able to tell how the fire started, "The prisoners didn't have much of a chance," said Maj. K. K. Kolstcr, base public relations officer, one of the first persons to reach the scene. Physicians said the only two inmates to escape the flaming prison were severely burned and had only an even chance to sur vive. They were being given transfusions and oxygen treat ment. Two guards, Pvt. Wilbur Hen ry and Cpl. Rich A. Miller, were injured in an heroic attempt to save the prisoners after the fire broke out at 6:35 p. m. PST. Driven Back "The first we knew about It," Miller said, "was when the men In the back started yelling. We tried to get to the ccllblocks but were driven back by an in tense blast of heat and smoke." Henry said he ran outside the building and around in back to open the rear door of the cell block. "But I ran into the same thing," he said, "and couldn't even get past the outside door." Both guards were given emer gency treatment and placed un der observation at the base hos pital. Officers said they would not permit them to make any fur ther statements until after they had been questioned by an inves tigating board. Although the cause of the fire was not determined.' the build ing was heated by oil stoves and Kolster said the fire was fed by fuel oil stored In the back of the prison, making the blaze ex tremely smoky and hot. 30 Persons Treated So dense was the smoke that 30 persons who helped fight the fire and rescue the inmates had to be treated at the base hos pital. Kolster said their injuries were all slight. Col. K. F. Hertford, acting base commander, personally took charge of the rescue efforts. When the fire was extinguished, he set up an investigating board on the spot. The unconscious prisoners were dragged out of the flaming building as firemen played hoses on the fire. Of the 16 inmates In the three ccllblocks, 13 died within 45 minutes, Kolster said. The 14th victim died about two hours af ter the fire. Hollywood, Mar. 9 D.R) Sid Grauman, the pioneer showman of Hollywood, will be buried today at Forest Lawn. JURY REACHES QUICK VERDICT Manchester, N.H., Mar. 9 (U.R) Dr. Hermann N. Sander is inno cent of murder, a Jury ruled to day, finding that he did not hasten the death of his cancer doomed patient, Mrs. Abbie Bor roto. "I am thankful it is all over." Dr. Sander said. "I am very grateful to Mr. Wyman for the way he conducted the defense and very happy with the press for their kindness and courtesy throughout this ordeal, and last but not least it has been won derful to have my wife with me throughout it all." The 12-man jury passed word out at 4 p.m. that they had reached a verdict. They had begun deliberations at 2:51 p.m. Jury Roll Called The Jury returned to the court room at 4:10 p.m. and Court Clerk Arthur S. Healy asked Horsemeat Swindle May Be Nationwide, Officials Claim Dallas. Tex.. Mar. 9 U.R) The Texas swindle in which large shipments of horsemeat were sold as "beef" may develop into a nation-wide scandal, offi cials said today. At least 19.000 pounds of the meat, labeled as "beef tenders." were seized Tuesday in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston. Inves tigators said the meat may have found its way to luncn counter! as far distant as Tampa, f la. Handling Denied "I believe these sales are be ing made on a nation-wide basis, with the meat probably coming from the vast Chicago stockyard centers, Dr. J. W, Bass. Dallas city health officer, said. The Chicago stockyards denied han dling the meat. However, there were conflict ing theories on the original ship ping point of the meat. No one could explain how 1,900 pounds seized at Houston got into boxes bearing a Fort Worth firm's stamp. The meat, Itself, was not stamped as required by federal law. Dr. W. V. Bradshaw, Fort Worth city health director, said much of the meat may already have been sold to Innocent res taurateurs and butchers. Only Half Retrieved He said 6,000 pounds had been shipped from Dallas to Fort Worth, but only half of It had been found. Bradshaw assumed that the unretrleved portion had found its way to lunch counter menus. Bass disclosed that shipments from Dallas went to Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, Waco and "oth er Texas cities. Invoices disclosed the ship ment was sent to Dallas by a Kansas City packer, who later said he was Innocent. Cemenf Company Given Dam Building Approval Salem, Ore., Mar. 9 (U.R) Attorney General George Ncun er ruled today that the Beaver Portland