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Dke FDoims wirk mi r P0RTER.-UVS,0PR0DEDT FAILED m iiLIEfiTien A congressman owes an obligation to his constituents to pro tect their natural resources, Democratic Congressional candidate Charles O. Porter told a television audience here last night. ; It Is because of this not because his opponent entered Into the case that Porter hs-s criticized, Congressman Harris Ellsworth over the Al Serena mining claims case, he said. 1 ; Porter showed a summary of four separate assay reports on the IS disputed Al Serena mining claims. The first three were made by Grants Pass and San Francisco firms and by the Bureau of Mines inAlbany, and each showed no commercial mineral value in any of the claims. The fourth assay was made by the Williams Inspection Co., of Mobile, Ala., the home town of members of the McDonald family, who own the claim, Porter stated. - This fourth assay showed amounts of gold and silver ranging up to a maximum of $4,20 per ton, Porter said, and It was on the basis of this assay that the claim was approved. Ellsworth was duty-bound, when he saw such a change in an assay report, to insist on a further check on the matter, Porter declared. He added that "umpire samples," taken from the claims Oat the same time as the Williams assay samples, were available at 1 the state office in Grants Pass, but that they later were thrown away. y $100,000 In Timber Values for $2,300 The result of the patenting of ' the claims on the basis of the one assay has been that the com pany has received title to some $100,000 worth of public timber (which is now being logged) for a cost of about $2,300, Porter stated. He denied that use of the case in the political campaign was a "political' gimmick," as charged ,. by Ellsworth this week, but said the case is, instead, a "scandal." Porter said the report on the four assays came from Ira Ga- hrlalann n nnfpH conservationist and brother of Guy Gabrielson, xormer xiepuoiican nuuuiuu chairman. The balance of Porter's talk was a discussion of other issues of the campaign which the can didate said his opponent is ig noring. He accused Ellsworth of "misrepresentation" regarding the Republican tax relief bill passed by the last congress, for wmcn jsusworm votea. r Of each dollar of tax relief, 73 cents went to corporations, Porter claimed: 18 cents went to those making $5,000 or more a year, and only 9 cents went to the other four-fifths of the popu lation; those making less than $5,000 annually. , ; - , i V ' Bares Dividend Incomes '"' who receive" income in the form of dividends than those who earn it in salaries and wages, Porter , stated. For an average family re- ceiving aa,uuu annutuiy 111 uivi dends, the tax would' amount only to $200; for the same fam ily receiving $5,000 in wages or salary, however, the tax would be $420, he declared. The young Eugene attorney also said, if elected, he would pay more attention to prices of basic commodities than mem bers of the Republican adminis tration have' done. As an In stance, he cited the recent 2 cent price increase on bread, and stated that if he were in office, he ' would ha ve requested the anti-trust division of the Justice department to see if this simul taneous increase in price, by all Oregon bakers, did not violate the Sherman Anti-Trust act of ,. 1890. ' - " McCarthy ism Issue 1 Porter also challenged Ells worth for his attitude that Mc Carthy and McCarthylsm are not Issues, in the campaign. He pointed put that President Els enhower seems to . think they are issues, as does the Senate and the Senate committee which voted unanimously to censure McCarthy. He pledged a fight gnlnst Mcuartnyite methods a elected. ' The candidate also criticized Ellsworth's so-called timber ex change bill, which was defeated by a majority vote in congress, with the aid of the nation's leading conservationists, and his proposed timber access road bill, which Porter said favored the big timber operator over the smaller ooerator. Next Talk Porter said he will make another TV appearance at 5:30 p.m. today, to discuss his atti tudes toward the United Nations (which he favors), and American military strength, which he also favors. He is expected to hit at Ellsworth's foreign affairs vot ing record, and at his vote to de crease the strength of the U.S. A I. VmM The Democratic candidate' will appear at a Lions club joint meeting and "candidates' night" at the Jackson hotel at 6:13 p.m., ' and will return north tomorrow morning. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 355.73 off 0.59; 20 rail roads 119.16 off 0.24; 15 utilities 58.45 up 0.24; 65 stocks 130.85 off 0.11. Sales today were about 2,030,000 shares compared with 2,010,000 shares traded yester day. Bedford Woman Sends Benson Eggs for Ticket Home Omaha U.R) A farm wife today shipped Secretary of, Agriculture Eira T. Benson' 5193 eggs to buy him "a one way ticket back to Salt Lake City." ...... '' , Mrs. Arthur Petersen, In dignant over the current price of eggs, said her shipment, amounting to 14 cases, 12 doi en and sine eggs, would just buy Benson a $69.56 coach seat from Washington to Salt Lake City. In 1$52, she said, only 2504, eggs would have been needed to pay for the ticket., U. S. Comes To Aid Of Flood Victims In Dalian Villages Sulernn. Ttalir AIM Th United States today joined the massive relief operation for vic tims of what is feared to be Italy's worst post-war flood dis aster. ,. With more than 400 persons officially listed as dead or miss ing and thousands homeless, U.S. Forelen Oneratinna Arimlnlotrn. tlon Chief Harold Stassen an nounced In Rome that he has or dered that agency to "extend aid to the victims" of the Salerno flood. The latest unofficial mimt nut the dead from the flash floods that poured down from the coast al mountain ranges 30 miles above Naples at 290; with 190 others missing a total of 480. The flood poured over a score of hamlets in thp SfllArnn.Amni- fi-Nocera-Ineriore triangle while wnue tneir inhabitants slept, a factor which added to the high ion. Utilities were wrecked nii sewers were clogged, presenting a possmie danger ot epidemics. Steel Firm Studies Atomic Power Plants Washineton flJ.P) Ttethiah am Steel ' Co. J halt AmhnrlrAH nn s study of atomic power plants to turn the ocean's inexhaustible store of moisture into fresh water for parched regions re mote from natural supplies. The company's shipbuilding division also will design atomic power plants to drive commer cial vessels sinner thp spa lanps now dominated by steamers fueled by coal or oil. Salem U.R) Walter W. Schutt, forestry graduate of Iowa State in 1952, has been as signed to the timber sales sec tion of the State Forestry De partment. Patronage Hiring Said To By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington If the Bonne ville Power Administration or the Bureau of Reclamation need to hire a posthole digger, or a typist for their far-flung opera tions in the Pacific Northwest, they are required now to come to Washington, D. C, to get au thority to fill the Job. Often they must wait while the Repub lican National Committee scans its patronage lists- to see if there are any deserving Republican posthole dfggers or typists look ing for work. .' ' - This Is the method by which the GOP is seeking-to -reward the party faithful with govern ment Jobs. It is a story told this reporter by top federal officials who have experienced partisan raids on the government service by both Democrats and Repub 1 i c a n s. They disliked it equally under both parties. They contend lt throws a monkey wrench into efficient administration. Some Stos es ilia "t jmM raBgj.' wiwwm) y K c ... ...... T V J,-.-i . t t I II. v 4 nm 1 ". f , JOSEPH K. CARSON JR. Campaigns for Governorship Politics at Height In MedforjJ Area As Election Nears With the general election only, five days away, political activity in Jackson county was as its height today, with three candidates campaigning here. They are Joseph K. Carson Jr., Democratic candidate - for governor; Harris Ellsworth, Re publican congressman seeking reelection, and Charles O. Port er, Eugene attorney, Ellsworth's Democratic opponent. All three are expected' to be at a joint Lions club meeting at 6:15 p.m. at the Jackson hotel for. brief talks. . - Carson was in Ashland today, and his principal public speech will be on television at 10 p.m. today. At Kiwanii Club Ellsworth, scheduled to make a TV talk at 7:30 p.m. yesterday, was unable to make it, through a misunderstanding with the tele vision station, and will broad cast at 6:30 p.m. today instead.' He spoke to the Medford Kiwan- is, club at noon today.,,, ....,y vt,.. sorter also was in Asniana today, where he and Carson were to talk at a luncheon meet ing. His final campaign appear ance in this area will be on tele vision at 5:30 p.m. today. . If any other candidates for state or national office plan to be in Jackson caunty before next Tuesday's election, they have not made their plans pub lic. - Marilyn Monroe Gets Uncontested Divorce Hollywood (U.R) Actress Marilyn .Monroe, 29, America's favorite pin-up girl, won an un contested divorce from Joe Dl Magglo today with testimony be tween sobs that he treated her with coldness and indifference." The famed blonde, her voice often breaking with emotion, told Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Orlando Rhodes that the former New York Yan kee star was moody and even