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Russian Apology
In Holt Incident
Finally Accepted
Matter Closed,
Solon Informed
Washington (U.R) The United
States has reluctantly accepted
Russia's apology for the improp
er conduct of a pistol-packing
Russian officer who threatened
Rep. Joe Holt (R-Calif.), in Mos
cow on Aug. 31.
The State Department prev
iously had branded Moscow's
reply "unsatisfactory." It said
today that a new U. S. note de
livered.to the Soviet Foreign Of
fice yesterday "noted" Russia's
apology and a promise that the
officer would be disciplined for
threatening Holt at pistol point.
State Department Spokesman
Henry Suydam emphasized, how
" ever, that the Soviet version of
the incident as set forth in the
Soviet reply to an earlier Ameri
can protest was an "unsatisfact
ory . distortion" of the inci
dent. Cloud Matter
Suydam said the department
informed Holt at Van Nuys,
Calif., today of the Soviet reply.
The department said it is now
willing to consider the matter
closed and has informed Holt of
its decision.
Suydam declined to give Holt's
reaction to the department's
secoad thought decision or to
mike the Soviet - American cor
respondence on the incident pub
lic. Despite U. S. objections to
the Soviet version of what hap
pened, Suydam 'said:
"However, in spite of the dif
fering versions, the department
has now noted that the Soviet
government has expressed regret
for the improper conduct of the
officer-who pulled the pistol,
and has also noted that the
Soviet government has stated
that disciplinary action will be
taken against him by the Soviet
government.
, Held Prisoner
"Under these circumstances,
the department is willing to con
sider ethe jnatter closed and so
has informed Congressman Holt,
and presumably any further com
ment will come from him." v
The Incident occurred when
Holt, accompanied Jy an Ameri
can Embassy official, sought to
take some photographs in a
Moscow suburb while. Holt was
touring Russia. A Red Army
lieutenant, detained Holt, and
embassy official, with cocked
revolver pointed . at them, for
about an hour. Holt has charged
that the cocked pistol " at one
time was within inches of his
face, and that the officer shouted
at him.
Holt escaped possible harm
when a Russian Army colonel
came along, extmined Holt's
papers, and let him go.
Deaths Undetermined
In Hurricane Hilda
Mexico City U.R) Mexican
authorities conceded today they
will "probably never know" ex
actly how many persons died
when hurricane Hilda swept
whole villages into the Gulf of
Mexico and swallowed up Tarn
pico with a devastating flood.
The known dead along the
stricken coastline was 99. The
counted dead in Tampico alone
was 74.
That did not count the hun
dreds of persons missing or re
portedly seen being swept from
Tamnien ' ronftons where thev
had fled for their lives, or the
residents of one-time villages
which were described today by
Mexican Air Force pilots as
nothing more than "pockmarks"
in tne eartn.
Willie ' Aloys Injured
In Crash Into Wall
New York (U.R) Willie Mays.
spectacular vounif New York
Giants' centerfielder, was car
ried off the field on a stretcher
today after crashing- into the
center field bleacher' wall while
trying to grab a fly ball in the
first inning of the second game
of a double-header, against the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
MOeton
Portland (U.R) A search
party todaj found the aban
doned automobile of two Port
land women, missing since
Sunday, on a dirt road on the
northwest slope of Larch
mountain.
The women, Mrs. Avera E.
Ferguson. 53. and Mrs. Ber
nice N. Sharkey, 73, were last
seen Sunday afternoon when
they left for a' drive in Mrs.
Ferguson's car.
Bedford
MEDFORD
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50th Year 24 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,
Numerous Clues Fail To Tu
Missing From San Francisco
Woman Answering
Description Seen
In Two Localities
Father Has Feeding
Formula Published
San Francisco (U.R) Police
settled down today to the tedious
job of checking out every clue
to the kidnaping of little Robert
Marcus in the hope that one of
them would lead to the baby's
whereabouts.
The child, now four days old.
was kidnaped Monday from the
nursery of Mount Zion hospital.
Police believe the kidnaper was
a heavy-set woman with stringy
blonde hair, who spoke Eng
lish with an accent.
