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jy"''f' E-''' '" ' ' ""' "" ' " ,"'-u 1 1 1 ' 1 " " : . '" ' - "J - CAR SMASHES LOUNGE An Ashland man -was arrested after the stolen car he was driving smashed into the front of the Palo mino room lounge of the Jackson hotel last night. The car is shown above before it was hauled away from the building. Several pa trons of the lounge narrowly escaped injury as a glass brick wall toppled inward, and mil fl -1 ' GAPING HOLE LEFT Shown above is the front of the Palomino room of the Jackson hotel as it looked after being smashed in ward by a car driven by a man fleeing from city police. The stolen car is at the extreme peetaciiilar fiinto Chase Ends Crash, r, A spectacular car chase ended ! in a wreck at the Jackson hotel and with gunfire, here last night. A 31-year-old man was wounded and taken into custody on -a ; grand larceny charge. John Arthur Showalter, alias John Arthur Dane, a transient, is under police guard at the Com munity hospital. He is being treated for a flesh wound in the calf , of his left leg. A. warrant charging him with grand larceny has been issued by the district court. Bail was set at $2,500. He will be arraigned as soon as he is physically able, officials said - Showalter is charged with stealing a car from Ashland be longing to Alden D. Powell, 281 Oak st., Ashland. ; Showalter was wounded by a pplitfe bullet after the car crashed into the Palomino room oi .tne 5 Jackson hotel. -Damage Not Great j The manager of the hotel re ported today that interior dam age was. not too great, although two occupants of the lounge nar rowly missed serious injury. The car crashed through the outer wall and shoved the door into a pinball machine which struck a corner of the bar between the two patrons. One man had just left a stool before the accident. It was mashed by the pinball machine, the manager added. No injuries occurred, despite shatter ing of glass bricks -on the ex terior. In reconstructing the cops and robbers" chase, city police said that state police had notified them of the stolen . vehicle, parked at the Jackson hotel. It was placed under surveillance. A man and woman were seen entering the vehicle at about 10:20 p.m. and the car pulled away, heading south on Central ave. Chase By Officer Officer Robert Gheysen gave chase, ' and the vehicles' turned west on Ninth st. When he blew the siren alongside, the stolen 1952 sedan, Showalter acceler- Legislature OKs Memorials For Two Partnership Dams Salem (U.R) The Oregon legislature today gave its final stamp of approval on two part s' nership power memorials and sent them to Gov. Paul L. Pat-' terson for signature. A party-line vote in the Republican-dominated Senate pass ed memorials to Congress urg ing immediate starts on con struction of John Day dam on the Columbia river, Cougar dam . on the McKenzie and Green Peter dam on the south Santiam. The John Day Memorial to Congress asks federal construc . tion if possible and partnership construction if full government financing is not forthcoming. The Cougar dam would . be ; . t ; ated. and turned north -on Front st., almost tipping' over, police On China Weakness Chicago - OJ.R) Sen. Wil liam F. Knowland has warned that weakness towards China during the Formosa crisis would move the United States' first line of defense back to its own Pacific coastline. The Senate minority leader, speaking off the cuff to the Chi cago Dental Society last night said such a show of weakness "would set off a chain reaction" that .would end with all Asia under Communist rule. ' "If Formosa is lost, our' na tion's front line of defense would move back to the shorelines of California, Oregon and Wash ington," he said. "That is no place for a front line of defense of our republic and the free world,", the Cali fornia Republican added. Molotov Proposes Formosa Conference Paris U.R) The French Foreign Ministry announced to day that Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov has proposed an international conference on For mosa. - Molotov made the proposal to the ambassadors of Britain and India when he saw them in Mos cow last week, a French For eign Ministry spokesman said. It was believed that the Chi nese Communist government had been consulted in advance on the Soviet proposal. The United States is known to oppose any conference on Formosa outside the frame work of the United Nations. built in co-operation with the Eugene Water and Electric Board, a public power utility. Green Peter would feature con struction on : a 50-50 