Kidnaper, Girl Captured After Gun Battle With Canadian Police
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FOUR-ENGINE PLANE SERVICE DUE HERE The DC-4 four-engined plane pictured above
is the type which will be placed in service in Medford by United Air lines on two daily schedules
this month. The big planes will be the first four-engined ships to come to Medford on regular sched
ules. DC-4's have a wing-span of I17'2 feet, a length of 931-2 feet, and a speed of four miles per
minute. They carry 5,000 pounds of air mall, freight and express in addition to 44 passengers.
Maximum Effort
Ordered in Search
For Privateer Crew
Copenhagen, Denmark, Apr.
14 (U.R) The U. S. air force
virtually abandoned hope today
for 10 men missing since Satur
day aboard a navy Privateer
plane, but ordered the full
scale search of the Baltic to go
on.
Search headquarters here an
nounced at mid-afternoon that
10 of the 25 search planes had
been ordered to return to their
home bases. But headquarters
retracted the announcement 10
minutes later and said and un
diminished "maximum effort
had been ordered. ,
Patrol Ts Continue
It was understood here that
the decision to reduce the
search was countermanded by
"the highest U. S. air force quar
ters," possably in Washington.
As a result, the seventh rescue
squadron will keep 20 to 25
planes patrolling the Baltic.
The belief was growing that
the unarmed four-engined Pri
vateer crashed and sank in the
Baltic without a trace after be
ing fired upon by Soviet fighters.
The Russians claimed the plane
had flown over the Soviet repub
lic of Latvia. , .
Radio Moscow said yesterday
4Ut (i.a miecina Privateer was
mat. in""" ; . -
the plane on which its fighters
had fired Saturday, dui insioieu
the American plane fired first.
Cigarette Blamed
In Costly Japan Fire
Tokyo, Apr. 14 (U.R) Fire
destroyed downtown Atami, Ja
pan's Atlantic City 80 miles
south of here ' today, causing
damage estimated at $7,500,000
nd injuring 657 persons, 15 seri
ously. The fire, caused by a cigarette
butt tossed into an open gasoline
can bv a workman last night,
burned for more than seven
hours before it finally was
brought under control.
-.T: -iA mnnn nersnns
oni" u , u u
were left homeless and 1.600
buildings destroyed, including
the city hall, bank, three hos
An inn onH hntels. a de
partment store and fire house.
No deaths were reporiea.
Berlin Communists
Drop Rally Plans
Berlin, Apr. 14(U.R) Eastern
Berlin communists backed down
todav and withdrew their threats
to invade western Berlin during
a big Whitsuntide youth rally
the week-end of May 28.
The communist retreat came
as American combat troops re
hearsed with bared bayonets the
tactics they will use to repel
communist rioters if they should
cross into western Berlin.
The official communist youth
newspaper Jungc Welt said in a
special edition that the Whitsun
tide demonstrations will be con
fined to eastern Berlin.
"The Free German youth do
not even think of pushing their
wav by force into the western
sectors of Berlin," the newspaper
said.
Snow Falls in
Of Northeast
New York, Apr. 14 (U.R! An
tnscasonal snow storm hit New
York city and neighboring towns
and states today.
Snow fell through most of
New York state and in New Jer
sey. Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania and Vermont.
Clouds Seeded
The blizzard-like storm made
it impossible to tell whether New
York citv's official rainmakers
had succeeded yesterday in his
first attempt to bring about an
artificial precipitation over the
Catskill watershed area. Snow
was falling when he seeded the
clouds with dry ice. but the nat
ural storm was approaching and
may have been responsible for
the heavier fall.
Temperatures of around 10
degrees were reported from the
Pennsylvania mountain areas.
The weather bureau said even
the south, was hit by the cold,
UAL Seeks
Route; DC -
United Air lines announced
here today that it will request
the civil aeronautics board next
week to remove present route re
strictions to permit UAL flights
between Medford and Klamath
Falls.
In a simultaneous announce
ment, the airline said that it will
start service to Medford, on two
flights daily, by four-engined
DC-4 planes, the first regularly
scheduled planes of more than
two engines.
