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Overnight Session,
Said Attended by
Experts on Law.
Another Meeting
Scheduled Saturday
, United Nations, N.Y.-(U.P5
, U. N. Secretary - general Dag
Hammarskjold and Red Chinese
Premier - Chou En-iai discussed
the fate; of U.N. war prisoners
in another three and three-quar
ter hour meeting today.
A message to U.N. heaquar-
ters signed by Hammarskjold
said he and Chou held their sec;
ond formal meeting in Peiping
between 3 p.m." and 6:45 p.m.
(2 a.m. and 3:45 a jn. EST). It
said the next meeting was sche-
' duled for 'Saturday at 3 p.m.,
Peiping' time. ...
( A similar communique was
broadcast by Radio Peiping.
Special Dispatch - . y i
A dispatch from a special
United Press correspondent in
r Peiping also reported an over-
night meeting between the two,
but no mention of this session
was made in the releases either
from U-N. headquarters or as
transmitted by Peiping radio.
. The UJ dispatch from Pei
ping said an extraordinary over
night meeting lasted three and
a half hours and Hammarskjold
was believed to have dpne most
ef the talking. .
D. R. Mankekar, an editor of
the Times of India who is on
special , assignment in Peiping
for the United Press, said in a
'cable from the ancient Chinese
capital that two experts on in
ternational law sat in on the
special session. -Down
to Business
. Mankekar's cables, relayed to
New York from Peiping by way
of Bombay, said the presence of
the experts indicated, Chou and
Hammarskjold had dispensed
with the necessary - pleasantries
and got down to business on the
. , matter of the fliers.
. Mankekar's . report was the
first concrete information com
ing out of Red China since brief
. accounts were given yesterday
of the first formal meeting be
tween Chou and Hammarskjold.
'Radio Peiping and the offi
cial New ' China ' News agency
mentioned neither the special
"" session nor the , regular schedule
ed afternoon meetings in their
regular broadcasts todays ;
Education Group
Portland -MU.F9 The Oregon
Education Association is backing
several proposals, including
higher teachers salaries, an OEA
official told Multnomah county
legislators here last night.
Floyd Light, chairman of the
OEA legislative committee,
. said the association also favors
degree-granting status for Port
land State College, financial aid
for distressed school districts
and a reappraisal of equalization
money going to various districts.
Most of the OEA's legislative
proposals were drafted last De
cember by the group's represen
tative council. - '
Number of Employed
Drops by 1,043,000
Washington (U.R) The num
ber of employed dropped by
1.043,000 in December but the
number classified as jobless re
mained about the same as in No
vember, the government report
: ed todav. . -'
The Commerce and Labor de
jartiiients said that 60,688,000
persons were employed early in
December, compared to 61,731,
000 for early in November. The
Commerce Department said,
z however; that the drop was due
largely to seasonal factors.
Chapter of United Nations
Organized at
A Medf ord chapter of Oregon
United Nations' association was
formally organized at a meeting
held in the YMCA building last
evening,' and permanent officers
were. elected. '
They are Bruce Manley, Med
io9d attorney, chairman; Mrs.
" Harlan ; P. Bosworth Jr., vice
chairman; Lawrence Solin, treas
urer, ind Mrs. Jack Mora n,
secretary.
Bosworth, who has been serv
ing as temporary chairman,
presided until after the elections.
A permanent meeting time and
place will be arranged by the
officers.
Some 40 Attend
About 40 persons, including
a group of - students, " attended
the meeting, and 33 indicated
their intention to become mem
bers. This did not include a num
ber who had attended previous
sessions and already paid dues.
During the program Manley
spoke on the international court
of justice, which is1 operated
as a part of the United Nations.
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BANK OFFICER C. B.Stephen
son, Portland, president of the
First National Bank of Portland,
will head a delegation of top of
ficers of the statewide banking
system who will be here Monday
for - the official opening of the
new Medf ord branch of the First
National, at' 1 East Main st-
Stephenson also i will be the
speaker -,at the ' weekly round
table meeting of the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce
at noon Monday at the Jackson
hotel, and will be on a television
broadcast Sunday evening.
Expected Seasonal
Hits in December
.The - expected seasonal up
swing ' in the " number of men
without jobs continued through
December, but there are fewer
jobless . now than at the same
time last year,, the Medf ord of
fice of the State Employment
Service reported today.
The number of unemployed
is . about 25 per cent smaller
than at the end of December,
1953,' the report said, and is 40
per cent higher than at the end
of November, 1954.'
Weather is Cause , . ' . -
The seasonal increase-in un
employment is due, as usual, to
weather which . curtails lumber
ing activity. There were no ma
jor shutdowns, - but some mills
have closed temporarily for an
nual repairs, with part of the
crews laid off . Some higher alti
tude . logging 5 has been stopped
by snow or soft roads.
Con s t rue f i on -"continued
through December; at a higher
level, than 'normal for this time
of year the report added. -
Christmas gift packing in the
fruit ; industry ; was ; completed
before Christmas, and seasonal
retail help was laid off, but
neither resulted in any unusual
amount of ' unemployment, the
report said.; Agricultural work
at present is pretty" well confin
ed to orchard pruning, and the
demand is light. '
Market Vsood
As to the job outlook, the re
port said the lumber market re
mains strong, and retail firms
report business to be exception
ally good for this, time of year.
However, it added, winter wea
ther will maintain unemploy
ment .roughly in proportion to
the severity of storms in 'the
area. '
This will mean a surplus of
qualified workers and . skilled
craftsmen : available for' almost
any type of job during the rest
of the winter, the report con
eluded. .
New Hebrides Islands
Hit by Earthquakes
' Sydney (U.R) Heavy earth
quakes hit the New Hebrides Is
lands today, knocking down
houses and uprooting trees. No
casualties were reported.
Reports reaching here said the
main . damage was caused on
Malekula, the biggest island in
the group. "
Meeting Here
The court, of 15 men outstand
ing in the field of international
law, are chosen by the security
council and assembly, he stated.
He spoke briefly of two of the
cases handled by the court in
the past. . . . f ,'
Mrs. Bosworth spoke of news
coverage of United Nations acti
vities and decisions, and pointed
out that the individual must
train himself- to evaluate this
at least partially in the light of
who 'is reporting and interpret
ing the facts.
Speaker Due Hete
It was announced that Dr.
Surindar Suri would be in Ore
gon later this year for speaking
engagements. . His ' appearances
here are tentatively arranged
to be before the Medford Rotary
club, and . either: the Medford
UN group or Ashland Lions club,
March 1, and for Southern Ore
gon college March 2.
In opening the meeting, Bos
worth, a veteran of both World
Wars, spoke of his personal rea
sons for interest in the UNsay
Courses of Action
Considered If Dag
Fails at Peiping
United States Holds
Hopes for Success
Tokyo U.R United States
officials are quietly planning
possible courses of action in the
event that UN. Secretary Gen
eral Dag Hammarskjold fails to
win the release of the 11 Ameri
can airmen jailed by Communist
China as spies.
' These" possible courses range
all the way from another attempt
to effect the release through the
UN. itself to direct action of
some sort by the United States
alone. r
Well informed sources said
the United States at this stage
still hopes that Hammarskjold
will be successful in his mission.
. Alternative courses are being
studied "only , as a means of be
ing ready for any eventuality,"
it was explained. ; - -Failure
Might Mean Crisis
It has ' been emphasized here
ever since Hammarskjold decid
ed to go to Peiping that the com
plete failure of his mission prob
ably would lead to a crisis.,
. The situation, informants said,
is that if Hammarskjold fails, the
anti-Communist t powers must
either bow to the Chinese Reds
or take further action. :; : .
. It is suggested first that the
U.N. could not let the issue drop
and thus accept a devastating
blow; to its prestige.
But even if the U.N; failed to
act, it is argued, the United
States would have to.
. American officials in Asia are
strongly opposed to any further
concessions to the Reds. :
Some of them feel . that the
prestige of the U.N., and the
United States as well, already
has suffered as the result of a
"soft" attitude toward the Com
munists, including acceptance
without action of repeated vio
lations of the Korean armistice.
Several Choices
It was pointed out that if the
United States decided on action
in the fliers' behalf, it would
have the choice of a number of
courses. ' ; . :'-
The United States might im
pose further economic sanctions
against not only Red China but
all other Communist countries.
informants said;'-wr
It could increase aid to the
Chinese Nationalists to enable
them to tighten their blockade
of the Red held mainland. Some
quarters have suggested that the
Nationalists be given , a subma
rine fleet. . .
y The United States could set
up an air and sea blockade itself.
Finally,- it could resume hos
tilities in Korea on the ground
that Communist truce violations
had become intolerable. .7'
To Be Cold,
End
on
By UNITED PRESS
: Cold weather with fog and not
much precipitation is on-- the
weather menu for Oregonians
over the week end.
