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X . i c ti) r. fit Tl i nT lr r I rfi rrt r1 i n n I .11111 V - - 1 1111" II 1 I I I I . . t I I I I I -- I I . I I I II V w ll 'i I W II W f Senate Elections t Ammmt Ceds odd veiriniinriieinift n Sy . . - I " n : ! : : : " : : : t 11 iX HTVls Senator Expects Campaign To Be More Difficult Capita! Speculates On Effect of Vote Washington U.R) Sen. Jo seph R. McCarthy declared to- day that his condemnation by the Senate will make his anti- Communist campaign "more dif ficult." But he vowed he will Vcarry on anyway without let- . . up. . r - " "This censure wil have no "effect whatsoever on my attempt to expose Communists in gov ernment," he said. . I will eon- tinue the same as in the past. , ' But it will be more difficult be cause of the vote." 'Condemn' 'or 'Censure' In the first move of its kind in . 26 years, the Senate late Thursday voted 67 to 22 to con demn the controversial Republi can for "repeatedly aousing a 1931-52 Elections subcommittee and for calling, the Senate cen-' sure committee an "unwitting handmaiden" of the Communist party. It completed action in the turbulent dispute after substitute ing the word "condemn" for "censure" in the final resolution and entirely dropping one count, sponsored by the . committee, that accused McCarthy .of abus ing Brig. Gen. Ralph. W. Zwicker. T . w Senate Adjourns ' The big vote -climaxing a day of hectic maneuvering and months of stormy debate set off a wave of speculation today on the effect it will have on Mc Carthy's future, Republican uni . v , ty the Jtemocrats . and the .pres tige!' the Senate. . Two Democratic leaders said privately the vote will give Mc Carthy' a big shove toward poli tical eclipse although it leaves his. powers and rights as a sena tor entirely intact. But Sen. , Francis Case (R.-S.D.) a censure committee member, said that he wasn't at all sure about this. Sen. Ralph E. Flanders (R. Vt.) the man who kicked off ' the censure controversy, said he expects McCarthy to show "an improvement. Sen. Spessard l. Holland (D.-Fla.) expressed hope the senator will "handle himself more carefully" in future Com munist investigations. The Democrats voted solidly for McCarthy's rebuke in the fi nal vote, but the Republicans split straight down the middle with 22 voting for and 22 agaist. It was a yawning chasm with pro-Eisenhower Republi cans roughly on one side and the old Taf t wing on the other and it runs deeper than the McCarthy issue alone. Says Feeling is Deep . Sen. Leverett Saltonstall (Mass.) Senate GOP whip, ad mitted "deetT feelings" were stirred up on both sides but ex pressed hope they will heal quickly. Republican Sens. Hom er Ferguson imicn.j rvan jl. Mundt (S.D.) and Wallace F. Bennett (Utah) took the same position. But privately some Re publicans expressed douot tne breach can ever be mended. Sen. A. S. Mike Monroney (D. Okia.) predicted that some Re publicans will unleash violent attacks on the Democrats be cause they went down the line for McCarthy's reprimand. Mc . earthy expressed "disappoint ment" at this unanimity today. . New PO Mail Trucks Arrive In Time for Christmas Rush The Medford post office has received five new trucks, just in time to help out with the ap proaching Christmas mailing rush, Postmaster1 Moore Hamil ton said today. The new vehicles include four one-half ton trucks specially en--gineered and designed for mail delivery, and a three-quarter ton ' t panel delivery truck to be used for residential parcel post, and relay and collection service. V '. To Replace Cars The half-ton trucks will re place passenger cars which have been operated under contract Painted red, white and blue, the new official post -office depart ment colors, the trucks have right hand drive, a special low cut window on the right side, and hydromatic drive. They will be used for mounted route serv - United Frew-ToD Leased Wire ' . -5 United Press Full Leased Win 1 Ji V' J -i:V 49th Year 22 Pages Dulles To Demand UN Action To Free American Captives Security Council In Second Session Washington U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower dispatched Sec retary of State John Foster Dul les to New York today to press his demand for United Nations action to help free 11 Americans imprisoned as spies in Red China. -' - Mr. Eisenhower declared late yesterday that the UN cannot "retain its