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U.S. Restricts
Movements of
Romania Envoys
Action in Retaliation
For Bucharest Orders
Washington, May 26 (UP) The United State
today restricted the movement of Romanian diplo
mats in this country to a 35-mile radius of Washing
ton. Acting Secretary of State James E. Webb said
the action was in retaliation for Romania's restrictions
on American diplomats in Bucharest. He added that
j this was part of a pattern of difficulties with Iron Cur
tain countries and that the United States may be head
ed for a full diplomatic break with both Romania and
Czechoslovakia.
The United States served notice of the new re
strictions in a note delivered to the Romanian foreign
office in Bucharest. It said that henceforth no Ro
manian diplomat in the United States will be allowed
to go more than 35 miles from the District of Colum
bia boundaries without special permission from the
state department.
Webb announced the action at a news confer
ence. He said it would be advantageous for the Ro
manians to obey but he declined to speculate on how
the restrictions would be enforced the first of which
the United States ever has imposed on diplomats of
a "friendly" country.
Webb said the action was one of a series of moves
Indicating that the United States might be moving to
ward the point where it would be extremely difficult
to continue relations of any kind with Romania and
Czechoslovakia.
The United States already has broken relations
with Bulgaria, another of the Soviet satellites which
has waged a campaign to hound westerners out from
behind the Iron Curtain.
Foreign Aid Measure
Goes Before Truman
Washington, May 26 U.R)
President Truman had before
him today a $3,248,450,000 for
eign aid authorization today, but
republicans served natiee they
intend to try to cut the actual
cash outlay.
The authorization, passed 47
to 27, yesterday by the senate,
merely sets a ceiling on foreign
aid spending in the fiscal year
beginning July 1. Congress must
aupply the funds in a separate
appropriation bill.
Fight Intended
Republican Leader Kenneth
S. Wherry (Neb.), and Sen. Eu
gene D. Millikin (R., Colo.), said
GOP forces intend to fight for a
1,200 Expected At
Shrine Ceremonial
Ashland, May 26 Ashland
will be host to its first Shrine
ceremonial in more than seven
years when approximately
1.200 Shriners from all over
Oregon will take part Saturday
in the Hillah Temple spring
event.
A program open to the pub
lic at the high school athletic
field will follow a 2 p.m. parade.
In the line of march, beginning
at the armory, will be officers,
uniformed units, candidates and
1 members. Units will drill at the
school field, and Noble Dudley
Fortin of Bon Ali Temple. Sac
ramento, will present a skit on
Shrine hospitals.
The ceremonial at 7:30 p.m.
will follow a banquet at the
Elks club. These activities will
be for Shriners only. A class of
about Ki5 candidates is expected.
Martin Blate, illustrious po
tentate of Ben Ali temple, and
his entire divan will be guests.
Redding, Cal., May 26 !U.R)
R. Tull, widely known Califor
nia and Oregon lumberman, died
suddenly on a business trip to
Silverton, Ore., yesterday, rela
tives here reported.
Beauty Spots Awaiting Holiday
A wealth of beauty spots and
scenic and sports attractions in
southern Oregon and northern
California beckon Rogue valley
residents thus week-end. many of
whom will have a full-three day
holiday.
Memorial day falls on Tues
day this year, and a few retail
stores, and cleaning and dyeing
establishments and barber shops
.vill be closed Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday. Many self-empluv-ed
and professional people will
al.o make the holiday a three
day affair, while practically all
Ftores and offices will be closed
both Sunday and Tuesday.
Weather Good
Aside from a few possible
sprinkles of rain Saturday, the
weather bureau today forecast
ideal holiday weather for the
long week end: cooler on Sun
dam warming up again Monday,
reduction in the outlay when the
appropriation reaches the floor.
They referred particularly to
funds for President Truman's
"point four" program for aiding
underdeveloped areas. Millikin
and other republicans tried un
successfully yesterday to cut the
$35,000,000 allocation from the
authorization bill.
Besides the point four au
thorization, the measure would
provide $2,977,000,000 for the
third year of the Marshal plan,
$100 million for aid to Korea,
$94 million for aid to China,
$27,450,000 for Arab refugees
and $15 million for international
emergency children's work
through the United Nations.