The best clues' came from the
suburbs, where, residents in com
munities 80 miles apart reported
seeing a woman answering the
description of the suspected kid
naper, with what seemed to be a
newborn baby.
. Another strong lead develop
ed as officers worked on the
theory that the kidnaper was. a
thwarted mother. Searching
hosDital ' records, police found
the name of a woman whose
infant was stillborn and whose
description tallied with that of
the suspect. -
The woman, was employed as
a nurse's aide at the hospital
about two years ago, officers
said. During that period, she
had her baby. She was recently
reported working at another hos-
Meanwhile, the child's par
ents, Dr. Sanford Marcus, 34-year-old
physician, and his wife,
Hanna, 29, prayed that their
baby would be found before it
was too late.
Formula Published
Marcus had a feeding formula
published and broadcast in the
hope that the kidnaper would
see to it the little baby was prop
erly nourished. Up to the time
the baby was kidnaped, he was
breast fed.
For Mrs. Marcus, the kidnap
ing was another harrowing in
cident in a life marked already
by grief.
Xears ago, a 13-year-old refu
gee from Hitler's Germany, she
learned her father, mother and
younger brother had been gassed
in a Nazi concentration camp.
. Marcus, heartbroken himself
at the kidnaping, tried to com
fort his wife as best he could.
"He's such a little baby," he
said. "He didn't even have his
eyes open until the day he was
taken."
The ?'best" clue to the where
abouts of little Robert came from
Mrs. Ruth Haughan of the small
Marin county community of No
vato, about 30 miles north of
San Francisco.
She reported that a couple
with a small baby stopped at her
home yesterday morning to ask
directions to Point Reyes, an
other small community in the
county. ' .
while the man, about 35,
came to the door, the woman re
mained, seated in a ramshackle
car, holding a crying infant in
her lap. '
Mrs. Haughan said the woman
called "hurry up" to the man,
The man grumbled something
about not liking "this damn busi
ness," she said.
Another clue came from Mrs.
Henry Guerro of San Jose, about
50 miles south of San Francisco.
She said a woman fitting the de
scription of the suspect knocked
at her, door about 9:30 a.m." yes
terday and, asked if she could
heat "a bottle for her baby.
Mrs. Guerro said she could.
She noted that the woman did
not have any .change'of diapers
for the baby and was not even
carrying a purse. : -
The child was crying while the
milk was heating. When it was
ready, the 'child refused to take
the bottle, , Mrs. Guerro said.
Then the woman left.
Fraser, Colo. (U.R) Cold
blasts of mountain air failed to
chill President Eisenhower's en
thusiasm today for his restful
sojourn of fishing, cooking and
painting at his ranch hideaway
in the Rockies.
Stores Uill Remain Open
LEAVING STORE at Sumner, Miss., where Emmett Till, 14,
her are Mrs. Roy Bryant and her two children. She is expected to be key witness at' trial of
husband and J. W. Milam, his half-brother, charged with slaying Negro boy.(Internatioal)
Negro Boy's Uncle Points Finger
Of Accusation at Co-Defendants
Sumner, Miss. (U.R) A gray
haired Negro who gestured dra
matically wjth toil-worn hands
told a hushed court today that
one of the defendants on trial
for slaying his nephew came for
the boy with a "pistol in one
hand and a flashlight in the
other." , -. ' -
Mose Wright, 65, with cropped
hair, was the first prosecution
witness at the murder trial of
white half-brothers J. W. Milam
and Roy Bryant, accused of
shooting and beating to death
14-year-old Emmett Till of Chi
cago on suspicion of whistling
at- Bryantfs pretty -young- wife. j
Knoclc at Door
Dist. Atty. Gerald Chatham
called' Wright as the first wit
ness. He said it was about 1 a.m..
because they had been visiting
late. About 2 a.m., he said,
there came - a knock at the door.
"Preacher, preacher, this is
Mr. Bryant and I want to talk
to you and the boy," Wright told
the jury.
"I got up and opened the
door," he said.
"Who was at the door?" the
district attorney asked.