self-respect" if it fails to accept its responsibility for these, men who fell into the hands of the Communists while serving under the organization's banner in Korea. He called his National Secu rity Council into session for the second . time this week and scheduled a meeting of his cabi net immediately afterward. Dul les arranged to fly to New York as soon as the meetings were over to confer with " America's chief delegate to the UN, Henry Cabot Lodge.' ' . - Reds. Refuse India Before Dulles' departure, dip lomatic sources in . New Delhi disclosed India had asked the Red Chinese government to re lease the imprisoned Americans but that -4he Peiping regime re fused. . ' Lodge, after a hurry-up trip from Washington, held a 75 minute meeting in New York late yesterday with representa tives of this country's Korean war allies. . The United States called a meeting of its 15 Korean allies at the United Nations today to determine what action the UN should take, to force release of the American war prisoners. May Ask Intervention There was a possibility they would ask Secretary General Dag Hammerskjold to intervene personally with Peiping. Lodge planned to ask the al lied nations to demand release of 11 of the 13 Americans under sentence. The 11. are captured U.S. fliers. Lodge said the other two were civilians who fall into a different category. Immigration Service Reorganization Due Washington U.R) Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr., today, an nounced plans for a sweeping reorganization for the Immigra tion and Naturalization Service. He said the number of the service's district offices will be reduced from 15 to 11 and that the service itself will be divided into four decentralized regions. The regional offices will handle much ; of the , administrative- paper work now being handled by Washington headquarters. The Justice Department said the contemplated changes "will provide faster service through out .the nation, allow closer su pervision "and. place authority for routine administration in the field." . ' ice, in the fringe area between those served by rural delivery and city foot carrier service. r - Although the new trucks will handle all normal Medford post office needs, it will be necessary to borrow trucks from the forest service and parks service to help during the Christmas rush pe riod, the postmaster said. Urgs Early Mail Hamilton urged Medford area residents to mail their Christ mas packages and cards as early as possible, and . recommended use of three -'Cent stamps on cards. He noted that if three cent stamps are used, cards will be forwarded or returned to the sender and will be sent by air when possible. Post office de partment regulations forbid for warding ' or returning cards carrying only a two cent stamp, Hamilton explained. ; - . - MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, Pope's eomdiiioig Said Satisf aotory Vatican City (U.R) Gravely ill Pope Pius XII rallied with amazing strength today and a medical bulletin assured the world's 425,000,000 Roman Cath olic faithful 'that his condition was "satisfactory' dispite con tinued stomach pains and hic cups. ;: -.a. i,-:. :::-.: The medical bulletin issued Mayor Flynii Back From Convention Of Municipalities ; Medford's Mayor D. L. Flynn, president of the League of Ore gon cities, has returned after a 10-day trip to attend the con gress of the American Municipal a s s o c i a tion at Philadelphia, Penn. He reported that it was a 'good convention which pin pointed city problems on a na tional level." Flynn added he be lieves the West has solved traffic problems better than has been done , in the , East, . particularly, on street widths and signaliza tion. Representatives from 44 states attended the sessions. One of the most interesting reports at the convention was from the mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., Flynn continued. He dis cussed that city's solution of its off-street parking problem. Flynn said he will make a full report on the information gain ed to the local chamber of Com merce parking committee. Gen. Clay Speaks v.. Gen. Lucius Clay, chairman of the President's national high way safety committee, briefed the delegates on the progress of the program, the mayor stated. A Jackson county group to pro mote the program locally was organized here recently. ' - Flynn, who was accompanied by his