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Tydings Challenges McCarthy to Back Charges -with Evidence President Would Again Use A-Bomb, Idaho Crowd Told Aboard Truman Train, May 10 U.R) President Truman said today that he would order use of the atomic bomb again if neces sary. Traveling through the northwest, which is atomic conscious because of the big atomic plants on the Columbia river, the pres ident emphasized the peacetime development of atomic energy. But he sounded a grim note when he said he would use the bomb again "if I have to." For an early morning audience at Pocatello, Ida., Mr. Truman reviewed the first use of the atomic bomb against the Japanese to make unnecessary landing in Japan which he said would have cost 200,000 American lives. "I made up my mind that the best way to save the lives of those young men and the best way to save the lives of the Japa nese soldiers also was to drop those bombs and end the war," he said. "And I did it. And I would say to you that I would do it again if I have to." Mr. Truman planned at least 14 speeches today in Idaho, Oregon and Washington on the most rigorous day of his 6,000 mile, transcontinental "report to the people" which he still insisted was non-political. Plans More Campaigning At Pocatello, however, Mr. Truman tipped off plans for more intensive campaigning lat er in the year, probably retracing some of the route of his present trip. He told the Pocatello crowd that he would "come along later in the season and do a little poli ticking." In his reference to the atomic bomb. Mr. Truman said that if the U. S. lacked the ingenuity to harness atomic energy for the benefit of all mankind "we prob ably ought to be destroyed." "But," he added. "I am sure it won't be that way and that we will put it to work for the benefit of the world." 'Promise' Uncovered He revealed that government research has uncovered a "real promise" that the peacetime ap plication of atomic energy can bring vast agricultural improve ments in grain and livestock. He said that it also was within the range of possibility to power ships and airplanes with atomic energy. It was learned that Sen. Glen Taylor (D., Ida.) would be on hand at Boise to greet Mr. Tru man. Earlier it had been report ed that Taylor remained in Wash ington. The president, in his Pocatello appearance, spoke not far from the huge atomic plants along the Columbia river which played an important part in development of the bombs that ended the war with Japan in 1945. Bond Drive Opens Here Next Monday The United States Savings Bonds Independence drive opens throughout the country on Mon day, May 15, and Mayor Dia mond Flynn has called upon Medford residents to signal the opening of the campaign by dis playing the nation's flag and by the ringing of bells throughout the city at noon. Flynn urged all who are able Indian Commissioner Outlines Attack Washington, May 10 (U.R1 Dillon S. Myer, new commission er of Indian affairs, today out lined broadly a three-way attack on the problem of bringing In dians into the American social system. Myer was sworn in Monday, as head man of the touchy, often hot Indian bureau. He succeed ed Dr. John R. Nichols. Myer cited: 1. Lack of education. There are some 10.000 children who have never been to school, and no available estimate of the number of adults. 2. Lack of health and sanila tion facilities. Many Indians die yearly of tuberculosis and other diseases. 3. Resource development. Many of the Indians are living on the prise of poverty, although the reservations have a potential abilitv to support them in com parative comfort. Tom Wray Elected To Head Planning Group M. T. "Tom" Wray was elect ed president of the city planning commission last night. He suc ceeds Ben Trowbridge who was named vice president. Other members of the commis sion arc Dr. B. L. Lageson. R. S. Daniels, Joe Flicgcl. Elwood Hrdbrrg and William Woodford. City Recorder J. R. Woodford is secretary. The commission last night discussed with the special com mittee of the city council pro posals for rezoning the city and details of a new zoning ordin ance. Recommendations were made to the council on two zone changes. Equalization Board Continues Meetings The Jackson county board of equalization convened for the third time this morning to give taxpayers an opportunity to pro test valuations placed on their property by the county asses-or.