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Red China Masses
Invasion Fleet
Near Yikiangshan
US Pledges To Protect
Evacuation Defied
Taipeh, Formosa (U.R) The
Chinese Communists, defying a
U. S. pledge to protect the Na
tionalist evacuation of Tachen
islands, have massed an inva
sion fleet near Yikiangshan,
barely eight miles away, it was
disclosed today.
Nationalist sources said Na
tionalist planes flew through in
creasingly heavy anti-aircraft
fire to attack the Red ships.
Two' Communist ships were re
ported destroyed.
3 Accurate Count Prevented
"j The center of the Communist
buildup was reported to be at
Yikiangshan from, which heavy
Red siege guns have shelled Ta-
chen island repeatedly. Nation
alist sources said "many" Com
munist ships had gathered there
and to the north.
- Darkness - and : bad weather
prevented an accurate count of
the force. :
Agreement Reached -
, Informed sources in Taipeh
said the United States and Na
tionalist China had reached an
agreement on evacuation of the
Tachens under cover 'of the U.S.
Seventh Fleet "and that an an
nouncement could be expected
within 48 hours. '" ,
The mighty Seventh Fleet was
ready to go into action with air
cover for Tachen at a moment's
notice. A security - blackout
covered much of the American
and Nationalist action, however.
Lausmann Claims
Overhaul Needed:
By GOP in Oregon
' Salem (U.R) A. A.-' Laus
mann, president of Oregon Re
publican Clubs, said today , the
. Republican party of Oregon
;"needed ""a face ' lifting ; and an
' overhaul job."
Lausmann told the GOP State
Central committee meeting here
that Republicans should study
the last election "to discover
where the mistakes were made
so we may correct them."
' The GOP official said ' "we
need to close ranks, retire a
score or "so of generals and en
list more privates and buck ser-
. geants." - ;
. "Above all else," he said, "we
need organization." " - V
Lausmann praised the record
of Oregon .Republican officials
and said tens of thousands of
Oregonians "believe in the Re
publican party and they would
like to help, .but they have nev
er been asked to'work, or they
don't know what to do." He said
these people should be encour
aged, contacted and enlisted.
Defeat May Be Eest Thing
Lausmann said the GOP de
feat last November may "turn
out to be the best thing that
ever happened to the Republican
party in Oregon. I have seen
more evidence of concrete work
by, hundreds of party workers
than ever before." ; "
.-. ; "I believe we must stand or
fall in this fight of private and
free -enterprise against federal
socialism right here in Oregon,
he said. ', ' ::- ; -
SUFFOCATION DEATH CAUSE
v Harold Sliger, Jr., 20-month-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Sliger, 766 Agate st., who died
Tuesday afternoon, suffocated it
was revealed by an autopsy per
formed this morning. Apparent
ly contents of the baby's stom
ach were inhaled into the wind
pipe, cutting off his supply , of
air. - "
Has Close Call; Pair Held
l Portland U.R) Two Los An
geles men were - arrested here
last night after a gun battle
which nearly proved fatal to Po
lice Chief Jim Wv PurceJl. : i-,.-"
Booked on - multiple charges
ranging, from assault with intent
to kill to robbery was : a man
tentatively identified as George
H. O'Connor, 35, of Los Angeles.
A companion, Franklin Charles
Blenkner Jr.,.25, also of Los An
geles, faced lesser charges.
Traced To Rooming House
The pair, suspects in a holdup
of a supermarket a few hours
earlier; were traced to art east
side rooming house. Police said
that when PureelL knocked on
the door, Blenkler opened it and
O'Connor opened fire "from; in
side the room, .
One bullet from- O'Connor's
gun tore through Purcell's coat.
Another missed a detective by-a.
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STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN And these motorists couldn't
believe their eyes as they waited at crossing near Shel
burne, VL, for the old sidewheeler Ticonderoga to pass.
The 49-year-old Lake Champlain pleasure craft will take1
45 days to cover a cwo-mile trip on her way to the Shel
bourne Museum. .., , V-;-,, ;- z.?.