Cement company has the right to build a low diver sion dam across the Rogue river in Jackson county despite a 1949 law prohibiting construction of dams below a certain point in the river In Jackson county. In an opinion written at re quest of the state game commis sion, Neuner held that the com pany had a vested right prior to enactment of the law, and there fore, retains the right to build the dam, Duane Buries Diablo Today; Pet's Body Found In Creek Today after school Duane Denny wai to bury hii pet blue terrier, Diablo, in the yard of the home, 504 North Grape street, where the 11-year-old boy and his mother live. Diablo was drowned in Bear creek Sunday afternoon when he chased after a rock thrown by Duane when the two were playing on the banks of the creek In the city park. Tuesday the small boy made an appeal through The Tribune In an effort to find his pet'i body, and Wednesday morning a school boy phoned to say that he could see the dog's body lodged against a pipe Jutting into the stream under the Jackson itrcct bridge. Later In the day it was recovered. Expresses Gratitude In a second note to The Tribune, Duane expressed hi! grati tude to the paper and to others who helped him recover the pet'i body. "I would like to thank The Tribune for helping me find my little dog," he wrote. "Also thank the school boy that phoned me Wednesday morning, telling me where Diablo was and I also want to thank Mr. Bill Millett, route 1, box 443, who waded under Jack son street bridge and brought Diablo out to me where I gave my little pal his last ride in the basket on my bicycle where he had enjoyed riding so many times before. "I thank you, one and all lor your kind words." them to stand and Dr. Sander to stand. The 41 -year -old physician stood for a moment, then sat as Healy called the jury roll while the jurors remained on their feet. Dr. Sander and his wife stared at the men as the roll was called. "Mr. foreman, have you agreed upon a verdict?" asked Healy. "We have," replied Foreman Louis C. Cutter, a jobless textile worker. "What, say you, do you find the respondent, Hermann San der, guilty of first degree mur der, guilty of second degree mur der or not guilty?" in an even voice. It was 4:11 D.m. Spectator! Cheer Whoops of joy rose from the 66 spectators. ur. banders and his wife Alice. 37, sobbed. Their 71-year-old at torney, Louis E. Wyman broke into tears. Superior Judge Harold E. Wes- colt thanked the jurors and told them not to discuss their delib eration! "under any circum stances." A few minutes after the ver dict, the doctor turned to his wife and smiled. Her face remained immobile. As the jury filed out, they clasped each other in their arms. When they separated, both were crying. For Wyman, he had tried and won his first murder case in a long and distinguished career. His son, Louis C Wyman, a member of the defease legal team, wept openly tear! streaming" down his cheekiw, Trapped By Newsmen The spectators remained In their seats while reporters and photographers rushed to the Sanders. Their attorney! tried to escort them from the yellow walled courtroom but they were -trapped by the milling mob of newsmen. Movie and still photographers stood In chairs, their flash bulbs popping as the Sanders posed for pictures. Neither the doctor nor his wife would say anything to the newsmen until they had spoken over radio microphones in a room across the hall from the courtroom. Both spoke over the micro phones In low and almost inaud ible voices. Wyman, asked if he planned a vacation after the 14-day trial, smiled and replied: "Oh, I think I'll try some thing else." Rathbome May Face Perjury Indictment San Francisco, Mar. 9 (U.R) Defense attorneys in the perjury conspirary trial of longshore leadr Harry Bridges served not ice today that they intend to de mand a perjury indictment of Mcrvyn Rathbome, key govern ment witness. As a prelude to the rebuttal testimony of Bridges himself, the defense called one of his co defendants, J. R. Robertson, to the stand to refute statements made by Rathbome last week. Rathbome, a former intimate of Bridges, testified that Rob ertson was a member of a com munist group called "God's Com mittee" which met in San Fran cisco in 1943, Under questioning by Defense Attorney James MacInnLs, Rob ertson declared he was not a resident of San Francisco In 1943, but was living in Chicago. Records of the International Longshoremen's and Warehouse men's union were introduced to back up his statements.
