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Connelly, Caudle,
Schwimmer Named
In Indictment
Bribery, Perjury,
Conspiracy Charged
St. Louis (U.R) Ewo for
mer officials of the Trunftn ad
ministration and an attorney
were named today in a 24-count
indictment charging conspiracy,
bribery and perjury.
Named as defendants were
Matthew J. Connelly, former
White House appointment secre-
tary; T. Lamar Caudle, head of
the Justice Department's Tax Di
vision until he was fired by
President Truman in 1951, and
Harry I. Schwimmer, a Kansas
City attorney.
Tax Evasion Scheme Seen
The indictment said the three
conspired with Irving Sachs, a
St. Louis shoe broker, to avoid
prosecution for tax evasion.
Sachs was later indicted and
pleaded guilty, receivings fine
of $40,000, in 1951.
The indictment said Connelly
Agreed to use his influence "in
the hope of reward and other
corrupt motives" to persuade of
ficers of the Internal Revenue
Bureau to recommend against
prosecuting Sachs.
The indictment said Connelly
persuaded Caudle to decline to
prosecute Sachs and that Caudle
persuaded his subordinates to
recommend against criminal ao
tion against either Sachs or his
firm, Shu-Stiles, Inc., of St.
Louis.
Charged With Perjury
Schvimmer, Sach's attorney
at the time, was indicted for per
jury in the first true bill to be
returned by the jury two weeks
ago.
Schwimmer was charged with
telling the jury a $10,000 check
he received from Sachs in 1949
was a legal fee. The government
said it was actually a fund to
bribe officials so that Sachs
coyld escape prosecution.
Polio Victim Dies
In Eugene; Merkel
Urges Salk Shots
Darrell Higinbotham, 5-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Higinbotham, route 2, box 68,
Central Point, died in the Sa
cred Heart hospital at Eugene
yesterday afternoon,' according
to the county health depart
ment. He was a victim of infantile
paralysis, and had been . trans
ferred to the Eugene polio treat
ment center Tuesday evening.
He had suffered partial paraly
sis, and also was having respira
tory difficulty.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Perl funeral home.
Urges Polio Shots
Dr. A. E. Merkel, Jackson
county health officer, backed
by the Jackson County Medical
society, today suggested to par
ents of children under 15 years
of age that the youngsters re
ceive shots of Salk anti-polio
vaccine.
While the worst of the polio
season is over, the disease can
be contracted at any time of the
year. Even one shot of the vac
cine gives a considerable degree
of immunity, he said.
Jackson county physicians
have received ample supplies of
the vaccine to fill all normal de
mands, Dr. Merkel " said, and
have agreed to administer the
shots at nominal cost.
Provide Protection
The county health officer
urged that children under 15 be
Siven the first of the series of
shots as soon as possible, point
ing out that incidence can be
expected to rise again next
spring and summer, and that
shots given now will provide
lasting protection.
The Higinbotham boy was the
fifth county resident to be af
flicted with the disease in 1955.
Road Conditions
Siskiyous Chains requir
ed: snowing; 6 inches new
snow; 8 inches roadside.
Green Springs Police
recommend carrying chains;
snow flurries; packed snow
on highway; 3 inches new; 3
inches at roadside.
Prospect Chains required;
snowing hard and continu
ously; 2 inches new snow; 2
inches at roadside.
Crater Lake Chains or
snow tread tires required;
snowing; 23 inches new snow;
58 inches on ground; Anne
Spring to rim closed, but
should be open by Friday
noon if weather clears; west
and south entrances closed
temporarily because plow
are not operating
HAROLD BROWN
Dies in Portland
H. H. Brown Dies
In Portland After
3-Month Illness
Harold Homer Brown. 54, a
prominent Medford insurance
man, died at Providence hospi
tal, in Portland yesterday fol
lowing an illness of about three
months. Mr. Brown, who retired
in 1953, was flown to Portland
about two weeks ago by Mercy
Flights, Inc.
Mr. Brown, who entered the
insurance business in Medford
in 1938, formed .the Harold
Brown Agency here. Since his
retirement, the business has
been known as Alexander and
Brown.
