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Nathan Leopold
Asks Commutation;
Has Offer of Job
Springfield, III. W Nathan
Leopold, 52, partner in the Loeb
Leopold thrill-slaying of little
Bobby Franks in 1924, today
sought commutation of his 85
year Stateville prison term.
An application was presented
to the State Parole and Pardon
board for forwarding to Gov.
William G. Stratton.
Offered Job
Leopold has won the support
of a former University of Chi
cago classmate, who offered him
a job as head of a manufacturing
firm's foreign department, and
Dr. J. B. Rice, who directed a
study of malaria in which Leo
pold took part.
It was this participation that
prompted ex-governor and 1956
Democratic nominee for presi
dent Adlai Stevenson to shorten
the original 99-year sentence to
85 years.
Leopold has been a "model"
prisoner. Attorney Elmer Gertz
said, and has skill in foreign
languages which would enable
him to hold down the job of
fered by Arnold Maremont.
Maremont Is a Chicago indus
trialist. Aided i Sxperiments
Leopold and several hundred
other prisoners participated in
the World War II malaria ex
periments at Stateville.
Hi parole plea in 1953 was
deniej, ats were requests for re
hlin(s i 1955 and last De-
Crt eontended Leopold has
JOBea sufficiently punished and
Ottar been eehnbilitated. He said
(if u client is released he will
'lead 9 decent life.
8mt Senaiex Sikmi
Tn enle surviving member of
JHbM afrael's immediate fam
ily, his sister, Mrs. Richard J.
G'taAr mt Chicsjfo, refused to dis
cuss Btr bcstlisvo; about the latest
pie.
After fiewring arguments, the
parole tfntrd will forward its
recommendation to Gov. Strat
ton, ho feill maka the decision
on freeing Leopold.
Atomic Test Blast
Scheduled Thursday
ls Vefas The Atomic
Enerf Commission today re
vo$la1 that it planned to fire
its emtt atomic blast Thursday
at XiO .m. (PST) instead of
Fri4f a previously announced.
Th ouc leer device was the
one; that turned out to be a dud
Juft it and had to be disarmed
by ire scientists. The AEC indi
cated that the test was advanced
24 hour because it took less
O timg Umo expected to reassem
ble tjnt iirirm mechanism of the
device wtuco failed to fire be
cause at power failure.
The called Ziablo, will
be touehsd off from atop a 500
foot steel $ower. The charge is
expected to be one of the small
est of the current test series.
WALKING FHOM CHAPEL after being married in reli
gious ceremony, William S. Girard, American soldier
facing trial for slaying Japanese woman, and bride, Haru
Sueyama, head for reception at Camp Whittington where
he is under arrest pending court action. (International)
Around Hollywood
By ALINE MOSBY
United Press Correspondent
o
Editor's note: Marjorle Best, trous
ers expert at Warner Studio, write
about men's clothes in today's guest
column irom Hollywood.
By MARJORIE BEST
Written for 'the United Press
Hollywood IW Clark Gable
has the kind of figure that well
fitting trousers are proud to be
on.
I recently designed Mr.
Gable's wardrobe for "Band of
Angels," in which he plays a
plantation owner of the Civil
War period.
Many people find it an un
usual circumstance that a
woman should design clothes
for men. Since coming to Warn
ers along with their purchase of
United Costume Co., some years
ago, I have specialized in putting
male stars in buckskin britches.
For years I did just that for
Errol Flynn, who will never be
surpassed in his adaptability to
colorful period clothes. To me,
he was every inch the proper
male in style and figure. I've
also designed costumes for Burt
Lancaster, especially during his
swashbuckling days when he
muscled Virginia Mayo through
flames and arrows, and when
he romped up the masts in "The
Crimson Pirate."
Proper Physiques
Three other male stars, with
which I have worked and who
have the proper physical qualifi
cations for outdoor and period
costumes, are Alan Ladd, Rock
Hudson and Guy Madison.
Other than a fundamental
conservatism and an insistence
on perfect fitting, the only spe
cial thing I noted about Mr.
Gable's taste was his affection
for pearl stickpins and polka
dot ascots. He likes to wear them
wherever possible.
Ordinarily a designer of ac
tors' costumes must be excep
tionally careful of neckwear. A
star wearing a gaudily patterned
necktie or a flamboyant bowtie
is likely to attract more audi
ence attention to his adams
apple than to the expressions on
his face.
All of Mr. Gable's clothes in
"Band of Angels" are basically
authentic for the period. We
have taken a few minor liber
ties, however.
Clothes Tightened
For instance, this was the bag
gy period for men, and in the
interest of displaying Mr.
Gable's fine physique, we have
tightened up his clothes some
what more than was usually
done in the 1860s. His cufflinks
and studs, incidentally, are
made from antique buttons, and
it's a shame they don't get any
closeups.
I find that in the matter of
clothes, men are very much like
women. They are rightfully con
cerned with how they are
dressed, and they invariably
have something they like to
point out to the designer such
as, "One of my shoulders is low
er than the other." I "always
laugh to myself, because there
is not one man or woman out of
hundreds who doesn't have one
shoulder out of line.
In costuming stars, I always
try to emphasize their best
physical point. If a man has a
slim waist, I dress him so that
it shows off. If he has good
straight legs, narrow hips or
broad shoulders, I try to em
phasize those points in his
clothes.
Stock Dividends and
Splits Expected To
Continue During 1957
Tuesday, July 9, 1957
MEDFOBD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
BY ELMER C. WALZER
United Press Financial Editor
Now York (IP) Stock divid
ends and stock splits, in the
news during the first half of
1957, are ex
pected to con-
untie in qudii-
tity in the sec-
ond half.