In the application to the CAB,
United will ask to originate
flights at Klamath Falls for Med
ford, Eugene, Salem. Portland
and Seattle, and flights from
Truman Pardons
James Curley
Washington, Apr. 14 (U.R)
James Michael Curley, former
governor of Massachusetts and
former mayor of Boston, has
been granted a full pardon by
President Truman for two fed
eral crimes, it was learned to
dav. The pardon covered Curley's
1946 conviction lor man nauu
and a 1930 federal conviction
imnorennntiner another man
in a civil service - examination.
a justice department spoilsman
said in response to an inquiry.
Under Massachusetts law. the
75-year-old democratic political
figure never lost his rights to
... - nnM mihlir office. So
it appeared that the advantage
he gains is merely u
Inn the slate.
The justice department spoils
man would not comment other
than to confirm that the presi
dential pardon had been granted.
On his conviction for mail
fraud, Curley served only five
months of a six to 18 month sen
tence at the Danbury, Conn., re
formatory in 1947. He was giver,
a commutation of sentence by
Mr. Truman, because of his
health.
Princess Elizabeth
Said Awaiting Birth
T nnrlnn A nr 14 (U P.) A
source close to the royal family
said today tnat rrincess raiia
bcth, heiress presumptive to the
British throne, is expecting her
second child this summer,
i The source said an announce
ment that the princess would
carry out no more public en
gagements during the next few
months probably would be issued
from Clarence House as soon as
Elizabeth returns from Malta
next month.
Buckingham palace press of
ficials said Elizabeth's engage-
i knnl. is float Until ITlid-
Octobcr. But they said they
knew nothing aooui ncr cxpet.-
...il-n- Uahv
1MK dll'Hiai uomj.
"Nothing has been put out to
that ciieci ana we kihjw num
ing about it," a palace spokes
man said.
The birth of the princess' sec-
nnri .l-iln lltftlllH r'niTtO almost
two years after the birth of
Prince Charles on Nov. 14, 1948.
Large Area
United States
with Virginia and Maryland re
porting readings in the low 2l)s.
Temperatures in the 30s pre
vailed in Alabama and Georgia.
The weather bureau blamed
a low pressure area off Nantuck
et, R. I., with an assist from cold
air from Canada, for winter in
mid-April.
Mercury Sett Mark
The snow in New York city
was accompanied by a new all
time low temperature for April
14. The thermometer reading
was 25.2 degrees at 6:45 a. m.,
breaking the low mark of 28 3
degrees set in 1940. At 10 a. m.
1.1 inches of snow had fallen.
A snow depth of eight inches
was reported in Montpelicr, Vt.,
and Pittsficld, Mass.
It was feared that the unsea
sonal cold would cause crop dam
age in many areas. Damage, to the
big peach crop in southern Illi
nois and Indiana was reported
last night.
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Klamath
4's Due
those cities back to a Klamath
Falls terminal. The new flights
would be in addition to present
daily schedules, according to the
UAL announcement.
The new DC-4 schedules will
be started nere April 30, accord
ing to Walter Carson. United
station manager here. Plans call
for two daily flights, one north
bound at 12:05 p.m. (daylight
saving time, which will be in ef
fect here April 30), the other
southbound at 5:55 p.m. The first
will arrive in Portland at about
2 p.m., the other in San Fran.
Cisco at about 8 p.m.
Carson said that the 230-mile
per hour planes will make possi
ble reduced travel time to Seat
tle, Portland, Salem, Eugene,
Sacramento, San Francisco and
Los Angeles, will increase the
amount of mail, freight, express
and passenger space, and will of
fer a new degree of travel com
fort. The DC-4 weighs 34 tons fully
loaded, and can carry 5,000
pounds of air mail, freight and
express in addition to 44 passen
gers. It is powered by four 1,350
horsepower engines, and the
crew includes pilot, first officer
and two stewardesses.
One of the big planes will be
on display at the Medford air
port on bunday, April 23, Carson
said, when Rogue valley resi
dent.1, will have an opportunity
to inspect it.