-The -weather bureau said the
temperature wasn't expected to
get above 25 degrees today or to
morrow in most of eastern Ore
gon, while a low of 22 was ex
pected tonight in the southern
interior of western Oregon. ". ,
Night and morning fog is ex
pected in many areas with some
snow flurries east of the Cas
cades. '
The temperature plummeted
to near zero levels in eastern
Oregon this morning. It . was 2
above at Klamath Falls, and 4 at
Burns and Baker.
Hollywood (U.R) Television's
Jack Webb has announced he
will marry former Actress Dor
othy Towne next -week : some
where in the Midwest.
Association
Last Night
ing they stemmed partially from
his war experiences and his be
lief that "only through discus
sion can we reach understanding.
And only through understanding
will we have peace." j -Mission
Teaches Lesson -'
' Bosworth - for , several months
was assigned to the SHAEF mili
tary mission to the Netherlands
after World War H. He: said
the- mission, made up of men
of several nations, was a lesson
which taught that men of differ
ent nationalities can learn .to
understand one another and get
along together. ;t
He said that the United Na
tion chapters, now organized in
41 states of the union, have for
their chief purpose the dissem
ination of information about UN.
He urged people to learn about
UN, whether they now approve
of it or not. He pointed out that
that Oregonians of unimpeach
able reputation are members of
the 'State organization, and that
the ; honorary president is ex
Governor Charles A. Sprague.
Medford
- United Press Full Leased Wire
49th Year 14 Pages
Democrats Label
Ike's
As 'New Dealish'
Outlook Appears Good
For General Approval
.Washington (U.R) Democrats
in Congress greeted' President
Eisenhower's . 1955 legislative
program today as a chip off the
old New Deal. Southern, con
servatives immediately asked
how much would it cost. ,
This was the common theme
of the majority party's reaction
to Mr. Eisenhower's State of the
Union message Thursday.
Members of the . Republican
minority applauded with vary
ing degrees of politeness and en
thusiasm, although some of the
GOP conservatives privately be
littled several of the President's
domestic proposals. ; :
Whether the Eisenhower; ad
ministration had embraced Dem
ocratic programs or developed
its own, the outlook, appeared
good for getting a congressional
blessing on a substantial part of
the President's requests.
. Senate Democratic Leader
Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) and
House Speaker Sam Rayburn in
dicated approval of some of the
program and - promised careful
consideration of the requests.
Senate Republican Leader Wil
liam F. Knowland (Calif.) pre
dicted that "a large part" of the
administration's domestic pro
gram would be enacted with the
support of both Republicans and
Democrats. .
Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-Va.);
one of .the most influential of the
conservative southerners, called
Mr." Eisenhower's message "con
structive" but added:
"It appears that there are
quite a few heavy expenditure
functions being proposed in ad
dition to increased expenditures
for existing functions. I think
Congress should carefully scrut-
imze-all--of ' these" proposals for
new expenditures." .,
Post Office '54
Take Down Slightly
Receiptsk at the Medford post
office during 1954 were down
$316.37 from : 1953's .: all-time
Medford record," according to
post office officials. .
Receipts last year were $529,-
459.86, compared with $529,-
776.23 for 1953. ;
Receipts during the first three
quarters - of. 1954 were -more
than for a similar period in the
previous year. The fire late in
the year at Pinnacle Packing
plant, which does a big business
in Christmas gift packages,- was
responsible for at least part of
the drop in post office receipts,
officials believe.
The Medford post office oper
ated at a considerable saving
from 1953 costs, it was Vindicat
ed. Post office officials said that
use of 'local delivery", and "out
of town delivery", slips at Christ
mas time was responsible for
part of this saving, plus a con
siderable help in expediting the
handling of mail. . ' ' .
Rest Home Operators
Enter Innocent Plea
r '
Gresham (U.R Blanche Mae
Kephart, 34, and Buel Kephart,
39, operators of the Bel Air rest
home for the aged in Gresham,
yesterday ' pleaded innocent to
police charges of r drunkenness.
Mrs. Kephart - also - entered aa
innocent plea to a charge of
assault on one of her ; elderly
patients and her husband plead
ed innocent to a count of disor
derly conduct. . ; c-
Trial date was set for Jan. 12.
Dave McMillan, Gresham po
lice chief, said he had - been
asked by Multnomah County Dis
trict Attorney William M. Lang
ley for a grand jury investigation
into the operation of the home
which catered toi state . welfare
patients. He said he was pre
pared to off er a grand jury evi
dence of mistreatment of the
patients by the Kepharts.