There were
103 stock
splits in the
first half and
that's the most
in many years
for the per- Elmer Walzer
iod. There will be' fewer In the
second but the total may set a
record, the experts anticipate.
Standard & Poor's notes that
stock dividends are contiuing to
gain in popularity as corpora
tions seek to conserve cash to
finance expansion programs.
The effect of a stock dividend
and a stock split is the same, it
is explained. However, there is
a difference in accounting.
Equity Unchanged
Each increases the number of
shares the stockholder has with
out changing the percentage of
his equity.
In the case of a stock dividend,
there is a bookkeeping operation
of transferring to capital account
a portion of earned surplus, leav
ing unchanged the par or stated
value of each share. In the case
of a stock split the par or stated
value is reduced to conform with
the increase in shares.
The usual form of the stock
dividend is much smaller than
Court Records
MUNICIPAL COURT
Michael Fredrick Wooldridge. ex
cessive noise. 55.
bammie Lee umbere-er. violation ot
basic rule. $10.
Charles T. Terry, violation of basic
rule. $10.
John Bert Covello. violation of basic
rule. S10.
Lyle Franklin Eshe. no ooerator s
license. $5.
Roger Earl Welch, violation of basic
rule. $10.
Charles Ray Brainard. disobeyed
traffic signal, $5.
oienaa oene Morns, no driver g li
cense. $10.
oerald Dean orndoff. disobeyed
traffic signal. $5.
Brisom Lamoine Stovall. violation
of basic rule. $10.
Clarence Albert Zeitler. no license
plate light, $5.
Charles Edward Jenks, reckless
driving. $25.
Theodore Weixel, disobeyed traffic
signal. $5.
the split, and stock dividends
often are paid in lieu of cash.
Standard points out that in
vestors o f t en prefer stock to
cash dividends since there is no
tax involved until the stock is
sold and then the profit is treat
ed as a capital gain. Such stock
held for more than six months
and sold produces a long term
capital gam on which the max
imum tax is 25 per cent.
There is a disadvantage in
stock dividents, too. If the com
pany doesn't grow at a rate in
excess of. the rise in share cap
italization, the benefit of stock
dividends will be nullified by
dilution of the equity, Standard
and Poor's notes
The stock splits so far this
year include a large percentage
of utility companies. There was
one railroad Virginian sever
al banks, insurance companies,
and investment companies as
well as a long list of industrials
The split candidates and
stock dividend candidates for the
remainder of the year include
such issues as Allied Chemical,
American Home, Eastman, Gen
eral Electric, 'Firestone, Good
year, Gulf Oil, National Lead,
Shell Oil, Union Carbide, War-
ner-Yambert, Wilcox Oil, and
Freeport Sulphur. Some of these
have been lively issues in recent
stock market sessions.
Russian Turboprdp
Airliner in Debut
London (P The Soviet Un
ion's new turboprop airliner
made its first appearance over
Moscow Monday, flying low
over the Kremlin's towers on
a test flight, Radio Moscow re
ported today.
The broadcast said the plane.
the Ukrainia, cruises at 400
miles per hour and carries 84
passengers.
It gave no further details, but
Western observers said the de
scription indicated the Ukrainia
was similar to the British Bris
tol Brittannia turboprop airliner
now in regular service.
CANADIAN JUSTICE DIES
Banff, Alberta HP) Justice
Henry G. Nolan, 61, of the Su
preme Court of Canada, died
Monday.
DISTRICT COURT
Elmer Wesley Settel. foul hnokine
salmon. $30.
Hiram Clay, violation of basic rule.
$15.
Edna Frances Richey, angling with
out license. $30.
Earl Everett Rohlf Jr.. failure to
stop at stop sign. $10.
John Wade Harper, drunk on public
highway. $30 bail forfeited.
John Lesley Goodman, angling in
closed area. $30.
Stanley LaVerne Parish, failure to
yield right of way, $15.
MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS
Billy Dee Creamer. 3781 South Pa
cific highway, and Dorothy Bernice
Footh. 3761 South Pacific highway.
Richard L. Edwards. Grants Pass,
and OIlie Lucille Shelton. Grants Pass.
Frank Layafette. 115 North Peach
st.. and Florence Van Horn, Central
Point.
V. A. BOWER
FYR-FYTER
SALES & SERVICE
Corner 13th & Newtown St.
Medford, Oregon
To th many friends and customers
of the late V. A. BOWER:
I wish to thank everyone for their
past patronage end ta assure you
that the same courteous service
will be rendered that has been the
policy since the business was first
established by Mr. Bower in 1930.
The same personnel in both sales
and service will continue to serve
you.
Minnie M. Bower
Grace Coolidge Rites Wednesday
Northampton, Mass. (in
Simple funeral services were
planned today for Mrs. Grace
Goodhue Coolidge, 78, former
first lady of the United States,
who died Monday of a heart
ailment.
Arrangements for the funer
al and burial were completed
by John Coolidge, 51, the only
surviving son of President and
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge.
There are no calling hours and
friends are asked not to send
flowers. Contributions may be
sent to the Heart Fund or to
the Clarke School for the Deaf,
where Mrs. Coolidge, a teacher,
first met the quiet young lawyer
who was destined to become the
30th President of the United
States.
The funeral will be held Wed
nesday at the Edwards Congre-
WATER NO CHASER
San Diego, Calif. (in The
state Alcoholic Beverage Control
department ruled that liquor
could be sold throughout the day
here despite an election on a
$35,000,000 bond issue for an
aquaduct. The board agreed that
a water district vote didn't con
stitute a political election.
gational church here and the
body will then be taken to
Springfield for cremation.
Mrs. Coolidge's remains will
be inurned in the family plot at
Plymouth, Vt., next to the
graves of her husband and their
son Calvin Jr. who died of blood
poisoning at the age of 16 while
his father was in the White
House.
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