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r Weather Subscribers RIBUNE' FORECAST: Continued fair and dry and not quite to hot. Low tonight 2. High Friday Temp. Highest Yeiterday . M Lowest this Morning 4 To report Improper or non-d. . ery of The Mail Tribune phone 2-S141 before C:4S pjn. dally and 10:39 a.m. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives short ly after you rail please notify of fice, thus eliminating special mes senger service. United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire 47th Year 20 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1952 No. 95 in UM A V? Lrl L Ike Sure Winner Unless Taft Can Land Lucky Punch By R. W. RUHL Chicago Pugilistic terms are even more appropriate today than yesterday. For in the tumultuous session last night there were several fist-fights on the floor, and at least one combatant was carried out cold. As to the main bout. "Intrepid Ike" surprised even his most ardent backers. From the first he put on a magnificent defense, but last night he suddenly changed over to offense, and absolutely made a monkey out of "Bruiser Bob." The latter's chief second (Reverend Dirksen of Illinois) was so dismayed that he got down cn his knees in Tafl's corner and prayed. It was a most eloquent prayer delivered in fine baritone tremolo, but aside from over turning the dope bucket, the former evangelist's effort appeared fruitless. At present writing, box-fight experts, on both sides, agree unless Bruiser Bob can some way put over a knockout punch, Intrepid Ike is the winner. The latter is away out in front on points, and It is hard to see how, Robert Alphonso can possibly stop him. Senator Wayne Morse says it will be Eisenhower in the 5th round. If Oregon's Junior Senator is as right in this prediction as ke has been in others since this convention started, he will again have called his shot. It will be too late for The Mail Tribune, but Jimmy Dunlevy and KYJC might have it around ten, Medford time. Here's hoping. Everyone in the Eisenhower camp is proud of the Oregon delegation, they have been in there pitching all the time, as The Mail Tribune promised they would before the primary election not only voting for the General, but fighting for him, night and day. A majority of the newspaper men here see a stampede to the Eisenhower bandwagon tonight, but Battling Bob doesn't. He "sticks to victory on the' first ballot like a bulldog to a bone. Whether this should be credited to the Yale bulldog spirit or just to rather futile bravado the future should disclose. Some Relief Expected From Heat in Valley; Forests Remain Open Medford experienced a 104 degree temperature Wednesday for the second consecutive day but the weather bureau forecast indicated maximums below 100 this afternoon' and Friday. The weather bureau office this morning predicted a high tem perature of 95 to 98 for this afternoon and a top reading of 90 to 95 for Friday. A small burst of maritime air yesterday evening cooled the temperature more quickly than the previous day and was figured to be a factor in a lower maximum to ' day. Humidity Down Humidity dropped to 22 per cent yesterday and was expected to fall between 20 to 25 per cent here today. However, the forest patrol, which has received many inquiries, reported that there have been no closures in zone No. 16 and that none are indicated. The zone includes Jackson and Josephine counties and southern Douglas county. . There are two reasons for no closures here, so far, the patrol office explained. One is that, although weather is hot and dry, there is sufficient moisture left from recent rains and the fire index has not reached the ex $4,500,000 Hollywood Fire Believed Set by Arsonist Burbank .Calif. U.P.) De tectives Thursday search for evi dence of arson Thursday in the charred back lot of Warner Brothers film studio, where more than $4,500,000 worth of sets and equipment were de stroyed Wednesday by flames that finally burned out in near by hills. The fire, described as much worse than a blaze that razed 25 acres of studio property last May 16. was brought under con trol late Wednesday night after it covered about 75 acres and swept into hills behind the studio. Total damage was estimated at between $4,500,000 and $6,000,000. ' Officers of the sheriff's arson ploding point. The other is that the area has not been having any fires and the Salem ' head quarters is willing, therefore, to "go along" in keeping the zone open. By UNITED PRESS Eastern Oregon replaced west ern Oregon as the hottest part of the state Thursday but al though it cooled off slightly west of the Cascades it was still shirt sleeve weather. Temperatures up to 95 were