TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday, January 24, 195S
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Los Angeles U.R) The dis
trict attorney investigating the
deadly Santa Fe train wreck
here said today he had found no
evidence of criminal negligence
in the smashup which killed 29
persons.
S. Ernest Roll, the district at
torney, said he planned no crim
inal action of any kind at the
present time and indicated a
mechanical failure may have
been responsible for the wreck.
A thorough investigation was
planned before Feb. 3 when an
inquest will be held and all evi
dence presented to a grand jury.
Tentative plans were made for
at least three other official in
vestigations. Emergency Failure Seen
There was some evidence a
"dead man's control" emergen
cy device failed to function
when the train left the track as
it hurtled around a dangerous
curve at 71 miles an hour.
Fireman Homer Smith told
Chief Deputy District Attorney
Adolph Alexander that- the en
gineer, Frank Parrish, threw the
train into emergency "and
nothing happened."
Smith, under treatment for
back injuries, said he called out
as the train passed the 15 miles
per hour warning sign and re
ceived a waved acknowledg
ment from Parrish. However,
the train continued to pick up
speed, Smith isaid. He shouted at
Parrish to throw the brake into
emergency, and the engineer did
so but it failed to operate.
Conirolled by Pedal
The emergency device would
theoretically stop the train auto
matically. It is controlled by a
pedal which the engineer must
keep depressed with his foot at
all times while the train is in
operation. Should an engineer
collapse he would fall away
from the pedal and release the
stopping mechanism.
Parrish, 61, said he blacked
out before he came to the dan
gerous curve. He told investiga
tors he had no recollection of
releasing the dead man's control
pedal. But he said he was aware
of something happening just be
fore the crowded two car diesel
commuter train lurched over on
its side.
The engineer said he had "a
Douglas Speaking
Against Gas Bill
Washington OJ.R) Sen.
Paul H. Douglas hit the half
way mark today in his speech
making campaign in the Senate
against the controversial natural
gas bill.
The Illinois Democrat held the
Senate floor for the third day
in a row to continue a 150-page
prepared speech, augmented by
tables of figures and charts.
Douglas told a reporter he is
making the marathon speech to
"offset all the nonsense" that
has been said about the bill.- It
would exempt independent nat
ural gas producers from direct
federal rate regulation.
' The long speech, he emphasiz
ed, is no filibuster. Douglas said
he is not trying to block a vote
on the bill the aim of Senate
filibusters. Supporters of -the
bill have made no complaint
about the length of his speech.:
Douglas said the " speech is
aimed at "the framers of public
opinion," newspapers and an es
timated 20,000 "careful" readers
of the Congressional Record.
In 10V6 hours of talking yes
terday and Friday, Douglas com
pleted half his prepared speech,
consuming several ' boxes of
cough djrops in the process. He
was interrupted many times by
questions.
Douglas contends that the bill
would result in higher gas rates
to consumers by some $600,000,
000 a year a charge hotly
disputed by the bill's supporters.
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PLUCKY Ten-year-old
Carol Allen of Gardena, CaL,
blind since birth, shows how
she has mastered art of bike
riding. She steers by "feel,"
feeling bumps as she comes
to them. Carol can also roller
skate and dance.
The enlistment of Negroes as
U. S. soldiers was authorized by
President Lincoln Aug. 25, 1862.
Henry Knox was appointed
ttie first U. S. secretary of war
Sept. 12, 1789.
Central Point Students
Raise Funds for MOD
Students of the Central Point
elementary school have contrib
uted $264.16 to the March of
Dimes, it was reported today by
Aubrey Loper, county campaign
treasurer. Loper said the money
was raised by various projects
a the school.
'Loper said Medford city
schools have already raised
more money for the fight against
pojio than in any previous year,
with a week remaining in the
campaign. The money i came
from various projects within the
schools and through the city
Teens Against Polio program.
Deportation Case
Of Romanian Set
Miami, Fla. (U.P.) Roman
ian industrialist Nicolai Malaxa
goes before a closed Immigra
tion Office hearing Wednesday
to determine if he will be al
lowed to stay in this country.
Malaxa, 72, once termed the
"Henry Ford of Romania," was
picked up by immigration auth
orities last Dec. 16 when he ar
rived from a nine-month busin
ess trip to Argentina. He was
paroled on his own cognizance
and ordered not to leave Florida
until the hearings.
Immigration officials claim
the elderly industrialist did not
make a "full and true statement"
when he claimed preference un
der the available Romanian
quota.
His attorney, Jack Wasserman
of Washington, denied this and
said, "Mr. Malaxa has nothing
to hide. We feel any charge un
justified." He said that Malaxa already
has had a "full investigation
of loyalty, security and every
thing else and is willing to un
dergo another one."
Joseph Savoretti, district im
migration director, explained
that under the Immigration Act
such hearings are closed and
even the records of his case
could not be examined by newsmen.
Old Columbia River
Road Blocked by Slide
Troutdale flJ.R) A slide
blocked the old Columbia River
highway just east of the upper
Sandy river bridge early today.
Highway crews expected to
clear it before noon. It was the'
third time this winter the road
has been blocked , near that
point.