Col. Ben Stafford, chairman of
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce's aviation committee,
said today that plans are under
way for a suitable ceremony
here to welcome the first sched
uled flight April 30
Government To Fight
Texas Blast Blame
Washington. Apr. 14 !U.R)
The federal government intends
to fight to the supreme court, if
necessary, against a district
court decision that it is liable
for damage in the Texas City,
Tex., blast.
If the ruling of Federal Judge
Thomas M. Kennerly in Houston,
Tex., yesterday stands, the gov
ernment would have to pay out
some S200 million to cover the
damages in life and property
from the explosion of a French
vessel at Texas City three years
ago- . .
The trencn snip was dbhik
loaded with nitrates at the time.
Frank DeSooza Resigns
Editorship of News
The Medford News announcca
today the resignation of Frank
DcSouza, who has been editor
since Moore Hamilton was
named postmaster of Medford
lacf vnar '
The News said DcSouza's res
ignation was the result oi ine
erious illness of Mrs. DeSouza.
Tho r,nnnr' 1nrv added that it
was hoped that DcSouza can
continue to serve me news m n
less active capacity in the future.
Senate Pigeonholes
Columbia River Bill
Washington,' Apr. 14 (U.R)
The senate today pigeonholed a
measure to authorize 13 reclama
tion features of the Columbia
river coordinated program and
create a toiumDia oasin account.
Members voted 43 to 22 for
a motion by Chairman Dennis
Chavez of the senate public
works committee to table the
so-called O'Mahoney amendment.
State Income Tax Due
By Midnight Tomorrow
After tomorrow the stale's
breadwinners will be able lo
settle back and try to forget
the ordeal oi income tax re
mittances. The federal tax has
been out of the way for a
month now and is beginning
to fade into dismal memory.
But the state tax deadline
midnight tomorrow has con
tinued to hang like the sword
of Damocles over Oregoniant.
The complicated white forms,
together with checks or mon
ey orders for sums the state
failed to take from paychecks
during 1949. must be in the
mails before the clock strikes
12 midnight Saturday. After
that it will ill be over for
another yer.
Medford
45th Year. 20 Pages
Kohlberg Concedes
Giving Lattimore
Letter to McCarthy
Author Maintains -Misrepresentation
Washington, Apr. 14 (U.R)
Alfred Kohlberg, a key figure
in the senate's communist inves
tigation, conceded today that he
gave Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy
(R., Wis.) the letter by Owen
Lattimore which McCarthy
claims is pro-communist.
The letter, originally drafted
as secret but recently made pub
lic, has been a point of contro
versy in the Wisconsin republi
can's charges that Lattimore is
a communist and Russia's top
spy here.
Letter Acknowledged
Lattimore. a far eastern ex
pert, has acknowledged that he
wrote the letter to Joseph Barnes
when both men were with the
office of war information. But
he said McCarthy misrepresents
it when he claims it was an at
tempt to pack the OWI with Chi
nese communists.
He told a senate foreign rela
tions subcommittee, which is in
vestigating McCarthy's charge,
that he merely wanted to make
sure the OWI hired independent
security-minded Chinese person
nel not sources of information
for the nationalist regime.
Foreign Policy Critic
Kohlberg is a wealthy Chinese
textile importer, president of the
China Policy association and a
critic of U. S. far eastern pol
icy. Lattimore has denounced
him as a leader of a Chinese
nationalist lobby. He said Mc
Carthy is simply mouthing Kohl
berg's "fantastic venom.'
Mother, 2 Children
Die as Home Burns -
St. Louis. Apr. 14 (U.R) A
young mother and her two chil
dren were burned to death ana
three other persons were hurt
when a roominghouse oil stove
exploded and burned early to
day. Police identified the dead as
Mrs. Katherine Anderson, IS,
and her chlidren, Howard, 2, and
Linda Sue, 6 months.
At City hospital in serious con
dition were the husband and
father, 24-year-old Marvin An
derson; Mrs. Anderson's sister,
Geneva Skiles, 17, and Carey W.
Hull. 61.
