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House Approves
Bill to Reduce
Excise Taxes
Washington, June 29 (U.R) The house today overwhelmingly
approved a bill to slash federal excise taxes $1,010,000,000 a year
and make up the revenue loss by higher corporation and other
taxes. The roll call vote was 375 to 14.
The measure now goes to the senate where early consider
ation was been assured.
But the speed with which the senate acts may be determined
by the trend o events in Korea. If the threat of war increases,
congressional leaders probably will discard the idea of cutting
excise taxes. Instead, they may find themselves confronted with
the necessity of imposing new and higher taxes all along the line.
Republicans joined - the democrats in support of the excise
cuts. But they opposed the democrats' plan for making up the loss
by boosting corporation taxes and closing some of the so-called
"loopholes in present law.
Fireman Mauled
By Strikers in
Railway Dispute
Seattle, Wash.. June 29 (U.R)
A locomotive fireman was maul-
ed and rocks were thrown to
day as striking AFL switchmen
attempted to prevent Great
Northern roundhouse workers
from reporting to work.
Great Northern officials said
it was the first violence in the
five-day-old strike of switchmen
against five western railroads.
The roundhouse workers, rep
resenting nine crafts, are mem
bers of System Federation 101,
railway employees' department
of the American Federation of
Labor.
Pickets Block Road
Fifteen pickets blocked the
road leading to the roundhouse
in the interbay area and at
tempted to stop the 7 a. m. shift
from going to work. The first
workers stopped at the road
block at the south end of Sal
mon Bay bridge and waited un
til there were sufficient fellow
'workers, and then went through
in automobiles.
- Rocks were thrown but missed
fill cars. Later a fireman who at
tempted to report for duty at the
roundhouse was physically re
strained by pickets, company of
ficials said.
The roundhouse workers had
been instructed by their union
officials to "pursue their normal
duties" despite the strike.
One Passenger Train
Meanwhile, only one passen
ger train run originating in Se
attle was being continued by
Great Northern. Officials said
the new streamliner Internation
al would continue to make one
daily round-trip between here
and Vancouver, B. C. Three oth
er scheduled daily round-trip
passenger trains to Vancouver
and runs between here and Spo
kane and Portland were halted
earlier when officials were un
tble to muster enough personnel
to man the trains.
SAMS VALLEY MEETING
Sams Valley 4-H Livestock
meeting will be held at the Rob
ert Gamshy home Saturday,
starting at 2 p. m., acording to
Lee Sanderson, reporter for the
club.
A Momentous July 4th
These are momentous days.
THE FATE of the world may be decided during the
1950 celebration of Independence day.
For, as things now stand, it appears to be entirely
up to Soviet Russia.
Only Russia can prevent World War III and the
Kremlin must act, without too long a delay.
.
TT SEEMS as clear as anything so far away can be,
that neither the U. S. A. nor its allies can prevent
the conquest of South Korea. Only Russia, by calling
off the advancing Red forces, can do so.
Will Russia take such action?
Or, will Russia refuse to act, allow nature to take
its course and support or at least acquiesce in the
Red conquest of the independent nation, set up by the
United Nations.
There is the question.
rV COURSE, some miracle may occur. Something
unexpected may happen to prevent what now
seems inevitable.
But barring some such unexpected "stroke of des
tiny," the fate of the modern world seems today to
rest entirely in Russian hands. Whether the principle
of national freedom and independence in the world
is to be sustained or destroyed may well be deter
mined during the week-end set aside for the commem
oration of the establishment of that principle in the
United States 175 years ago.
" And Russia, the implacable foe of national free
dom and independence, seems destined to determine
it. R.W.R.
Republican Proposal
To Split Bill Defeated
Just before the final vote, the
house defeated 238 to 147 a re
publican proposal to split the
bill into two parts one provid
ing for the excise tax cuts and
the other for corporation and
other tax increases.
The democratic - sponsored
"balanced" bill was the product
of five months' work by the tax-
framing ways and means com-
mittee. It met the requirements
laid down by President Truman,
who had warned that he would
veto any tax-cutting measure
which did not provide the means
for offsetting the revenue loss.
The measure does not affect
personal income tax rates.
Principal Provisions
Here are the principal provi
sions of the legislation:
1. Reductions totaling $1,010,
000,000 a year in excise, or sales,
taxes on movie tickets, cosmet
ics, furs, luggage, jewelry, rail
road and bus tickets, telephone
bills, telegrams and many other
items.
2. An increase in taxes on cor
porations which earn more than
$167,000 a year and a reduction
for most of the remainder. The
increase is . designed to yield
about $433 million a year.