Compromise Bill Passed
The bill approved by the sen
ate was a compromise between
earlier versions passed by the
house and senate. In the final
tally, nine republicans and 38
democrats voted for the measure;
while four democrats and 23 re
publicans voted against it.
During debate yesterday, re
publicans concentrated their at
tack on point four. Led by Sen.
Robert A. Taft (R.. O.), they ar
gued that the language of the
bill commits the United States
to guarantee American invest
ments abroad.
The economic cooperation ad
ministration, which administers
the Marshall plan, has asked
congress to appropriate $2,658,
000.000 in new funds for the pro
gram and to allow ECA to spend
the $277 million it has saved
from, this year's appropriation.
First IO Student
Succumbs At Eugene
Eugene. Ore., Mav 26 (U.R)
W. W. "Billy" Scott, 94, first
student to be registered at the
University of Oregon, was to be
buried at 2 p.m. today.
Scott, who died Monday, sign
ed up at the university on Oct.
16, 1867. He wrote much poetry
during his lifetime, including
one book-length poem called
"The Oregon Pioneers."
with temperatures above aver
age from today through Wednes
day. Thousands of sports fishermen
are expected to take advantage
of the climate and the holiday,
and wet their lines in the Rogue,
from Gold Beach to Prospect,
and in the area's many other
streams and lakes. Fishing on
the upper Rogue was reported
good this week, and reports
from Gold Beach say that while
water is high, it is dropping,
and scattered catches have been
made, chinooks among them.
Limits ai Lakes
Fish lake and Squaw lake
have been producing many lim
its of fish, some up to nine
inches. Trout fishing on the up
per Applegate has also been
good. Several thousand game
size fish were planted there by
fcha gm commission a few
34th Victim 01
Chicago Disaster
Believed Located
Trolley-Truck Crash
Starts Blast, Fir
Chicago, May 2i (U.R) -The
conductor of a street car which
collided with a gasoline truck,
killing at least 33 persons, was
arrested today by police on a
charge of leaving the scene of
n accident.
Conductor William Llddell,
29, was taken into custody at
offices of the Chicago Transit
authority, operator of the
street car line.
Chicago. May 26 (U.R)
Search crews found evidence to
day that a baby died with 33 oth
er persons in an explosion and
fire that blasted a soutn side
neighborhood when t rol ley
ploughed into a gasoline tank
truck last night.
Fifty persons were injured in
the disasterr
Police and firemen dug
through the ruins of seven build
ings ignited by the searing
flames that trapped passengers
aboard the crowded streetcar.
Baby's Foot Found
Patrolman Van Clay found a
baby's foot lying in the street
near the crash scene. It was sent
to the police laboratory.
Officials believed the baby's
body may have been consumed
in the fire that left four of the
seven buildings with all interior
walls and flooring burned out.
Deputy Chief of Police Philip
Breitzke said there was a pos
sibility, however, that the baby's
body was one of the pitifully
charred pieces in the Cook
county morgue.
Search crews preceded gin
gerly for fear that the water-
soaked walls still standing might
collapse.
Ihey believed, however, that
the bodies of all victims had been
found.
Inquiry Organised
Meanwhile, officials organ
ized a sweeping inquiry to de
termine whether criminal negli
gence was involved in the dis
aster.
Coroner A. L. Brodie said he
would impanel a jury of experts
June 1 to investigate. He was ex
pected to coordinate inquiries by
the fire department, police, state
fire marshal, the interstate com
merce commission and the state
commerce commission.
Private investigations were
expected by various insurance
companies and by petroleum as
sociations interested in the ship
ment of gasoline and other in
flammables. Search Abandoned
A search for four children
previously reported missing was
abandoned after their mother re
ported that she personally had
handed them through a window
of their flaming apartment to a
stranger who apparently took
mem to nis nome. Kadio stations
broadcast a request for the
stranger to take the children to
the Red Cross for return to their
mother.
(See Story en Page 5)
Car License Renewal
Tags Not Sold Here
William O'Brien, motor ve
hicle registrar for this area, said
today that June renewal tags for
passenger vehicles will not be
available here until after he has
moved into his new quarters
south of Mcdford. shortly after
June 1.