' The State Board of Health
immediately cancelled ' the li
cense of the rest home after the
arrest of the Kepharts Wednes
day nighf
DOW-JONES AVERAGES -
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock-averages: 30 indus
trials 395.60 up 3.71; 20 raU
roads 144.34 up 4.03; 15 utilities
62.10 up 0.34, and 65 . stocks
14.86 up 2.10. Sales today were
about 4,030,000 shares compared
with 5,300,000 shares yesterday.
Proposals
MEDFORD, OREGON,
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Russians
Washington U.R) A high-ranking Navy of
ficer said today there is good reason to believe
Russian submarines make occasional surveys of
United States coastal areas. ( t f '
He based his estimate on a steady stream of'
reported sightings- received . by the Navy from
military and commercial aircraft, merchant ships ?
and from observers on shore. " ; -. v
Sightings Average Two a Week
The officer, who may not be
reported sightings average two a
shown no recent change. v : v- . . : i . ; j
He acknowledged to a reporter that, the
Navy's far-flung anti-submarine apparatus has
not positively identified a Russian sub off either
the Atlantic or Pacific coast.
: ' But with the number of possible sightings re
ported and the known capabilities of Russia's
submarine fleet, the off icer said, anti-sub experts
ActiDQDH
T Stop 3
Two Fires Damage
Store, Home
This Morning
Medford .city firemen were
called to a storeroom fire in the
Trade Fair , (Pennywise) Drug
store, East Main st., this morn
ing,, and to an earlier residence
fire at 111 Jeanette st.
The drug store fire was con
fined to a rear storeroom on the
alley. 'Considerable off-season
stock was ruined on the second
floor and there was water .dam-
age-'to? fit t item - on the first
floor. The fire started from ma
terials ignited from an over
heated furnace ;pipe, firemen
said.
Smoke Causes Damage
There was some smoke dam
age in the front of the store,
mostly near , the ceiling. Consid
erable smoke damage resulted
to the Rex hotel ' above the store,
Fire Marshal Truman Nelson re
ported. Fire Chief Gordon! Bar
ker said that some smoke even
seeped through the mortar and
brick into the . adjacent , Hub
bard's hardware. .
: Nelson said there was insur
ance coverage on stock, and fix
tures in the drug store, owned
by Wayne Mack, and on the
building,: owned by John Bar
num, Oakland, Calif. The, hotel
furnishings were not covered,
he added. -:ry
The store is also a post office
substation, and ; Post master
Moore Hamilton said ' that all
post office ' materials were re
moved without ; damage,' and
would be returned as soon as
possible. There was no fire dam
age in the postal area... . :: .'. -..
- Three .trucks answered - the
call, one from each of the city's
three stations. ;t, " :
Residence' Damaged : :-zt"
Considerable - fire damage re
sulted to the - kitchen,' living
room and closet walls and floors
in the blaze, at: the residence of
Donald E. Smith, 111 Jeanette
st. Firemen also reported smoke
damage throughout the . house.
They said the fire apparently
started from ah overheated flue
and had gained - much headway
before Smith, his wife and child
awakened.
x The alarm was received about
2:25 'a.m. Two trucks, one each
from main and . west side fire
stations, were dispatched. . , .....
- Alcohol from a radiator in a
car registered to Walter King,
718 West Main st., ignited after
boiling over on Sixth st.;;near
the YMCA, last night, according
to firemen. They were called st
5:50 pan. There was some dam
age to the motor. .
; Yesterday firemen investigat
ed heavy black smoke reported
coming from Department of In
terior property on Barnett rd.
They found department employ
ees were burning a large accu
mulation of refuse, including
old tires.
Vessel Picketed on .
San Francisco Arrival ja
: San Francisco - (U.R) The
cruise ship Trade Winds docked
at Pier 16 today and promptly
was picketed by the AFL Marine
Cooks and Stewards Union pro
testing the vessel's changed flag
and German crew.. - - . .
'Astoria (U.R) Annual con
vention ' of the : Northwest' City
Managers association will be
held here-Feb. 26-28.. -
Drug
United Praia
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7 1 955
mm
Scanning
are convinced there is "some surveillance. -According
to U.S. and British intelligence
' estimates, Russia,' now has the' largest, fleet of
undersea craft ever assembled. , 1 v
. The number of all types is estimated as 350
to 375, twice as many as the United States has
and seven times as many as Germany had at the
'start of World War H. New. construction 'could
amount to one a week. How many may be ocean
going, long-range
identified, said; 90 Estimated in
week and have
But the US.