He was born in Canyon City,
Ore., Jan. 10, 1901. He was mar
ried to Mary E. Bebb, Dec. 10,
1932, .
Oregon Graduate
Mr. Brown was a graduate of
the University of Oregon, and
was a member of the Baker
Lodge AF & AM. the Hillah
Temple of the Shrine and the
Medford Elks lodge.
Besides his wife, he is sur
vived by a son, David S., and
his father, Charles W. Brown, of
Canyon City, Ore.
Funeral services will be . held
at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at
Perl's ' Funeral home with: the
Rev. George It. V. Bolster ofSt.
Mark's Episcopal church offici
ating. Interment will be at the
Medford Memorial mausoleum,
and will be private.
Henrietta Carter
Identifies Number
Mrs. . Henrietta Carter, 208
Beatty st., identified the license
number tf Wednesday's "Cour
tesy Driver of the Day" and re
ceived the $5
prize today.
The prize for
today's courtesy
driver will be
$10 because to
day is Safe
Driving Day.
The license number of today s
courtesy driver is
7E-1933
The owner may identify him
self by calling Medford 2-2441
or 3-5643 before noon Friday.
The "Courtesy Driver of the
Day" is. part of Medford Safety
council's "Partner In Safety"
program and membership drive.
Other programs presently under
way are a slogan contest, for
which entries should be sent to
Medford Safety council, and a
prize for an affirmative answer
to "Are You Mr. or Mrs. Jay
walker" who jaywalks in Jack
son county communities.
Santa Claus, Workshop Win
Parade Sweepstakes Prize
A float representing Santa
Claus and his workshop won thel
$100 sweepstakes prize last night
in the third annual Junior Cham
ber of Commerce sponsored
Christmas parade, which form
ally opened the holiday shopping
season.
The -float, which included a
jack-in-the-box, an elf painting
a ginger bread man and several
dolls, was made by the Griffin
Creek Girl Scouts and was en
tered in the junior division in
the toyland theme.
Other Prizes
A float sponsored by Pilgrim
Holiness church, a nativity scene
with Joseph. Mary, Jesus, and
several angels, won first place
in the junior division. St. Mary's
Girl scout troop 30, with a
Christmas card float, placed
second, and Girl scout troop 151
had the third place float, en
titled "Joy of Giving" showing
girl scouts giving gifts to an
underprivileged family.
First prize in the senior di
vision went to a float entered by
the Medford National Guard
unit. The float depicted two sol
diers guarding . the . tomb of a
Medford
United Press Full Leased Wire
50th Year 26 Pages
UN Opens Debate
On Package Plan
For New.Members
Nationalist China
Move Could Wreck Deal
United Nations.oN. Y. (U.R)
The United Nations opens a
full debate on a package plan
for r?ew members today despite
Nationalist China's determina
tion to veto Outer Mongolia's
application in a move that could
wreck the whole deal.
Canada was scheduled to in
troduce, on. behalf of 26 other
sponsors, a resolution in the
General Assembly's Special Po
litical committee calling for the
admission of 18 countries five
Communist and 13 sponsored by
the West.
' Under UN procedure, the Gen
eral Assembly can elect new
members . by, a two-thirds vote
only after their admission has
been recommended by the Se
curity Council, of which Nation
alist China is a member.
Canadian delegate Paul Mar
tin hoped to roll up a command
ing vote for the admission of all
18 countries in order to influence
the Security Council against ve
toing any of them.
However, .no reply had been
received to a personal appeal
from President Eisenhower to
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
to reverse China's announced in
tention of using its veto, for the
first time, against Outer Mon
golia. Russia showed no sign of re
lenting from its position that it
would veto all the applicants if
Outer Mongolia or any o4 the
other four Communist satellites
under consideration is not accepted.-
.
Chinese Ambassador Tingfu F.
Tsiang, who announced Tuesday
that he would "veto Outer Mon
golia, "if necessary," was ex
pected to give a full explana
tion of . the Formosa govern
ment's position in the special
committee. It was not definite,
however, whether he would
speak today or Friday.