basis by the government and Pacific Power and Light.. ; The power company would pay a substan tial part of ; the flood control features of the project. :. ' . The. John Day memorial was passed by a vote of 22 to 7 and the' Green Peter and Cougar dam measure by a vote of 23 to 6. One senator was absent. . Democratic speakers . who spoke against the memorials branded them as an attempt -to create . a great private power monopoly in' the northwest. - - the door was smashed. Driver of the car, identiifed as John Arthur Dane, alias John Arthur Showalter, 31, Ashland, was cap tured by police after he leaped from the car and ran. He is under guard at Community hospital where he was taken for treatment of a bullet wound in his leg. . ' - (Photo by Franklin Jones) right beyond the wrecking truck. Portions of the bar can be seen; through the gaping hole left by the destruction of a glass brick wall, just beyond the doorway which was slammed far inward. s (Brainerd Photo) by Police continued. The vehicle made an other skidding turn onto Eighth st. and smashed into the lounge. The driver jumped out end started running. . Gheysen or dered him to halt "several times," and when the man kept running, fired three times with a .38 revolver. Detective Ser geant Lyle Perkins, who was advancing by foot on Central ave. towards the hotel, also or dered him to halt and fired twice over his head, police re lated. The wounded man ran down the alley beside the Crater ian theater and hid in a stairway in the rear of Adrienne's store. Perkins found him there, and ordered him to come out with his hands up. The man replied that he was hit and asked Per kins not to shoot. Woman Not Held' Officers returned to the hotel where they found his woman companion, who was interro gated and released. She told po lice she did not know that the car was stolen, and Showalter told her "it belonged to his brother." Besides striking the front of the lounge, the car also . hit a parked vehicle registered to Jim V. Jones, 25 Washington st. Half of the stolen car was inside the lounge when it came to rest. Dulles Sees Infernal Trouble Within Russia Washington (U.R) Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles said today "we have signs of in ternal trouble" within Soviet Russia for some time. Commenting on the shakeup in the Soviet high command, Dulles told a reporter: "We have been expecting something like this. There have been signs of internal trouble." He refused to elaborate. Nor would he say whether the Krem lin shakeup could be. interpret ed as "good news" or "bad news" for the free world. Dulles talked briefly with a reporter when he emerged from a closed door meeting with the House Appropriations subcom mittee that handles funds for the State Department. ; Members said Dulles was questioned at length about the Kremlin developments. ' Chamber Executives Pick Lebanon Man Portland U.R) Chuck De Foe, manager of the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, today was elected president of the Oregon Chamber Executives Association. The Oregon and Washington groups are holding their annual joint meeting here. ; De Foe succeeds Don McNeil, manager of the Jackson County chamber.;-" - -; - M EDF0KD United fress Full Leased Wire 49th Year 14 Pages Eisenhower Asks Federal Outlay For New Schools $1,120,000,000 Over Three-Year Period Washington U.R) President Eisenhower asked Congress to day to authorize a federal out lay of $1,120,000,000 over the next three years to help states and local communities build $7,000,000,000 worth of schools. In a special message to Con gress, he said such an "emer gency program" is urgently needed to relieve "serious over crowding" of classrooms. He said the goal is to wipe out an estimated "deficit" of 340,000 classrooms and "give our school children as quickly as possible the classrooms they must have." To Speed Construction Mr. Eisenhower emphasized that his four-point program of federal aid is designated to speed up school construction "within the traditional frame work of local responsibility for our schools." He warned that "federal aid in a form that tends to lead to federal control of our schools could cripple education for freedom." Mr. 1 Eisenhower's message was rushed to the House and Senate a week ahead of sched ule in what administration of ficials conceded was a move to head off attempts by Demo cratic senators to push through a school aid program of their own. - .. . Reaction Favorable Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland of Calif ornia, said