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7 ! JL . iji Bm3 r ,j fliiii r n PiressMire 1 POLICE STYMIE SLAYING THREAT - San Francisco police officers surround home of real estate broker Herbert Eling, 46 who threatened to kill his wife and mother-in-law and then commit suicide. Eling, who is under observa tion in psychopathic ward, finally gave up his gun to Chief of Inspectors James English, who talked to him through barricaded bathroom door. Official County Vote Canvass Under Way; Due in 10 or 12 Days The -official canvass of all votes cast in Jackson county at the Nov. 2 election got under way in the county clerk's office this morning. It will be complete in about 10 to 12 days, depend ing on the number of write-in candidates, according to deputy county clerks. No effort will be made to first canvass ballots cast in the close United States senatorial race between Richard Neuberger and Guy Cordon, they said. Wire From Morgan A telegram from Howard Mor-j gan, state Democratic chairman, this morning requested that the clerk, Mrs. B e r e t h Hopkins, name the county Democratic chairman, or a Democrat named by him, to the official canvassing board. , Text of the telegram, which apparently was sent to every county clerk in the state, said: "Would appreciate it if you will appoint the Democratic county chairman as a Democratic canvasser for the official tally in Purchase of Tracks Area Near Completion Purchase of the strip of prop erty along the Southern Pacific tracks south of Main st., border ing South Front st., near com pletion, according to Mark Goldv. Medford realtor, co- purchaser of the property with Glenn Jackson, of California Oreson Power company. The property extends 80 feet along East Main st., and 330 feet north and south. The new owners have not an nounced their future plans, but for the present have arranged for a short term lease by Fred "Robinson, cf Robinson Bros. store, to operate a parking lot and gas station on the property. Milifary Plane trashes Fatal To Five By UNITED PRESS Three military planes, includ ing the Navy's revolutionary new jet seaplane, have crashed in widely separated parts of the country, killing five men. The most spectacular of Thurs day's crackups occurred over the bay at San Diego, Calif., when the Navy' supersonic XF2Y-1 Seadart jet, making its first pub lic demonstration, broke up in midair. The pilot was killed. Elsewhere four Air Force of ficers were killed and 11 men were injured when a T-29 navi gational trainer crashed in flames at Tucson, Ariz., and a C-119 "Flying Boxcar" went down near San Antonio, Tex. Paralyzed Girl Linda Bowen, 11, a "good little soldier," has been a patient at Community hos pital since Oct. 20. Linda was paralyzed from the waist down when she fell from a tree on Oct. 19. Her kitten had run up the tree when it was chased by a dog, and had not come down for two days and nights. Linda was afraid it would starve. It was during an unsupervised rescue attempt that Linda fell from the tree. No one witnessed the acci dent, and it is not certain how far she fell, but it must have : been quite a distance to cause the injuries for which she is being treated. your county pursuant to Section 250.810 ORS. If the county chair man is unable to serve will you please appoint a Democrat desig nated by county chairman." Members Named Mrs. Hopkins pointed out that the members of the board al ready have been named. They are Mrs. Mary Jane Sorber, Re publican, and Mrs. Marilyn Dun gey, Democrat. The law states that the county clerk shall ap point a member of each political party to the canvassing board. In regard to Morgan's tele gram, the county clerk said "It is the responsibility of the coun ty clerk to make these appoint ments and the chairman of nei ther political party has any au thority under the law to suggest or demand appointment of any particular member of his party. The law is specific and I will carry out my responsibility to the letter of the law." Sewer Bond Approved By Bear Creek Voters Residents of the South Bear Creek Sanitary district voted 71 to 2 Tuesday to authorize issu ance of $58,000 in bonds, accord ing to Mrs. Jeannette Thatcher Marshall, the district's attorney. The district proposes to con nect with the city of Medford after its sewer installation is made. The area involved is south of Medford adjacent to Highway 99 and goes as far south as the Red Arrow and Evershady Auto courts. The El Rey subdivision divided. Charlotte Ann rd., is also included. The polling place for the elec tion was at Hart's Hatchery, separate from the state election. Harvey and Watkins are engi neers for the project. Casualty Figures in Korea War 142,091 Washington (U.R) The De fense department, in a "tentative final" casualty report on the Ko rean war, said today that Amer ican troops suffered 142,091 cas ualties in the three-year conflict. The department also officially closed the books on thousand of missing personnel, declaring that 4,735 missing persons now are presumed dead. The casualty total includes 33, 629 deaths, 103,284 wounded, 5,133 captured or missing but subsequently returned to mili tary control; 24 missing, and 