- office. So far 2 persons have appeared before the board but not all have registered com plaints. No action will be taken until all protests have been heard. Taxpayers will be able to submit written petitions for reduction in their valuations the remainder of this week. The board will convene three more times, beginning at 11 a.m. ! f 5 re. - "ir r""t " , J ill 'w JL !Arm TtUphotot SEES 'NO REASON -.Atomic Scientist Edward Corson, above, 28, whose passport iu revoked "in the national interest" by the State Department as he was about to sail from New York for Prance, said he knew of "no rea son" why he should be prevented from leaving the country. Cor son, who once worked with Dr. Klaus Puchs, convicted in Brit-1 Bin as a Soviet spy, was to lec ture at the French Academy of Science. to help the volunteer savings bond committee of Medford reach every possible buyer dur ing the drive which continues through July 4. The more the quota is exceeded and the more the habit of regular saving is spread through the payroll sav ings plan or purchase of bonds at banks and post offices, the more will have been accomplished for the nation, Flynn said. The mayor pointed out that through regular savings reserves are built against misfortune and income provided for later years, lessening the burden on others. He said that the year-round sav ings bond program, of which the drive is a part, fosters self-reliance and self-betterment. Symbol of the drive is the Lib erty Bell. The theme is "Save for Your Independence Buy U. S. Savings Bonds." Sheriff Confesses To Drinking Whisky Vancouver, Wash., May 10 U.R Sheriff Earl N. Anderson testified at his trial on charges of drunkenness and creating a dis turbance that he and three dep uties drank a fifth of whisky prior to questioning a tipster in the Joann Dewev kidnap-slaving March 25. Charges against Sheriff An derson and Deputies William Scott and Arthur Swick were filed by Grayson Crull of Mead owglarie. Wash., as a result of the officers' visit to the H. E. Cusic home. Crull and Cusic testified they smellcd liquor on the sheriff's breath when he answered a call to question Colin Cree. who claimed to have information con cerning the Dewey case. Witnesses asserted the sheriff and his deputies attacked Cree at the Cusic home. Although admitting he had been drinking, the sheriff denied that he was drunk. He said he did not consider Cree a reliable source of information. Repi ublicans Demand Truman's Price Tag On Political Promises Washington, May 10 (U.R) Republicans have demanded that President Truman put a price tag on his political promises. The GOP has undertaken lo answer Mr. Truman's speeches 8s he makes them during his transcontinental swing. Their first blast yesterday wa to chal lenge the White House statement that this campaign year junket is non-political Sen. Stles Bridges (N.H ) spoke for the republicans last night. "The American people are not going to forget the price tag on the president's promises just be cause he doesn't mention it on this political tour." Bridges said in a statement Issued by the na tional committee. Medford 45th Year. 18 Pages Five Systems Federal Mediators Suspend All Talks Strike Spreads to Chesapeake & Ohio Washington. May 10 (U.R) Government sources said today they expect Presidential As sistant John R. Steelman to call both sides in the rail strike to Washington for conferences starting possibly tomorrow. Chicago, May 10 (U.R) Loco motive firemen and enginemen walked off the job in a strike Chicago, May 10 (U P.) The rail- road situation at a glanre: Number on strike 1S.0OO members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enjrinemen. More than 30,0110 olher railroadmen till be thrown, out of work. Railroads struck The New York Central west of Buffalo. N. Y.; the Pennsylvania west of Harrtsbure. Pa.; the Southern railroad; the Santa r railroad, and four NYC subsidiaries, the Ohio Central, Michigan Central and Big Four lines. Strike effects Struck lines slopped service entirely or drastically reduc ed schedules. Supervisory personnel acted as firemen on the few trains left running. Prospective passengers on struck lines were advised to check local agents before starting trips. The issues A long-standing de mand by the brotherhood for an ad ditional fireman on multiple unit dlesel engines and for a fireman to be placed aboard switch engines and electrically-operated locomotives. The strike began at t a.m. standard time In each xone. which crippled five big railroad systems today and federial medi ators suspended all talks with the railroads and the union pend ing a report to the White House. Chairman Francis O'Neill of the national railway mediation board, who had continued settle ment attempts hours after the walkout began at 6 a.m., said no settlement was reached and that he- would report to