Rogue Valley Bank ;
Joins Federal Reserve
' Rogue Valley' State bank, 1109
Court st., has become a member
of the Federal Reserve system,
Ralph E. Pierce, vice-president,
has announced. Membership be
came effective Nov. 28.
Pierce pointed out that by be
ing a member of the system, the
bank will be in a better, posi
tion to serve increasing de
mands. The bank, which formerly was
the Eagle Point State bank,
moved to its present location
about a year ago with total as
sets of more than $1,500,000.
Pierce said assets have increased
from $2,825,112.34 Oct. 5, this
year, to $2,991,237.95 as of. Nov.
28.
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DOW-JONES AVERAGES -
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 481.39 off 1.87: 20 rail
roads 165.28 off 1.37; 15 utilities
65.84 off 0.08, and 65 stocks
17S.72 off 0.82. Sales today were
about 2;370,000 compared with
2,900,000 yesterday.
"buddy" , and a peaceful living
room scene at fehristmas.
The Phoenix Garden club's
float was second in the senior
division," and a float entered by
the Ladies of Moose and the
Loyal Order of Moose was third.
Honorable Mention
Honorable mention went to
floats entered by Camp White
employees, ' Talent Methodist
church, and Southwest Medford
4-H club in the junior division
and the Letter Earners auxil
iary, Eagles and Jaycettes in the
senior division.
There were 33 entries in the
parade, including Medford High
school band, McLoughlin Junior
High school band, Bliss Heine's
Juniors, and Santa Claus. i
Entries were judged on orig
inality, colorfulness and amount
of . work in erecting floats.
Themes were Bibical, fairyland
and toyland.
Judges were Medford Mayor
and Mrs. Earl Miller and Rich
ard Jewett of the Mail Tribune
news staff.
Medford police estimated
crowd of about 6,500 watched
the parade.
Mr
BEDFORD, OREGON, TF
Socialist Party
Executive Group :
Votes Ejection
Ouster Move Led
By Mendes-France
Paris (U.R) The Executive
Committee of the Radical So
cialist party ordered Premier
Edgar Faure expelled from the
party tonight in retaliation for
his decision to disband the Na
tional Assembly and force a gen
eral election.
The ouster move was led by
former Premier Pierre Mendes
France, former close friend and
colleague of Faure but now his
bitter political enemy.
Called on Carpet
Prodded by the furious Men
des-France, the ' Radical Party
Bureau called Faure brusquely
on the carpet for discipline and
then voted, 19 to 8, to throw him
out of th party.
Faure also faced an attempted
ouster as Premier. Enraged op
ponents in the Assembly sought
to push through a vote of censure.
This would put him out of office
if adopted. But the Premier
threatened to dissolve Parlia
ment immediately if it started
any such move. G - .
Elections in January
The Radical Socialist bureau
is the inner steering committee
of the party. One of its members
said before the meeting that it
was empowered to take disci
plinary action which afterwards
could be approved by the full
party Executive Committee.
Faure's Cabinet voted last
night to dissolve the Assembly
after the deputies - voted not coir"
fidence in his government by a
319 to 219 figure Tuesday night.
May Delay Dissolution
It was expected actual dissolu
tion would be delayed at least
until next week, so that the gen
eral elections could be held
about Jan. 8. The elections must
be held within 30 days of disso
lution. It was the hottest squabble in
French politics , in nearly 80
years. Five key Radical Socialist
members of Faure's lame duck
Cabinet announced they were re
signing in protest against the
Premier's actions.
Ashland Resident
Fatally Injured
Ashland Miss Berna Effie
Haight, 70-year-old blind wom
an, of 625 B st., Ashland, was
killed about 5:15 p.m. yesterday
when ' she was struck by a car
driven by Phillip Randall Aus
tin, 16, of Ashland, as she was
crossing East Main st.
The fatality -was the third
since July 3, 1954, at the Gresh-
man st.-East Main st. crossing.
A pedestrian was killed at the
crossing about two weeks ago.
Ashland police 'said Miss
Haight, who was carrying a
white cane, was crossing East
Main st. from the south to north
side on the east side-of Gresham
st.' 3he was taken to Ashland
General hospital, but was dead
upon arrival, police said.