refused to allow her to have friends in their home. Judge Rhodes granted the divorce aft er 15 minutes of testimony.. Salem U.R) Regional facill. ties in special education have been set up in Coos, Curry, Linn and Douglas counties, according to Superintendent of Public In struction Rex Putnam. officials even fear it is an illegal violation of the civil service act. When the Democrats took over the government in 1933, an official who worked in the office of Interior Secretary Har old Ickes recalls that a man was assigned by the Democratic Na tional Committee to watchdog all hiring in that department for patronage opportunities. The ba sic requirement for each job seeker was a letter signed by his Democratic couny chairman attesting to his party faithful ness. When Ickes some months later balked to President Roose velt, the little man was with drawn, said the official. The Republican machinery is a bit more intricate, but. design ed W grind out the same com modity for grass roots workers government Jobs. Officials point out that the biggest differ ence is that there were many more Job seeks in the depression year of '33 than there are for the Republican to deal with in today's relative prosperity. Uill Be United Pra Full Leaaed Wlr 49th Year . 18 Pages Russian Tesis of Hydrogen Bombs Disclosed by AEC Series of Nuclear Explosions Announced Washington ttJ.R) Atomic sources said today that Russia has tested some new H-bombs, presumably in the city-killing "multimegaton" power range. They interpreted a brief an nouncement by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission as meaning that the Russians are shrinking this country's A-bomb and H bomb lead. '-,' The AEC said Tuesday that "There had been a series. of de tonations of nuclear explosives in Soviet territory" starting in mid - September end continuing "at intervals to the present." The series is the second in Rus sia this year. The increasing fre quency of the Soviet tests im pressed responsible sources here as an indication of progress in the Reds' struggle to catch up technically with the U. S. weap ons program. Before this year1 the Russians staged atomic tests in September, 1949; October, 1951, and August - September, 1953. Type Not Disclosed The commission refused to say whether the neW tests have been of atomic or hydrogen bombs. But it used the word "nuclear" which could mean either one or both.. Informed sources pointed out. however, that the chief signifi cance of the announcement was that it was issued at all: In Au gust, 1953, after reporting a So viet H-bomb test, followed by a series ot atomic shots, the AEC said it would not announce Rus sian nuclear experiments in the future unless they were unusual. PAL Club Directors Slate Boxing A tentative, date of Nov. 27 has been set by the board of di rectors of the Medford Police Athletic League - club for a Northwest boxing match at Merrick's arena, according to Officer Berle Stephens. . The match was discussed at a meeting of 25 members of the PAL club's board of directors last night. Police clubs from Portland, Seattle and San Fran cisco as well as others, have been invited, Stephens said: The. entries are expected to be as good or better than past AAU sanctioned matches here, he added. Receipts from the match will benefit the local club. Qualified officials for the match are being sought by the club. Any persons living in the area qualified to act as referees, judges or timekeepers are ask ed to contact the local police station. . ' Other matters discussed were heating for the club rooms, in stallation of another pool table and securing a television set for the lounge. . Larry Schade Jr., presided. The meeting was opened by Po lice Chief Charles Champlln, president of the board. Provo, Utah (U.R) Brlsham Young University announced to- aay it would open its 1955 foot bail season against Oregon State at Corvallis, Ore., Sept. 17. Hamper Efficient Government Operation An order Issued' to all federal departments this past summer is the key to the GOP grip on patronage. At the Interior De partment, this order went out to all bureaus in July, after Secretary Douglas McKay had got the instructions from the White House, officials explain. The following procedure illus trates its terms and effect on hiring: 1. A stenographer at the Bon neville Power Administration office in Portland, let's say, gets married and quits her Job. Her boss needs a new secretary right away. The Job is covered by civil service, so normally he would contact the Civil Service Commission office at Portland for the names of eligible steno graphers ' who have previously qualified for such a position and are listed on the civil ser vice register. Now, the Job must be