District Fire Chief Bernard
Gummels said the Andersons'
two-room apartment on the top
floor of the three-story building
was sprayed with flaming oil
from the exploding stove. The
third lloor was burned out as
some 18 other residents of the
house fled the flames.
Ooufcfiobors Quizzed
In Costly House Fire
Nelson B. C. Apr. 14 U,R
Police quizzed 36 radical Douk
hobors today in connection with
a $15000 fire which destroyed
the home of John Veregin leader
of the orthodox clan as police be
lieved a widespread uprising of
the fanatically-religious Rus
sians might be in the offing.
The torch was set to Vcrcgin's
home at nearby Brilliant. B. C,
earlv tnriav hv a hand nf mpn
Who dashed out of several auto
mobiles hurled gasoline through
the brick and veneer house then
set fire to it.
Veregin and his family escaped
the blaze uninjured and started
to fight the arsonists. All the in
vaders escaped however, police
said.
Snake River Excursion
Boat Will Be Launched
Portland, Ore., Apr. 14 (U.R)
The 30-fool flat-bottomed boat
Chief Joseph was en route by
truck today to Wciscr, Ida., for
launching next week as a Snake
river excursion boat.
Owners said the Portland
built craft would be placed In
service for excursions down the
rapid-flowing Snake to Lowiston
Ida. Day accommodations for 16
passengers and three crew mem
beri are provided aboard the
boat. Guests would spend nights
on beaches beside the river.
Rome. Anr. 14 (U.R) Two
hundred hand-picked communist
agitators were jailed today for
trying to stage an anti-U.S. arms
aid demonstration outside the
U. S. embassy last night.
WEATHER
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tenliht and Saturday. Show
in Saturday BUM.
Temp.
HUhMt Vriurday 41
Muni Dili Mornlnt
Prtc. to 4 A.M. Today
TEW SHAKES SEffyTLE
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 14,
Tariff Concessions
Eyed in September
Conclave in
Washington. Apr. 14 (U.R)
The state department touched off
a fight with numerous business
interests today by announcing
that it may make tariff conces
sions on up to 2,500 items in
cluding wool, jewelry, still cam
eras, cheese, wine arifl whisky.
The department published a
list of items that will be dis
cussed at a mass tariff-cutting
conference beginning in Tor
quay. England, September 28.
Largest Conference
Forty nations that carry on
four-fifths of the world's trade
will attend. It will be the larg
est tariff conference ever held.
The United States will negoti
ate directly with 17 nations, in
cluding western Germany and
Roads Committee
To Hear Highway
Priority Advice
Agreement of three southern
Oregon groups on desired high
way priorities was to be present
ed to the state legislature's in
terim highway committee in
Grants Pass today.
The concord was reached at
well-attended meeting of the
Ashland. Jackson county and
Grants Pass and Josephine Coun
ty Chambers of Commerce at
the Rogue Valley Country club
this week, which confirmed the
highway improvement priority
program already drawn up by
the three chambers. The three
groups will continue to place ma
jor emphasis on construction of
a four-lane highway between
Cr-ntral Point and Ashland to
1 handle the valley's heaviest traf
fic flow.
To Give Added Weight
The agreement reached be
tween the chambers is expected
to lend added weight to this
area's recommendations for in
creased highway commission ex
penditures in Jackson and Jo
sephine counties. The legislative
interim committee on roads and
highways is meeting in Grants
Pass and the proposed schedule
of highway improvements in
southern Oregon will be sub
mitted. Secondary emphasis was
placed on improvements at the
three-highwav junction near
Caveman bridge at Grants Pass,
the Applegatc highway .between
Jacksonville and Grants Pass
and the Redwood highway in the
vicinity of Hayes hill.
No Written Reports
The interim committee s meet
ing at Grants Pass was to be in
the nature of "now we will tell
vou," in contrast to other meet
ings held here in the past year
when the committee listened
to recommendations of local
groups. It has said it wants no
written reports at today's ses
sions and it remains to be seen
how much consideration will be
given to the accord reached be
tween the chambers at Medford.
Officials from Ashland, Med
ford, Rogue River. Jacksonville,
Gold Hill. Central Point and
Cave Junction were expected at
the Grants Pass session.
