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o o O 10 MAIL TRIBUNE, Mc0W. Uomiay, June 16, 1958 o i o Q OPENINg BATTLE against grasshoppers infesting 21 of Colorado's rich farming coun ties, pre-World War II B-18 bomber dumps spray near Kit Carson. ( UPI Telephoto) Senate May Pass Bill to Make Alaska State Within By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington Unless there is a last minute upset of the prevailing political alignment in the Senate, it will pass the Alaskan state- A ?rhood bill within the $ next week or t two and Old "Glory will have 49 stars by year's end. 0 F o 1 1 owing the passage of the Alaska a. aobt smith bill by the House by a vote of 208 to 166 just before Memorial Day, Alaskans had the happy ex perience of their holiday week end being favored with sunbathing weather 85 " in ( 1 f A " Fairbanks. 72 in Anchorage to help dispel the nagging no tion in the States that Alaska is just a land of ice and snow, of little value to the nation. The sun that shone so - brightly that week is still shining figuratively, in Wash ington. Sen. Lyndon B. John ; son (D-Tex.) has said he plans to bring the Alaska bill up in the Senate vfithin 10 days, maybe this week. ' What Counts Most But ghat counts for most '" are two backstage deveop ments which are sure to help '. shape the outcome. These de .. velopments have affected the . two partisan groupings with- in the Senate from which hos tility to statehood has come theo hard core of southern Democrats, and a group of q very conservative Republi i cans. The northern Democrats and Eisenhower Republicans are for statehood. ' The southern Democrats held their first caucut of the '- year last Monday to , discuss - strategy and viewt on vari- ous issues reteted to civil J rights. Statehood i9 such an 'il. issue only because a ney state -1;. would give two more Senate T votes to the nofthem presum abv Pro-civil right roup in - the Senate. ZT" But the Dutherner were Z split on statehoqtf. Sens. Hol- land (Fla.), Long (La.) . and T ' Yarborough (Tex.) I1 ravor Alaskan statehoo. About 14 cppose it. - Given Assurance - Before their caucus, the southern bloc had been given assurances that Hawaii was . not in the cards. Their feel- ings are stronger against Ha waii because as3 a state it - would doubtless elect some colored members of Congress J of OrientgJ extraction. The ' upshot of the conference was that they plan only token op- - position to .Alaska and plan no move to tie the Hawaii bill to Alaska in hopes of killing t both of them. On the Republican side, - Sen. William F. Knowland (R " Calif.) has been demanding assurances for months from 'I' the Democrats that they .would bring up Hawaii right - after Alaska. Republicans . End of Recession Seen 'Very Soon' Washington (UPI) Presi dent Eisenhower's personal economic adviser has forecast ' the recession will end "very - soon" and a "great forward ' movement" in the economy will develop this fall. Dr. Gabriel Hauge said Sunday "resistance, to the downward movement isshqw ing itself and very soon we ought to have this thing - stopped." 7 Hauge, speaking on a tele 1 vision program (NBC) "Youth - " Wants to Know," listed the Xrise in industrial production, the decline in unemployment, ' and increases in personal in come and housing) construc ; :tion as evidence to support his optimism. He said the American pub lic, through its own confi- - d e n c e and efforts, had . "stopped this recession and '. "will soon be able to lift this ' ""economy again on a great for- r '- ward movement." . have traditionally been more favorably disposed toward Hawaii because of its sup posed leanings toward the GOP. The Hawaii bill had been resting in the House Terri tories subcommittee. So with prodding from the Eisenhow er administration, the com mittee put the Hawaii bill "into motion" toward the House floor by passing it out of subcommittee. Little Chance It's conceded by Republi cans that there is little or no chance of final action on Ha waii this session, but they don't want anyone to have ah excuse in the Senate for claiming the bill is bottled up and, therefore, should be tied to the Alaska bill as an amendment. All hands fear such a combination bill would be defeated as it has been in the" past. Knowland and the Republi cans generally now appear agreeable to voting'for Alas- Hawaii will be close behind ka by itself. If no complica- in the next session of Con tions arise to confuse the gress. s That So'?- Alexandria -The Suez Canal isn't 100 years old, but the Red Sea and the Medit erranean have been linked by canal for the better part of the past 4,000 years. The hook-up was originally made by a canal built by the Pharoahs to connect the Nile with the Red Sea. And though it was often rendered useless by sandstoi-ms and earth quakes it was repeatedly restored. I was reminded of this as an Egyptian naturalist point ed out that though scores of types of fish found in the Red Sea are also found in the Sea of Japan, none of them are reported in the Mediterran ean. Conversely, a substantial number of types in the east ern Mediterranean are also known in the Gulf of Guinea, off West Africa, and even in West Indian waters, though not in the Red Sea. Nonetheless, there are 'some 40 kinds of fish, including mullets, sardines, eels, skates, sting-rays and torpedoes that are common to both seas. Since many of these are shall6vv-water fish that sur vive equally well in brackish water, some of them could easily have crossed the Suez Isthmus via the ancient can al system. The probability is,. however, that the crossing be gan long before the canals were dug. According to geologists 50, 000 years or so ago a shallow channel, maybe 30 miles in width, separated Egypt from the Sinai peninsula. At that time the Nile discharged mdSt of its water into the. channel, some of it