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