"Mr. Milam was at the door
Export Cotton Sale
Planned at Cut Rate
Washington (U.R) The' Agri
cultural Department today an
nounced it has "decided defin
itely" to offer for export sale at
cut rate prices up to 1,000,000
bales of government owned sur
plus cotton after Jan. 1..
It said the cotton will be
offered under an open competi
tive , bid basis, "possibly at
prices somewhat lower" than
current minimum federal sale
prices.
Until then, all cotton export
sales will continue to be priced
at 5 per cent more than the cur
rent support price of 31.7 cents
a pound, plus carrying charges.
On his return last week from
discussions abroad, Secretary of
Agriculture Ezra' T. Benson said
he told European officials the
United States will not "dump"
its surpluses on world markets.
Tumbling Elevator
Kills Eugene Workman
Eugene (U.R) Nicholas" J
Heusner, 46, was killed yester
day when an elevator fell on
him while he was working in
the elevator pit at the Ruben
stein Furniture company ware
bouse here.
The victim was making final
adjustments on a freight ele
vator in the new furniture com
pany warehouse when the acci
dent occurred-, -.
Smith River Project
Due to Start in April
Portland (U.R) Sen. Richard
L Neuberger (D-Ore.) said to
day he has been informed by the
Corps of Engineers' that con
struction on the Smith river
project near Reedsport will be
gin in April
The $147,000 project calls for
deepening and widening the
river channel from the mouth
of the north fork of the stream.
with a pistol in his right hand
and a flashlight in the left."
- The Negro said he did not
recognize the man with Milam
at the time but he aimed a point
ing finger at the co-defendants
before him and said both Milam
and Bryant were the two who
made the nocturnal visit. .
Wright said Milam and Bry
ant took young Till to a car
which had no lights and drove
in the direction of Money, the
small settlement where the wolf
whistle incident occurred.
Soviets May Release
Six Nazi Officials
Moscow (U.R) The Soviet
government may be willing to
release some or all of the six
top Nazis still held as war crim
inals in Berlin's Spandau pris
on, diplomatic sources said today."-..
" . ." :
These sources said the Krem
lin is understood to be consid
ering a favorable reply- should
the Big Three" Western powers,
the United States, Britain and
France, press ; again for their
release. . , v .
Top ranking Nazis like for
mer Luftwalffe chief Hermann
Goering, Gestapo -boss Heinrich
Himmler arid Foreign Minister
Joachim von ' Ribbentrop were
sentenced to death by. the Allied
War Crimes Commission at
Nuernberg in; 1946.
: Goering and Himmler com
mitted suicide; Ribbentrop was
hanged. But seven other Nazi
leaders were sentenced to yary:.
ing terms of imprisonment in
grim Spandau. -----
! Baron Konstantin von Neu
rath, now 82, sick and half
blind, was' released last year.
Six others, remained.
Ashland Man County's
Fifth Polio Patient
! Jackson county's fifth polio
myelitis case of , 1954 was re
ported from Ashland yesterday,
according to the county health
department. The patient is a 23-year-old
man.
- It is believed the case is of
the non-paralytic variety.
Of the five cases reported, only
two have been contracted in this
county, the health department
said.: Only one has resulted in
any paralysis ,
Reseeding To
Acres Burned
About 2,000 acres of land in!
the Timber mountain area
northwest of Jacksonville' which
r burned over in one of several
Jackson, county forest fires La
bor day is expected to be re
seeded this week end or early
next week.
The Jacksonville city council
last night authorized reseeding
to preserve the water shed area,
and placed an order for seed to
day. Reseeding will be done by
plane, and will include rye and
alta fescue grasses. :....'
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1 No. 155
V Baby
tiosnital
is asserted to have whistled at
"When was the next time you
saw Emmett Till or his body?"
Chatham asked Wright: '
"When they took it out of the
river."
