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CinrDiriniiL!irDDst: Pirps Stevenson Tells Of Pressure To Seek Nomination Door Left Open To Accept Offer Washington fti.R) Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois said Monday Democratic party leaders are bringing "consider able pressure" on him to run for President. He indicated in an interview that he is resisting the overtures for the time being, but he cer tainly avoided saying that he would not accept the Democrat ic nomination. Truman Support Decided A White House official report ed meanwhile that President Truman has definitely decided to throw his full support behind Stevenson for the nomination. There was no immediate con firmation from the president, and Stevenson refused to com ment on reports that Mr. Tru man has offered to back him. "I can't discuss what has transpired between us," he told a reporter as he prepared to re turn to Springfield, 111. "That's for the president to disclose." In Private Huddles Stevenson said he had not conferred, with Mr. Truman since the president's dramatic announcement Saturday night that he will not seek reelection He acknowledged, however, that he spent all Sunday after noon and most of Sunday eve ning in private huddles with oth er Democratic bigwigs. Stevenson declined to identify the party leaders. But said "they brought considerable pressure on me to run for president." "I told them that I just can't be put in the position of running for two jobs at the same time," he said. That was a reference to his a 1 r e a dy-announced candidacy lor reelection as governor of Illinois. Washington U.R) Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas said Mon day he definitely is not a can didate for the Democratic presi dential nomination, but Vice President Alben W. Barkley re fused to commit himself. They were questioned about presidential polictics after ; a White House conference with President Truman who revealed Saturday night that he would not run again. Definite Answer Rayburn quickly deflated a boomlet in his behalf by giving a flat "no" to a reporter's ques tion, "are you going to be a can didate?" The 70-year-old House speaker added that this was a definite answer. But Barkley answered a simi lar question by saying "I have no statement to make" and "I don't care to talk about the Democratic convention." Friends believe the 74-year-old Veep will become a candidate. One said Barkley probably will announce his decision early this week. He thought the answer would be yes. Oregon Accidents Claim Three Lives . By UNITED PRESS A month-old baby, a 37-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man met accidental death in Ore gon over the week-end. Ernest John Tanner, month- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tanner, Hillsboro, died in a Port land hospital Sunday night from burns suffered when his crib caught fire. Mrs. -Lillian F. Johnson, 37, Manzanita, Ore., died late Sun day in a Seaside hospital from injuries suffered in the plunge of a car off coast highway 101 in Cannon Beach. James L. Salovich, 70 a fore man for the Weyerhaeuser Tim ber company in Longview Wash., was drowned in Portland Saturday when a tractor pinned him under three-and-a-half feet of water in a drainage ditch. Cooler Weather Eases Burns Flood Threat By UNITED PRESS ' Cold, crisp air eased a flood threat in Eastern Oregon Mon day. .. The weather bureau forecast continued cool temperatures for Oregon and Washington and said strong winds would strike coasts of the two states late Mon day. Water from record-breaking snow packs in the mountains was still standing in the out skirts of Burns, Ore. Police Chief Lloyd Larsen said, however, that all highways out of Burns were open although shallow wa ter was standing over some of them. Ten families moved out of a Burns motel Saturday and 12 houses in the north and east sections of town were surround ed Sunday night ft I " . Mi-2i?mtM&KaJ-. II Bill I T ITT IT , : ' : -:1a:' XW9jt& XiF.-mm PREPARING SHELL for disposal, Capt. Wayne Earl (left kneeling) leads bomb disposal team composed of United Nations and Com munist personnel in ridding area near Panmunjom of unexploded shells, bombs. Standing. Capt. Richard Powers (left) and Commu nist officer. Kneeling (right), Sgt. Irving Bingham, (international) S.F. Juvenile Gang Warfare Fatal to 2 San Francisco (U.R) Po lice began a crackdown on ju venile gangs Monday following the arrest of a 19-year-old re formatory escapee for killing two youths and wounding three others. The murder suspect, Robert Ranson, was arrested near his home six hours after he alleged ly settled a gang war" with a .45 caliber pistol in the shadow $75,400 in Damages Sought From Medco By Injured Worker A damage case seeking a total of $75,400 from the Medford corporation was filed in circuit court here today by James R Purcell, 1131 Court street. Purcell was employed by the company last July when he fell from , a scaffolding near - the plant's whistle, falling some 14 feet to a lower floor, and then rolling off and falling four more feet to another lower roof. The scaffolding was some 25 feet in height, according to the com plaint. He