3. Closing of "loopholes" to
bring in an estimated $465 mil
lion & year in new revenue.
Among other things, the bill
calls for taxing the business
earnings of educational and
charitable institutions, a new 10
per cent withholding tax on divi
dends and a new tax formula for
life insurance companies.
Jamboree Scout News
First impressions of the na
tional Boy scout jamboree were
described in today s wire from
Dr. Charles Lemery, local jam
boree chairman, who is with the
71 southern Oregon and north
ern California Boy scouts at
tending the event in Valley
Forge, Pa.
Dr. Lemery's telegram said:
THRILLS, A FEW SPILLS,
SUNBURN ON OLD AND
YOUNG, LAUGHTER NO
CRYING TENTS, DOBIE
HUTS, TEEPEES, BULLWHIPS,
CIRCUS ACTS AROUND A
FOUR-MILE AREA. BOYS
FROM EVERY STATE STILL
COMING BY RAIL, BUS.
EVERYBODY DOING THEIR
PART WITHOUT COMPLAIN
ING A SIGHT TO THRILL
AN AMERICAN TO FIGHT
FOR FREEDOM.
Medford
45th Year 20 Pages
Russia Rejects UN
Resolution Held
Invalid Because
01 Absenteeism
'Wrong' Delegation
Represents China
Moscow, June 29 (U.R) Rus
sia rejected today a United Na
tions request that it help South
Korea repel invading North Ko
rean communist forces.
The Soviet government held
that the security council resolu
tion calling upon UN members
! for such assistance was invalid
I because Russia and the (com
i munist) Chinese people's repub
lic did not attend the meeting at
' which it was adopted.
Tan Releases Text
Russia sent its reply to UN
Secretary-General Trygve Lie.
The text of the Soviet note was
released by the Soviet news
agency Tass.
The note contended that to
be valid, the resolution should
have been approved by all five
permanent members of the coun
cil the United States, Britain,
France, Russia and China.
Russia did not attend the meet
ing and China was represented
by the nationalist delegate,
Tsiang Ting-fu, "who has no law
ful right to represent China," the
note, said. Russia contends that
the Peiping government is the
only valid government of China.
No Legal Fore
"It is quite plain that the said
decision of the security council
on the Korean problem has no
legal forca," the Soviet note
said. " " j -
The Soviet press, meantime,
charged that South Korea invad
ed North Korea after long and
careful planning under American
auspices.
"It is remarkable that the in
vasion of North Korea occurred
less than a week after the Wall
street-Washington emissary, John
Foster Dulles (republican advis
er to the state department) visit
ed Seoul and told the national
assembly that 'the eyes of the
entire free world are on you'."
a Tass dispatch from New York
said.
Extension Bill for
Mine Work OK'd
Washington. June 29. (U.R)
President Truman signed
today a bill extending for
three months the time in
which annual assessment work
must be completed on mining
claims in the United Stales
and Aliika. Improvehent to
be done in the year beginning
July 1. 1949, could extend
through Oct. 1, 1950, under
the new law.
Medford Attorney Harry Skyr
man said today he has been ad
vised by Sen. Guy Gordon by
wire that those holding mining
claims subject to the mining as
sessment moratorium extension
bill must file a notice with the
county clerk that they expect
to take advantage of its provis
ions. This notification must be filed
by noon standard time Saturday,
July 1, Skyrman said Gordon re
ported. More Beds Claimed
Need at Camp White
Salem, June 29 (URi The
need for more hospital beds at
the Camp White veterans admin
istration domiciliary near Med
ford was explained here yes
terday by Paul A. Hatton, man
ager of the facility, to delegates
at the state convention of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Hatton spoke at the opening
session of the convention which
has attracted nearly 1,000 dele
gates from all over the state
Hatton said the domiciliary has
facilities for 2.000 beds for mem
bers, but has been given funds
to support only S00.
'The need for veterans' hos
pital beds in the Pacific north
west far exceeds our present fa
cilities." Hatton said.
The convention will continue
through Saturday,
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1950 No. 83
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WILL SEE ACTION A u- s- p8 Shooting Star fighter and a big B-29
Japan, one oi the important bases for operations against North Korean
would use its own Air Force in Japan to help South
West Coast Bases
Order Precautionary
Defense Measures
San Francisco, June 29 (U.R) West coast military bases to
day ordered "precautionary" defense measures reminiscent of the
days just defore the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The preparations, touched off by the tense Korean situation,
was taken in stride by residents.
They turned out in volume to answer a call for civilian vol
unteers to man a giant air raid warning system along the entire
seaboard.