wife, spent Thanksgiving in New York and also. visited in Chicago. His wife stayed over in San Francisco ' to visit with one of their daughters and will return home the first of next week. They travelled by air. '. Ashland Youngsters Getting TB Skin Tests Completion of tuberculin, tests being given Ashland school chil dren is scheduled for today, ac cording to officials of the coun ty health department. The skin tests are being given by Dr. A. E. Merkel, county health officer! . Present plans call for the tests to be given to one third of the county's school children .this year, one third in 1955, and "the final third in 1956. The tests are given without charge to all chil dren having written consent of their parents - Assisting Dr. Merkel today were Miss Frances Clink, health nurse; Mrs. Nina Van De Walker, clinic nurse; Miss Dorothy .Col lard, supervisor, and Mrs. Monte Polk, Mrs. Allen Bird, and Mrs. Ed Nelson. SHERIFF IN PORTLAND . Sheriff Howard Gault is in Portland today attending con vention of the Oregon Associa tion of County Sheriffs. Gault is scheduled to return to Medford Saturday, and will be in his of fice in the courthouse Monday. Salem--(U.R) Oregon" chauf feurs have been reminded to ap ply now for renewals of licenses for 1955. ' A Weather FORECAST: Variable cloudiness - .through Saturday with a few showers mainly in the moun tains. Night and moraine foe patches in valleys. Low to night 35. High Saturday SO. Temp. Highest Yesterday ' 49 Lowest this Morning 37 DECEMBER 3, 1 954 , by the Pope's doctor, Profj Rie cardo Galeazzi-Lisi, said ; he vis suffering from "a peritoneal irri tation accompanied by abdom inal tension." , , . V Fever Persists . $ , This morning the 78-year-old Pontiff was vomiting and ' run ning- a fever. He is receiving nourishment indirectly. At nightfall, Vatican sources said the Pope's condition "re mains relatively- satisfactory.' They said the hiccups had diminished slightly and that the Pope, despite his weakness, was completely lucid and calm. But the grave fears for the Pope's life which had been felt yester day with x the Vatican press of fice announcement that he had suffered a heart collapse had eased somewhat. Today,' the Vati can attempted in all its state ments to resore calm and to re assure Catholics around the world. A Misunderstanding ; Vatican officials insisted today that there had been a "misunder standing" in yesterday's an nouncement of a hert"c611apse; But " there was ho3" official an nouncement denying the re ported heart trouble. The medi cal bulletin, the first of the cur rent illness, omitted any refer ence to the Pope s heart. But there was no doubt that the Pope's illness, now described officially" as stomach trouble, was the worst of the Pontiff's 16-year-reign. Catholics everywhere prayed for his recovery. Patterson Silent On Recount Petition Salem (U.R) The proposal for a recount in the election of Rich ard L. Neuberger for U. S. sen ator from Oregon did not origin ate in the office of Gov. Paul L. Patterson, he said today. Told that Jess Gard, Oregon Republican national committee man, had filed a petition with the Senate Elections subcommit tee for a recount, said "I have no comment." Gov. Patterson said his office had received no complaint from a candidate or the Republican party .charging any irregulari ties. But he said he had received several letters from residents of Oregon, and other states after a story had been printed saying that high school students had aided in counting the ballots in a Multnomah county precinct . About 40 Beekeepers Register for Conclave. Approximately 40 delegates were registered this morning for the 35th annual meeting of the Oregon State Beekeepers as sociation, which got underway today at the Medford hotel. . First item of business on this morning's program, following a call to order by President J. .W. Wright, Newberg, was a discusr sion of the organization's consti tution. ' Slated for this afternoon were election of officers and discus sions of pollination. Speakers listed on the program are Dr. William P. Stephen, apiculturist from Oregon State college, and J. Oren Kane, Banks. A tour of points of interest will be con ducted at 4:30 pjn., by the host Rogue River Valley Beekeepers association, and a banquet is slated for tonight with Delmar Smith as toastmaster. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York OI.R) Dow-Jones preliminary closing stock aver ages: 30 industrials 389.60 up 3.97; 20 railroads 133.30 up ; 15 utilities 61.20 up 0.33, and 65 stocks -r 142.95 up 1.41. Ap proximately. 3,790,000 shares changed hands today compared with 3,190,000 shares yesterday. Price 5c No. 220 ..HrJfcQ XiL-LJSi Du Pont Anti-Trust Lack of Evidence Failure To Prove Charges Claimed Chicago U.R) Federal Judge Walter J. LaBue today dismissed the (biggest anti-trust case in his tory on grounds the government failed to prove its charges against the Du Pont family and the vast industrial combine of Du Pont, U.S. Rubber and Gen eral Motors. ' .' ' LaBuy, in his historic ruling, said the essence of the govern ment case was the charge that General Motors was forced to buy DuPont or U. S. Rubber products exclusively. Insufficient Evidence , "In Various ways the govern ment alleged that -General Mo tors either agreed to such limita tion or was forced to it by Du Pont," the judge commented, "but the evidence fails to sup port the government charges." LaBuy ruled that the govern ment further failed to prpve that the DuPont intersts set up an elaborate .holding company scheme for the purpose of creat ing "protected markets" . for DuPont. The government's suit asked ttial ' DuPorrt. be strinned of its foldings in' General Motors and that . members of, the DuPont family be forced to dispose of their stock in U.S. Rubber.' Mergers Cited LaBuy's ruling came at a time when recent mergers in the automotive industry and other fields have made "big business" bigger, than - ever. Against : this backdrop the decision gained in importance and was awaited with interest by business inter ests throughout the country. . The judge's ruling said: -"The court finds on the basis of all of the" evidence that no agreement "was made in connec tion with DuPont's investment in General Motors which bound the latter to buy any portion of its requirements from DuPont." Revenue Tells Tax Figures ' Washington U.R) The In ternal Revenue v service " today published the final figures on the record total of Federal taxes, $69,919,991,000, collected in the year ended June 30. . " . This government income,- for the 12 months which ended last June 30, included $37,000,000,- 000 in individual income tax and old-age insurance payments, and $21,500,000,000 in corporation income taxes. The grand total was $233,000, 000 higher than fiscal 1953. This overall figure includes" indivi dual, coroprate, estate, gift, alco hol, tobacco and excise taxes, plus old-age insurance, railroad retirement and unemployment insurance payments. - Figures for ' Oregon included: $79,456,000 corporate taxes and $324,365,000 individual taxes for a total of $430,106,000. Gold Hill Woman Hopes For Return of Purse " Mrs. Alfred Bowman, Gold Hill, lost a purse a week ago yesterday in Medford or Cen tral Point. It contained a part of her allotment check money and a "lurcky" two dollar bill. But,; more important to Mrs. Bowman, it -contained pic-, tures of her husband, who has been with She .armed forces in Germany ' for 17, months and of their small baby. Mrs, Bowman advertised in The Mail Tribune and on ra dio . stations without ' luck. Then a man who ' said his name is Roberts called Mrs. Bowman's mother, at a tele phone number listed - in the purse. He said he'd bring the purse right over, but that's, the last they've heard. In the event he didn't really find the purse, the one find ing it can contact Mrs. Bow--man by telephoning Medford, 2-4412, or Gold Hill 59-2127. And they can keep the money. Case Dropped for PLENTY HIGH HAT is this ileek Aberdeen ; Angus steer'as he receives congratulations from petite owner, Janice Hullinger, Manly, la., after being named grand champion steer of 55th International Livestock Exposition,- in Chicago. (International) Water Districts Set Elections on Jackson county's seven water districts will hold annual elec tions, Monday."" ';;. State law provides that water district elections sholl be held the' first Monday of each Decem ber. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. -in each case, and all districts will elect one com missioner. One other will name an . additional commissioner, to fill a vacancy. "' ' Following are the names of the districts, the candidates! and the polling places: Candidates Listed -" Kenwood district: Milton E. Acker, incumbent, unopposed; Cullen Equipment company, 2232 Biddle rd. ' Kings Highway district: Homer Marx, ' incumbent, ' unopposed; Wayne Trbxell residence, 1833 South Peach st. ; - - Charlotte Ann district: G. L. Witte,' incumbent, unopposed; Hart's Hatchery, South , Pacific highway. ' ' ' -'' ' Maple Park district: Allie E Graham, incumbent, unopposed; and James E! Eek, appointed to succeed Hugh Hile, .. who re- eigned, is .cunning to complete tne . unexpired . term; wiuiam For Mrs. Nagler A former : Jackson county woman,- Mrs Kathleen M. Nag ler, has been cleared of federal charges ? involving the - illegal transportation of money and jewelry , in interstate commerce. Mrs. Nagler, at orte time the wife of the operator of Paradise Meadows, " an operation of Christ's Church of the Golden Rule near Brownsboro, was ac cused of participatinjg, in the theft for which ; Percy William Herman, described as Mrs. Nag ler's boy 'friend, was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $10,000 last July. , The crime in volved his taking , jewels and money valued at $300,000 from his former wife, Mrs. Doyell P. Havens, Palm Beach, Fla. ' i Several witnesses testified that Mrs. Nagler lived with Herman at Palm Beach while- he was courting Mrs. Havens. The day after Herman married Mrs. Havens, he left for New York with the money and jewels, and witnesses testified Mrs. Nagler lived with him there." ;i ; : Press dispatches from Rich mond, Va.r said Federal Judge Sterling Hutcheson directed a verdict of acquittal because of insufficient evidence. v''. f - The . Naglers left here about two years ago. - , Morgan Gets Backing As Democratic Chairman . Baker U.R) Baker County Judge Lloyd Rea . sad today Jie had polled members of the state Democratic executive commit tee and that they unanimously apprdved a motion to support Howard Morgan for chairman of the Democratic National Com mittee. ; ;' ' ' ' Rea is secretary of the- state Democratic Central Committee. Morgan, is state Democratic chairman.. ; , a . . Acquittal Monday A. Hughes' residence, 1242 Ben's lane. Maple Park, voters also will be tasked to " approve improve ment'bonds. . . . ! Midway district: G. G. Staff, incumbent, ' unopposed; Howard school.. Bond Vote Planned V v Elk City district: Don Elliott, incumbent, unopposed; Elk Lum ber: company office. A bond elec tion for" this new district is ten tatively scheduled in February, with construction ; possibly1 to start in May, with completion in September.- ; v - , - ; Jacksonville Highway (Oak Grove) district: There has been some confusion as to the candi date for the district, which was being -. straightened out this morning. Polling place is at the Oak Grove school. .. Suspect in Murder Arraigned in Court Marion Franklin Piening, 50, of 425 .South' Grape -st.-; was ar raigned in district court yester day before Judge Rawles Moore on a charge of second degree murder, according to court of ficials. :,. . ' Piening Was arrested and lodged in the county jail Wed nesday in connection with the death of Margaret Ann Cornell, 50, here on April 19, 1949. - Mrs." Cornell's death has been listed as an unsolved crime for more than. 5V years. She was found dead on the doorstep of 131 Almond st., fatally injured by some unidentified object. Judge Moore gave Piening until Monday, to obtain an at torney and ordered him com mitted to jail without baiL Pien ing indicated that he may 'ob tain counsel. American Planes v , Oyer China Charged Tokyo (U.R) Radio Peiping charged today that nine Ameri can, planes in three flights ; "intruded- . into China Thursday, flying o ve r Kwangtung and Kwangsi provinces. The Chinese Communist broad cast monitored here by United Press, said that the first flight of four planes flew over , Yan kiang, Tinpak, Maoming and Chikkai of ! Kwantung province. The Red Radio said one lone U. S. military plane crossed the area . of Yankiang, Kwantung province later. - : The Red Radio identified the planes only, as "U. S. military planes.". No -other- identification was given. , Ex-Cordon Supporter Raps Failure To Back Censure f PorUand--U.PJ--A once-active suppevter f"Sen. Guy Cordon yesterday took the Oregon Re publican to task for his failure to back the Senate" censure reso lution against Sen. Joseph Mc Carthy. Miss .Shirley Field, Portland attorney, defeated "? Republican candidate for ' the Oregon legis lature, . and . member of the