suffered severe injuries to the head and face, a vertebra was broken, and the accident resulted in a hernia and other injuries the complaint states. Negligence Alleged Purcell's suit alleges that the accident was caused by negli gence of the company in not pro viding adequate safeguard?. It also sets forth that his earning capacity was eliminated by the accident. Purcell was 59 years of age at the time, and was earn ing more than $5,000 a year. The complaint goes on to state that the Medford corporation had rejected the provisions of the state industrial accident law providing for workmen's com pensation. Of the total amount sought in the suit, $400 is for medical ex penses, and $75,000 is for gen eral damages. Don Newbury is Purcell's attorney. Injunction Hearing Continuing Today A circuit court hearing on a request for a temporary anti- picketing injunction continued here tomorrow. It was being heard by Judge O. J. Millard, Grants Pass, rather than Judge H. K. Hanna, Medford, as re ported previously. The suit seeks a court order to enjoin two unions and several individual members from picket ing and other practices at the Southern Oregon Planing Mill, Central Point, which" has been involved in a labor dispute with the AFL lumber and sawmill workers for about five weeks. Former Oregon Man -Billed for 2 Cents On Back. Income Tax Duluth, Minn. (U.R) Henry M. Nickel owes the state of Oregon two cents. NickeL who worked in Oregon for six months in 1951. said he has received a statement from the Oregon in come tax division showing that he owes a two cent bal ance on his 1951 income tax. He said that postage and a money order could cost him ten times the amount of the bill. The . Oregon tax bureau stipulates that no cash be sent, and warned thai falure to pay before April 15 would bring a penalty and interest oa bis taxes. . Z,-ii"&. of the dome of San Francisco's city hall Saturday night. Started at Dane He is accused of killing Nor man Bothelo, 20, and Andrew Ulibarri, 19, and critically wounding James Bennett, 21; Thomas Hinmon, 19, and James Erickson, 21, all of San Fran cisco. Police said the incident start ed in this city's Civic Auditori um when Ranson, attending the annual butchers' ball, sought out Bothelo, a member of a rival gang. Ranson, a leader in the "Port-ola-' gang, said. "I heard these guys of the Fillmore mob had been looking for me, so I went up to this guy Bothelo and invit ed him outside to the park." The park of which Ranson speaks is a . square which sep arates the city hall from the au ditorium" and has been used many times in the past by teen agers for settling their differ ences -with rival mobs. Brought Cohorts "He brought 15 or 20 of his guys along and six or seven of my friends came along," Ranson said. When he saw that he was out numbered, Ranson said he pulled his pistol to frighten his oppo sition but they started to sur round him. He managed to scare the ad vancing youths with threats but said, "This guy Bothelo edges up close, so I fired and his eyes turned glassy and he sagged down." Bothelo was found dead next to a water fountain with a bul let through his heart. At this point, the young kill er started to turn and run but thought he was surrounded and started to fire wildly. Homicide Inspector Al Nelder described Ranson as "one of the meanest kids I ever talked to." HST's Decision May Speed Ike's Return Paris (U.R) President Tru man's withdrawal from the pres idential race may hasten Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's an nouncement of his decision to return home to seek the Repub lican nomination, reliable sourc es said Monday. They said Eisenhower prob ably will ask formally this week or next to be relieved of his su preme command over the North Atlantic pact armed forces in order tht he may return to the U. S. as a presidential candidate in mid-May. Eisenhower's headquarters re fused to say how the expected request would be made, or whether it would be made pub lic first here or in Washington. Doused Prisoners Ask for 'Truce Talk' Trenton, N. J. (U.R) Fire men poured pressurized .water into a cell block of state prison for 2Vi hours Monday and 1 tough convicts defying prison authorities asked for "a truce talk." The 14, who were holding 11 trusties as hostages, had defied guards to "come in and get us." Instead, firemen were sum moned and they poured water through the barred windows at the rate of 1,000 gallons a min ute. " ' . Dripping wet and thoroughly subdued, the cons shouted to Warden William F. Carty, who was supervising the water bar rage from the prison yard, for a parley. The firemen turned off their hoses pending an uncondi tional surrender. . . Russia as Neutral Inspector Would Be Discussion Topic Allies Agree To Ponder Suggestion Panmunjom U.R) Commu nist staff officers proposed Mon day that a higher-level truce team take over the unsolved issue of Russia as a "neutral" in spector of a Korean armistice. The Allies reluctantly agreed to consider the suggestion. United Nations staff officer Col. Don O. Darrow said he will relay the proposal to Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, Allied chief nego tiator, and give