- eoiiJ Wimi
A NATURAL De Lois
Faulkner of Sallisaw, OklaM is
9 picture of loveliness as she :
poses for photographers after
being named the 1955 Maid of
Cotton at Memphis, Tenn. ;
Undisclosed Sum
Closes Damage Suit
The $107,500 damage . suit
brought by Greg S. Scarborough,
51, of 2840 : Deuel ave., against
Pacific .Greyhound, lines and
Donald E. Tackley, 47, of 922
Park - st., was . settled n out 1 of
court yesterday for an . undis
closed compromise figure;
"The case went to trial Tues
day morning, and Judge H. K.
Hanna dismissed the jury yes
terday i afternoon after stipula
tions, by: both parties had been
read into the record. -
'f The ' case' concerned an' acci
dent which occurred the evening
of Feb.: 3, 1954, when Scarbor
ough was struck by a Grey
hound bus, : driven : by Tackley,
while crossing the alley back Of
the bus depot, on Fifth st. be
tween Apple and Bartlett sts.
Scarborough was represented
by George M. Roberts, the firm
of Roberts, Kellington and
Branchfield, and Warren G.TLes-
seg. Attorney for the bus line
were William M. McAllister and
Robert B. Duncan of the firm
of, McAllister, i Duncan and
Brophy: - '
Sheppard's Mother
Takes Life With Gun
0 Cleveland U.R) Mrs'. Ethel
Sheppard, 64, mother of convict
ed wife-killer Dr. Samuel H.
Sheppard, committed suicide to
day by shooting herself. ' '
Police in Rocky River, where
the shooting occurred, said a
suicide note explained she '.'can't
carry on without - father". .Her
husband, Dr. Richard A. Shep
pard, is a patient at Bay View
hospital which he and his osteo
path sons operate.
The note made no mention, of
Dr. Sam,- police said; who'- on
Dec. 21 was convicted of second-
degree murderifor the July 4
bludgeon-murder of his pregnant
wife, Marilyn,, 31.- -
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-FuU JMd Wire
Price 5e No. 250 '
US Coasts
craft is not publicly known; ;
Far Pacific
" Navy ' estimates that some , 90
Russian subs operate in the Far Pacific, conduct
ing war games. and fleet maneuvers with other
growing Russian ;naval forces.. : ; : . "
;'. ' Secretary of the Navy. Charles S. Thomas has
said on more than one accasion that this country
can deal if necessary with the submarine "any
where and everywhere" from the factory to the
base to the high seas. ... ?
MirM
Railroads Oppose
Further Delay in
Federal Court
Washington U.PJ Five West
Coast railroads moved in federal
district court yesterday - to op
pose further delay in their ac
tion to stop the hauling of- three;
cent mail by air.
. The . court was expected to
rule on the move within a week.
Attorney Francis M. Shea,
acting on behalf . of the Santa
Fe,. , Great Northernr Southern
Pacific, Northern Pacific and
the Union Pacific, said the ac
tion was taken to hasten a hear
ing on a motion for preliminary
judgment, filed Dec. 30. -Delay
Sought on Judgment
h The Post Office -sought a delay
in the hearing on the prelimi
nary judgment in order to pre
pare its case, contending it had
until Jan. 21 to get ready, rath
er than the customary 10 days.
The five railroads nad sought
and failed to obtain a temporary
injunction Dec. 13 to block the
practice, on the grounds it was
costing the ' five carriers more
than $2000 a day. The railroads
also contend that postal regula
tions require air mail postage
rates to be charged for mail
carried by airplanes. -
Asia Policy Review
Declared Possible
Washington U.R) - Two Sen
ate leaders agreed - today that
hearings on the Southeast Asia
and : Formosa - defense treaties
may lead to a full-scale airing
of diplomatic and defense poli
cies in the Far East.