the White House today. To Relay Report His report presumably will be relayed to President Truman, who is touring Idaho today on his 16-state barnstorming trip. O'Neill acted after meeting al ternately with the railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen for 25 straight hours. At one point, he said the disputants were "not far apart." But in announcing suspension of the talks, he said "we had a package deal we were working on, but it didn't work out." He refused to elaborate. The union called the strike this morning against four vilal rail systems and it promptly spread to a fifth, the Chesapeake & Ohio, which uses terminal and rail facilities of some of the struck roads. Seek To Avoid Seiiure In calling the walkout, union officials hinted that they were confining it to a segment of the industry to avoid government seizure on grounds of national emergency. Thus, if President Truman act ed to enjoin the strike against the four big networks, observers believed the union might be free to shift its walkout to olher lines on a "hit-and-run" basis. The strike, most serious since the 48-hour, nationwide walkout which President Truman termi nated in 1948, directly involved major portions of the New York Central, the Pennsylvania, Santa Fe and all of the Southern rail way. ' H. R. McNally, traveling freight and passenger agent for the Santa Fe system, who was in Medford today, said that the only passenger trains his com pany plans to operate during the railroad strike are the Chief, from Los Angeles to Chicago, and the Golden Gatp, from San Francisco to Bakersficld. McNally said Santa Fe has placed an embargo on all perish able and livestork freight. All other freight will be accepted subject to delay, the agent stated. Trapped New York. My 1 0 (U.R) A doctor reportsd at 3:35 p.m. (EDT) today that Dominl-k Atleo, trapped well .digger, was dead. New York, May 10 U.Ri A well digger trapped for more than 24 hours in a shaft 18 feet beneath a Brooklyn garage gave up hope today under the agony of third-degree burns and the pressure of tons of sand and rock. As rescuers toiling with picks and shovels neared his side in a race with death, Dnminirk At teo. 45, groaned in a cracked voice: "I can't stand it any longer. HALKOUT Hit: MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY Madras Finally Gets On DST Band Wagon Madras, Ore.. May 10 (U.R) After holding out for 10 days, the city of Madras accepted daylight saving time today. The city council voted to take Madras off standard time and put it on daylight time. It was presumed that Metolius. four miles south of Madras, will follow suit. All major communities in the central Oregon area now are on daylight time. Increase in Wages Averts Strike of Lumber Workers Klamath Falls, Ore.. May 10 (U.R) A threatened strike in volving 2,500 AFL lumber work ers in northern California was averted today by the signing of a new agreement providing for a 7'i-cents hourly wage in crease. The contract affected only northern California and had no bearing on current negotiations between the International Wood workers of America and lumber operators in five western states. Other Demands Dropped The settlement was announced by the pine industrial relations committee, through C. L. Irving, and Roy Walker of the negotiat ing committee for the northern California district council of lum ber workers. The union abandoned de mands for company-paid life in surance and paid holidays. The wage increase brought the mini mum pay in basic lumber indus tries for AFL members to $1.50 an hour and $1.42V4 an hour in box factories. The wage settlement was in lieu of all other demands made by the union. The agreement affected work ers in Alturas, Canby. Redding, Red Bluff. Corning, Susanville, Loyalty, Hayfork, Dixie Canyon and Quincy. No Progress Irving said no progress had been made in negotiations with the AFL Klamath basin district council. The pine industrial rela tions committee represents em ployers in both districts and has headquarters in Klamath Falls. Second Witness Ties Oppenheimer to Reds Oakland, Cal., May 10 (U.R) A second ex-communist testified at a state legislative committee hearing today that J. Robert Oppenheimer, leading atomic scientist, attended a communist meeting. The witness, Alfred Barbosa, San Leandro, Cal., identified Oppenheimer as one of the 50-to-75 persons present at a house warming given at Berkeley, Cal., home of Kenneth May, a former University of California professor. Barbosa said all of the per sons present were communists. He said he identified Oppen heimer from a photograph shown to him later by a