O'Brien pointed out that the
expiration date marked on ve
hicle license plates means that
the plates expire on the last day
of the month marked, not on the
first day. In other words, plates
marked "June 50" are good un-
iii juiy i oi mis year.
Seattle. May 26 (U.R) The
University of Washington seis
mograph recorded three earth
quakes yesterday, one of which
was 35 miles from Seattle.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Clear and warmer
r tonight, Increasing high
clnudlnPM and cooler flatur
day. Temp.
HIghett Yesterday 91
Loweit this Morning ........ 4?
weeks ago, and some fair-sized
cutthroats and steelhead are be
ing caught in the mornings and
evenings.
Aside from potential Izaak
Waltons. picnic and camping
spots and scenic drives are ex
pected to draw their full quota
of week-end pleasure seekers.
With a few exceptions, all of the
area's well-advertised attractions
wih be readily available. The
Diamond lake cutoff will not be
open until next week, and the
road between Fish lake and
Lake O' Woods is not yet open,
although the resorts at both
places are operating. Fish lake
can be reached by way of Butte
Falls and Lake O' Woods by the
Dead Indian road.
Attractions Listed
For holiday-bound motorists,
here If a partial list of attrac
tion within aaay driving dis
Fifteen Prisonei , Two Others Killed
In Bloodiest Philippine Prison Escape
Medford
45th Year.
Bids Awarded For
Construction Work
On Oregon Roads
Portland, Ore., May 26 (U.R)
The Rogers Construction com
pany was low bidder with $74,
627 for re-oiling 18.27 miles of
the winter damaged Warm
Springs highway to central Ore
gon, the state highway commis
sion said today.
Other low bids opened by the
commission:
Douglas, Coos. Jackson and
Josephine counties Guard rail
and sight post project on Pacific
and Oregon coast highways.
Meade and Hobson, Grants Pass,
$16,612.
Jackson county-Cascade gorge
Prospect section of the Crater
Lake highway. 7.5 miles of wid
ening and shaping roadway. Cen
tral Heating company, Eugene,
$159,010.
Jackson, Josephine and Doug
las counties Reoiling project on
state highwavs. Harr & Horton,
Portland, $65,857.
Jackson county Construct
Prospect maintenance building.
H. B. Barnhart, Mcdford, $15,
420. Frank Van Dyke, member of
the highway committee of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, is in Portland today
for a meeting of the state high
way commission. He is o;ie of
four representatives of the cham
bers of commerce in Jackson and
Josephine counties appeal ing be
fore the commission to present
the two-county unity on matters
of highway improvement that
has been developed in this part
of the state through a series of
meetings between chamber of
ficials. Neil Allen, Grants Pass, will
state the official position of the
Jackson county chamber, the
Ashland chamber, and the cham
bers at Grants Pass and Cave
Junction which have drawn up
a priority program for improve
m e n t of highway 99 between
Central Point and Ashland, the
Crater Lake highway, the ap
proaches to Caveman bridge in
Grants Pass, the Redwood high
way and the Applegate valley
highway.
By showing that this area is
unanimously behind a program
of this nature, the chambers hope
to move the commission to in
clude at least part of the pro
gram in its 1951 schedule of ex
penditures for highway main
tenance and improvement.
Bond Issue Will Go To
Ruch-Sterling Voters
A $35,000 bond issue will be
submitted to voters in the Ruch
Sterling school district Monday,
June 5, for the purpose of ac
quiring five or six acres or
land and to add three new class
rooms, a cafeteria, play shed,
transportation facilities and
equipment to the school at Ruch.
If approved, the new building
would feature modern, steel re
inforced construction, according
to officials of the district. The
Ruch-Sterling district represents
a merger of Uniontown, Forest
Creek, Watkins and Little Ap
plegate school districts with
Ruch-Sterling district No. 3.
Voting will be held in the
Ruch-Sterling school house from
3 until 9 p.m. (DST), (2 to 8 p.m.
Pacific standard time) on June 5.