Chrysler Negotiators
Resume Bargaining
Detroit, Apr. 14-(U.R) Weary
Chrysler strike negotiators re
sumed Intensive bargaining to
day with only nine hours' rest
after a 4 a.m. recess.
A source close to negotiations
said the extraordinary all-night
session, longest and the first last
ing past midnight since the Janu
ary 25 walkout, indicated that
the corporation and the CIO
United Auto Workers were head
ed toward an agreement.
Elwood Hedberg Again
To Head Budget Group
Elwood Hedberg was reelect.
ed chairman of the city budget
committee at a preliminary
meeting last night at the city
hall.
Charles Crary was named sec
retary. The fire denartinenl budget
got principal consideration last
night and needs of the depart
ment were carefully studied, it
was reported.
Phil Stansbury Named
Ashland Rotary Head
Ashland. Ore.. Anr. 14 (U.R)
Phil H. Stansbury, a member of
the citv council and manager of
an Ashland cabinet shop, has
been elected president of the
Ashland Rotary club succeeding
Robert Hardy.
Othpra elected yesterday In
elude Jim Busch. vice president
O. R. Wrav. re-elected secretary
and John Cotton, Jean Eberhart
nd Robert Reinholdt, directors.
England
Austria. The United States also
tried to invite Japan, but other
nations objected. Iron curtain
countries are not participating.
Under tic reciprocal trade act,
the state department has power
to cut tariffs 50 per cent below
their 1945 levels. The state de
partment, however, will not
make concessions unless it can
win reciprocal concessions from
other countries.
To Earn More Dollars
The object is to enable foreign
countries to sell more goods in
the United States and thus earn
dollars. In return, the United
States will seek greater freedom
to sell abroad.
The committee for reciprocity
information, set up by President
Truman, will hold hearings in
Washington starting May 24 to
hear the views of American busi
nessmen on the possible conces
sions.
The United States has partici
pated in two previous tariff-cut
ting conferences and already has
made some of the easier and less
controversial changes. This time.
however, the state department is
thinking of bucking three U. S.
groups who want tariff protec
tion the wool-growers, tne
cheese-makers and the wine-
makers.
Wines Included
The state department says
items considered for tariff con
cessions include champagne and
other expensive sparkling wines.
all still grape wines containing
up to 14 per cent alcohol, and
distilled spirits except brandy
rum. gin and aauavit.
It also Is considering a tariff
cut on wool products and on
variety of foreign cheeses
roquefort, Cheddar, edam, gouda
camembert, brie, coulommiers
and pont-l'eveque.
AEC Plans To Expand
Explosive Production
Washington Apr. 14 U.R
The atomic energy commission
today announced a sharp re
vision of its research program to
speed development of atomic en
gines for warships and expand
production of atomic explosives.
It ordered the General Elec
tric company to defer work on
an atomic power and fuel plant
it has been designing and to
throw its research brains and re
sources Into development of 'a
new kind of ship engine.
The company also will divert
a part of its staff at the Knolls
atomic power laboratory near
Schenectady N. Y., to Richland,
Wash., for "maximum participa
tion" in an "expanded atomic
energy production program" at
the Hanford atomic explosives
plant.
Industrial Exposition
Scheduled in Portland
Portland. Ore.. Apr. 14 (U.R)
An industrial exposition design-
td to illustrate the benefits of
more Industry here and the po
tential for future industrial De
velopment will run. for six days
hncinnlno Mav 2.
Detailed plans tor the event
were unwranned py uo-cnair-
man EdgRr W. Smith, president
of the Portland chamber of
commerce. He said the pro
gram committee hoped to draw
65,000 persons to the University
of Portland campus, site of the
exposition, the committee said it
hoped President Truman would
ennm here for the program when
he makes his cross-country trip
to dedicate Grand Coulee dam.
New Policy Committee
Will Guide Acheson
Washington. Apr. 14 (U.R)
The state department has organ-
Weri a new ton-level Doucv com
mittee to guide secretary or
State Dean Acheson in waging
the cold war against Russia, It
was disclosed todav.