Hurricane lone Shows
Signs of Dissipating
Norfolk, Pa. (U.R) Hurri
cane lone roared across Atlantic
shipping lanes far south of Mas-
sachuttes today and showed
signs of dissipating without re
turning to land. . -
k- -The - storm.r- whicn-eered - off
its path toward New York City
Tuesday and stayed at sea, was
not expected to come nearer
than 150 miles to Cape Cod,
Mass. The weather bureau
alerted residents of southeast
New England, however, to fol
low today's weather bureau ad
visories "to make certain that
the storm follows the: expected
path."
. While the vicious ; tempest
raged across the sea officials in
North Carolina counted six dead
and damage totaling 85 million
to 100 million dollars from its
savage swipe at coastal lowlands.
Fire in Engine Room
Of Army Corps Dredge
Portland (U.R) Fire broke
out in the. engine room- of the
Army Corps, of Engineers sea
going hopper dredge Davison at
8:55 a.m. today and the dredge
was reported dead at sea some
190 miles west of Crescent City,
iaiii.
. CoL David S. Parker, acting
Portland district - engineer, said
the fire has been put out and
that no one was hurt. The Davi
son carries a normal crew of 48
men., ",. . . .. "... ;
Col. Parker said the vessel
was en route to Honolulu to
dredge in the Hawaiian area.
He said efforts were being
made to start one of the dredge's
two engines. Extent of damage
was not known. i
Weather
FORECAST: Fair through Thurs
day. Frost in cooler places in
valley. Low tonight 35 and
high Thursday. 75.
Temp.
74 ;
37 i
Highest Yesterday .
Lowest this Morning
Get Under Way on 2,0Q0
in Timber Mountain fire
- Trees will be planted in an-
other project later this fall. The
council plans to purchase seed
lings to reduce possible loss by
seeding trees by plane.
Table Rock Project
Meanwhile, reseeding was un
derway or planned for . about
7,000 acres of land which burned
over in the Table Rock area and
Sykes creek " area north of
Rogue River. Both fires started
Labor day.
-About 2,500 acres will be re
seeded in the Lower Table Rock
for Shopping Until
Fate of Peron
On Paraguay Ship
Remains in Doubt
Rebel Leaders Demand
Trial for Dictator
Buenos Aires (U.R) Argen
tine rebels won unconditional
surrender today from a military
junta which took over control
of the nation after the resigna
tion of President Juan D. Peron.
A provisional government,
headed by Gen. Eduardo Lonar-
di, took over control of the
country. He is one of the lead
ers in the revolution.
One of the first acts of the
provisional government was to
lift the blockade on Argentine
ports, including Buenos Aires.
But that action still left in doubt
the fate of Peron. He was on a
Paraguayan gunboat in Buenos
Aires harbor, attempting to seek
political asylum in Paraguay. . -Shortlv
after Peron took ref
uge on the Paraguayan gunboat
yesterday the Rebel leaders be
gan broadcasting orders to the
Argentine navy to' prevent the
ship from leaving Buenos Aires
harbor; One of the conditions
of surrender set by the Rebels
was that Peron be brought back
to Buenos Aires and put on
trial. i
The order lifting the block
ade on all commercial shipping
in Argentine ports left it unclear
whether the Paraguayan gun
boat would be allowed to steam
out of Buenos Aires with Peron
aboard.
An earlier announcement said
the ruling junta of 14 generals
"accepted all conditions made"
by the . Rebels.
The announcement made no
mention of Peron, but one of the
Rebel conditions was that he be
surrendered to them to stand
trial. ' f .
In Asuncion, Paraguay, Rear
Adm. Gabriel Patino, head of
the Paraguayan Navy, . told the
United Press that he had direct
word that Peron still was on
board the Paraguay.
The pier near which the gun
boat was anchored was under
heavy guard and BebPl warshins
blocked any exit from- the
harbor. .;. '
Colonialism' Debate
Seen in UN Session
'. United Nations,. N. Y. (U.R)
The United - Nations steering
committee meets today to ap
prove an agenda for the 10th
General Assembly, providing a
major test of Western unity on
the issue of "colonialism."