21 refused repatriation. Of the 24 still listed as miss ing, nine are navy personnel and 15 are Air Force. Said Good Linda, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen, route 1, box 477, Gold Hill, spends much of her time playing games and reading. She lies on her back for four hours, then face-down for two hours, alternating positions around the clock. Four Other Children Mrs. Bowen stays with her daughter as much as she can, but she has four other chil dren at home, Patricia and Jerry, both through school; David 12, and Peggy, 8. Bowen is employed by the Medford corporation in Medford. How long Linda will have to remain in the hospital is Eisenhower Sets November 17 for Bi-Parlisan Parley To Scan Developments In Foreign Affairs Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower today invited Demo cratic and Republican congres sional leaders to meet with him Nov. 17 to review developments in foreign affairs since Congress adjourned in August. The White House said Mr, Eisenhower's invitation to the bi partisan conference is in line with his "established policy" of keeping leaders of both parties advised on foreign relations. Secretary of State John Foster Duller, will participate in the eeting. Asked whether the President would meet later with the Demo cratic leaders on questions in volving other than foreign policy Press Secretary James C. Hager- ty said "that is all I have to an nounce at this time." Meets With Knowland Earlier, the President met with senate GOP Leader William F. Knowland. The Californian said the President hopes to ar rive at a "working arrangement" of cooperation with the new Democratic congressional major ity to avoid a "stalemate" in gov ernment. Knowland discussed mechanics of achieving such an arrangement with Mr. Eisen hower this morning. The President also scheduled Hornet Ferguson (R-Mich.), chair man of GOP Senate Policy Com mittee who was defeated for re election. Engineer Acclaims City's Flood Work A survey of Bear creek flood control work was made yester day by Col. Vern Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with City Supt. Robert Duff, accord ing to Mayor D. L. Flynn. The engineer told Duff that the city has done "an excellent job" on several bad spots, Flynn said. A small fund of about $3,500 had been budgeted for emergency flood control work. It allowed certain work but no permanent riprap installations, the mayor added. Jones told the officials that flood control funds are limited on the federal level, and that other areas needs were more ur gent than Medford's, as the bad spots had been cared for by the city. A channel spot behind the Coffee Pot on North Riverside ave. has been one of the places where the city has directed its work, Flynn added. Morse, Neuberger 'Consideration' Due Portland -U.R) The Oregon ian today quoted Sen. Lyndon Johnson of Texas, present Demo cratic minority leader in the Senate, as saying Senators Rich ard L. Neuberger and Wayne L. Morse will be given "great con sideration" for committee as signments if the Democrats "are fortunate enough" to organize the upper chamber in January. In a telephone conversation with the Oregonian from Hous ton, Johnson said it. was too early "to presume" his party will have enough votes to take control when the 84th Congress convenes. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 366.00 of 0.95, 20 railroads 121.59 off 0.65, 15 utilities 59.35 up 0.19, 65 stocks 133.99 off 0.12. Sales today were about 2,950,000 shares compared with 3,140,000 shares yesterday. Little Soldier1 uncertain. Her mother says there appears to have been some improvement in her con dition, that nerves in her legs have shown some signs of life, and she is sure Linda will walk again, someday. One of the bright things about Linda's life in the hos pital is the fact that her friends and schoolmates send her cards and letters. Others would be welcome. Linda is one of two 11-year-old girls now at Community hospital. The other is Deanna Garrison, who was blinded by the kick of a pony, and who was admitted for treatment five days after, Linda arrived. Medford United Pres Full Leased Wir 49th Year 22 Pages Only Giant-Sized Headache Reminds Sailor of Being Washed From Deck of Destroyer in Choppy Atlantic Norfolk, Va. (U.R) Seaman Richard Murphy, who flirted with death in the Atlantic, was scheduled to rejoin his ship at Charles ton, S.C., today with only a giant size headache to remind him of his terrifying experience. Murphy, 20, of South Boston, Mass., was washed overboard from the destroyer Lowry Tuesday 400 miles at sea off Cape May, N.J. A wave slammed him against the destroyer's depth charges racks as he went over, cutting a seven-inch gash in his head. Picked Up by Battleship Iowa "I thought I was never coming to the surface," he told Navy journalist George H. Jensen after the battleship Iowa spotted and picked him up. "The first thing I thought of was which way was land and how far away was it." Sen. Morse Hails Election Results As People's Victory U.S. Sen. Wayne Morse (I-Ore.) today hailed the results of the general election as "a great vic tory for the people of the state." In a statement telegraphed from Washington, D.C., to The Mail Tribune, Senator Morse said: "The election results in Ore gon are a great victory for the people of the state. Richard Neuberger s spectacular election represents the considered judg ment of the people of Oregon in favor of full development of the natural resources of the Pacific Northwest, and is a rebuke to the McKay-Cordon attempts to give away the invaluable resources of the people to a favored few. 