Injuries Listed
Police said she died of mul
tiple arm, chest and kull frac
tures. It was raining at the time of
the accident.
Austin is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Austin, 115 Bush st.,
Ashland. Police said they were
not sure if charges would be
filed against Austin.
Prior to the first pedestrian
fatality at the crossing, Ashland
went about three years without
a fatality within the city limits.
Litwiller Funeral home in
Ashland is in charge of arrange
ments. Alan Fined, Sentenced
For Drunk Driving
' Curtis Leslie Hammons, 43,
447 North Fir st., was fined $255
and costs and sentenced to 30
days in jail in district court yes
terday after he pleaded guilty to
charges, of driving while under
the influence of intoxicating
liquor. His operator's license was
suspended for 90 days.
Judge Rawles Moore suspend
ed the jail sentence on good be
havior. .
Hammons, who was jailed in
lieu of payment of the fine, was
arrested Nov. 29 by state police,
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WINTER APPARITIONS These two stenographers are al
most invisible in the snow flurry as they trudge home from
work at Buffalo, N. Y., as transportation came to a stand
still. Buffalo suffered the worst early season snowstorm as-'
the biggest cold wave this year sprawled across three quar
ters of the nation. Schools and plants closed down as four
feet of snow was dumped on the area.
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eafMTiorlSitfat 15
On Safe Driving Day
Portland '(U.R) Oregonians got off to a safe start on Safe
Driving day today with no fatalities reported until noon.
One injury was reported when Keith Gordon Randol was
hospitalized at Oregon City with an arm fracture suffered when a
car struck a power pole on SE 82nd ave. near Portland. Although
there were no other reports of injuries, traffic headquarters in
Salem said it may not be an indication of no injury accidents.
Reports were to be submitted from around the state to Salem at
12 noon, 6 p.m. and mianigm,
By UNITED PRESS0
Death stalked the nation's
highways,, early on this Safe
Driving Day-, out lis-iou m
first half of the 24-hour period
starting at midnight was be
neath a score.
At 10 a.m. (PST), the National
Safety Council at Chicago, com
piling and correlating reports
given in by the United Press
and other news services, said
its adjusted figure for deaths
totaled 15.
The United Press figure at
about that time was 17 deaths.
Ohio had four; Louisiana, Michi;
gan and Tennessee two each;
Illinois, California, Indiana,
Kansas, Minnesota, New York,
and South Carolina one each.
No Washington Falalitie
As of noon, Washington, the
pnation's capital, had no fatali
ties, no injuries, and only six
minor' "fender-bumping" - acci
dents. New York City and Chi
cago ' were among the large
population centers reporting no
deaths within their city limits
before "" noon, although there
were traffic accidents and in
juries resulting from them. -
The first report came from
Michigan, where L. T. Bell of
Plymouth, died when his car
smashed into a culvert. Bruce
Donald Mosher, 23, Glen Falls,
N. Y., died when his car smash
ed into a tree on a curve. In
the Chicago area, a 27-year-old
sailor, Gerald Lagro, was struck
and killed by a truck.
President Leads Appeals
President Eisenhower led the
appeals for sanity and caution
on S-D Day. He pleaded with
Americans "to help demonstrate
that we can reduce accidents on
our streets and highways.
"Last year, an American man,
woman or child ,was killed in
traffic every 15 minutes." Mr.
Eisenhower pointed out. "Some
one was injured every 25 sec
onds. And, this year, the record
is worse; more people are dying;
more are injured and crippled."
On the first S-D Day last year,
on Dec. 15, the safety council
counted 51 traffic deaths. This
was a reduction of only nine
from the Dec. 15, 1953, total of
60.
The key figure today, how
ever, was the total of 81 per
sons who were killed in auto
Tribune
United Press Fun Leased Wire
Price 5c
No.216
ng - Traffic
accidents on Thursday, Dec. 2,
last year. It was this toll which,
safety experts hoped, would be
cut dramatically before mid
night tonight. .