federal agency. "I would have no difficulty identifying J. Robert Oppen heimer," Barbosa declared. He made the sworn statements before the California state sen ate committee on un-Americaii activities. Madras Mayor Fails In Effort To Resign Madras, Ore., May 10 (U.R) Mayor Howard W. Kriz tried and failed to resign last night. Kriz, appointed mayor by the city council last January to suc ceed Adrian Smith, told the council that the job was inter fering with his pharmacy busi ness. But the council declined to ac cept the resignation and tabled it for further action at a special meeting next Tuesday. Well Digger Abandons Hope I'm going . . . I'm going." His friend, Father John Gar rone, shouted down into the partly dug well where Atteo was buried to the waist by a cave-in at 12:30 p.m. yesterday. "Can you move a little?" the priest asked. "No, no, please, no," Atteo moaned. "Hold on, Dnm, we've got hundreds of people working and praying for you." Father Gar rone shouted. "Police and fire men and your family are here, and we've got an ambulance ready." Atteo had rereived the last rites of the Roman Catholic church. Shortly after noon, he I called for hi toof, John 21, and crpples f staXN?- r"aH I : If, (Arntt Trl'photo) CITY IN RUINS Smoke still rises from burning buildings tn Rimouskl, Quebec, after fire, driven by 50-mile-per-hour winds, swept the community killing 12 inhabitants and leaving 1500 others homeless. Damages were estimated at $20,000,000. New Swimming Pool About May Medford's new municipal swimming pool in Hawthorne park should be ready for use on May 23, weather permitting, Mayor Diamond Flynn said to day' in announcing policies con cerning the pool and park. Filtering and heating systems underwent final tests yesterday. The pool is being drained and painting will be started as soon as concrete surfaces are suf ficiently dry. Painting should be completed by May 16, Flynn re ported. Paint will be allowed to dry for a week. Governor McKay Was Invited To Meet President Klamath Falls. Ore., May 10 'AIR) The mixup over wheth er Gov. Douglas McKay was or was not invited to meet Presi dent Truman's train in Oregon was untangled today. The governor was invited but too late for him to accept. He was already committed lo attend the Columbia basin intcr-agency committee meeting in Kalispell, Mont. Secretary Didn't Know And, it developed, the gover nor's secretary, Lawson McCall, didn't hear about the invitation because he was en route to Klamath Falls to speak to the Oregon Cattlemen's association. So McCall, lacking the latest information, told the cattlemen that the governor had been snub bed "contrary to Emily Post) Dorothy Dix or other people who prescribe proper political behavior". E. B. Aldrich, published and editor of the Pendleton East Ore- gonian, telephoned an invitation to the governor Monday after he had received a go-ahead Irom the secret service. Instructions Reversed Aldrich is in charge of ar rangements for the president's one-hour speech-making stop over at Pendleton. The first in structions from the presidential party prohibited political can didates" from boarding the spec ial train. Late, the Instructions were re versed providing that candi dates from both parties were in vited. So Aldrich invited McKay and the democratic candidates State Sen. Austin Flegel, State Treasurer Walter Pearson and Lew Wallace. McCall, in speaking about the "snub" tied It In with the admin istration's proposal to establish a Columbia valley administra tion. Joseph, 25, who had been work ing with the rescuers making a trench to free him. "They're almost there, pop: hold on a little longer," John shouted. Joseph was overcome with weeping and was led away. Atteo had complained earlier of difficulty in seeing. It had been feared that a flush fire of the oxygen which had been pumped into the shaft, set off a cigarct, might have blinded him. However, Dr. Harold Bcrson, who had been lowered Into the shaft several times to administer plasma and stimulants, said At teo was not blind. The well digger's left leg was pinned under a boulder at the o r BUNE j.1, 1950 NO. 42 tfei;? JTt- 23; Policies Told Final policy decisions were made this week at a session held by Flynn and members of the city council park committee headed by Harold Frye. Deci sions resulted from many weeks of study by Flynn and commit teemen. Pool admission prices of 20 cents for children and 40 cents for adults were set. Flynn stated that out of the amounts a 20 per cent federal admission tax must be paid. Prices are similar to admissions elsewhere. The charges are not for city profit but to offset