Visits of Warships Cancelled
Fourth of July celebrations were affected by the security
measures. The navy barred casual visitors from warships and in
stallations and cancelled scheduled Independence day visits of war
ships to Pacific ports.
Most army posts required a special pass for admission.
Formation nf a larec carrier-led naval task force was well
underway and the western air defense command maintained round-the-clock
radar and fighter plane reconnaissance.
Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Pacific fleet commander who issued
security regulations for navy bases, said lie "regreuea me neces
sity of cancelling courtesy visits to west coast ports by navy ships.
"Controlled Visiting" permitted co Ships . . ,, '. .
He said he was''sure cities and organizations would under
stand and concur in the need for such abrupt action."
Under Radford's orders, visitors to installations may be
brought in only by officers living on naval stations. "Controlled
visiting" is permitted on naval vessels only where ships are
berthed at commercial or municipal piers and then only at the
discretion of the commanding officers.
Suit Alleges County
Defrauds Taxpayers
Grants Pass, June 28 A tax
payers' injunction suit, filed
against the Josephine county
court here yesterday, charges
the court with wasting and
squandering some 50,000 acres
of county-owned forest land, and
defrauding the taxpayers. Cir
cuit Judge Orval J. Millard
granted a temporary restraining
order against current timber
sales practices by the court.
The suit was brought by Har
ry Terrell, of Terrell Lumber
company; R. T. Moore Jr., of
Moore Timber Products, and
Police Reprimand Five
Firecracker Users
City police yesterday issued
reprimands to five youngsters
charged with violating the city
ordinance which prohibits the
use of firecrackers inside the
city limits. Complaints filed
against the five came from res
idents on Dakota avenue and Al
mond street on the east side, and
from the vicinity of Hawthorne
park, police said. Youngsters
brought into court for the sec
ond time for violating the fire
cracker ordinance are turned
over to county juvenile author
ities. Ashland, June 29. Special
police deputies will be assigned
to guard against the violation
of the Ashland ordinance pro
hibiting the use of fireworks in
the city limits this week-end, it
was announced today by Police
Chief Vern Smith and Mayor
Phil Stansbury.
During the three-day period
from July 2 to 4 fireworks may
be discharged at the Southern
Oregon college athletic field,
which has been set aside for this
purpose, Smith said.
Penalty for violation of the or
dinance is a possible 30-day Jail
sentence, a fine of up to $200,
or both.
Radio Highlights
Ashland's mayor, Phil Stans
bury, will be heard on Dick
Schuchard't sports program at
7:45 a.m. tomorrow over sta
tion KYJC (1230 kc).
Bid to
Willard O. Spies of Cabax mills.
Allegations Told
The plaintiffs allege that coun
ty limber is being sold without
competitive bid at prices far be
low market values; that default
ing buyers are being given ex
tensions, and that large tracts of
timber are being kept off the
market through granting of
priorities to favored purchasers
through the use of small depos
its in the timber cruise deposit
sales system.
The complaint says that the
timber is situated on lands to
which the county obtained tax
title, and that the actions about
which the complaint is concern
ed followed authority to sell
granted by the county court at
an election in 1948. The court ar
bitrarily set sales prices in No
vember of that year, the com
plaint says.
Hearing Set
A hearing on continuation of
the restraining order, pending
the outcome of the suit, wiM be
heard at 9:30 a. m., Saturday,
July 8, by Judge Millard. Med
ford Attorney Don Newbury is
representing plaintiffs.
Jackson County Judge J. B.
Column said today the last of
the timber owned by Jackson
county, except for a few small
plots disposed of since, were
sold four or more years ago.
Home, Fields Burn,
Forest Patrolmen Say
A home and two pump houses
on the Old Stage road near Wil
low Springs creek, rented by
the Huckaba family, burned to
the ground, and an acre of grain
nearby was destroyed by fire
yesterday, the state forest patrol
reported.
State patrolmen also reported
14 acres of grass northeast of
Talent burned about noon yes
terday and a small area of grass
near Laurclhurst bridge suc
cumbed to flames about the same
time. Late in the afternoon pa
trolmen battled a one-quarter
acre blaze on the road to Klam
ath Falls near Clayton creek.
Last night firefighters were
called to 713 Mace road where
a shed was destroyed.
Tribune
Aid South
(Acm Tthphoiof
stand on the airfield at Misawa,
Communists. U. S. announced It
Korea's fight.
Wilsons' Attorney
To Ask New Trial
Within Two Days
Vancouver, Wash,, June 29.