Hollywood, May 26 (U.R)
Film Star Joan Crawford' was
hospitalized today suffering from
a bad cold which she blamed on
overwork.
Trippers
tance: Crater lake (both south
and southwest entrances are
open), Oregon Caves (where par
tial service is available Sunday,
and full service starting Mon
day), Oregon Vortex near Gold
Hill, Applegate valley. Tou Velle
state park. Casey state park,
many federally-maintained for
est camps throughout the area,
Roxy Anne butte (roads are re
ported In good condition), Union
creek, Bjg and Little Butte creek
areas, Greensprings mountain
pass where many wildflowers
were in bloom this week. Mt.
Shasta area including Shasta
lake, Dunsmulr and McCloud,
and Klamath lake and river.
Slightly longer drives will
take motorMs to the Oregon and
northern California coastal
beaches and the high pine for
est of cential Oregon.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1950
LATEST VICTIMS OF QUICKSAND at Pyramid Lake, Nev., are
Raymond Houser. 35, his son, Ray, 15, and Betty Leighton, 21, at
tractive Reno telephone operator. They disappeared while fishing
northern end of laKe near mouth of TrucKee river. mernatwnalt
Arrangements For
Penland Visit To
Camp Completed
Camp White, May 26 Ar
rangements have been complet
ed for "National GAR day"
ceremonies here Sunday, honor
ing Theodore Penland, 101, last
commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic,
according to John Kelly, general
chairman.-. ... '
The guard of honor which will
meet Penland's plane Sunday
morning will include four vet
erans, Tommv Childers, 23,
World War II: Razor Turner, 62,
World War I; Rufus Edwards,
58. World Wars I and II, and
John J. Miller, 90, Spanish Am
erican war. Other dignitaries, in
cluding Mayor Diamond Flynn,
and Camp White officials, will
also meet the aged veteran.
Parade ai 2 p.m.
A parade including a number
of marching and musical groups
will be held at the veterans cen
ter at 2 p.m. Sunday, and the
public is invited to attend. Pen
land will review the parade, to
gether with high state officers
of the major veterans organiza
tions. At the conclusion of the pa
rade, Sam Bowe, Grants Pass,
state commander of the Ameri
can Legion, will speak briefly
in tribute to Penland.
The GAR commander, who
dropped the gavel on the last
encampment of the Civil war
veterans organization at Indian
apolis last year, enlisted at 16 in
Company A, 152nd regiment,
Indiana volunteers. Underage
for military service, Penland,
the story goes, wrote "18" on a
piece of paper, slipped it in the
bottom of his shoe, and told the
recruiting officer "I am over
18."
Active At 101
Despite his age of 101 years,
Penland, known as "Daddy" is
still active, and much in demand
at various veterans meetings
throughout the Pacific coast. He
has made frequent appearances
on the radio, and travels exten
sively by air. He composes and
sings his own songs, and is a
member of 36 different organi
zations. Potato Bugs Claimed
Dropped By Bombers
Berlin, May 26 (U,R) Gerhart
Ei.ser's East German propaganda
office claimed today that Ameri
can planes have been bombing
the Soviet zone of Germany with
potato bugs.
American air force planes flew
over the eastern zone Wednes
day night and dropped "large
amounts of potato bugs" In the
area of Zwickau, a statement
claimed.
"Strong indignation is mount
ing among the people over this
terrible criminal attack,
statement said.
the
Portland Council To
Decide Film Showing
Portland, Ore., May 26 'UP)
The showing of the controversial
Italian film, "The Bicycle Thief,"
in Portland was up to the city
council today.
The municipal board of review
has turned down an appeal to
reconsider its action in censor
ing a two-minute scene. When
movie officials refused to cut
the scene showing a brothel
it made Portland in effer-t the
first major city in the nation to
ban the picture.
Juvenile Theft Case
Puzzles Authorities
The theft of five cases of beer
from the Mason Ehrman com
pany warehouse in Medford has
netted four Ashland juveniles
$100 fines and 10-day jail sen
tences imposed by the Ashland
municipal judge. It has also con-'
fronted law enforcement author
ities with a legal tangle, it was
learned today.