operating expenses, the mayor explained. Patrons who do not bring their own towels will be able to rent them for 10 cents. No swim. Thousands More Flee Flood in Winnipeg Winnipeg, Man., May 10 (U.R) Thousands more Winnipeg resi dents fled today from the "most catastrophic flood in Canadian history" which threatened to black out two remaining power stations and cut oft all munici pal transportation. During the past two weeks, Winnipeg has harbored 7,500 refugees from other communi ties flooded by the Red river. Now it was every man for him self as at least 20,000 persons fled their homes. The Canadian National rail ways said it could guarantee service only through the day. All of the city's bridges were closed to normal traffic, isolat ing 12 suburban sections of this city of 300,000. Royal Canadian mounted po lice said they were working "against time" to evacuate every resident in the 65-milc stretch between here and Emer son. Man., on the United States border. Water lapped at the eaves of two-story houses in some southern Manitoba towns. Radio Roundtable Set On Water Pipeline A roundtable discussion con cerning construction of a second pipeline from Big Butte sprint to Medford and the S2.800.000 bond issue asked for the project will be broadcast by radio sta-1 lion kyjc at 8:45 p.m. Thurs day. Representatives of the wa'er board and the city administra tion; Dr. A. Erin Merkcl, county health officer, and Elwood Hed berg, assistant manager of the First National bank, will partici pate. The program will last 115 minutes. The bond issue will be voted upon at the May 19 primary election. bottom of the shaft. The fire had burned him severely about the head and arms. But he held grimly to a spark of life. Mrs. Atteo, mother of his six children, their two sons and two of their daughters, formed a grim knot in the big public garage which had been emptied of cars. Policemen of the most finely trained and best equipped emer gency squad in the world were tearing up the concrete floor with the best machinery obtain able in a big city. Just the same, the hours of Atteo's torment dragged on, deepening a tragedy almost iden tical save for its setting to those so many times enacted In remote eoal fieldi. General News Sports Society Locals Personals s , to Open mhig suits or caps will be rented unless the public demands the service later on. Food Service Five kinds of candy and two flavors of beverages will be sold at the pool counter. The service is being maintained only to pre vent small children trom run ning across busy Main street. Flynn stressed that city admin istration does not wish to com pete with private enterprise. Bicycle riding will be prohib ited in the park and racks will be placed at the Main, Haw thorne and Jackson street en trances.. A pay telephone is to be provided at the pool building lobby. Chief of Police Clatotis McCredie has been advised to study probable traffic conditions that will arise when the pool is in operation. Policies, Flynn reported, were based on survey of parallel con ditions in other cities. Experi ences in other communities were carefully weighed and he point ed out that there was no local precedent. Although the pro gram is as perfect as can be turiged at present, he said cir cumstance may result in minor changes as the season progresses. Nine Persons Killed In Midwestern Floods Chicago, May 10 .U.R) Flash floods, roaring down rivers in a broad belt from Oklahoma to Canada, left nine persons dead today and seven others missing. Two of the dead were crew men who died in the flaming wreckage of their 50-car freight train which broke through a storm - weakened bridge over Wiid Horse creek In north cen tral Oklahoma. The other victims were killed in Nebraska. Most were tourists who were engulfed when flash floods rolled across highways without warning. Southwest Iowa, hit by heavy rainfalls, prcpeied for flood conditions as rain water drained into streams a'read) bursting their banks. In Wisconsin, the Mississippi was expected to rise 18 inches within three days. U. S. Toughens on Red Lend-Lease Payments Washington. May 10 !U.R) The United States today tough ened Its campaign to get Russia to pay for lend-lease supplies, in cluding some useable World War II aircraft. The slate department arranged to call In Soviet Ambassador Alexander S. I'anyushkin to start a new phase in the three-year-old negotiations. American officials made no ef fort lo hide their Irritation at Russia's failure to pay up. The United States claims eventually might total $1 billion. The United Stales sent the Soviets $1 1 billion worth of lend lease goods. Russia