Informed sources said the
new committee an informal,
loosriy-knit general staff of top
department planners would
meet weekly to ferret out the
weak and the strong points In
the nation's diplomatic position,
its findings would be relayed to
Ski Conditions
Ski conditions at Crater
Lake have improved again
iter several days of wet,
thawing weather, and winter
ports enthuilaati traveling to
the park today found 115
Inches of snow with five Inch
es of powder over a crust.
A minimum temperature of
12 degrees last night harden
ed the pack and skiing should
be excellent as long is present
conditions hold.
All roads in the park are
open and no chiint re required.
Tribune
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160-Mile Front
Rattler Felt in
Tacoma, Vancouver
Seattle, Wash., Apr. 14 (U.R)
A sharp earthquake shook the
north Pacific seaboard early to
day, but only minor damage was
reported along a 180-mile front
The tremor struck one year
and one day after a disastrous
quake killed eight persons, in
jured 65 others and CHUscd more
than $20 million damage.
Felt In Vancouver
Today's shock was felt from
Tacoma to Vancouver, B. C, 162
miles north, where dishes rat
tled, ' groceries tumbled from
shelves and some buildings
shook noticeably.
Prof. G. E. Goodspeed, head
of the University of Washington
geology department, said the
seismograph showed the quake
started at 3:03.59 a.m. and lasted
until 3:10 a.m. He measured
at about three intensity. Last
year's big loll was measured a
eight intensity. Goodspeed esti
mated the epicenter of the quake
at about 50 miles from beame
?robably northwest,
wo Mild Shocks
The Rev. Francis J. Altman
In charge of the seismograph at
Mount St. Michaels in spoKane
recorded two mild shocks,
at
1:39 a.m., and at 3:04 a m
He
estimated the distance at
miles from Snokane.
400
Scores of residents in avereu
Marvsville. Snohomish and Stan-
wood were awakened by the
shock. C. E. Bartholomew.
Mnrvsvllle. rcnorted cracks
the walls and basement floor of
his house. Mrs. Clyde hovik,
Everett, said she was telephon
ing her husband in Chicago
when the lolt struck, disconnect
ing her line. A brick toppled
from an apartment house chim
nev to the sidewalk in Snoho
mish
Employees of the Pacific
Telenhone and Telegraph com-
nanv on the 13th floor Of
downtown Seattle office build
ing reported feeling a "distinct
shock.7 Workers on the sixth
floor of the Western Union build
ing said the shock made them
clutch posts for support.
Trygve Lie Planning
Journey to Moscow
Lake Success, N. Y., Apr. 14
(U.R) Trygve Lie, secretary gen
eral of the United Nations, said
today he probably would go to
Russia next month and "if Gen
eralissimo Stalin Is in Moscow
I probably will see him."
He made it clear, however,
that no final decision had been
made for him to visit the Soviet
capital during a three-week trip
to Europe. He said he probably
would go to Moscow if there is
"something or importance- to
discuss with the kremlin In con
nection with the deadlock in
the UN.
Guests Escape Hotel
fire in South Dakota
Mitchell. S. D.. Apr. 14 U.R)
Fire broke out In downtown
Mitchell today, destroying a ho
tel and spreading to other build
ings. Guests in the hotel, the
Widman. formed a human chain
to guide each other in escaping
through dense smoke. All were
believed to have escaped. One
man was overcome by smoke
A 15-inile an hour wind caught
burning embers and sparks and
blew them through the area, en
danEerlnn other structures.
The fire was spotted by a bell
boy who reported he heard a
"loud noise" in the rear of the
building. The boiler room was
In that vicinity.
30 Trampled to Death in
Hind Immersion Ceremony
New Delhi, India, Apr. 14
(U.R) The Hindu Immersion cere
mony of Kumb Mela, which
drew 2 million fanatic pilgrims
to the city of Hardwar on the
Ganges, closed today after 30
persons had been trampled to
death and 28 babies had been
born in the streets during 24
hours.
The pilgrims, who came from
all parts of India, had to plunge
into i "sacred pool" to "achieve
immortality" during a 24-hour
period that began yesterday, or
wait until 1962. the next Kumb
Mela year.