The United States, traditional
ly opposed to colonialism, was
on a diplomatic hot-spot with
several of the NATO allies in
volved in disputes over colonies
or protectorates. The steering
committee meeting was to de
cide whether these issues will
be debated in the General As
sembly. France was expected to oppose
inclusion -of items' concerning
its North African protectorate
of Morocco and Algeria, the lat
ter a part of France. -,
Britain: was certain to fight
scheduling of debate on the
question . of whether its Mediterranean-island
colony of Cy
prus should be allowed to de
cide whether it wants union
with Greece.
Too Many Judges Seen
In Child Custody Case
Portland (U.R) - Multnomah
county ; Circuit Judge Virgil
Langtry is of the opinion too
many judges are involved in the
custody case of a two-year-old
Portland boy.
Judge Langtry gave the child,
Willis Lester ' Russell Jr., into
temporary custody of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Smith of Clarkston,
Wash., after the boy was found
badly beaten in January. The
Smiths are the child's uncle and
aunt. 1 -
The boy's 21-year-old father
recently was acquitted in Port
land of a charge of assaulting
the child.
area, and about 4,200 acres in
the Sykes creek area. Land
ownd by the bureau of land
management and other federal
agencies is being or will be re
seeded. ( v ;
Will Prevent Erosion
W. B. Tucker, Jackson county
extension agent, said seed plant
ed as soon as possible will help
prevent erosion of land during
winter rains and snow. Tucker
discussed reseeding Timber
mountain area with the Jackson
ville city council last night.-
N euberger and Coon
Prepare for (Debate
dDnJohn Pay Issue
Portland (U.R) Rep. Sam
Coon, Republican, and Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger, Democrat;
were making final preparations
today for their series of 10 east
ern Oregon debates on Coon's
bill for construction of John Day
dam on the Columbia river.
The debates start at Hood
River next Monday night and
end at Bend on Friday night,
Oct. 7. v-
The proposition to be debated
will be: "Agreed, the John Day
Council Sets Date
For Hearings on
Two Annexations
Ordinances calling for public
hearings Oct. 18 on two annexa
tion proposals were adopted by
the Medford city council last
night.
Properties proposed to be an
nexed include the -Jefferson
school site and three other prop
erties south of Stewart ave. be
tween extensions of Holly st.
and Oakdale ave., and California
Pacific, utilities property on
South Groveland "ave.
Hearing Time
Both hearings will be held
starting at 7:30 p.m. Oct 18 at
the city hall. ! ; s
Medford School district - 49
and contractor Ed Stevens re
quested annexation of the Cali
fornia Pacific Utilities property.
The council also authorized
presentation of an . ordinance
calling a hearing on annexation
of lots owned by Benton Smith
and Odell Larson on Columbus
ave. and Murray st. Both re
quests were recommended by
the planning commission.
(See story on Page 6)
Coney Island Fire
Claims Five Lives
New York (U.R) Five persons
were killed and 12 'others in
jured, three of them seriously
in a "very suspicious" five-alarm
fire that raged through ancient
brick and timber residences and
rooming houses near the famed
Coney Island Boardwalk early
today. .
All the dead were found in
.the charred ruins of a four-story
rooming house where the blaze
was believed to have started. '
Owners of the rooming house
and one of the adjoining build
ings that burned paid $10 fines
last Friday for violations of the
city fire laws. ,
The fire was only two blocks
from the famous Coney Island
beach and amusement park.
Fire Commissioner Edward
Cavanagh described the origin of
the blaze as "very suspicious."
Police began an immediate in
vestigation, for arson."
Food for Copper Barter
With Chile Suggested
Washington (U.R) Rep. James
T. Patterson today asked Presi
dent Eisenhower to order ' the
Agriculture Department to bar
ter surplus American farm com
modities for copper from Chile
to alleviate -a domestic copper
shortage. : . ,
In a letter to Mr. Eisenhower,
the Connecticut Republican also
urged that the federal govern
ment buy copper on the world
market for resale ' to domestic
fabricators. '
He said that an "acute copper
shortage" has curtailed .indus
trial employment in the flood
ravaged Naugatuck Valley in
his district.