The four youths were arrested
ed in Ashland Tuesday night by
police there and charged with
illegal possession of intoxicat
ing beverages. The fines were
levied and they were given the
jail sentences to be served in
the county jail, although the
county juvenile officer says he
believes the municipal judge in
Ashland has no authority to
commit prisoners to the county
jail.
Sent To Medford
The case was then turned over
to Medford authorities who were
to prosecute the youths on petty
larceny cnarges. inree of the
four were turned over to John
Richard, county juvenile officer.
Richard said this morning, how-
Heavy Turnouts
Greet Liberty
Bell In County
Huge turnouts at almost every
school to which it was taken in
Jackson county yesterday greet
ed the Oregon Liberty bell, ac
cording to Col. H. J. Meiring,
who had charge of the guard of
honor.
He said that the bell Im
pressed youngsters, who eagerly
asked many questions. Meiring
characterized the bell showing
at the schools as a "great suc
cess." For Bond Drive
The bell was brought here in
connection with the Independ
ence savings bond drive of the
federal treasury. Officials were
told that this was the first coun
ty in which Boy scouts served
as a day-long honor guard for
the bell. The Eagle scouts were
Jack Bailey, Lee Stnlhera, Lloyd
Bishop and Martin Johnson.
Morris Leonard Sr., county
chairman for the bond cam
paign, reported that E bond sales
in the first week amounted to
$12,919 or 8 per cent of the
$150,000 county quota. He said
that volunteers are aiming to
go far beyond the quota. Leonard
said that Col. R. D. Broedlow is
contracting labor groups and in
dustrial firms, arranging talks on
the bond drive and thrift plans.
Aumsville Motorist
Victim Of Accident
Salem, Ore., May 26 (U.R)
William Woodrum 48, of Aums
ville, was killed late Thursday
when his truck swerved from the
Aumsville-We.it Stayton highway
and turned over several times,
state police reported.
Eugene Marisen of Aumsville.
riding with Woodrum, suffered
cuts and bruises. He told police
the truck failed to make a turn.
Woodrum was caught under the
vehicle.
In order is permit employ
ees to obierve the Memorial
Day holiday, The Mail Trib
une will not publish on Tues
day. May 30.
Tribune
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ever, that he will take no action
on the cases since he feels they
have already been punished suf
ficiently and because they are
being held on two charges for
the same crime and both as
juveniles and as adults.
As the case stands now, cnarg
es against the three youths in
Richard's custody are being held
open and no action will be tak
en by the juvenile department,
unless the Ashland sentences are
rescinded. - The - fourth youth,
Richard Fulton Vest, 19, Js still
being held on the Medford
charge and will presumably be
prosecuted, courthouse officials
said.
Redding Sheriffs
Deputies Murdered
Redding. Cal., May 26 (U,P)
Two sheriff's men were found
shot to death with their own
guns 40 miles north of here to
day and two youthful criminals
suspected of the shooting were
captured later at Truckee, Cal.,
as they sought to flee to Nevada.
The bodies of Under-sheriff
Earl Sholes and Deputy Dan
Heryford were found hidden in
brush about a quarter mile from
U. S. highway 99 near Gison,
Cal., this morning. They had
been returning James McKay, 18,
and Robert Sturm, 19, youth au
thority camp escapees, from Se
attle. Shortly before noon, McKay
and Sturm were captured by
highway patrolmen three miles
from Truckee, where the car
they had stolen from the officers
had run out of gasoline. Truckee,
near the California-Nevada state
line, is about 170 miles east of
Redding.
New Temblors Crumble
Residences In Peru
Cuzco, Peru, May 26 (U.R)
Hundreds of refugees fled from
earthquake-shattered Cuzco to
day after new temblors crumbled
a number of buildings weakened
in last Sunday's quake.
The known death toll stood at
88 before the new shocks. Offi
cials said they expected few new
casualties because residents were
staying away from weakened
buildings.
Queen Mary Celebrates
83rd Birthday Anniversary
London, May 26 (U.R) Defy
ing the years as proudly is ever,
Queen Mary celebrated her 83rd
birthday anniversary today with
the biggest flood of presents and
flowers she ever received.