cleared through Washington, D.C. ' i 2. If Civil Service reports it Open for MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1954 Nixon Says Stevenson, left-Wing' By BILL FORCE United Press Correspondent Portland U.R) Former Pres ident Truman, Adlai Stevenson, and . Dean Acheson last night were branded by Vice-President Richard M. Nixon as leaders of the "left-wing" of the Demo cratic party whose policies had led the United States into war and weakness. . Speaking before a crowd esti mated at 1000 in the Masonic temple here, plus a radio and television audience, Nixon 1 ex horted his audience to give President Elsenhower the team in Congress he needs to com plete enactment of his legisla tive program. He repeated his now familiar campaign cry, "Let us go for ward with Eisenhower, not back with Truman." Achievements Listed Democrat leaders themselves, he said, had admitted that a Democratic 84th Congress would mean a return to Truman-Ache-son policies. Moderate Democrats, Nixon declared, do not oppose the Eis enhower domestic or foreign policies. The vice-president listed what he called the greatest achieve ments of the Eisenhower admin istration during 20 months of power, contrasted with what he called the "disastrous" su years of Democratic rule. The Democrats, he said, gave the nation no prosperity except with war. Nixon claimed that unemployment in 1949, Tru man's last neacetlme year, was 5.500,000, more than- aoume what it is today. And he said in creased employment was accom plished, not by controls and bur- densbme"vtaxcs; ; but by fewer controls and lower taxes. Spending More Wisely There is no unpunished cor ruption in the Eisenhower ad- ministartion and nonesty ana loyalty has been restored to gov ernment, he said. Eisenhower, the vice-president said, has giv en the natlotl a humanitarian and liberal administration, with out socialism. He credited the administration with ending the war in Korea, with "cooling off the hotspots of the world" and with replacing weakness with strength by Ike Sees Improved Chances for Peace . Washington U.R) President Eisenhower today expressed be lief that the chances for peace are better than they were two years ago, Mr. Eisenhower took the posi tion at his news conference that the main basis for peace is to maintain the great strength of the free worfd In opposition to what he called the great menace of Communism. Mr. Eisenhower said this is not the time to hold top level talks with Soviet Premier Gebrgi Malenkov or' with the Russians at the lower diplomatic level. He said that when the appropri ate time comes, and it the Rus sians are sincere, we will talk with them or anyone else. has no applicants for that posi tion, lt will authorize BPA "to hire locally." This would nor mally expedite filling the va cancy, for BPA could immediate ly hire a qualified girl in Port land or nearby. But under the current patronage order, BPA has to then go to McKay's of fice in search of a stenograph er and that unlocks the door to patronage hiring. 3. The GOP National Com mittee, Republican congressmen and senators and local party chairmen around the country have received requests for Jobs ever since the GOP won the last election and it is at this point in government hiring that they try to satisfy these demands. McKay's office will check its source of names for Job appli cants and send back to Bonne ville the names of one or more possibilities. BPA can take its pick. 4. If the patronage roster is barren for that type of work Shopping Uiitii 9 United Truman, Acheson Leaders spending fewer billions of dol lars more wisely than its Demo cratic predecessors. "The free world," Nixon said, is immeasurably stronger" since the Democrats were oust ed from the executive branch of the government. He cited the re cent settlement of differencs be tween the French and West Ger mans as a brilliant example of the United States' prestige and constructive influence in world affairs. ' - . New TriI Motion Filed for Jensen By Defense Lawyer A motion for a new trial for James Norman Jensen, 25, con victed murderer of Mrs. Fern Hile, has been filed, by Defense Attorney Edward Kelly. Jensen is awaiting death in the state's lethal gas chamber on Jan. 7. , The court must rule on the motion within 60 days, other wise it will be considered de nied, according to District At torney Walter Nunley, Grounds Listed - 'The defense motion is based on three principal grounds: "ir regularity" in proceedings of the court, Jury and counsel for the State in which the defendant was prevented from having a fair 'trial;, "misconduct" upon the part of the state in intro ducing evidence and Arguments alleging the commitment by the defendant of three crimes not charged