Senate Republican Leader Wil
liam' F. Knowland (Calif.), who
recently called for a review of
all U. ; S. . foreign policy, said
hearings on the two pacts may
develop into a review of Asian
policy, at least informally, by the
Senate. ? ' "v ' v
J Sen. Walter F. George (D-Ga.),
who is slated to head the For
eign R elation s 'Committee,
agreed such a review is "very
likely." -
Police Will Probo Story
Of Alleged Kidnap Victim
Los Angeles (U. PoUce
said today they will investigate
"discrepancies" in the story of a
local Civil Rights Congress of
ficial who claimed he was kid
naped by two men and "mental
ly tortured.' . .. . ..- -
David Brown, 49, executive
secretary of the Los Angeles
Chapter of the Civil Rights Con
gress, telephoned, the' FBI last
night hehad been released by
two abductors who forced him
into; a "big .black car"-Monday
night at gunpoint r '
Held Captive in Farmhouse -?
Brown, who "had been the ob
ject of a statewide search, said
he was held captive at a farm
house near Fresno, Calif . He said
he was released Wednesday and
hitchhiked back to Los Angeles
where he arrived last night m
He-said tne, men, known only
as A "Ernie"- and "Blackie," ac
cused him of being a Communist
and told him "You'll get what
FORECAST: Little temperature
; chant. Low tonlfht jj. His
. Friday ... v . :
.::-" ' K-amp.-
Hifhest Y Urday f ' ' 4 '
Lewett this Mernlns , , .,. It
Admits Connection
Others Indicted
Manslaughter Char;
In Shooting Death :
oi. . ooum.., irraDe . uu
. " A l - m .' X - . AT !
morning pieaaea guury in circuii
court to manslaughter charges
arising out ui. u aeatn on Apru
19, 1949, )f Margaret Ann Cor-1
neu. :-'' -.v-v'.;
Piening was one of three men .
indicted earlier " this week by
the grand jury. The other two
were arrested yesterday and ap
peared in circuit court for ar-
nugumeni ' uus- morning. -
One ; of those - arraigned this
of route 1, box 350K, Medford,
who was charged with man-.'
death of 12-year-old Philip Ste
phen Minear, son : of Mr. and
Mrs. - Robert Minear, route 1."
DOX331.:.; .- . y.l'-:.-
Th hnv riiaA . . m intiiaW
wound. The same bullet which
O'Connors, 12, of route , 1, box
369K. and nierced her arm. :.
Police said Warden was deer
saw a deer including the horns.",
He fired a shot and heard a.
shout.. Warden found the two
children wounded and took them
to a Medford hospital in his car.
He. was hunting with a 30-30
Savage rifle. ,
The second man arraigned this
morning was Jack Dwight Mc--Coy,
26, of 129 Wightman st..'
Ashland; who was charged with'
attempted rape. Bail for. both
Warden and Mrvv
S7,3uu eacn.
Will Grant Time -
In another major Jackson'
county case, Aitorney dWard?
Kelly said this morning that
Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna has'
indicated he will grant a xmv
tion for more time to prepare' "
recoras needed in the appeal of
Norman - Jensen,' 25, Larkspur
Calif. ; : ; - ;: -
Jensen - was . sentenced to di '
in the state gas chamber at ,
Salem for the 1954 hatchet mur-
aer oi nun. jrern Jtiue. Jensen
visuou woo luicuuico w cue, '
today, but the notice of 'anneal
filed Dec. 11 acted as a stay of
execution. '
Another criminal case involves
two Ashland ' teenagers who'
were arrested yesterday by Ash-'
land police and sheriffs deputies'
and were booked into the countv
jail on larceny charges. -'
The youths are Richard Lee)
Booth, 19; of 148 Ohio st., Ash
land; and a 16-year-old boy.. ,
Income Tax Lien Filed
Against George Norgan
San' Francisco (U.R) A $10,
108,604 income tax lien, largest
ever recorded in San Francisco,
was on file today against George
W. Norgan . of Vancouver, B.C.,
head of a large Northwest brew
ery and former owner of the
Portland baseball club.
' Portland U.R) Mrs. Frederic
W.-Young, Portland, has been'
reappointed, chairman of the
election law committee of the
Oregon Republican Central com
mittee. :
Police Sgt Eugene Danforth'
said there were discrepancies in!
the telling and retelling of
Brown's story.
man was begun after his wife
told police her husband had been'
threatened by two : men who :
cursed him on a street "
Chloroform Said Used
He told officers , that Monday
night he. was forced into a car
by two unidentified men here
and then was chloroformed..
When he awoke he was tied and
gagged, he said. . He said he was
taken to the farmhouse and im
prisoned two days.
Brown, who said he was not
physically injured by the men
but instead, was "mentally tor
tured" and told officers his ab
ductors piled him back in &
car Wednesday and then dropped -him
off in the outskirts ef.
Fresno. '."'
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