Oregon Servicemen
Salem U.R) A move . to put 1
on a permanent' basis the right I
ofs Oregonians serving in' the
Armed Forces to , register , and
vote by mail when stationed
away from home was before the
Oregon House today. v -.; i ",
' The measure, presented to the
Legislature by Secretary of State
Earl T. Newbry, also would ex
tend the right to register and
vote by mail to spouses of mem
bers iot the Armed Forces, and
to civilians officially attached to
and :. serving with t the Armed
Forces ' away from home such
as Red Cross and U.S.O. work
ers. The measure also applies to
members of ; the merchant ma
rine." 'J:' l.
"It appears that we are going
Oregon Scout To Be
Honored by President
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v - Washington (U.R) An Ore
gon boy is one of 12 boy scouts
and explorers who will be paid
special honor by President. Eis
enhower : Tuesday for ; out
standing service - in conserva
tion worl it was announced to
day. ;:, ' - : --f 2:-.
The - Oregon scout is Robbie
Langley of Milton.-Freewater.
" The'president will present the
youths signed certificates of mer
it in a j White House ceremony.
The . boys, in turn; will present
him with , their "report to the
nation,"! marking the' 45th an
niversary of scouting ' in this
country.,
The White House ceremony is
included - in a full week of ac
tivities for the 12 scouts in
Washington and New York.
ice
fraction of an inch. O'Connor
then slammed the door shut. " : '
-: Purcell kicked in the panels.
A detective then noticed O'Con
nor climbing up a drain pipe
outside the building, but was un
able to hit. him before ; Ihe gun
man ' slid -; over the l roof , top.
Blenkner, who had remained in
the . apartment ,i surrendered , to
Purcell. ,- " . .
Admits Holdup Part
. O'Connor later gave up when
he Ayas dovered by police' re
inforcements from adjoining
roof tops. '
Police said Blenkner,. readily
admitted "his part in the holdup
which netted the bandits $1,240.
O'Connor t however, refused to
sajp anything. His idenwfication
ws attributed to Blenkner, who
also told police he and O'Con
npr left Los Angeles early last
week.ior. Portland. -. .
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY,
' lliii
to have a large standing Armed
Forces personneLfor some time."
Newbry : said, "and I feel that
Oregonians y who are : serving
their country are certainly en
titled to the right to vote on
matters of concern to all citizens
of this state, wherever they are
serving."
The 1943 Oregon 'Legislature
passed an act providing for such
registering, and voting by mail,
designed primarily for; wartime.
The measure now before the
House, introduced by the com
mittee on elections and reappor
tionment headed by Rep. Ed H.
Mann of Medf ord, would put the
right to" register ' "and vote ' by
mail on a permanent basis. '.
Deadline pefined ' ' V J
' Another- measure introduced
by Rep. -Mann's committee at re
quest of Njewbryj spells out .the
deadline for candidates for nom
ination; to file for. primary elec
tions. In the past there has been
some confusion as to whether
the deadline! means,' In the case
a candidate files by mail, the act
ual, arrival at the proper office,
or showing by postmark that the
filing had been mailed - before
the deadline. " ' ." ' ;v
. This measure would require
all filings to be received in the
office of the designated official
secretary of state,' county clerk,
county registrar of elections, city
clerks, recorder, auditor or other
elections office -not later than
5 p.m. on the last day pemitted
by law for such filings. ; !.
Oregon Fair Plans
Dealt. Another Blow
Portland (IT.R) ' Oregon's
plans for a world fair in' 1959,
already shaken by announce
ment of, similar plans by Hous
ton, Tex., got; another ' blow to
day. Lt
A bill creating a Commission
to investigate feasibility of hold
ing a world fair in Seattle in
1959 was Introduced in the
Washington state Senate today.
It was pointed out '.that 1959
would be the 50th anniversary
year of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
exposition held in Seattle,
v A committee studying ' possi
bility of holding a big centen
nial observance -: in Oregon in
1959 is continuing its work..
Picket Line Installed- .
At ihe Dalles Dam
:y Portland (U.R)r A picket line
was set up at The Dalles dam to
day over a jurisdictional dispute
between "AFL iron workers and
AFL boilermakers over assign
ment of iron workers on a job
to weld . "skins" on spillway,
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..Washington (U.R) Chair
man. Francis E. Walter of the
House Un - American Activities
Committee charged today that
turn-about witness Harvey Mat
usow was "planted" by the Com
munist party to pose as an ex
Communist informer. v y
: The Pennsylvania Democrat
said in a House speech he is
"thoroughly,: convinced"- that
Matusow "has always been ; a
Communist," instead of having
left ; the party in 1951 as. he
claims. ' . .. ; ' ,l
Walter said Matusow was
placed in a position of a 'pro
fessional witness" by the Com
munists to discredit congres
sional investigating committees.