was suppos ed to pay for items left at the end of the war if they had peace time value, or else return them. Russia so far has failed to dis close even how much lend-lease equipment survived the war. LOOK OUT, CHARLIEI Salem, Ore., May 10 U.R Charlie may not like this, but articles of incorporation were filed here today for the McCarthy Logging company of Coos Bay, Ore. Washington, May 10 (U.R) J. Edgar Hoover today began his 27th year as director of the Fed eral Bureau of Investigation. Maryland Senator Says Files Contain All Loyalty Data Naming of Contact Man Is Threatened Washington, May 10 (U.R) Sen. Millard E. Tydings (D., Md.) today challenged Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R Wis.) to back with evidence his charges that some state department loyalty fllei have been "raped." "All he has to do," Tydings said, "is to lay the evidence be fore us and sustain it. We will put whoever is responsible in jail. Otherwise it's just a lot of hocus-pocus." To Study Files Tydings is chairman of a sen ate foreign relations subcommit tee investigating charges by Mc Carthy against the state depart ment. He and three other sub committee members went to the White House to study loyalty files covering 81 person charged by McCarthy with communist, pro-communist or homosexual proclivities. Tydings said the files contain "all the loyalty data which the FBI has gathered and referred to the state department in the 81 cases. Besides the four senators, four others were present at the exam ination of the files Deputy Un dersecretary of State John E. Peurifoy; Conrad E. Snow, head of the state department loyalty board: Peyton Ford, assistant attorney general and Donald Dawson, administrative assistant lo the president. Exposure Threatened McCarthy meanwhile threat ened to name a U.S. diplomat he has called a contact man for a Russian spy unless President Truman discloses all details of the case. McCarthy already hai given the man's name to the senate foreign relations subcommittee which is investigating his charge that the state department ia in fested with communists. Unless the committee presses the inquiry and Mr. Truman re leases the full loyalty file on the individual, McCarthy said, he will give "complete details" about the case in a senate speech. It is known from other sources that the diplomat currently is U.S. minister to a small central European country. He once serv ed under Former Secretary of State George C. Marshall and It was reported that Marshall will come to his defense if McCarthy attacks him publicly. Young GOP Members Hear Candidates Talk Jackson county's young repub licans met last night at the Med ford hotel to hear republican candidates for nomination in the primary election state their rases and make a final appeal for votes before the May 19 bal loting. Most candidatei for local of fice appeared at the meeting and a statement favoring nomination of Dave Hoover for United States senator was made by Tony Latismann. Local candi dates at the meeting were Rob ert W. Root and E. H. Mann, un opposed republican candldatea for the state house of represen tatives from the 19th represen tative district: R. R. Lytle and L. G. Graves, candidates for the office of county commissioner; Ray Marks and Howard Gault, candidates for county sheriff; Paul B. Rynning, unoppesed in cumbent seeking re-election as county engineer and surveyor, and W. P. Tucker. Incumbent justice of the peace, Medford dis trict, who is unopposed in the primaries. Paul Havlland presided at the meeting. Three Photographers Released by Russians Berlin, May 10 U.R) Three women members of the Amer ican Friends service committee were released from police cus tody In the Russian sector today . nfter being held 24 hours for 1 mking pictures there, U, S. mili , irv police reported, i The women were Anne Ben j nett of Maumce, O.: Marilyn See- ncia oi Seattle, ana iviaria uoug las of northern Ireland. They disappeared in the Soviet sector vpsterday and American author ities announced their arrest af ter It was reported by witnesses. For hours Russian officials' ountered requests for their rs lease with denials that any ar rests had been made. Bend Girls Due for Candy Eating Party Bend, Ore., May 10 U.R1 Bend's Camp Fire girls today were overstocked with candy mints bv about 3,000 boxes. They planned to sell the can dy to raise funds, but discovered they were barred by a city ordi nance forbidding door-to-door sales. WEATHER FORECAST: rlr and wirmir tonight and Thuriday txcvpt tfw thunderinoweri If it hfffhr mou nta in i ThUMdar. Timp. HlffhMt YnOrrUr 11 LowtMt thli Morning 41