the Reds his de cision Tuesday. Sub-Delegates Proposed 1 The"" Communists proposed that sub-delegates, who have not met for more than two months tackle once more the question of Russia's eligibility to help police a Korean truce. Darrav protested that the staff officers had not completed their pro posal. Darrow said: "It's hard to tell why they proposed it. They can stall fully as well in either staff officer or sub-delegation meetings, if they want to stall. , - "T don't think they necessarily have been stalling. They have been trying to get their views into the armistice agreement." Amicable Session In discussions on exchanging prisoners of war, other staff of ficers continued "explorations in an amicable session," UN Col. George W. Hickman reported He said negotiators still were studying a Communist proposal of March 21 to exchange prison ers on the basis of lists already exchanged. The truce supervision negoti ators have solved all the issues before them except the Com munist insistence on naming Russia as one of the six neutral truce inspectors, the right of the Reds to build military airfields during the truce, and how to translate "Korea" in the Korean language. Five Men Injured In Sunday Accident Three persons were hospitaliz ed, and two others were taken to hospitals for treatment, early Sunday after a two-car collision on the Crater Lake highway north of Eagle Point, it was re ported today by state police, Conger-Morris ambulance at tendants and two Medford hos pitals. - The police report said that a car driven by George Joseph Suprenant, 48, of 401 East 12th street," Medford, collided head on with one driven by Harold V. Martin, 17, of 763 Marshall avenue, Medford, at about 1 a.m. Sunday. Martin was taken to Commu nity hospital with a back injury. His passengers, Allan Holland, 18, Alberta, Canada ,and Ray H. Chamberland, 271 Vashti way, were treated there for shoulder and rib injuries, and released. Suprenant is confined to Sac red Heart hospital, and his pas senger, Albert F. Williams, 45, of 4 Clark street, Medford, was treated there and. released. Both cars were severely dam aged, police reports said. DOGS TO BE CONFINED During the gardening months of April, May and June, dogs in the city of Medford are to be kept from running at large in the city limits, city police warn ed today. Mrs. Truman Key to President's Decision Not To Be Candidate By MERRIMAN SMITH Washington (U.R) Politi cians from Congress to the Krem lin found it hard to believe, but the key to President Truman's decision not to run again was his wife. His "beautiful little girl with golden curls," with whom he was first "smitten" at the,' age of six, had more to do with his bowing out of the White House than all the machine politicians put together. She was not the sole factor, but a highly impor tant one. Knows Physical Toll Mrs. Truman knows better than any other person outside of the president, himself, the physical and emotional toll 17 years of official life in Wash ington have taken from her hus band. Seven of those years have been in the White House. She shares with him a deep yearn ing for life without pressure and in comparative privacy. , Consequently, she has for some tune encouraged the idea of his not running again. Mrs. Truman has too much respect for ber husband' own judgment to Medford Caite Prcn Tan Lease Wire 47th Year 16 Pages Kefauver Expected To Be Easy Winner In Wisconsin Vole Republican Race Seen as Slugfest Milwaukee (U.R) Sen. Estes Kefauver Monday was consider ed by his backers as a hands down winner in Tuesday's Wis consin primary after President Truman said he would not be a candidate for re-election. But the Republican contest was a four-way slugfest between Harold E. Stassen, Robert A. Taft, Earl Warren and a "favor ite son" running as a stand-in for Gen. Douglas MacArtbur. Do or Die Battle Most observers felt the GOP battle was a do or die testing ground for all four particular ly Stassen and Taft. But Mr. Truman's announce ment that he wanted to vacate the White House left Kefauver opposed only by two pro-Truman candidates, although organiza tion Democrats speculated that Mr. Truman would accept a con vention "draft." , The interest in the primary kindled by the extensive stump ing carried on by the Republi can hopefuls was expected to turn out a record vote of about 1,000,000. In 1948, only 700,000 persons voted in the primary. Omaha U.R) The Democratic race in Tuesday's Nebraska pres idential primary took on new significance Monday after Presi dent Truman stepped out of the 1952 race. Sens. Estes Kefauver of Ten necessee and Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma were set to tangle in the first full-fledged contest since Mr. Truman's status at last was cleared up. Near Record Vote Seen And the battle promised to draw a near record vote. The Republican contest will be a write-in battle with ' sup porters of Sen. Robert A. Taft and Gen. Dwight' Eisenhower seeking to edge Harold E. Stas sen, the only prominent GOP hopeful whose name will appear on the ballot. Kefauver To Arrive In Oregon April 10 Portland (U.R) Sen. Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn.. informed his Oregon democratic presidential backers Monday he will arrive here April 10 to plan his cam paign for the May 16 state pri mary election. Kefauver telegraphed word of nis intention to Dave Darland, dean of students at Pacific uni versity in Forest Grove, who is also a leader in the Kefauver-for-President movement in Oregon. Darland said Kefauver's April 10 visit likelv would be brief and would be concerned mainly with discussing campaign strat egy with his Oregon supporters before returning at a later date to launch the actual campaign. Weather FORECAST: puny cloudy to night and Tuesday. Showers in mountains. Little tempera ture change. Low tonight 30 33. High Tuesday CO. Temp. Highest Yesterday 53 Lowest this Morning 34 Prec. to 4:39 a.m. Today, Trace use tactics more forceful. But she has made no secret of her desire to leave the fishbowl life of the White House. Her desire to leave the White House reached an all-time high on Nov. 1, 1950. when two Puer to Ricans tried to shoot their way into Blair House and kill the president. Mrs. Truman was alarmed and frightened, as any normal woman would have been after such an experience. Mrs. Truman Jubilant Since the president made his announcement, Mrs. Truman has been jubilant. At the big Demo cratic reception Sunday after noon she was noticeably relaxed and glowing for a relatively shy person to whom public appear ances are - frequently painful. She even smiled while the flash bulbs were flaring.- More often she squints. ' Aside from Mrs. Truman's feelings, there were other im portant reasons behind the presi dent's decision. One political school of thought here believes that Mr. Truman believes Eisen hower will get the GOP nomina tion. - - MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 31, UIIsi 0 iStM. 'Parley . .- I Angry Departure Of Defense Chief Shakes Program Steelman Named Temporary Chairman Washington !U.R) The wage price stabilization program was rocked to its foundations Mon day by Defense' Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson's stormy de parture from the government. The former General Electric president, who held the second most powerful post in the admin istration, resigned in angry pro test against President Truman's handling of the steel dispute. Strike Seen Likely Although steel union and man agement representatives sched uled new bargaining talks in New York Monday, government hopes for averting a nationwide strike on April 1 plummeted al most to zero in the wake of the top-level row. Senate action on a one-year extension of the controls law, scheduled for a committee vote Monday, was called off to per mit senatorial tempers to cool Some Republicans demanded that the legislation be put on ice until the steel crisis is settled and Wilson's successor is chosen. Steelman Named . ' Mr. Truman said Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman will serve as acting director of De fense Mobilization for the time being'..; Wilson planned to get out at the close of business Monday, His office said he "might" hold a news conference before he left, but that it would be confined to a review of the rearmament job to which the President appointed him in December, 1950. Mr.' Truman and the 65-year-old industrialist parted com pany with a blazing exchange of ' letters which the White House made public late Sunday. Charges Hurled Wilson charged that Mr. Tru man reneged on an agreement made at Key West on the price issue. And he said Wilson was all wrong in his contention that the steel pay raises of 26 cents an hour recommended by the Wage Stabilization Board were "unstabilizing." Wilson's resignation hit the White House shortly before midnight Friday, a few hours after the . defense mobilizer learned that Mr. Truman had re fused to go along with his plan for settling the steel dispute by raising both wages and prices. Convinced Truman Price Controller Ellis Arnall and Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam tipped the scales against Wilson at a long White House meeting Friday afternoon, They were understood to have convinced Mr. Truman that the steel companies could pay the proposed wage increases out of their current profits without hiking steel prices. Not that Mr. Truman is afraid of taking on any political oppo nent, but the idea of having to run against a man to whom he once offered his support for the presidency had definite draw backs. Mr. Truman once said that he could run against Eisen hower cheerfully. That, how ever, ' was before Eisenhower fhad shown any strength at the polls. Occupational Fatigue Another factor influencing Mr. Truman's decision is best de scribed as occupational fatigue. In recent months he has spoken repeatedly of the "imprison ment" of the presidency. He feels as Thomas Jefferson did that a president lives in "splendid mis- H - i ery. Mr. Truman has chafed in creasingly at being trailed day and night by a growing pack of reporters and photographers. He wants to be able to go to church without cops. He'd like to read a. newspaper and hear a broad cast without finding himself as a target for criticism. He'd like to play sinless poke uits m 12 (Acme TelephotoJ CHARLES E. WILSON Quits Government JOHN R. STEELMAN Serves as Director Truman Would Be Elder Statesman Washington (U.R) President Truman is loking forward to be coming an "elder statesman." He has already made fairly definite plans for a post-White House career of lecturing and writing on public affairs, it was learned Monday. But Maj. . Gen. Harry H. Vaughan and some of the other presidential cronies who have been dubbed "the Missouri gang" may soon be carting about for gainful employment in private life. Associates said Mr. Truman has no present intention of run ning for the Senate in Missouri, as he has hinted he might like to do. But they said he would be very pleased if Congress would en act long-pending legislation to make all'former Presidents ex- officio members of the Senate for life. : Communists Baiter United Nations Lines Seoul (U.R) Communist artil lery battered Allied lines in two places across the front Mon day while Red infantrymen threw four light attacks into UN positions. UN infantry commanders, calling in support from Fifth Air Force planes, were out of luck. Foul weather grounded all air missions except a few weather reconnaissance flights. A "heavy barrage" of enemy artillery and mortar fire flushed a UN patrol from a newly-occupied hill west of Yonchon in the western sector. Sheriff Will Attend Search-Rescue Session Sheriff Howard Gault will leave tomorrow for the Trout- dale airport, near Portland, where he will participate in a conference regarding the state program -of air search and res cue, he said today. Gault is a designee for ground search operations in Jackson county of the State Board of Aeronautics, and the conference will be attended by a number of men who have responsibilities for aiding search procedures. Tribune Unite Pre -TM Leased Wire 1952 No. 8 Chance To Avert Strike April 8 Declared Dimmer Union Will Seek Installment Boost New York (U.R) Repre sentatives of the "Big- Six" steel companies and the United Steel Workers "postponed" their scheduled showdown bar gaining conference Monday. Industry sources indicated a belief that the postponement was for an "indefinte" time. But union sources said they understood it would be for only a few hours. Washington (U.R) The "Big Six" steel companies and the CIO United Steelworkers renew contract talks Monday amid dim ming prospects for avoiding an industry-wide strike April 8. Sixteen-man bargaining teams for both the industry and Philip Murray's powerful steel union were scheduled to meet in the afternoon for the first down-to-earth talks in three months. Early Settlement Hampered The union will drive for indus try acceptance of an 18-month contract calling for a total of 26 cents in wage and fringe boosts in installments as recommend ed by a Wage Stabilization Board majority. But an exchange of letters be tween President Truman and Charles E. Wilson as the mobili zation chief quit Sunday threw a big roadblock in the way of an early settlement. ; Wilson, who had opposed any wage boost for the 650,000 steel workers, accused Mr. Truman of altering a plan, on which they had agreed, for permitting the industry to boost prices to off set at least partially any wage hike granted. Wants to Follow Law The President, accepting Wil son's resignation replied that he expects to see the price controls law "faithfully executed." Under price rules, the industry is enti tled to about a $2 a ton increase by the so-called Capehart for mula although it claims it would need $12 to offset the recom mended wage package. The industry had counted on Wilson to ram through more than $2 a ton in price relief and the resumption of negotiations was arranged last week after it had the former mobilization chiefs assurance that the Presi dent would go along. Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam and Price Chief Ellis Arnall blocked the deal Wilson said the President's ac tion "violates my senses of jus tice." Industry sources said the out look for an early agreement was "pretty dim" unless Murray re treated from the package pro posed by the wage board a move he hardly is expected to make. .The union set its new strike deadline after postponing four walkouts at government request. The wage board package would give the union a 17Vi cent pay increase in three install ments and 8.6 cents in tringe benefits in two installments. In addition, the board suggested that the companies give the steel workers a union shop. 100,000th Korea Vet Due in States Tuesday Seattle (U.R) The 18th man off the gangplank of the Navy transport Pvt. Joe P. Martinez Tuesday will be the 100,000th Korean war veteran to return through this port on rotation furlough. The Martinez was scheduled, to dock st 8:30 a.m. Aboard are 1,576 veterans. A special dockside ceremony is planned to greet the ship and the 100,000th man. Can-can dancers, bands, singers and speeches on the dock will be fol lowed by a parade up Seattle's Velcome lane. BULLETIN Washington (U.R) The Commercial Telegraphers Unl ion Monday postponed until 12:01 a.m. Thursday a threat ened strike against Western Union to allow federal medi ators to seek a settlement of a deadlocked contract dispute. Huff;