Deliberate Lies :-:;: -
: Matusow, who has labeled
more than 180 persons as Com-,
munists, now claims he deliber
ately lied in some cases. v i '
Rep. Clare E. Hoffman '(R
Mich.) asked Walter if Matusow
was ""planted" by the Commu
nists to discredit Communist In
vestigations. : f ? ' h
"There is no question ; about
it," Walter replied..: " "JK
.-Walter said he -had read part
of Matusow's book which will
be published soon. He. said - it
follows the "Communisifc. line."
! -Matusow began -his career; as
a professional fitness in .1952
befpre;:theHouse ;ronihiitteeHh
testimony about Red activities
in youth groups. , .
Laitimore Testimony Denied
Matusow claims testimony he
gave that led to perjury charges
against Far East expert Owen
Lattimore was false. r
: He said he accused Lattimore
in testimony before the Senate
Internal Security n Committee , of
writing books that carried the
official Communist party line. ;
"Actually I had no knowledge
of that,". Matusow said in ; an
interview with United Press
Movietone News. ; a ;- v
False Data io McCarthy
He said he had also given
false information to Sen. Joseph
R. McCarthy at the time McCar
thy's Senate Permanent Inves
tigations Subcommittee was
checking into alleged Commu
nist writings in' U. S. overseas
libraries. .
- Matusow said he told McCar
rsr Held
At Fault If Struck
Salem U.R) A pedestrian
who is struck by a motor vehicle
tannot collect damages for in
juries if. he was "jay-walking,"
the Oregon Supreme Court ruled
yesterday. ,
The case on which the court
ruled involved Raymond C.
Leap, a. taxi driver, against Bar
ney Royce, operator of a fleet
of cabs in Portland. Leap was
struck by., a cab while he was
"jaywalking" :;, across Front
street in Portland . on a dark
night. , .
V The opinion written by Justice
William C Perry, reversed an
order' of Multnomah County
Circuit Judge . James R. Bain
which . set aside a non-suit ' and
granted Leap a new ; triaf. The
Supreme Court directed that the
involuntary non-suit be rein
stated. . : . "...
Mendes-France Fights
For Political Life
Paris U.R) Premier Pierre
Mendes-France "fought today for
his political life in a parliamen
tary battle that may stall the
crucial drive to "rearm Western
Germany.
Former Premier Rene Mayer,
Mendes-France s principal rival
for leadership of the radical So
cialist Paty, - controls the 30
votes ;that may make the outer
ence between . victory and de
feat A speech by Mayer later to
day is awaited as a clue to
France's future. " ' ;
'.-i Mendes-France himself is ex
pected tonight to demand a con
fidence vote in an all-or-nothing
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thy - many , books were Communist-inspired
when they were
not Communist books at all.
; Shortly after , he made the
statements ; Matusow was sub
poenaed to appear before a fed
eral Igrand jury today to explain
recent statements he has made
regarding false testimony. : -
Plea Made
On Lesser Count;
The retrial of Elmer LeRoy
(Bud) Starkey Jr., 20, , Eagle
Point, came to an unexpectedly
quick . conclusion 1 yesterday aft
ernoon, . when the t defendant
pleaded guilty to a lesser charge
and was sentenced to three years
in the state prison.
Attorneys had made their op
ening statements and the first
witness was about to be sworn
when a recess was called. When
court reconvened at about 4
p.m., Starkey- pleaded guilty to
a charge of assault with a. dan
gerous weapon, "and promptly
wa-sentenced.bjfJCircuit;udge
. James-Bain-- .
Was, Indicted '
Starkey had been indicted by
the grand jury on a charge of
assault 'and robbery while arm
ed with a dangerous weapon,. a
charge which carries a maxi
mum sentence of life in prison.
District Attorney Walter Nun
ley said this morning that Stark
ey was allowed ' to plead guilty
to the lesser charge to save the
county the expense which would
be involved in a retrial.