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hazy feeling of seeing an orange
grove" just before he blacked
out. There are orange groves
near Parrish's San Bernardino,
Calif., home but none where the
accident happened.
Treated for Shock
"I'm solely responsible," Par
rish sobbed from his bed at the
Santa Fe hospital where he is
being treated for shock.
He told investigators that it
would be very dangerous to take
the curve where the wreck oc
curred at a speed of more than
35 to 40 -miles an hour. The
curve has a posted limit of 15
miles an hour. But an automat
ic tape recording device in the
diesel showed the train was
speeding at 71 miles an hour
just before the smashup.
The official death toll in the
crash was set at 29 today with
142 listed as injured. Only one
of the dead remained to be iden
tified. The body, listed as "Jane
Doe,", had nine $100 bills
pinned to the undejclothing. It
remained unclaimed in the coun
ty morgue. .
Official investigations planned
were those by the Publiq Utili
ties commission, the city of Los
Angeles and the Interstate Com
merce commission. Rep. Pat
Hillings (R.-Calif.) said in Wash
ington he would urge the ICC to
investigate the accident.
JACKSONVILLE
New Librarian Assumes Job
By MRS. C. S. HOSKINS
Jacksonville The new libra
rian who took over last week at
the Jacksonville library is Mrs.
Helen Roberts, who lives on Val
ley Lane, Jacksonville. Mrs.
Roberts and family moved here
from Massachusetts last spring.
The former librarian, Mrs. Ted
Hewlett, resigned' because of ill
ness. Mrs. M.-Schmidt has been
assisting Mrs. Roberts to get ac
quainted with the work at the
Library.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Book of
Klamath Falls are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Book's daughter,
the Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Turn
bull, at the Assembly of God
church.
Book while here is putting in
all the cabinet work at the new
parsonage . which is in process
of being built next to the church.
The Books expect . to be here
for about two weeks.
Election of officers of a youth
group known as the Christ Am
bassadors at the Assembly of
God church was held Saturday,
Jan. 22, at the church.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cooke
from Springfield were house
guests at the Warren Hazen
home over last week end.
Mrs. Mable McCallie returned
this week from Lebanon where
she visited her sons and families
over the holiday season.
Also returning from a holiday
visit in Huntington Beach, Calif.,
at the homes of her daughter,
Mrs. Jean Archer, and two sons,
Dick and Don, and their fam
ilies, is Mrs. Helen ' Maples, for
merly of the Kottage Kitchen,
Jacksonville.
Mrs. Herbert Hanna flew to
San Francisco last Tuesday to be
with her daughter, Mrs. Clement
Dang the former Anita Andrews,
and her new son. The baby was
born Jan. 11 and has been
named Herbert Gregory.
Mrs. Joanne Misener and hus
band, Anaheim, Calif., are visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Mise
ner's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
David O'Connor, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long,
Ojai, Calif., were guests this
week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Riley Norris. Mrs. Long is
Riley's sister. The Longs were
here to attend the funeral at
Dillard, Ore., for Mrs. Milton
Norris, and drove to Dillard
from here. They stayed here
with the Norris family for a few
days.
Mrs. Tim Spellman was guest
of honor at a baby shower given
by Mrs. Kenneth Norris in Jack
sonville last week. Twelve
guests were present for the occa
sion. Games were played; re
freshments served and many
gifts presented. The Spellmans
are from Prospect, and are tear
ing down the old Miller resi
dence on North Oregon st., Jack
sonville, and plan to build a new
home at that location in the near
future.
Mrs. Florence Whitley left
this week to go to Cottage Grove
where she was called due to the
serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. Grace Smith, who visited
here during the Christmas holi
days, and had just returned
home.
Mrs. Anna Rumley returned
this week from Oakdale, Calif.,
where she was called recently to
the home of her sister, Mrs. Mar
gie McCollum, whose husband
was seriously ill but is now im
proving nicely, according to Mrs.
Rumley.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Kamberg
and daughter, of Newport, Ore.,
were week end visitors at the
home of Mrs. Kamberg's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs.- P. E. Ma
theny. The Royal Neighbor Coffee
West Coast-Europe
Air Hearing Planned
Washington U.R) Hearing
may be held in Portland, Ore.,
next spring on an airline route
from the West Coast to Europe
across the North Pole, a Civil
Aeronautics Board examiner in
dicated today.
Harold B. Say, -Washington
manager of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, suggested that
Portland be the scene of some
of the hearings. . Examiner Wil
liam Madden took it under ad
visement. Say appeared before Madden
today at a pre-hearing confer
ence on applications by Pan
American and Trans-World air
lines for franchise to establish
polar passenger service and
cargo service between (West
Coast cities and Europe. Madden
indicated that hearings would
get under way in about 90 days.
Klatsch for the March of Dime
fund drive will be held for this
week at the home of Mrs. B. J.
Christianson on Wednesday
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 1040
South Third st. Mr. Christianson
will be assisted by Mrs. Patty
Maddox and Mrs. Jerry Mont
gomery. Anyone interested is in
vited. A March of Dimes dance was
sponsored last Saturday night by
the Jacksonville Lions club with
music supplied by Johnny Lusk
and his six-piece band. The
dance was held in the Jackson
ville Community hall.
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