'Moral Victory' "Neuberger scored a moral victory by the candor, anc" quality of his campaign on the issues. ' -- "The results in Oregon, as in many other parts of the United States, should serve notice that the political smear technique no longer registers with our people. By the election of Mrs. Edith Green to the house of representa tives the people of Oregon have added a strong and intelligent voice to represent their interests in congress. Her margin of vic tory demonstrates that the voters of Multnomah county are against the giveaway policies of the Re publican administration in the fields of natural resources. Cites 'Economic Distress' "They voted for affirmative action to remedy the economic distress that has reached alarm ing proportions in Portland, and indeed throughout the state. The people of Oregon voted for full development of the natural re sources of our region, starting with a high federal dam at Hell's canyon, and for fair tax policies and agggressive action to coun teract recession, and greater at tention to the needs of small bus inessmen, family farmers and working people. "Oregon can be proud of its new senator and congresswoman. I congratulate them and the country on their selection." Wayne Morse, USS Washington (U.R) Sen. Wayne L. Morse, the Oregon In dependent whose vote will con trol organization of the Senate in January, accused President Eis enhower today of supporting "isolationists" and "reaction aries" in the congressional cam paigns. Morse also accused the presi dent of not being "factual" in a campaign speech on power pol icy .it McNary dam in Oregon. He asserted that the Oregon victory of Democrat Richard L. Neuberger over Republican Sen. Guy Cordon was a triumph over Mr. Eisenhower's "reactionary record on natural resources." Morse said that "whoever wrote Mr. Eisenhower's McNary dam speech ought to be told that next time he ought to write a factual speech" about the ques tion of private vs. public power. He said Republicans also were hurt by Mr. Eisenhower's remark at Denver that a "cold war" between Congress and the White House would follow a Democratic victory. Morse said "thousands of voters resented" the remark as an attempt to tell them how they must vote. Mr. Eisenhower said yeserday he re gretted making the remark. Juneau, Alaska (U.R) A search plane has found the wreckage of an Alaska coastal airlines plane scattered on a summit 75 miles west of here and reported sighting one sur vivor. ...... MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1954 Find 20-Mill Tax Error In School Levy; Other Tax Hikes Investigated An error of approximately 20 mills has been discovered in a special bond levy for Oak Grove school district, it was revealed this morning. In addition, the levy for Shady Cove school district, which in creased from approximately 11 mills last year to 38.3 this year, LINE UP FOR TAXES For the first time this year, there was a lineup in the courthouse this morning as Jackson county residents flocked in to pay their taxes. Tax statements were mailed out starling Saturday, and first payments were received Wednesday. . "Business was eieaay- all' day Thursday." Sheriff Howard Gault said. The deadline for taking a three per cent discount for full payment in advance is Nov. 5. Those paying three fourth of their total taxes by that date will receive a two per cen discount, and a one percent discount will be given those paying half their taxes by Nov. 15. Any statements bearing a postmark to midnight, Nov. 15, will be honored for discounts. appears to be too high, and is being studied by county officials. The levies for four other school districts also are consider ably higher than last year, and have come under scrutiny. The error in Oak Grove's levy, and those in the levies of the other districts, if they do exist, apparently were simple errors in addition, and will be easily straightened out, officials said. Deputy District Attorney Gene Piazza has been asked for an opinion in the matter, and he, together with members of the county court, Treasurer Ralph Sweeney, and Sheriff Howard Gault, won is in charge of tax collection, will meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow to reach a decision in the matter and to study any other similar problems which may arise. Some of the taxes based on the incorrect millage already have been paid, and County Three Small Forest Fires Reported Here An 8 to 10-acre fire in the Old Baldy area near Grants Pass and smaller fires in the Wimer district and Sterling creek section yesterday were re ported by the state forest patrol. The blaze near Grants Pass was a permitted slashing fire which "got away." It got into some timber but little damage