going into the Red Sea. As the centuries passed the Nile silted up the channel, moving its mouth steadily northward and to the west a 1 o n.g the Mediterranean coast. Barrier Not Crossed Thanks to the tremendous quantities of fresh water pour ing into the channel, and its shallowness, the rock fish of bpth seas made no attempt to cross the barrier. The naturalist discussing this with me was particular ly interested in the gray mul let, which he cited as one of the leading -examples of the fish that was originally com mon to both the Red Sea and Mediterranean. The gray mullet, with a greenish back and rather sil very sides, reaches a top weight of 15 pounds. He is an excellent food fish, and in Egypt is found not only in salt and brackish water but even in fresh, although he never penetrates very far up the river system from the coast. - (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By special arrange ment with the editors of the TT" . 1 a- . fui-j'i.-iupeaia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who ... v - 2 Weeks vote, well over half the sena tors are expected to support admission of Alaska. Why Alaska should be the leader and Hawaii the follow er, just the reverse of past statehood attempts, is hard to explain. Alaska's claim to statehood has greatly im proved with adoption pf a constitution and discovery of oil. Claim Slipped Hawaii's claim appears to have slipped slightly, in the eyes of some conservatives in Congress like Sen. Arthur Watkins (R-Utah), because of charges heard by the Senate Internal Security committee about alleged communist ac tivity in the islands. Hawaii last year elected a delegate to Congress, John Burns, who had support from Harry Bridges and the ILWU, which some claim has hurt Hawaii's chances. But many believe that if Alaska makes it this year, By EUGENE BURNS Ranger-Naturalist ture adventure, the best na ture observation, or the best question on nature and wild life, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence work in a handsome sealerait binding. Each week new submissions will be con sidered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! in care of Medford Mail Tribune, Box 1069, San Francisco, Calif. Cave Junction Chief Of Police Resigns Cave Junction The city council last week accepted the resignation will be effec tive the end of June. Phil Kellar, who was chief of police here for two years and retired in 1956, will be acting chief temporarily until the post can be filled. Turpin came to Cave Junc tion in April, 1957, from Grants Pass. He is leaving for San Rafael, Calif., to accept employment with a construc tion unit. Garcia En Route To U.S. Capitol Honolulu ( UPI) Presi dent Carlos P. Garcia of the Republic of the Philippines arrived in Honolulu Sunday en route to Washington on what he termed a "mission of vital importance." It 'was reported that he plans to negotiate a $300 mil lion loan for his nation while in the United States. He arrived at Hickam Air Force base aboard a char tered Pan American airliner and will continue his trip aboard President Eisenhow er's personal plan, the Col umbine. Garcia told the crowd gath ered to greet him that he is "in high hopes that the great, generous and understanding American people will not fail us, as they have never failed us before." Your if 2fsk WATCH FOR Carload Sale SPUN ROCK INSULATION THIS WEEK Soy Scout Found After 15 Hours Salem (UPI) A Boy Scout who disappeared on a camping trip in the Cascades about 65 miles east of here was found unharmed early on Sunday by the Norman Wil son bloodhounds of Dallas, Ore. Albert Donovan, 16, Salem, was with a group of scouts from Salem Explorer P o. s t No. 106 who were camping at Camp Pioneer near Highway 222. The scouts told police they last saw Albert about one mile from the camp at Temple Lak'e Saturday afternoon. The bloodhounds were call ed in and tracked the boy down about 4 a.m. Sunday. He had been lost about 15 hours and was tired and hungry, but unhurt, officers said. The boy told a scout officer the trail he took to get back to the camp led away from the camp. Accused Killer on FBI 'Wanted' List ' Washington (UPI) An accused killer whose troubles with the law began at the age of 13 was placed on the FBI's list of "ten most want ed fugitives" today. He is Angelo Luigi Pero, pudgy, 53-year-old ex-convict who once raised pigeons as a hobby and prefers conserva tive business suit to more colorful hoodlum garb. Pero and a friend already on the "most wanted" list are charged with murdering a 17-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., youth in gangland style last March. The youth, Alexander Menditto, died nine days aft er five bullets, were pumped into him on a New York City street. Operating Engineers Authorize Strike ' Portland - (UPI) Mem bers of the International Un ion of Operating Engineers have authorized the union to order a strike if negotiations with the Associated General Contractors fail, a union spokesman said today. Dick Cleveland, secretary of the union's Portland local 701 said the union Sunday reject ed a three-year package offer from the employer group but that negotiations would con tinue here Tuesday. Union members voted 1069 to 69 in favor of a strike au thorization. The union has 5, 550 members in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The union and AGC have been negotiating since Octob er. The previous contract ex pired last January. ' $4,137 Found Inside Shirt of Pensioner Noonday, Tex. (UPI) Smith county officers found $4,137 in old bills sewed in side the shirt of Wil Swancy, 78-year-old Negro old-age pen sioner killed Saturday night when struck by an automo bile. Officers said the money was wadded up in a cloth pouch sewed into the shirt. Many of the bills were discolored and some of them dated back to a 1934 series. Relatives said the