forecast for the interior ef west ern Oregon with readings up to 100 expected in the eastern part of the state. It was" still relatively cool along the coast with the highs in the 60's. The Dalles Hottest Most of the state sizzled Wed nesday. The Dalles replaced Medford as the hottest town with an official 106, but Fire Chief Charles Roth, Jr., reported, a whopping 109 egrees down town. Medford had 104 the same as reported Tuesday. ' Other readings Wednesday in cluded: Pendleton 100, Ontario 99, Roseburg 98, Salem 97, Port land and Eugene 96, Klamath Falls 93, North Bend 61, and Newport 60. squad investigated the possibil ity that the fire was stasted Wednesday by an arsonist and pointed out that it apparently began simultaneously in two different locations. Arsonists Blamed Blaney Matthews, head of Warners security police force, said the studio believed Wednes day's fire and the May 16 blaze both were started by arsonists. Studio officials first saw the blaze at about 3 p.m. on a boat dock at the south end of the lot. The dock and an ocean liner movie set were destroyed quick ly, and brisk winds swept the flames on to other sets, a prop erty storage shed, a generator shed and a train shed. Attorney Charges MacArthur Speech Violated Hatch Act Requests Enforcement Of Civil Service Rule Washington (U.R) Attorney Harrison Mann Thursday for mally .charged Gen. Douglas MacArthur with violating the Hatch Act in delivering the key note speech at the Republican National Convention Monday. Mann, former Arlington, Va., Democratic committee chair man, called on the U. S. Civil Service Commission to enforce the law which bars federal em ployes from taking part in any political activity. "Equality before the law is a fundamental American princi ple," he told the commission in a letter dated Wednesday, "and General MacArthur should not be permitted to address political gatherings in contempt of the law because he is a five star gen eral while the little fellow is denied the same right." Mann said MacArthur was "fully advised" that he would be violating the act in making the .speech. "I therefore formally com plain of a violation of the Hatch Act and request the commission to proceed in enforcement of its rules," he said. Steel Industry Men To Contact Murray On Shipment of Ore Pittsburgh (U.R) Steel in dustry officials Thursday were expected to contact CIO Pres ident Philip Murray in regard to an industry plea to permit the shipment of iron ore from the mines to the idle steel mills. U.S. Steel Corp. shrouded its maneuvering for partial open ing of negotiations with the Un ited Steelworkers in secrecy. Queries concerning the meeting brought "no comment." Refuses Comment The company refused to dis cuss the whereabouts of Presi ident Benjamin F. Fairless. How ever, Vice President John L. Stephens, who heads the indust ry negotiators, was in Pitts burgh. Chairman Ben Morell and President C. L. Austin of Jones and Laughlin, another of the "Big Six" producers, were re ported in their ' offices ' here, awaiting developments. Charles White president of Republica Steel at Cleveland, was report ed out of the city. A United Steelworkers spokes man said that as of 9:45 a.m., the union had had no contact with the " companies regarding a meeting on the iron ore situa tion. Industry officials were con cerned over a possible iron ore shortage next winter, unless ore shipments are permitted to re sume. Since the Great Lakes are ice - bound during winter months, the industry normally builds up a stockpile during the warmer months to' compensate for the slack period. The steel deadlock continued to be felt in allied industries, with resulting idleness approach ing the 500,000 mark. President Signs Bill For Military Money Washington (U.R) Presi dent Truman Thursday signed the giant $46,610,938,912 milit ary appropriations bill to , con tinue expansion of the armed services and provide the nation with a 143-wing Air Force by mid-1955. The measure, a 9 per cent cut from President Truman's orig inal request of $50,207,117,554. also carries funds for construc tion of a second super aircraft carrier and a $45-a-month bonus for Korean combat duty. BASEBALL NATIONAL Brooklyn ; 10 2 Chicago ; : 7 92 Erskine, Black 1, Can Cuyk 6, and Campanella; Rush, Klippslein 1. and Atwell. Horn runs: For Brooklyn. Robinson and Snider. 13 CHEERS FOR IKE Louisiana delegates cheer as John M. Wisdom (left), head of the state's Eisenhower faction, and John E. Jackson, Louisiana Taft leader, shake hands after 13" Louisiana Eisenhower delegates were seated by the convention credentials committee at Chicago in a party harmony move. Republican Platform Takes Stand on Issues Of Western Interest Convention Hall. Chicago (U.R) The Republican Nation al convention Thursday adopt ed 4 1 9 52, platf orcpmmit lingj thajarty'; to.cu!jaxei'. curtail controls, . boost air power and put fresh heat on Communists at home a n d abroad. 