(U.R) Attorney Irvln Goodman
said today he would submit a
motion for a new trial before
the two-day deadline expires for
Turman and Utah Wilson, con
victed last night of the kidnap
ing and murder of 18-year-old
JoAnn Dewey,
Goodman's colleague, Sanford
Clement, said that if a new trial
is denied the defense will appeal
the verdict to the Washington
state supreme court on grounds
of alleged errors of law.
ttfo Emotion Displayed
Turmon, 24, and Utah, 21, dis
played no emotion when the
LMKiii-uiHii, luur-wuman jury or
dered the death penalty by hang
ing for the brothers after delib
erating approximately seven
hours.
Neither showed emotion when
the verdict was presented by
Jury Foreman Robert L. Davies.
The 15-day trial filled 1,900
pages with 550,000 words.
The brothers had contended
they were in a Portland theater
during the time Miss Dewey was
bealen near a Vancouver hospi
tal and dragged screaming into
an automobile.
Officers of Legion
Seated at Ceremony
Ashland, June 29 New offic
ers of Medford Post 15, Ashland
Post 14, and the auxiliaries, Am
erican Legion, were installed at
ceremonies held at the band
shell in Lithla park here Tues
day evening.
Installing officers were Sam
Bowe, Grants Pass, state legion
commander, and Mrs. Harold
Benson, Grants Pass, District 4
auxiliary president.
Musical entertainment was
furnished through the evening
and a reception followed at the
Women's Civic club. A large
delegation of Lcgionairres from
Hilt, Cal., was present.
It is planned to make the
event on annual one.
JULY 4 HOLIDAY
In order to permit its em
ployees to observe the holi
day. The Mall Tribune will
not publish on Tuesday, July
4.
Bellview Boy
4-H Fair's Sheep Showmen
Bernie Engle of the Bellview
club was judged champion sheep
showman yesterday at the 4-H
club home economics and spring
lamb show held at the county
fairgrounds Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. For the second
time he was awarded the George
Nichols trophy as outstanding
lamb exhibitor at the show.
Grand champion of the style
review division of the home eco
nomics phase of the show was
Marilyn Bnhnert, Central Point.
She was awarded the United
States National bank trophy.
Fat lamb Judging results gave
Walter McCoy, Bellview, and
Mildred Gail, Gold Hill, champ
loahlp ratings, and Joyce Paul,
Valley View, reserve champion
ship award.
First Place Winners
First place winners In six
classes of the lamb show wert,
WEATHER
FORBCAST: Variable high thin
cloudlneti tonight nd Fri
day, Continued warm.
Temp.
HlRheit Yesterday 4
Lowest this Morning 59
Koreans
MacArthur Visits
Korea Baftlefront;
Meefs With Rhee
Talks 'Satisfactory,'
Ambassador Reports
Tokyo, June 29 (U.R) Gen.
D o u glas MacArthur returned
safely to Tokyo tonight after a
flying trip to Korea where he
visited the battlcfront within
one mile of communist-occupied
Seoul.
MacArthur conferred at Su-
won, U. S. headquarters town
south of Seoul, with President
Syngnian Rhee on ways and
means of saving Korea from
communism.
Talks "Satisfactory"
The supreme commander also
saw U. S. Ambassador John J.
Muccio and other American and
Korean officials. Muccio report
ed later from Taejon, provision
al capital of south Korea, that
the talks were "carried out very
satisfactorily.
MacArthur'i personal plane
the four-engined Bataan, came
down at Haneda airport outside
Tokyo at 10:13 p.m. (8:13 a.m
EST).
MacArthur'i plane was met by
a north Korean Yak fighter on
the way to Korea, but the Yak
failed to penetrate the Bataan's
fighter cover.
MacArinur watched from a
window of h 1 s C-54, and re
ported: "Our fighter Is closing In on
him. We will get him cold."
. The. result-of the slash was
not known.
Yak Fighter Downed
While MacArthur was In con
ference with Rhee, Muccio and
American army advisory group
chiefs In Korea, an American
fighter engaged a Yak and
downed it while the supreme
commander watched from a
window.
An American transport tak
ing off from Suwon Just 30 min
utes ahead of the Bataan when
MacArthur left for Tokyo was
hit by a Yak fighter, but was
not downed.
Viewing the south Korean
forces, MacArthur commented
on how well the troops looked,
observing they were not fa
tigued and were smiling as they
were being regrouped and head
ing back to the front.
'Explosions' Caused
By Diving Jet Craft
Dayton, O., June 29. (U.R)
The U. S. air force at nearby
Wright field has proved that a
series of unexplained "explos
ions" heard here were caused
by sound waves of high-speed
yet fighter planes bouncing off
the ground with the crash of a
thunderclap.
Air force officials disclosed
yesterday that diving Jets had
caused the "explosions" first
heard in this area April 20-21
and recently in California.
