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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
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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.
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