was apparent. A fire in the Wimer vicinity was on the R. Sincllair logging operation. It originated from a power saw and covered about one-eighth acre. The blaze in the Sterling area spread over an acre in brush and grass and was apparently smoker-caused, pa trolmen stated. Permits are still required for burning, according to the forset patrol. Weather FORECAST: Mostlv cloudy to night and Saturday with showers Saturday. Gusty south winds Saturday. Low tonight 40. High Saturday CO. Temp. Highest Yesterday 66 Lowest this Morning 31 United Jensen, of 'Seattle, and Norfolk, told what happened. "Fortunately he fell almost in the path of the Iowa. We were the last ship in line and the only one that had a chance to see him. We were about two miles behind the Lowry. We were making 15 knots and covered the two miles in eight minutes. We would cover the length of the ship in 40 seconds, and with seas 20 to 30 feet high his chances of being spotted were just about 40 seconds." Waves Frantically at Passing Ship Murphy struggled out of his T-shirt and waved frantically. Lookouts Kenneth L. Brown and J. G. Phillips saw him and a sailor threw over a life ring and marker as the ship sped past. A small boat from the Iowa was unable to reach Murphy in the heavy seas, but he managed to swim to the side of the battleship and climb aboard on a rope ladder. Judge Rodney Keating promised that some method of rectifying the mistake will be found as soon as is possible. The error reportedly meant increases in taxation for the Oak Grove school district rang ing from $85 to $365 in some cases. The mistake came to light yes terday when Principal Bruce Metzger of Oak Grove school and County Commissioner L. G. Morthland started to be deluged by telephone calls as tax bills were received. Officials of some of the other school districts in which the levy appeared to be too high were unable to determine immediately if there had been aarmr for. their districts." , " Building Permits Rise in October October building permits in Medford showed an increase of $42,510 over the same month of 1953. The total was $184,234. This was also an increase of $10,836 from September of this year. The new total included nine new residences at a cost of $80, 736; residence remodeling and repair, $17,835; two new du plexes, $13,000; one new apart ment, $49,677; apartment re modeling and repair, $3,000; one new business, $7,200; business remodeling and repair, $3,150; institution remodeling and re pair, $2,300 and signs, $5,306.' Last month a total of 661 building inspections were made by the city building department. Mitchell Expresses Gratitude To Oregonians Portland (U.R) National Democratic Chairman Stephen Mitchell today called Oregon Democratic Chairman Howard Morgan from the office of Sen. Wayne Morse today and express ed gratitude to "Morgan, tne people of Oregon and to Morse for winning for the Democrats." Mitchell told Morgan no one had entered the Washington scene with more fanfare tnan Neuberger. Nude Body of Girl Discovered in Garage . Norwood, Mass. (U.R) The nude body of a pretty 15-year-old school girl was found in a neighbor's garage today and po lice said she apparently was a victim of a "sex attack." Geraldine Annese, the young est of five children, apparently had been strangled with a string of beads pulled tightly around her neck. Authorities questioned a boy friend who had a date . with Geraldine last night. Bulletins Washington - (U.R) Secre tary of Slate John Foster Dulles today fired John Palon Davies Jr.. controversial career diplomat, for "lack of judg ment, discretion, and reliabili ty" Salem (U.R) The State Emergency Board today ap propriated $10,000 to cover the cost of an audit and liquida tion of funds held by the Milk Marketing Adminis iration, ' which was abolished by the ' voters in Tuesday's election. Tribune Press TmO. Leased Wire Price 5c No. 197 Canvass of Oregon Vote Starts; May Take Three Weeks Salem (U.R) The enormous task of canvassing Oregon's gen eral election vote begins today. The majority control of the United States Senate could pos sibly be altered by the results, which are not expected to be an nounced for about three weeks. David O'Hara, head of the State Elections bureau, made the time estimate. He said a state wide recount, which has been widely discussed because of the close Senate race in which Rich ard L. Neuberger held a lead of some 2000 votes over incumbent Guy Cordon, had not been re quested. Suits Necessary O'Hara said the recount could be obtained only by bringing suits in each county Circuit court; charging either fraud or error. The state's ballot boxes and tally sheets were being care fully guarded by sheriff's and county clerks upon the advice of Gov. Paul Patterson. Cordon had not conceded de feat. "We're wating for the official canvass," he said. His headquar ters indicated there would be no comment on the possibility of a recount until the canvass was in. Goes Goose Hunting Cordon planned to spend the week end on a goose-hunting trip in the Warner lake area of east ern Oregon. He said he planned to attend the special session of the Senate next week which was called to vote on the question of censuring Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R.