4 ".' ' "! ' Chicago (U.R) The "eventual local ownership" of reclamation projects in the west was advo cated Thursday in the platform presented for the approval of the Republican National con vention. - The local control plank for water projects was one of a half dozen applying to western is sues. Others included: 1. A statement of opposition to asserted federal efforts to "ac quire paramount water rights without just compensation." Similar language had been rec ommended by California dele gates who have opposed a gov erment suit against water users along the Santa Margarita river near San Diego. 2. A demand that "special nrpm inms to foreian producers of minerals available in the United States" be stopped. The nlank said reasonable depletion allowances on minerals should be maintained. 3. A call for "safeguards aeainst unfair foreign competi tion" for the American fishing industry. Pacific coast represen tatives said the plank referred narticularly to a tariff on tuna. The senate defeated a bill for a three-cent a pound duty on tuna recently. V " 4. A- DroDosal for. "an impar tial study of tax-free federal lands and their uses." Western groups complained to a platform subcommittee that more tnan half of the land in several west- Air Conditioning Unit Stolen; Two Jailed On Petty Theft Charge Two Eagle Point youths were lodged in jail this morning and booked for petty theft for their attempts to beat the heat. Monty Louis Riddell, 19, and his 18-year-old companion were caught by the Medford police at 12: 01 this morning for their attempted theft of an air condi tioning unit, according to police records. The unit, valued at $67, was taken' from a loading dock at Montgomery Ward and com--pany, 117 " South Central ave nue. Lugging It Away ' Mrs. Henry E. Renfrow, Camp White, had bought the air con ditioner and left it on the load ing dock while she went to get her car. When she returned the two boys were lugging it around the corner on- foot, the police say.- They set: the unit down to rest and. walked off and left it when passers-by accused them of stealing it, according to the po lice. They were arrested several tours later. -. -: ern states ' is federally-owned and so escapes local taxation and control. 5. A pledge -for the -"elimin ation..)!, arbitrary .bureaucratic practices" in the management of western grazing lands. The plank said that legislation should be approved to define the "rights and privileges" of persons holding grazing permits and that the permit holders should be protected by "inde pendent judicial review against administrative invasions." The water plank said there should be greater local partici pation in the operation and con trol of federal projects, and de clared that reclamation projects on which the Federal govern ment gets repayment should re vert to local control. (See Platform Summary Page 5) Short Circuit Cause Of Jacksonville Fire Jacksonville A short circuit in an irrigation pump was re sponsible for a fire in a grain field here owned by Peter Eick. The Jacksonville fire truck was called to put it out. E. A. Fleming, of Fleming Brothers' ranch was working on the pump when it shorted and blew out a California Oregon Power ' company transformer. The electricity went to the ground and into some grass which burned and spread the flames into Fick's grain field, near the Jacksonville school. Fireman Marshall Stanfield accompanied the truck to the fire. OPS Expects Higher Prices for Meats Washington (U.R) Authori zation of higher price ceilings for some wholesale meat dealers may mean slight retail price boosts for pork, lamb, mutton and veal in some butcher shops. The" Office of Price Stabiliza tion Tuesday hiked the ceilings of dealers affiliated with pack ing firms. The action affected only about 20 companies and will bring their ceilings in line with those now in effect for independent dealers. Convention Bulletins Chicay (U.R) Rumors swept through the Republi can National Convention Thursday that many of Sen. Robert A. Taft's supporters " are deserting him and joining in a rejuvenated MacArthur f or-President drive to slop Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Chicago (U.R) Clare Boothe Luce will place the -name of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) before the Republican National Conven tion as nominee for vice-president, it was announced . to day. . Van Fleet Ordered To Concentrate on Battling Commies General To Give Up All Routine Duties