old farm er didn't believe in banks and had been carrying the money with him for years. He lived in a shack and never allowed himself any luxuries. .' Highway patrolman James H. Hinsley said Swancy ap parently walked out in front of an automobile driven by William W. Wilson of Plain view. The impact threw him nearly 75 feet. TREASURY REPORT Washington (UPI) The Treasury issued a final report on its recent $9,550,000,000 fi nancing. It said holders of three maturing issues ex changed all but $356 million worth of their securities for the new Treasury issues offer ed. Subscriptions for a new 2 per cent bond totaled $7,384,371,500. The balance of the rollover, $1,815,261,000, went into a 1V4 per cent cer tificate. New LYING IN BED at Chicago hospital, Mrs. Mae Winsberg, 58, whose heart stopped beating at least 20 times during two-day period, hears explanation from Dr. David Berkson of how electronic machine saved her life by shocking heart into renewed pumping after each stop. (UPI Telephoto) What Is The Law? This column is prepared as a public serrice by the College of Law. Willamette University, Salem, to explain basic legal principles, not to provide legal advice. The reader is cautioned not to apply these cases to his own problems without an attorney's advice, for differing facts may change the outcome. Who Loses When a Forger or an Imposler Profits? Jim Shadyman paid for a tailor-made suit by forging Joe Doakes' signature to a sizeable check. The tailor in turn obtained payment from Cityville bank. Following dis covery of the forgery, who must take the loss for the amount of the check: Joe Doakes, the Cityville bank or the tailor? Because the law requires the bank to know the signa tures of its depositors, the bank cannot charge Joe's ac count. Joe did not direct the bank to pay the tailor; there fore the bank wrongfully paid the check. The most clever forgeries do not cancel the bank's responsibility to honor only valid signatures, and the bank must take the loss even though it was not negligent in ascertaining the forgery. Suppose, however, that Jim Shadyman becomes an impos ter of a different kind by con vincing a businessman in a nearby community that his name is Bonaparte and that he owns a tract of land in Cityville. The businessman checks the records to confirm that the specified land is owned by one . Bonaparte be fore accepting a mortgage on the land from Jim, alias "Bonaparte," as security for a $3,000 loan. .Jim promptly endorses the name "Bona parte" on the $3,000 check given him by the business man, receives payment from the Community bank and flees with the money. When the facts of the transaction be a modern room it dehumidifies and filters tbe air removing excessive moistttre, dust, dirt, and pollens cleansing the air of unpleasant smoke and odors ... it provides the exact temperature you wsot in your home automatically, . . with modern home air coiKBtionirtg, you sleep better, feel better, look better, foe betted Q TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH AND TOUR DISEOSITION MVF fiFTTPft ",i come clear, who loses the $3,000? Forgery Not Involved This time the bank is free of responsibility because for- eerv is not involved. The businessman thought he was making the check payable to a responsible party named Bonaparte, and, in so doing, he directed the bank to pay the $3,000 to the check payee. The law -therefore regards him as having made the check payable to the physical per son under the name of Bona parte, with whom he dealt. Jim assumed the title of "Bonaparte" by virtue of the businessman's intention; his endorsement as Bonaparte transferred that title. The businessman should have checked more closely in to Shadvman because he is responsible for the commit ments he chose to make. His only remedy is against the imposter. Trucker's Body Taken From River Eugene (UPI) The body of a Salem truck driver whose truck plunged ' into the Mc Kenzie river June 5 near here was recovered by Lane coun ty sheriff's deputies Sunday night near the Coburg bridge, about five miles downstream from the scene of the acci dent. The victim was identified as Eldon C. Reynolds, 30, Salem, a truck driver for Harbert Brothers Construc tion Company of Estacada. FOR A HAPPIER, air coodctkmer is easily znd h SEE YOUR FAVORITE APPLIANCE DEALER FHA Stud Choice on Washington (UPI) The Federal Housing Administra tion is studying a'proposal to give future home buyers with FHA - insured mortgages a choice of How to pay the in surance premium. Home buyers now include in their monthly payments a one-half of one per cent charge figured annually on the unpaid balance of a mort gage. Under the proposed change the buyer would be given the option of paying the entire premium when the home loan is made probably at between 5 and 6 per cent of the principal amount. The plan was suggested to FHA Commissioner Norman P. Mason at a closed-door meeting with an advisory committee of bankers, life in surance representatives and other lenders. To Be Studied Members of the committee doubted that a lump sum pay ment would mean any savings for home buyers. Mason said he would study the matter. Meantime FHA officials threw cold water on another proposal that FHA reduce its insurance premium to a sin gle, one-half of one per cent charge on the principal amount of the mortgage. That plan was advanced by build er William Levitt of the Le vittowns in New York, Penn sylvania and New Jersey. He said it would mean lower monthly payments. One FHA official said Le vitt's suggestion was "com pletely preposterous." He said it took no account of the agency's need for protection against default on more than $21 billion of mortgage insur ance now in force. Levitt con tended that the FHA's $600 million reserve was more than ample protection. 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