reaction among GOP legislative.: leaders - was- "gener ally favorable.'' House Republican Leader Jo seph , W. Martin Jr., of Massa chusetts said the President's program "meets some of the crucial needs so that every boy and girl can have an education yet does not bring about federal control of schools. Mr. Eisenhower said the seven billion dollars which would be channeled into new school con struction under his proposals would be "in addition to" con struction outlays through nor mal processes. Four Proposals -. Here are his four proposals: 1. Appropriation of $75,000, 000 over the next three, years for direct federal purchase of school construction bonds is sued by local school districts "which are handicapped in sell ing bonds at a reasonable inter est rate." 2. Creation of special school construction agencies in each state to build schools that would be "leased" to local school districts which already have reached the legal limit of their bonded indebtedness and there fore cannot ' borrow . on then own to build new schools. Pauper School Districts 3. Federal appropriations of $200,000,000 over the next three years for direct grants in aid to so-called "pauper" school dis tricts that have so little taxable property and local income that they cannot qualify for new school construction under either of the previous two programs. 4. Appropriation q $5,000, 000 immediately as part of a three-year total of $20,000,000 to finance long term planning by the federal government and the states to correct problems confronting public education and, particularly, obstacles to local financing and the estab lishment of more efficient school districts. Neuberger Opposes Toll Road Financing Washington U.R) Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said today that he and Oregon's Gov. Paul L. Patterson were opposed to the toll-road financing part of President Eisenhower's $101, 000,000,000 highway program because it "would discriminate unfairly" against large thinly populated states. Oregon's junior senator said he and the governor had ex changed views on the toll-road provision of the 10-year road program drafted by the Presi dent's advisory committee. Neu berger said he had relayed his and Gov. Patterson's objections to Chairman Albert Gore (D Tenn.) of the Senate Subcom mittee on Roads and Highways. MEDFORD,. OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1955 Drop-in Donors For Bloodmobile Needed Until 6 p.m. Drop-in blood donors will be welcome until 6 p.m. today, as the Red Cross bloodmobile makes its regular visit. It will be at the Elks temple. This morning, the ' number of those making appoint ments io give blood was far under the number necessary to fill the area's quota of 300 pints. The Junior Service league is furnishing and serving fruit juice, coffee and dough nuts to donors. The Bloodmobile will be in Ashland , at the Elks temple from 1 io 6 p.m. tomorrow. Only 25 reservations had been made up to about noon today, with a quota of 200. The Ash land reservation telephone number is 7-221. Ho Signs of Red Interference Shown During Evacuation Taipeh, Formosa (U.R) - Thousands of civilian refugees from the Tachen Islands began streaming aboard U. S. Navy and Nationalist transports today with no real signs of Communist inter ference. The first civilians to be em barked in an American ship boarded the attack transport US"S Henrico this morning. The Henrico was one of many attack transports which moved in close to the China mainland for the operation. The 7th fleet, its guns at the ready, its planes filling the skies ovejhead,4lreported -Communist boats, mines and torpedo boats 30 to 35 miles north of Tachen, but a briefing officer empha sized they had made no unfriend ly moves. Peiping Radio threatened and blustered but there was every in dication Red China had grounded its Soviet-built MIG-15 jets in the face of the overwhelming Amer ican naval might. American pilots were under orders not to fly over Commu nist area or provoke trouble, but they also were under orders to shoot back and chase any Red attackers back to the mainland. All officers and government officials gathered at 7:45 a.m. for the last raising of the Nationalist flag over the island. All stores and offices already were closed. Opposition Ignorable Any signs of Communist mili tary retalition against what Pei ping Radio called "U. S. war provocation" 'were so slight as to be ignored. A naval spokesman said two red torpedo boats, were sighted at Gao Tao island,'35 miles north of Tachen, and another two at Huei Hsu, 10 miles to the south west. Sixty-seven Red junks escort ed by two patrol boats also were seen moving out of the Tai Chou Wan river mouth 30 miles north west of Tachen. Unofficial reports told of sub marines skulking in the distance apparently keeping to of the operation, but they stayed well clear. British Cease Fire Affempfs Faltering London (U.R) Britain's sec ret negotiations to prevent a war over Formosa today appeared disturbed by Nationalist China?s determination to hold Matsu and Quemoy ; islands, informed sources said. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden was reported using his Washington and Peiping con tacts in hopes of arranging a cease fire. United Nations sources said Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was keeping hopes alive for a UJN.-sponsored cease fire through new secret dealings with Peiping. The outlook for peace was strengthened by the thus-far peaceful evacuation of the Tach en Islands and by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' state ment that he doubted the Com munists really intended to wage war over Formosa as long as the United States stands ready to fight in its defense. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 405.70 off 3.89; 20 rail roads 141.72 off 1.23; 15 utilities 62.32 off 0.67; and 65 stocks 149.19 off 1.42. United (ma V " w o iiifiW-. m irimii - GEORGI MALENKOV Surprise Resignation Accepted iioeiisx Phoenix Police Chief E. J. (Jim) Perry of Phoenix was sus pended from office last night by unanimous vote of the city council. The council also order ed an audit of police and court records by a certified public ac countant. The action was taken after a $10 bail receipt, dated last Sept. 24, was shown the council. No record of the bail, as forfeited in court, could be found in an examination by Judge Frank De Souza or councilmen. The bail hadf'reportedly been accepted by Mrs. Perry, police matron, who identified her own signature on the receipt. To Audit Records The suspension was ordered upon, motion of Councilman Leo Bohls, with a second by Johnny Klassen. It followed another un animous vote to have all police records audited since Perry as sumed office over 2V years ago. All police and court records were impounded at once, and given to Councilman Frank Lov ett, chairman of the police com mittee, for custody. He will ob tain a CPA immediately to audit the books. A special council meeting will be called as soon as an audit is completed, or if a delay occurs. No one was named police chief in the interim. The audit and impounding of the books was recommended by Medford Attorney G. W. Kell ington, who represented sever al private citizens. About 30 per sons jammed the small city hall library chambers during the dis cussion. Petition Favors Perry Prior to the motion for sus pension, a petition and two let ters were read favoring the re tention of Perry as police chief. The petition bore 124 signatures of residents of the area. An ac companying letter, signed by W. R. Haggard and. Glen Thompson said, in part, "less than 10 peo ple refused to sign and we did not find one person that would say anything against Mr. Per ry's character, ability as a po lice officer, or his honesty. We further feel that Mr. Perry has done an outstanding job : with the children of this community and with his various projects, such as the Gun Club and his driver training program. 7 We also feel that in his position he is sure to occasionally 'step on the wrong toes' and cause some one to hold a grudge. However, we cannot see where he has been ' guilty of favoritism and he tries to treat everyone with great respect." Another letter from Mr. An- As frees Full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 277 Council of Peei'cs na Smith, 120 Second st., call ed Perry "one of the best offic ers" the city has had, and cited his juvenile work as "outstand ing." . Senate President Sets Talk in City Sen. Elmo E. Smith, John Day, president5 of the Oregon state senate, will be the featured speaker here Friday at the Jack son County Lincoln club's an nual banquet, it was announced today. Senator Smith, a Republican, represents Grant, Harney and Malheur counties. : - ; . . The , annual banquet will be held at the Medford Elks tem ple, Fifth st. and Central ave. Thornton Asks Survey Of Crime in Oregon Salem U.R) Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton said to day that prostitution on an open, commercialized basis has been suppressed in Oregon. Rut he said operators would resume as soon as public