Seoul, Korea (U.R) Gen. James A. Van Fleet was ordered Thursday to give up all his rou tine duties and concentrate on his most important job fight ing the Korean war. In a major streamlining of his United Nations command, Gen. Mark W. Clark announced crea tion of a "Communications Zone" command in Korea to take over a multitude of jobs formerly held by Van Fleet. Full Attention to Fight Clark announced from his Tokyo headquarters the reor ganization "will permit General Van Fleet to give his full time and attention to the vigorous prosecution of the United Na tions military effort against Communist aggression in Ko rea." At the front, a savage North Korean counterattack drove U.N. forces from a newly-won hill on the Eastern Front early Thursday. Second U.N. Defeat It was the second defeat in two days for Allied foot sol diers. In the West, tank-supported UN infantrymen attacked "Dag mar" Hill northwest of Chor won for two hours, then retired. Eighth Army Headquarters announced the 1st Marine Divis ion is in action on the western anchor' of the Korean front, in cluding the truce site at Pan munjon. The leathernecks for merly were on the Eastern Front, around the Punchbowl area. 'Lead' Gets Study In Dunkin Search State police, continuing their hunt in the wilds of northern Jackson county for George Bak er Dunkin, elderly miner, were investigating a possible lead to day, Captain Paul Parson report ed. He declined to disclose the nature of the lead but said of ficers were attempting to de termine whether it was fact or rumor. Dunkin is wanted for the slaying of State Policeman Phil B. Lowd on June 24 near the miner's cabin off Buzzard mine road in the upper Elk creek area. The miner has eluded sear chers since that time. Captain Parson reported no sign of the fugitive in recent days. Dunkin is an experienced woodsman. The captain said that a po lice department, patrolling the area, is persisting in the search. "It will hang on until it gets something definite one way or the other," Parson declared. Members of the detachment have been down only twice since de tailed to the hunt, he reported. Bend Man Requests Tax Money Return Portland (U.R) A suit asking the return of $20,305 in taxes and interest which John Wetle of Bend claims was illegally as sessed on his 1946 income was on file in Federal, District Court Thursday. Wetle asserts in his complaint, which was directed at Hugh H. Earle, . internal revenue collect or for Oregon, that his wife, Maude, and his daughter, Helen L. Faddis, are bona fide partners for tax purposes of the John Wetle company. The Internal Revenue Bureau said the relatives were not part ners and in 1950 assessed an ad ditional tax, plus interest, which Wetle paid. . Liner United States Starts New York Run Southampton, Eng. (U.R) The super-liner United States steamed out of Southampton Thursday for New York on what may be an attempt to set a new speed record for the east ot west crossing of the Atlantic. Delegate Strength Chicago (U.R) The Unit ed Press tabulation of delegate strength of Republican presi dential candidates: (ten. Dwight D. Eisen hower ., 532 Sen. Robert A. Taft 497 Gov. Earl Warren 77 Harold E. : Stassen 25 Gen. Douglas MacArthur 8 Gen. Albert C. Wede- meyer 1 Uncommitted 66 Total 1.206 Needed to nominate 604 Measures Include Estimates of Cost For Fall Election Salem (U.R) Assistant Sec retary of State William E. Healy said Thursday that the initia tive and referendum measures appearing on the November gen eral election ballot will have "price tags" in accordance with the direction of the 1951 legisla ture. The 1951 legislature directed that in the future all initiative or referendum measures be identified with an estimate of what they will cost if carried, Measures Carry Estimate Healy said 12 measures to ap pear on the November ballot must carry this estimate of cost. The estimate must .show what expenditure of public funds or what ; amount from new . taxes would be required by the pro visions of the measures. The oth er ..six., measures-, appearing -on the ballot have no cost features. Go To Newbry Once Healy has laced his "price tags" on the measures, the data will be turned over to Secretary of State Earl T. New bry, who will confer with State Treasurer Walter J. Pearson be fore filing the official estimate. In seeking "price tags" for such measures as the truck ref erendum, liquor by the drink. new domiciliary hospital and school reorganization, Healy said: "Of one thing. I am sure. Gov ernment is no bargain. Marshall Convicted By British Court London (U.R) William Mar tin Marshall, a pale, young Brit ish Foreign office radio operator, was convicted Thursday of be traying ofiicial