In the first trial, he was found
guilty and' was sentenced to 14)
years in prison on the assault
and robbery charge, which grew
out of the stabbing of John Phil
ip Henselman last April in Jack
sonville.. i - - " '
The verdict andsentence later
was set aside by Circuit Judge
H. K.'Hanna, and a retrial was
granted.
i Yesterday morning, on the
second day of the retrial, the
jury was taken to Henselman's
home in Jacksonville, where the
stabbing was alleged to have oc
curred. Henselman had been
scheduled to be the first .witness
for the state. ' '' " '
Two Others Sentenced
Two other men appeared ' in
circuit . court yesterday . and
were sentenced by Circuit Judge
Orval Millard.. They were Don
ald. Lee Biggers, 19, St. Helens,
Ore., : and Lawrence Eades, 56,
Sawyers Bar, Calif. , ' '
tBiggers received a suspended
two-year sentence on charges he
was involved in a burglary at
Rogue River grade school. Eades
pleaded r : guilty and ; was sen
tenced to -one year in the state
penitentiary on a charge of al-:
tering a check. .
: Oscar- Freeman Stallsworth
Jr., 20, of Route 4, Grants Pass,
who also has pleaded guilty :to
charges, he took part in the bur
glary at the Rogue River school,
was scheduled to appear in court
yesterday) He didnot appear at
the tirae set, and a new time for
sentencing is to be arranged.
One of Triplets .Goes .
Home; Others Too Small
James Thomas Rolls, the ;
second of ihe . triplet sons
born Dec 29 to Mr. and Mrs. .'
James W. Rolls, 512 Summit
st., was taken home yesterday
afternoon, from Sacred Heart
hospital where he has been
( with his two brothers since
their birth. '
. He weighed 6 pounds, 9V
, ounces " when dismissed. His
birth weight was 4 pounds 6
ounces. '; His brother, ;: Rob
ert Jonathan, ; first, born, and
William J David, are progress-'
r ing satisfactorily but will need
to put on a little more weight
before1 they too can go home.
All have been in incubators in
. the hospital auxsery. , ..: Z.
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Weather
FORECAST: Morning tof In
valleys. Otherwise fair
through Friday. Low tonight
1 22-24. High Friday 45.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 42
Lowest this Morning 25 j
of Draft
House Calls Vote
On Bill Tuesday;
Two Amendments
To Law Approved
Washington (U.R) The
House , Armed Services . Commit
tee today approved, , 32 to 0, an
extension of the draft until June
30, 1959.. .: ; jh ;
k House : leaders -, immediately
scheduled a vote on the bill in
the House ' Tuesday. The over
whelming committee approval
indicated it would pass the
House. The draft. now is sched
uled to expire June 30. .
The committee approved the
administration's request for the
four-year extension after two
days of hearings. Defense Sec
retary Charles : E. Wilson said
the draft is the only way. the
country could maintain a sched
uled 2,850,000-man armed force.
' The committee approved two
amendments to the present law:
. 1. Any man who has served
six months or more since Sept.
16, 1940, is not liable for, in
duction except, after declaration
of war or a national emergency.
This is aimed at preventing the
re-drafting of men -who have
served previously, sometimes al
most three years. An estimated
144,000 - men previously had
been drafted twice. ':
2. Men who join the National
Guard before they are 18V& and
stay in the ; Guard until they
are 26 will be exempt from the
draft. Under present' law. they
must stay ' in the Guard until
they are 35 to be exempt -; ' .
- The draft requires every male
to register for the draft by his
18th birthday. He is liable for
induction at 18V, but local draft
boards are directed to draft no
one under 19 if older, eligible
men are available.;; . ..
The draft requires two years
active .duty - followed by six
years , in the reserve ' status. A
man, unless . exempt, is liable
for induction until he is 35 years
old, ; The , draft extension ap
proved today also extends de
pendency allowances for draft
ees. v-;v;::v
Drain Family Wins
$6,500 in Damages
Carson , City, ; Nev.- (U.R) -A
district court jury which de
liberated five hours last night
awarded three members of a
Drain, Ore., family damages to
talling; $6,500 against two Nye
county police officers and r the
state of Nevada as a result of a
roadblock shooting on Aug.. 17,
1952. - .t .' ... -' ''
The trial, r completed in two
days, resulted from a shotgun
blast fired by Deputy ' Sheriff
Robert : Lydon into . a car . occu
pied by . members . of the John
Hill family at a roadblock near
Tonopah. ir'-.-.':.-. :
: Hill was awarded $500, ' his
wife Delia, $1,000, and his
daughter, ? Patsy Dell, - $5,000.