Benson Given Cheers
On Exposition Tour
Chicago (U.R) Agriculture
Secretary Ezra T. Benson was
cheered to the rafters when he
toured the International Live
stock Exposition yesterday.
The audience at the Interna
tional Amphitheater included
many . of the nation's expert
farmers. But there were no indi
cations that controversy over
falling farm prices had dimmed
their welcome for Benson.
The smiling Cabinet member
rode into the amphitheater in
a wagon drawn by six horses.
Later, he demonstrated an ex
pert' touch in showing a photog
rapher how to get the show s
grand champion to pose
properly.
: The steer, an Aberdeen. Angus
known as Julius, wouldn't raise
his head for the camera. Then
Benson gave it a sharp slap on
the hindquarters and the head
came up like clockwork. '
Magazine Planned
By Portland Group
Portland (U.R) A new maga
zine, called the "News Critic,"
will make its debut in Portland
in mid-December, backers a
nounced today. e
Editor and publisher ef the
magazine is Eugene E. Snyder
of Portland, a graduate of Reed
College and Oxford University
He is an economist.
Snyder said the magazine
would features news and com
ments in the fields of art, sci
ence, and political economy. It
will appear on alternate Fridays
News Critic,. Snyder said,
would fill a "need for a publica
tion on a local level concerned
not with day-to-day .reporting
of events, but with contempla
tive consideration of broader
issues and social trends."
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WEATHER
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy
with occasional rain showers
in valleys and snow showers
' in " mountains above 3,000
feet tonight. Morning fog
Friday with partial clearing
during day. Low tonight 34.
High Friday 42.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 50
Lowest this Morning 38
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today .66
Eisenhower Talks
Military, Foreign
Policy Problems
President Meets
Security Council
Thurmont, Md. (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower - motored to his
mountain hideaway today and
discussed military and foreign
policy problems with high gov
ernment officials shuttled . here
from Washington by helicopter.
It was Mr. Eisenhower's sec
ond meeting with the National
Security Council at his Camp
David retreat in two weeks.
Although the White House
emphasized that no emergency
was involved, it appeared from
the star studded roster of those
called to the conference that
critical decisions might be in
the making.
After a 45-minute examina
tion Wednesday the President's
physicians told him his recovery
from a heart attack last Sept.
24 is continuing satisfactorily.
They added that his activities
still must be restricted.
Restrictions Beincr Relaxed
However, today's schedule
pointed up that the doctor s re
stnctions are being relaxed
steadily.
After a mornine's work on
budget and other government
matters at his downtown Gettys
burg office the President drove
to Camp David, Md., for a full-
dress meeting of the National
Security Council.
About 25 ton officials in
cluding all members of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff were summon
ed from- Washington for the ses
sion. It was the second of its
kind to be held at the mountain
top presidential retreat since Mr.
Eisenhower came here for a
work-and-rest recuperative pe-
riod on Nov. 14.
Meeting Appears Significant
White House Press Secretary
James C. Haeertv pictured the
session as simply a regular
weeKiy .meeting of the National
Security Council. But more than
usual significance was attached
to the meeting because of the
size and scope of its list of par
ticipants. Council members bv law are
the president, vice-president, sec-:
retanes of defense and state, and
the defense mobilizer. Of this
group all but Vice-President
Richard M. Nixon attended.
Others on the roster were the
chairman of the Atomic Energy
Commission, secretaries of Air
Force and Navy, Secretary of
the Army or possibly a stand-in,
director of central intelligence,
and the director of the budget.
Russian Missions Said
Cover for Spy Activity
Portland (U.R) A former
OSS official from Southern
Pines, "N.C., last night said Rus
sian cultural missions to the Un
ited States should be curtailed
because they provide a cover for
spy activities.
Arch F. Coleman, an official
in the Office of Strategic Ser
vices before and during World
War II, said he was sure every
cultural mission .from the Sov
iet Union contained from the
Soviet Union contained Red
spies sent to gather information
about the United States.
.Coleman spoke at a banquet
here.
No Accidents Are Reported
In First Half of S-D Day
There were no traffic acci
dents reported in Jackson county
in the first 12 hours of Safe
Driving Day, county law en
forcement officials reported.