executive committee of the Na tional Federation of Young Re publicans, told Cordon in a tele gram she is sorry she supported him in his unsuccessful bid for reelection. . People Unsympathetic -Miss Field said in her wire, "I was hopeful that after your experience . of 'campaigning throughout the state of Oregon this fall, it would have - been made' abundantly clear to vyou that the overwhelming majority of the people in Oregon are un sympathetic with senator Mc Carthy' methods - and - tech Subcommittee Gets Request No Fraud Alleged In Gard's Petition Washington . (IIJ) Chain. man Frank Barrett said tnriau- . - his Senate Elections Subcom mittee has received a request . for a recount ' and invpstiffatinn of the close Oregon Senatorial , election wnicn; gave Democrats razor-thin control of the Senate in the "84th Congress which con venes in January, -f - . . -, The' Wyomine Renublic&n sn. nounced that the reauest mi being studied and had been dis cussed at an "informal" meet ing of the subcommittee. Barrptt stressed that the" subcommittee took no action and did not even decide whether to "take diqtion" of the case. ; Sen. Guy M. Cordon CR V -arhn was defeated for reelection by Richard L. Neuberger in the vregon contest, was present for part of 'the session but had "no comment." Sen. Thomas r Won- nings, Jr., (Mo.), the subcommit tee's Democratic, member, was not present. His office said' he left Washington ' thi and did not know' about the nib- ' committee meeting. : v Barrett said the nptftinne n filed by Jess Gard of Portland. He said Gard is Oregon Republi can National Committeeman. ieuer Returned Barrett told newsmen th rwtr tion alleges that of 140,000 let. ters maued by Hie Republican State Committee to Democratic voters in Multnomah oramfrr (Portland), 22,000 of them were returned, raising a question whether the Democrat! rri en trants were bona-fide residents, i , Barrett said th not allege "fraud.! He said the petition cited the close vote, a margin of some 2400 votes out of more than 500, 000 cast, and mentioned the pos sibility of "mistakes." Barrett observed ' that Neuberger's mar gin amounted to "less than a vote a precinct :. S I. ; k Muifajomah .. coimty. . 'baliots 7 not counted until the day after election, gave Neuberger his nar row margin. .' His victory gave the Democrats a total of ar Kar ate seats to 47 for the Republi cans in the Senate convening in ' January. . A .contest on the result ceivablv could hlnrv berger's seating and throw or ganization Of the HOW . Son ota into a turmoil. Barrett said no action will K taken on the Itetition withnut consulting , - Hennings. I Barrett sam, nowever, xnat "the sky's the limit" on what the suhrom. mittee and its parent rules com mittee can do if it wants to look into the election. ; . j Actually the committer ran recommend a recount and inves tigation, but, the Senate would have to approve funds to finance such an undertaking. . s Cityfiuilding Permits Decrease in November . Medford building Dermits for , November totaled $123,948, in valuation, a drop of $17,492 from November, 1953. r The permit total was also down from October's $184,234. Last month's ; permits included eight new . residences, $86,000; residence remodeling and repair, $14,768; and apartment remodel-r ing and repair, $20,173. Building inpections totaling 672 were also listed. - Portland (U.PJl Fred H. Slate! Co. and E. C. Hall Co. of Port land submitted the low bid of $432,195 for 10.1 miles of grad ing -on Galice Creek road in .Josephine county, the U.S. Bu reau of Public Roads has an nounced. , . :: niques. :'' ' . Miss Field said many young Republicans feel McCarthy has bolstered rather than hindered Communist causes, with his in vestigative techniques, v ; "I am firmly convinced," she said in her telegram to Cordon, that MfcCarthy's antics contrib utedimaterially.to the defeat of many .fine Republican congres-, sio'nal candidates and has been a strong contributing factor in the defeat of some important parts of the Eisenhower pro gram.": :. ; '- . Ignored Good Advice Miss Field told the senator, that she ignored "all good ad vice given me" and worked act ively - in Cordon's . campaign, even making a radio, address in, his behalf. - ' : She concluded, T did it will ingly,- but your position on Mo ' Carthy has been more than - a body blow and Iam dismayed that you have lei us down." r