Six-Mill Assessment
On Pears Proposed
Washington (U.R) A six-mill
assessment per standard western
pear box on pears grown in Ore
gon, Washington and California
to finance the three-state Pear
Control Committee was pro
posed today by the Agriculture
Department.
The proposed assessment was
based on . estimate expenses of
$27,915 for the current year.
A deadline of Oct. 1 has been
set for interested persons to file
their views with S. A. Smith, di
rector' of the department's fruit
and vegetable division.
Salem (U.R) Don L. .Parker,
with the attorney general's of
fice on assignment to the State
Industrial Accident Commission
for the last, seven years, was
transferred this week to the
State Department of Agriculture
as attorney.
9 o'clock Tonigbt
dam bill is in the public In
terest." Coon will take the af
firmative, Neugerber the negative.
Coon's Proposal
Under Coon's bill, the dam
would be constructed with local
public and private utilities pay
ing 88 per cent of the estimated
$310,000,000 cost of construc
tion. Congress would appropri
ate an estimated $37,000,000 to
finance the navigation lock and
other non-reimbursable, general:
benefit features. Local interests
would receive 50-year power
contracts in return for payment
in advance of money to help fi-
nance construction. Local in-'
terests also would pay for fish
passing facilities.
Army engineers would design,
build, maintain and operate the
dam which would be owned by
the federal government.
Other Debates Scheduled
Debates also are scheduled for
The Dalles Sept. 27; Pendleton
Sept. 28; La Grande Sept 29;
Baker Sept. 30; Ontario Oct. ;:
Burns Oct. 4; Lakeview Oct. 5
and Klamath Falls Oct. 6.
Coon will present his side for
15 minuttes, to be followed by
Neuberger. Members of the au-.
dience may present written
questions to the moderator dur
ing a five-minute recess. After
the recess, Neuberger will have
five minutes for rebuttal, follow-,
ed by Coon with five minutes of
rebuttal. Final feature of the de
bate will be a.20-minute ques
tion and answer session with a
maximum of two minutes allo
cated to answering-each ques
tion. City Street Crews
Redeck Bartletl St.
Medford street crews today
redecked with t h r e e-quarter-inch
asphalic concrete South
Bartlett st.' between Eight and
Ninth sts., and were expected to
start maintenance work on
South Ivy st. between : Eighth.
and-lOth sts.-late today -or-.tov
morrow.' . , "
Vernon Thorpe, public works
director, said the resurfacing
was to . protect street surfaces,
which are starting to deteriorate.
J. C. Compton company start
ed paving Oak st. between Sec
ond and Jackson,' sts. today,
Thorpe said. Company em
ployees yesterday, began con
struction of a fence at the Muni
cipal airport. Paving of runways
by Compton" was completed
earlier. .
Petition Opposes
Genessee Freeway
The Medford city council last
night received "for the record"
a petition opposing the Genes
see st. route - for a proposed
Highway 99 freeway through
Medford. The petition was sign
ed by 68 persons. . i
: . Public hearings on proposed
routes for the freeway will be
mild here early next year by the
state highway commission. Sev
eral routes through the city and
to the east and west of Medford,
have been suggested.
..The highway commission will
make the final decision.
Medford Man Indicted
On Federal Violation
Portland (U.R) Edgar Pat
rick Jr., 41, of Medford, posted
bond in Portland yesterday and
was released pending arraign
ment on a Spokane federal grand
jury indictment charging viola
tions of federal housing regula
tions while he lived in Walla
Walla. He will be arraigned Oct
24 at Yakima.
Patrick, assistant manager of
a Medford shoe store, was accus
ed of obtaining an FHA home
loan in 1953 and of using it for
other purposes. He was released
here after posting $2500 bond. "
Available city directories do
not list an Edgar Patrick Jr. in
Medford.
Tacoma. Wash. (U.R) Onlv
two of the seven prisoners who
escaped from the Pierce countv ,
jail Saturday night remained at
large today, following yester
day's capture of Carlton Jordan.
(Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(First game) "
Pittsburgh 2 4 2
New York 7 12 1
; Face, Friend (3), Waters (8)
and Shepard; laddie and Katt.