This is the second year in
which an attempt is being made
to reduce traffic fatalities, and
police have urged motorists and
pedestrians to cooperate in keep
ing accidents to a minimum.
Last year, two accidents were
reported in Medford on Safe
Driving Day, which has been
proclaimed by President Eisen
hower and his committee for
traffic safety.
Greatest Number Killed
Medford Police Chief Charles
Champlin pointed out that De
cember is usually the month
when the greatest number of
fatalities occur, a large portion.
Big 3 To Resist
Soviet Attempt
To Assume Control
Affairs Held Sole
Concern of E. Germans
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Berlin (U.R) The ambassa
dors of the United States, Bri
tain and France handed sepa
rate "hands off Berlin" notes to
Soviet Ambassador G. M. Push
kin tonights
The three Western envoys
made it clear that their govern
ments will resist any Soviet at
tempt to end four power control
and turn the city over to the
East German Communists.
The Soviets had indicated
previously that East Berlin's af
fairs were now the sole concern
of the East German Communist
regime and not of Russia itself.
The three notes were similar,
but not identical. The three
Western nations had coordin
ated their action beforehand,
and had kept the West German
government at Bonn informed
of. their plans.
Detention Pretested
The note from the United
States was the strongest.
American officials in Wash
ington said before it was deliv
ered that it vigorously protested
the incident involving the deten
tion of two congressmen, the
wife of one, and their escort
officer, in East Berlin Sunday.
It reaffirmed U. S. and Allied
rights' in Germany including
Berlin. G
The U. S. officials said the q
American note: 1. Reminds the
Russians that they are respon
sible for the treatment of Amer
icans in East Berlin, and 2. De
clares that Russia cannot trans
fer its responsibilities under
four power agreements to the
East German regime.
The East German Communists
have laid - formal claim to Ber
lin as their capital, and said
that from now on the Western
powers must follow Communist
orders in East Berlin.
Berlin Is Capital
Soviet Maj. Gen. P. A. Di
brova told Maj. Gen. Charles L.
Dasher Jr. the U.- S. command
ant, that Berlin no longer was
an occupied city and the West
ern powers would . have to re
spect East German law., :
Bruno Baum, secretary of the
East Berlin Communits party,
carried this stand a step further
when he told a Communist
meeting today that "the Ger
man Democratic (Communist
Republic is a covereign state
and Berlin is its capital."
"We shall not permit the
Americans to drive about in ra
dio cars in the Democratic
(Communist) sector of Berlin,"
he said. "They have no right to
do that." '
In Berlin, Baum said, "It is we
who decide matters and nobody
else." "
Baum's stand on U. S. Army
cars with radios, made in a
speech broadcast by the East
Berlin Radio, differed with that
of the Soviets who said the cars
would be permitted to enter East
Berlin as long as they did not,
transmit "incessantly."
County Tax Problems
Slated For Discussion
County tax problems will be
discussed by the Jacksdn County
Chamber of Commerce legisla
tive committee at a breakfast
meeting at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow
at Medford hotel.
Representatives of the county
court are expected to attend to
explain taxation problems in
Jackson county.
Turncoaf Tenneson
Fails To Reach Border
Hong Kong (U.R) Former
Pvt. Richard R. Tennesdn of Al
den, Minn., an American turn
coat who elected to remain with
the Communist Chinese after
the Korean armistice, failed to
appear at the Hong Kong border
today.
of them because of adverse
weather and driving conditions.
. Champlin listed several safety
precautions which help mini
mize accidents. Among them
are adjusting the vehicle's speed
to road and weather conditions,
keeping ' vehicle windows and
windshield clear at all times,
using chains or snow tread tires
on packed snow and ice, , and
maintaining a safe distance be
tween vehicles on the highway.
Earlier this week, Oregon
State police stopped north and
southbound traffic, handing out
pamphlets reminding motorists
of Safe-Driving day. Motorists
were stopped, at the state line
near Ashland and between Cen
tral Point and Medford, on
Highway 99, at Prospect and
at Lincoln.
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