in the indictment (bur glary of Hobb's Trading post, theft of a car and burglary of a .22-caIiber rifle near Prospect); and errors in law excepted to by the defendant. The alleged irregularities in cluded denial of a motion for change of venue because of the district attorney's statements to the press and radio, in permitting the state police to bring a .22 caliber rifle into court, and use of marked exhibits not offered as evidence. Cites 'Errors' , The "errors in law" Involved the testimony of state police Lt. Paul Morgan regarding a verbal confession by the defendant, and failure to grant the defendant's requested instructions to the Jury, regarding consideration of Jensen's alleged insanity in rela tion to a lesser offense. . Woods Drying Out, Slash Burners Warned District State Forest Warden Ted Maul today warned loggers who are burning slash in this area that the woods are drying out rapidly It is necessary to watch the slash fires closely to make sure they don't get out of the burning area, Maul said. In several instances in recent days, he said, men who started slash fires when the woods were damper have been called back to keep a close watch on the fires. and officials stress that this is quite frequently the case then BPA is advised by McKay's of fice that it may go ahead on its own and "hire locally" as auth orized by the Civil Service Com mission. Officials who have had to work with the order say the re sult has been to slow down re placement of authorized person nel, with its accompanying drag on efficiency and morale. One top official said there is a ser ious question about the proced ure's legality. It is reported that Civil Ser vice Commissioner Chairman Philip Young has won a battle at the White House level against GOP partisans, that the order will be modified to lose its ef fectiveness by the end of the year. But until then personnel officers figure to have their headaches finding new em ployees that are both able and politically pure by GOP stan dards. ' , Praw Full laafr) Wlra ' Price 5c No. 189 Automobile Traffic Survey Compilation Received in City Proposals Listed , For Development Results of a comprehensive survey of automobile traffic In the city of Medford have' been compiled and turned over to members of the city planning commission and the city council, it was announced today by Rob ert Duff, city superintendent. The results, compiled by J. Al Head of the Oregon State Highway commission, include 25 specific proposals ; for im provement of the flow of vehic ular traffic within the city. These proposals and other pert inent information are incorpor ated in a 164-page report. The survey was conducted by the traffic engineering division of the highway departments, In cooperation with the city of Medford. . ' , Seven Conclusions Seven conclusions are Incorp orated into the - report. Th.ey were: - .- . . (1) The Medford central bus iness district is the principal focal point o! all local trips, The over-all arterial street plan must be keyed .to the access to this district . . (2) Highway capacity studies Indicate the need for additional traffic lanes for a U.S. High way 99 one-way couplet (River side and Central eves.) and for Oregon Highway 238 (Jackson ville highway). (3) There is a lack of Integrat ed arterial streets in Medford at the present time and there is a need tor a coordinated pro gram to develop : axial, circum ferential and arterial connecting routes, plus the location for a U.S. Highway 99 interstate routs by-passing. . the central , business district and to be built to a free way standard. ' Education Needed (4) There is a need for driver education to reduce motor veh icle traffic accidents. (5) Future developments of residential neighborhoods adja cent to the corporate limits of Medford should have their" ar terial streets integrated into the recommended plan. : (6) Present structures across Bear creek will at some future time become Inadequate to care for increased traffic volumes,- es pecially at Jackson st. and Main st. ' (7) Existing railroad grade crossing protection in Medford is inadequate in light of present standards for protection. Findings Given Among the summary of find ings presented in the report were these: Medford's population will have reached 30,000 by 1970, and that for Jackson county will be 105,800. Vehicular traffic will Increase 93 per cent by 1970, over 1953'. Of the total traffic volume on the Pacific highway, U. S. north of Medford, 24 per cent is by-passable to other state highway routes. Seventeen per cent of the total volume on Highway U. S. 99 north of Med ford moves directly through on U.S. 99. During 1953 there were 980 reported motor vehicle Jtraffic ac cidents in the city of