Wright Field engineers said a
plane diving from a high alti
tude races ahead of the sound
waves. When the plane pulls out,
the waves continue toward the
ground where they create an ex
plosive noise when they hit.
Champion of
Carol Ballard, Eastside; Walter
McCoy; Joyce Paul; Ramona Es-
tremado, Gold Hill; Mildred
Gall; Bernie Engle, and the Gold
Hill heep club for its champion
pen of five lambs. Leader of the
club is Norman Gail.
Other special award winners
were Nadine Davies, Larry
Schade trophy for cookery; Mar
ilyn Bohncrt, Geraldine Kayes
and Barbara Parsons, First Nat
ional bank award for best cook
ing team; Doren Bohnert, Bar
bara Pierce and Betty Black
wood, First National bank award
for clothing; Catherine Carrell
and Nadine Davies, county fair
board summer school scholar
ships for cooking and clothing,
and Pat Rukovina, Ruth Bal
lard and Joan Gossett, J. C.
Penney company awards for
clothing.
A list of other winners will be
published later. '
American Naval
Forces See Action
Along South Korea
Communique Tells.
Swift War Change
Tokvo. FririHv .Tun in nav
South Korean forces have
launched a counter offpniu
near Seoul which has recaptured
the strategic Kimpo airport, al
lied headquarters announced to
day. Korean dispatches reported
that thousands of trucks were
rolling Korean republican forcer
Washington, June 29-U.Rl
A U.S. army spokesman said
today lhat at least three-,
and probably six Americans
have been killed and 12 are
ming in the Korean con-
The spokesman said that
o U.S. combat troops so far
had been sent to Korea and
that no request to send them
nad yet been received from
Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Concerning the American
casualties. the army spokes
man said three Americans had
been killed in action and lhat
12 were missing. He presumed
that they were military per
sonnel but he had nothing but
the bare report.
UP to the Han rii.o. ls J..-. .
...w ,,,lc Jual Up.
low Seoul for a showdown with
'"e communist invasion troops
massed on the north bank.
Naval Forces Used
American naval forces went
into action against communist
bridgeheads along the south Kor
ean coast, adding new weight to
"ie nrmea iorces being arrayed
against the communists.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
headquarters reported In a mid
night communique that the
fighting lines across the narrow
waist of Korea were "fairly
stabilized."
The communique marked a
swift change in the tie of war
since Wertn
i "J, "iicn me
north Koreans seized Seoul and
sent the south Koreans In head
long flight southward toward
SUWOn. site nf 17
, w. ucauuuan
ters in Korea.
A few hours after a fleet of
B-29 superforts from Japan
smashed at Kimpo airdrome 17
miles northwest of Seoul, the re
publican forces attacked be
tween the Han river and tha
west coast. They took the air
port and the village of Kimpo.
MacArthur's c o m m u n 1 qua
several points along the Korean
said U. S. warships attacked at
coast where north Korean am
phibious forces had established
beachheads.
The naval attacks were cen
tered In the Samchok area, on
the east coast a few miles below
the 38th parallel dividing north
and south Korea.
Other U. S. warships attacked
naval and ground units in the
vicinity of Inchon, the west Kor
ean port for Seoul.
"Poor visibility obscured the
results of both strikes," the
communique said.
The communique reported
several strafing missions Thurs
day by U. S. F-82 and F-80
fighters, in which a number of
north Korean trucks and a loco
motive were destroyed.
The Ongjin peninsula north
west of Seoul was reported to
be completely in the hands of
the north Koreans.
The north Koreans were re
ported forming their lines along
the north bank of the Han river
to the northwest of Seoul, while
south Korean forcos were dig
ging In along the south bank.
Eastward from Seoul, tha
communique said, the line ex
tended generally to the north
east to Kapyong, 40 miles from
Seoul, to Clumchon, a few miles
farther upriver, and then gen
erally eastward to the coast.
(See story on Page 8)
Medford Temperature
Fails To Set Record
Yesterday's temperature of 94
degrees, while warm, was far
from establishing a record, tha
Medford weather bureau report
ed today. The high mark for
June was established in 1926,
when a blistering 109 degrees
was recorded. ,
Predicted temperature today
was about the same as yester
day perhaps a degree or so
hotter.
BOYS ADMIT THEFT
Two boys, one seven and the
other nine years old, were re
manded to the custody of the
juvenile officer this morning
after they admitted , stealing a
total of 11 bicycles, according
to city police reports. The young
est of the pair told officers he
had taken seven bikes within
the past few weeks and the
nine-year old admitted the theft
of four others.