secrets to a Rus sian diplomat and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Marshall, 24, could have been sentenced to 14 years but the 12-man jury recommended the "utmost leniency" on grounds he had been "led astray" dur ing the time he coded and un coded Foreign office messages to British diplomats abroad. The jury found him guilty of three charges of passing in formation to a Soviet embassy official in a series of "cloak and dagger" rendezvous in Lon don and of a fourth charge of recording information which might be useful to an enemy. Convention Decorum Upset- By Puerto Rican Delegate Convention Hall, Chicag (U.R) The little Puerto Rican delegate got the laughs while Ike got the votes. The laughs probably will be remembered by the delegates to this Republican National con vention long after the bitter Eisenhower-Taft fight is for gotten. Marcelino Romani rolled the delegates in the aisles, quite un intentially. Roll Call Vote The stage was set for Romahi's unwitting comedy act by a roll call vote of the state and terri torial delegations on 'whether to vote "yes" or "no" for the pro-Eisenhower slate. ! When Puerto Rico's turn came up, its entire three votes were cast against Eisenhower. Ro mani asked for an individual poll and the hall rocked with guffaws. . Hector Gonzales Blanes voted for the Taft slate, but the sec ond delegate wasn't there. Eisenhower Margin Grows as Disputed Contests Decided Nominating Speeches . Slated for Tonight Convention Hall, Chicago (U.R) Dwight D. Eisenhower's campaign manager said Thurs day it is "quite likely" that the fast-charging general will win the Republican presi dential nomination on the first ballot Thursday night if . possible. Chicago U.R) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower galloped toward the GOP nomination Thursday with a commanding delegate lead. His lead was slated for hefly boosts before balloting starts from pivotal Michigan and oth er states. A stop - Taft coalition loaded fot Ike was in control of the Republican National conven tion. Nominating speeches will be cleared out of the way Thurs day night. Balloting is expected to start Friday but might get underway after Thursday night's speech es. For the first time Eisenhower was leading Sen. Robert A. Taft in sure first ballot votes and the lead was growing. Gov. Theodore F. McKeldin, who will put the general in nomination, said his state's 24 votes will go "almost unanimously" to Ike on the first ballot. The best he had claimed for the general up to now was 18, with Taft getting 6. - Also apparently in the bag for ' Eisenhower were 32 votes from Michigan where Ike previously had been scored for only 11 sure ones on the first ballot. Near Nomination Shortly before noon Thurs day the Eisenhower high com mand was talking in terms of being within 26 votes of a first ballot nomination without count ing the big 70-vote California delegation. Sen. William F. Knowland, chairman of the California del egation, has been insisting that the votes are legally bound by Gov. Earl Warren, on the basis of the state's June primary. Taft men were far from count ing their man out, however, and favorite son candidates were hoping the two big fellows would kill each other off and clear the tracks for a dark horse. Ike Riding Crest As delegates headed toward the stockyard Amphitheater for the fourth day of the angriest GOP convention in 40 years, Eis enhower was riding the crest of a smashing victory in the "battle for stolen delegates. The latest United Press tabu lation showed Ike leading Taft in firmly sewed-up first ballot votes 532 to 497. The extra votes forecast from Maryland and Michigan would boost the general even farther toward the 604 nominating majority. lhe Taft camp, however. claimed the senator will get 520 to 530 first ballot votes despite his loss of 32 Georgia and Tex as delegates in Wednesday nights brawling contest on the convention floor. I ask that the name of the alternate be polled,' Romani told Temporary Chairman Wal ter S. Hallanan and again the crowd howled. When the name of Mrs. Pro videncia Ramos de Villamil was called out rather uncertainly by Reading Clark Lyle Slater, Ro mani asked: "What's the name, please?" The name was read out again. "Is all right," Romani said. "She's not here." Brought Down House That really brought down the house. Slater called out the name of another alternate. "He's a delegate," Romani said. "But he's not here." Another alternate, Jose G. Salgado, voted for Taft forces. Then Romani voted for the Eisenhower slate. It was Romanis last vote. An other delegate was permanently seated Thursday morning short ly before the end of the conven tion's sixth session. r