Immersion Period Ends
The immersion period ended
early today when the stars and
moon changed their positions.
But while the 24-hour period
of "good omen" lasted Hindus
fought and Jostled each other In
the streets and on sidewalks and
fought for bathinf rights in the
ear Gas Drives
ouple from Cabin
n Bush Country
Dog's Barking Reveals
Pair's Hiding Place
Quesnel. B. C, Apr. 14 (U.R)
19-year-old French Canadian
and a teen-age girl he is accused
of abducting were captured In
the bush near here' early today
after a gun battle in which the
girl was wounded.
Bert Lcgace and the eirl.
whose name police refused to di
vulge, ran out of a cabin hide
out about 3 a. m. They fled, cov
ering themselves with a thick
blanket when police fired four
tear gas bombs into the sauat.
one-room cabin. 16 miles west of
here in the heart of the British
Columbia interior.
Dog Gives Them Away
Three hours later, a net rine
the girl took with her gave the
two away when it barked, and
the 20 searching police officers
spotted them in their bush hid
ing place. Police said the two
were armed with a .22 rifle, an
ax. and each had a knife. Staff
Sergeant A. Fairbairn said he
shouted warnings for them to
surrender, "but they refused to
do so. We gave them every op
portunity." Staff Sergeant Fairbairn said
Legace handed the rifle to the
girl and told her to shoot at the
officers, and then stood behind
her. The provincial policeman
said the girl threatened them and
finally one of the officers fired
a shot which hit the girl below
the knee in her right leg. Legace
and the 15-year-old girl gave up
after that. They were brought
back to Quesnel where Legace
was placed in jail on the abduc
tion charge and the girl was sent
to a hospital. Hospital author
ities said her wound was only a
flesh wound.
Police said further charges
would be laid against Legace,
"and possibly we will lay some
against the girl."
Park Name Judging
Scheduled Monday
Medford's citv park advisory
committee plans to convene
Monday evening for final Judg
ing ui name suggestions lor the
new city park, it was reported
today.
The committee held its first
session last ngiht to consider 113
separate proposals. Members of
the advisory group were handed
lists for individual study.
At the Monday meeting com
mitteemen are expected to pick
out several top choices, includ
ing a No. 1 recommendation, for
city council consideration.
One name suggested was dup
licated seven times and another
five times.
Homebuilding Boom
Shatters Records
Washington. Apr. 14 (U.R)
The nation broke all homebuild-
ing records last month and the
boom is continuing, the bureau
of labor statistics said today.
March, when 110.000 new non
farm dwelling units were start
ed, was the ninth month in
which builders have outstripped
their 1949 figures by a constantly-widening
margin.
In the first three months ol
this year, 270,000 homes have
been started, 59 per cent more
than in the same time last year.
The March total was 38 per cent
greater than February and 59
per cent more than March, 1949.
PRECINCT MAPS
In its Sunday edition. The
Mall Tribune will publish
three maps showing the boun
daries of the recently-rearranged
precincts of Jackson
county. One large map will
ihow the entire county, and
two smaller ones will show
precinct boundaries in Med
ford and Aihland. It is hoped
that the publication of these
maps, made posiible through
the cooperation of the county
government, will assist voters
in determining their polling
places, and will serve as a re
minder that registration for
the May 19 primary election
must be completed by April
IB, next Tuesday.
pool. Army troops tried to keep
the trafficc moving.
Among the throngs were long
haired sarhus (holy men) who
plodded along stark naked.
Thev were given special bath- '
Ing rights before the pool was
thrown open to the public.
The others had to risk their
lives to bathe in the waters
whore Hindu gods were supposed
to have spilled divine nectar mil
lions of years ago.
Torture Devices Worn
A few wore barbed wire and
Drongod torture devices which
pressed Into their skin as a sign
of supreme holiness.
Some high Hindu holy persons
rode lumbering elephants
through the packed streets to
reach the pool. Others rode in
ornate chairs held aloft by
coolies.
Observers said It was tha
"most unique colorful and dra
matic" Kumb Mela in history.