Mrs. Hill 'suffered scalp wounds
and ' the girl suffered - leg
wounds as a result of the shoot" i
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Volupfua Located;
Stayed With 'Friend'
; Hollywood -U.R) Voluptua,
television sir6n believed missing
after her abandoned f car was
found near the beach, called po
lice today and told them she had
spent the night with a ."friend."
The six-foot blonde told Lt. A.
R. Trout she would come down
to the station , and reclaim her
convertible which the police im
pounded after they were unable
to locate her early this morning.
Voluptua,' fired from her tele
vision job only two days ago,
said she had been "upset" and
left her. car and spent the night
with a friend.
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DOW-JONES AVERAGES V
New York (U.PJ Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials " 405.85 off 1.26; 20 rail
roads 143.02 up 0.05r'15 niilities
62.43 up . 0.20, and 65 stocks
149.67 off 0.15. Sales today were
about 2,890,000 shares, com
pared with 3,210,000 shares trad
ed yesterday. - -- -
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SEN. RICHARD NEUBERGER
Discredit Attempt Seen
mous
Mailed From State
Washington ,U.FD Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.)
says "anonymous personal at
tacks" are being made upon him
in art attempt to "discredit" him
with his Senate colleagues. .
During the ; past week, ; Neu
berger said,- "Many members of
the Senate -have been receiving
in plain envelopes, mailed with
out identification from Portland,
(Ore.) photostatic copies of
columns and editorials unfavor
able to me and my views , on
public affairs." : '
Tactics Said 'Shameful'
Neuberger condemned such
tactics as "treacherous and
shameful" and said they are 'in
direct violation of the corrupt
practices law" of Oregon. ..
A . similar attack was made
during the last election , cam-?
paign, Neuberger saia, but he
chose to ignore it "until it
turned into the present effort to
discredit nie with my. colleagues
in the 'Senate and to impair my
effectiveness in serving the
people of the State of Oregon
here in the capital.
Reaction Encouraging
- Neuberger said the reaction of
his colleagues to what they de
scribe as.a "sneak attack" has
been "most encouraging."
. "Regardless . of whether they
agree with me politically, they
condemn it as unworthy j of
Americans," he said.
Neuberger said he is calling
the attack , to public attention
now "because I believe the peo
ple of Oregon should know that
the spiteful and vindictive po
litical forces which used ' the
same methods . during the last
campaign have' resumed their
activities, even though the at
tacks' represent mdre of a dis
service to the people of Oregon
than to me personally."
Building Permit Total
Said
Seven building permits with
valuations totalling $72,600 were
issued by the city of Medford
yesterday, and city officials said
it was oneof ,tbe biggest single
days, without a big project, on
their records.' ' ' ..
Largest of the seven permits
was for remodeling of the United
States. National bank building,
131 East Main st. It amounted
to $32,000. ;-; ; . ..
.Other : large . permits were
taken by H. H. Bresee, $17,000
for a residence at 516 Berkely
way; Sandy Cleve, $12,000 for
a residence at 1503 Lenora dr.,
and W. E. Brooks, $10,000 f&r a
residence . at 441 Lynwood aye:
' Building : department officials
said present prospects indicate
that 1955 will' be ' one of the
largest new construction years,
in history for the city. ; ' -s-
Neuberger Says
Anony
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Derelict Leaves $13,000 To
Charwoman He Never Met
fi "Joliet; m.-.R) A lawyer
searched today for three truck
drivers ..who . can verify , a skid
row. derelict's will leaving $13,
000 to a warmhearted charwom
an he never met. :
-'The' attorney, S. Charles Bu
bacz, said he must find the truck
drivers in order to ' turn oyer
the hoarded, estate ' of Samuel
Gallo ' to '71-year-old Mrs. Anna
Belding, Meads.. .'' ; .;.'... ,
Listed a Witnesses . '
l The truck drivers are listed
as witnesses on the . will Gallo
copied laboriously from a law
book last Sept. 24. Bubacz
sought' them to verify their sig
natures and also to check the
authenticity, of Gallo's hand
writing. 'f-'-?:'':X
" The strange will, studded with
legalisms and . with a tornput
page from a law book attached,
wasv delivered to Mrs. r Meads
by one of the truck drivers after
Gallo died Oct. 31 in- a Chicago
flophouse cubicle ha rented for
Communists Only
Vant Discussion
Of Soviet Scheme
Hopes Appear Dashed
For Cease Fire Plan
United Nations, N, Y. (U.R)
Red China today refused to send
a representative to the U. N.