Royal navy craft boomed a 21
gun salute to the mother of King
George. Every American warship
In British waters Joined in the
tribute.
Awake at the customary hour
of 7:15 a.m. Mary had breakfait
and then hurried downstairs to
unwrap a pile of birthday pres
ents in her drawing room.
Jade Workbox Given
Among them was a magnifi
cent antique lade workbox. a
joint gift of the royal family.
Mary has one of the biggest priv
ate collections of jade in Britain.
"Everybody, I n c I u d Ing the
king and queen, Princess Eliza
beth and Princess Margaret,
chipped in for the box." a royal
source said. "It Is quite price
less." Thousand erf oablei and lat
Buildings Burned;
Army Troops Asked
To Quell Break
Six Severely Hurt
In 3-Hour Battle
Manila, Philippines. Mav 26
(U.R) Fifteen convicts, a guard
and a civilian employee were
killed today in the bloodiest
prison break attempt in Philip
pine history.
Four other prisoners and two
guards were wounded severely
during a three-hour battle at the
new Bilibid state penitentiary,
where 6,000 prisoners are con.
fined. Two buildings were burn
ed. Army troops helped quell
the break attempt.
Guard Stabbed
President Elpidio Quirino said
the break was led by "unruly
Huks." members of an outlawed
communist - led peasant move
ment. Prison officials said six con
vict ringleaders stabbed a guard
to death and seized the prison
armory. Helping themselves to
50 caliber machine-guns, they
drilled a three-foot hole in the
armory wall, squeezed through
it, and ran for freedom.
Guards In buildings overlook
ing the armory and some outside
the 12-acre prison compound
opened fire. All six ringleaders
were killed, along with five oth-
prisoners who Joined the
break.
Four Burned to Death
Tracer bullets from guards
machine-guns set fire to the ar
mory and one other building.
Four prisoners burned to death
in the armory.
Answering a call for reinforce
ments, army troops from Camp
Murphy, constabulary units from
Camp Crane and Quezon City
police .. raced 20 miles to the
prison. Fire trucks also rushed
from Malina to help light the
fires.
Prison Superintendent Alfredo
Bunye said one of the wounded
prisoners told him the convict
who led the break encouraged
some 20 other prisoners to try
to escape by informing them that
three bands of Huk outlaws were
waiting outside to help them.
Extra Water Available
To Orchardists Now
There is still "flood" water
available In Talent and Medford
Irrigation district canals and or
chardists should take advantage
of it while it is there, County
Agent C. B. Cordy said today.
"Flood" water can be used by
patrons of the Irrigation districts
without having it count against
their regular Irrigation quotas
since the water la run-off which
enters the canals below the
dams and reservoirs where
water is Impounded for the
heavy summer use.
Cordy said many orchards are
dry now and need any water
they can get. The flood water
will be available in the Talent
canals until June 1 and in tha
Mcdford district canals for about
a week after that. If it Is not
used before that time it will be
wasted, he pointed out.
Portland Army Man
Passes In Cleveland
Cleveland, O., May 26 U.B
Brig. Gen. J. S. Gay of Portland,
Ore., about 64, died In Cleve
land's Charity hospital yester
day aftar he was stricken at the
National Masonic Sojourners' as
sociation convention at the Car
ter hotel.
Cause of death was not known.
He was with his wife. His body
will be returned to Portland this
week.
ter came to the private post-
office at Buckingham palace, ad
dressed to Marv at Marlborough
house, where she lives.
One of her first birthday call
ers was a charity worker. Mrs.
McGarvie Munn, who left a bas
ket of flowers, a custom she be
gan 25 years ago.
Little Routine Change
The old queen's routine was
changed very little for today. It
included a family luncheon at
Buckingham palace, with about
25 persons attending. There was
no champagne the queen never
drinks It and no birthday cake.
She planned to go to bed early
tonight, for she was determined
to go to the rirrhy tomorrow
a race meeting she never misses.
Mary stubbornly refuses to
make conceslons to her advanc
ing years. She rides in her an
cient limousine, sitting as stiff
as a ramrod, her ever-present
umbrella at her side.
Her days are spent doing fins
needlework, reading and occa
sionally matuiea at Um tfaaaieax