attention is fo cused elsewhere. - Thornton, in his biennial re port to : the governor, called again for a crime survey to re view and evaluate laws, ap praise administration of law en forcement facilities and check the adequacy of juvenile justice and the penal system. Molotov Says Leading To World War III Moscow U.R) Soviet For eign Minister V.. M. Molotov said today that "the foreign policies of the imperialists and of the United States above all are ag gressive and are leading to ; a third World War." ; Molotov told the Supre Soviet in a speech soon after Marshal Nikolai Bulganin succeeded Georgi Malenkov as Soviet Pre mier, that the United States nurses "insane notions" of re claiming Communist countries for capitalism." Two Foreign Policies , ' ' . "In our time," Molotov said, "battle is being joined between two foreign policies: That of peace and that of war." He said the Soviet Union de sires peace and decreased ten sion and heads a Communist movement that is on the rise while capitalism grows weaker.. Weather FORECAST: Cloudy with rain through Wdnesdy. mild tem peratures. Low; tonight 38 . 40; high Wednesday 45-48. Temp. Highest Yesterday , ' , 47 - Lowest this Mofrntn. 34 uuiyaiiiii licucu iuHuineruia Premier of Russia Resignation Contains Confession of Guilt Moscow (U.R) Georgi . Mal- enkov resigned as Premier of Russia today and Marshal Niko lai Bulganin was elected un animously to succeed him. ' Bulganin was nominated for the premiership by Nikita S. Khrushchev at the afternoon session of a joint meeting of the Supreme Soviet. , The same body only a few hours earlier first had set in stunned silence and then had unanimously accepted the sur prise resignation of Malenkov. TVi A Alts4-im rf TnlrYonivi tiro 0 -iic ei-vuuii . jjui5auiu vvao almost as great a surprise as Malenkovs resignation. Bulga nin is a military administrator, lately turned politician, and a comparative newcomer to the Soviet political aristocracy. Had Rapid Rise Foreign Minister V. M. Molov- tov or Khrushchev had been considered the most likely suc cessors to Malenkov. : : Bulganin became am import ant figure in Russia after the v,i t (rnnnn,. 3 inM yt. gave up his job as chairman of the State B?nk and managed the civilian sifie of the city's , de fenses. He rose rapidly, after the battle was won and became a Politburo "candidate in 1946. In 1947 he reached the peak as vice chairman of the Council of Ministers,- in -charge of defense. Malenkov Apologises v lie quit, nis resignation said, "in interest of the motherland" with a public apology for "my guilt." He said he was con vinced of his own "inexper ienced leadership. Malenkov's resignation and tne election of Jbsmgamn yto suc ceed him were the most electri fying developments in the Soviet Union since the death of the late premier joser btaiin almost two years ago. ' - The last such comparable de velopment was the Soviet an nouncement July 10, 1953, of the arrest of Lavrenti P. Beria, head of the Soviet Secret Police, on charges of sabotage and con spiring to restore capitalism in Russia. in spite oi nis resignation, jviei- , enkov was expected to remain in the government. World Surprised Malenkov, who became Pre- " mier on March 6, 1953, just one day after Stalin died, ceased to be Premier. The news of Malenkov's resig nation struck with tremendous impact. Diplomats in the galleries were openly startled. From all indications, the more than 1300 . deputies of the two houses also were caught by surprise. The reason eiven for the resie- nation was his lack of experi-' ence in directing the govern ment. - - . , " The chubby Soviet leader's, statement said he accepted re sponsibility for faulty direction of Soviet agriculture and stressed the importance of heavy industry in the general develop ment of the economy.,. (See stories on Page 5) U.S. Policies Molotov said the United States today .is "backward" politically. He bitterly attacked American : m The United States, he said, nourishes "insane notions" of turning back toward capitalism nations which already are well on the road to socialism. Such policies, he said, are, among those leading to "a third' World War." First with Hydrogen Bomb Tr i , J 41 c. " C v that Russia was the first nation to develop the hydrogen bomb. He said the United States holds no advantage at all over the Soviet Union in the streneth and ability to wage war. Thiinfarnng anr ilaneo crreofml his statement. ' ; Molotov said the United States should quit Formosa Then, he said, there could be peace in the Far East. - - " " -""