Medford. One person was killed and 152 were injured. This amounted to a total annual economic loss of $322,260. Crossing Haiard The 11th st. crossing ot the Southern Pacific company rail road was determined to be the most hazardous. Cost of the survey, about, S4, 000, is being split equally be tween the city and the highway department. The survey will fur nish the basis on which the city can plan its future development of coordinated traffic control, off-street parking and zoning. Copies of the report are av ailable for inspection at the city hall. Weather FORECAST: Conllnutd fair with mild afternoon! and chilly mornlngi. Low tonlsht 33. HIH Thuriday JJ. Tamp. Hllh.nt Yvtterday 69 Lowoit Uili Morning 11 o'ciock Friday Air Tour Of Four Cities To Seek Interest President Declines To Predict Outcome " Washington U.R)-- President Eisenhower said today ha hope to make a flying tour of about four cities Friday in an effort to stir the voters out of what he called apathy and stimulate a large turnout at the polls for the Nov. 2 elections. . : . .' Mr. Elsenhower told his new conference that because of a crowded schedule, Friday of this week would be the only day he could get away before the elec- ' tlons. He said that he expects to make a definite decision about the trip within a few hours. The President will not fly in a government plane, but use a ' chartered commercial craft. He will make a maximum of four stops which he did not identify. He will appear only at airports. Declines Predictions Other political highlights at the news conference. t. The President declined to predict the outcome of the elec tions Tuesday, saying the report era know what he believes, Ha said he is working for some thing, believes in it and is con tinuing to work for it. Although declining to make a prediction, he said that on the other hand, . ne certauuy could hope, , 2. He said he would not regard the election Tuesday as a vote ot confidence, fpr or against him personally or his administration. In other news conference de velopments involving political issues, Mr. Eisenhower: ..; . 1. Conceded that foreign poll, cy had been injected as an issue in, the congressional campaigns out mat as tar as ne knows there is no quarrel between the Repub lican and Democratic leadership on basic foreign policy.; . Housing Scandals -' t 2. Declined to ' estimate the possible political impact of the federal housing scandals. But he pointed out that the attorney general is progressing with all the facilities available to Indict whatever officials are culpable in the housing "windfalls" end recover money wherever possi ble for innocent tenants. 3. Said the necessity for main taining the security strength of the country at present : levels bars any talk of major expendi ture and tax reductions. J . 4. Insisted, under Questioning. that the recent imnrovement in the unemployment picture was not a seasonal development but the result of an upturn in the entire economy. A reporter had pointed out that what appeared to be a decline In unemployment might be a withdrawal of Work era from the labor force rather than a decrease in nersons hunt. ing for work. The President re ferred this particular line of questioning to the Labor and Commerce Departments. , . Communism Issue 5. Said in resnonse to a nun. tion, that Republicans who had shifted their campaign empha sis from administration acconv plishments to the issue of Com. munism had not consulted him, but he supposed they were doing their best to answer questions that arose during their cam palgns. - -, . . ,;' GOP, Democrats Tiff Over Free Air Time Washington - (U.R) The Republican and Democratic high commands squabbled bitterly to day over free radio and televis ion time to woo votes in the final week of the congressional -election campaign. Democratic. National Chair man Stephen A. ; Mitchell de manded .yesterday that the net. works give Adlai E. Stevenson free time to reply to "partisan political" statements he said Mr. Eisenhower had made in recent broadcasts which were carried 'free on the grounds that they were "non-political" reports by the President to the people. NBC offered yesterday to give the Democrats 30 minutes on radio and 30 minutes on tele vision.' American Broadcasting Co. and Columbia Broadcasting System turned down Mitchell's request. Cordon Soys Tk Policy Guiding Administration Portland (U.R) Sen. Gu Cordon said today that conser vation principles laid down half a ' century ago by Theodore Roosevelt are guiding the timber conservation policies of the Els. enhower administration. Cordon, speaking at the Paci fic Logging Congress here, said. We are not going to give the forests away 't . we're going to put them under management. Tonight