Security Council to debate a
New Zealand proposal for a For
mosan cease fire. . , .'
Communist Premier Chou En
lai informed - U. N. Secretary
general Dag Hammarskj old that .
Red China would take part only
in debate of a Soviet resolution
which would brand the -United -States
an aggressor hi Formosa.
1 Even then, the Red Chinese
Premier said, Red China would
agree to-be represented only if
the Nationalist Chinese, - who :
now occupy China's seat in the
United Nations, are . "driven "
out." - . . .. ,;: -
; The blunt Red China reply
shattered virtually all hopes that
a formula to end the Formosan
shooting and eliminate, the dan
ger of a ; general war can be
worked out through the United
Nations. ' -
London Conference .
Even before the Peiplng reply
was made public, the major ef
forts to end the Formosan crisis
had shifted to London where
India's Prime Minister Jawahar
lal Nehru was attempting to ar
range a "side street! conference
of principals, outside the United
Nations, to end the shooting. -
The Red Chinese rejection o
the U. N. invitation was an
nounced by the Communist New
China News Agency and broad- ,
castby Radio Peiping. ' , v : ; '
The broadcast said Chou sent
his; reply on Jan. 31; but Ham-
marskjold s office here said the
message had not yet been re
ceived. .
U. S. delegates to the United
Nations refused to comment" on
the gloomy turn cf events until
they have had an opportunity
to see the official text of Chou's
reply. ' -. ; .". --'-. ', . .. ".
Back Russian Plan .
; The Communist Premier said
Red China "fully supports", the
Soviet resolution,'Jntroduced in
the Security Council and sched
uled for consideration- after the
New Zealond plan had . been
debated.'
: . The : Soviet plan called ; for
withdrawal of all American and
Chinese Nationalist forces from
Formosa and the other offshore
islands along the China coast.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-
shek and Western spokesman
have described the Soviet plan
as a demand for "complete sur
render." - ' , "
. The hard, defiant ' tone ' of
Chou's message raised 'doubts t
that even a "Geneva-type" con-r'
f erence, . suggested by Nehru,
could bring a cease fire. There ;
was hope,- however, that such
a conference might result in an
informal agreement- to call off
the shooting until tempers cool- -ed
and a more wholesome atmos
phere for a settlement: exists. ,
Patterson 'Glad Mi
To See Cooperation
Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul L
Patterson said today he - was
"glad to see the spirt of co-operation"
expressed in the four
point tax program proposed by
the Democratic state legislative
policy ' committee, but took is
sue with several points. 1 j ,
He said "the main difference'
between their program and my
suggestion is that they raise the
bulk of the money by a surtax,
which is a flat 30 per . cent in
crease in everyone's income tax
es, instead cf the repeal of the
federal offset, which amounts to
a graduated increase of every
one's income taxes." " i:
$10 a month. ' ' " ' '
' An accompanying , letter, Gal
lo's last to his pen pal of 15
years, . said "your few dollars
you sent me sure showed your
friendship." ' . .; '. ; '
'- i "You always wrote me ' such
nice letters. So therefore I make
my stocks and bonus and what
little money : I have to you."
Assumed : Penniless
When' Gallon died at the age
of 58, neighbors assumed he
was as '; penniless as .any other
skid row. habitue. . They said he.
occasionally earned money as a
junk dealer and was sometimes
seen searching- through garbage
cans for something to eat. . -v.-
But a search of his ' dusty
room revealed bank accounts
totalling $6000 and stocks and
bonds with a face value of $50,
000. However, officials estimated
the . estate's worth at only $13,
000, apparently because of a de-
cline in the value of the se
cuxities ' - ' -
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A