-Wis.) but that he might be a little late for the Nov. 8 opening date. Neuberger said he did not in tend to continue his contempo rary Northwest writing but add ed that he might write on politi cal questions of interest to the Northwest "if I feel that by writing I can advance an issue in which I believe such as for est protection I have no thought of a literary career while in the Senate." Mrs. Neuberger Plans To Quf Legislature Portland, Ore. (U.R) Maurine Neuberger, the wife of newly elected U.S. Senator Richard L. Neuberger and herself newly reelected to the Oregon House of Representatives, plans to give up her political career to work with her husband. Maurine, also a Democrat, led the field of Portland area candi dates to secure her third term in the Oregon House. But she said she would happily retire from politics at the end of her two-year term to be with Dick in Washington, D. C. US Pledges To Put Atomic Know-How To World Use United Nations, N. Y. (U.R) The United States pledged itself today to give atomic materials and American know-how to put President Eisenhower's "atoms-for-peace" plan into worldwide operation. Willing To Talk To Russia U. S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., using the words of President Eisenhower, told the U. N. Political Committee that the United States also would be "more than willing" to take up with the Soviet Union develop ment of plans for peaceful use of atomic energy. "We are prepared to start discussion with other countries for the conclusion of bilateral Chancellor Will Request France To Renew Discussion Revolt Threatens To Upset Agreement Bonn, Germany (U.R) Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to day bowed to a revolt in his own government against the Franco- German Saar agreement and told his Cabinet he will ask France to reopen negotiations on the bitterly disputed issue. Adenauer yielded to. pressure from the moderate rightist Free Democrats (FDP) who share in his coalition government. He promised to ask French - Premier Mendes-France to send his Cabinet chief, Jean-Marie Soutou, to Bonn to reopen Saar , talks with German officials. Upset Threatened The revolt against the pro- . posed Saar settlement threatened to snarl and possibly to upset the London-Paris agreements, labor iously worked out, for restora tion of German sovereignty and arming of Germany as a part ner of the West in defense against Soviet aggression. Mendes-France, during the Paris nine-power conference, warned that France would not ratify the German rearmament treaty unless it was accompanied by a settlement of the future of the Saar which lies between Germany and France. ' Object To Terms The FDP announced to Aden' auer that it would refuse to vote for ratification unless the Saar agreement is negotiated to make it more acceptable to Germany. Germans have particularly ob jected to the internationalization of the Saarland, where the peo ple are basically German and which at various times in history . has been physically a part of Germany. Adenauer met with his Cabi net in an emergency session in ac attempt to put down the; strong political 1 opposition' that ? developed while he was con ferring in Washingon with Presi dent Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Cordon Picks Up 72 Votes in Linn County Albany, Ore.-U.R) The offic ial count of ballots for U. S. sen ator in Linn county released by County Clerk R. M. Russell to day gave Sen. Guy Cordon 72 more votes and reduced the fig ure of Richard L. Neuberger by the same number. The count for Cordon for Linn county now is 8745. The count for Neuberger is 8645. . Russell said the error did not occur on the ballots but arose from the fact that names were reversed on the sheet from which the early returns from Halsey, Ore., were sent in, and the Cordon vote was given to Neuberger. The change still left Neuber ger nearly 2000 votes ahead on the statewide returns. . Many Portland Stores Reduce Milk Prices Portland (U.R) Milk prices at many stores were down from one to two cents a quart in the Portland area today following Tuesday's election which saw voters repeal the law under which the state controlled prices. Many markets advertised the lower prices shortly after re turns indicated milk control was out. One large chain, Safeway, advertised milk at 20 cents. It formerly was 22 cents a quart. The reduction did not spread immediately to home delivered milk but there was speculation that distributors . might reduce prices. agreements which will make it possible for us, under our laws, to furnish technical information, technical assistance, and neces sary amounts of fissionable ma terials for the construction of re search reactors to be located abroad," Lodge said. Plans Outlined 1 Lodge outlined plans for crea tion by treaty of an international agency to control the Eisenhow er program for peaceful uses of atomic energy but postponing' introduction of a formal resolu tion for the agency. The agency would be similar to the specialized agencies of the United Nations already in exist ence, Lodge said. . -
