Phony Auto Accident Insurance Claims Being Investigated in State
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AMOS E. VOOHHIES
, ' Funeral To Be Monday
Amos Voorhiesr
Dean of Oregon
Publishers, Dies
Grants Pass HUPB- Amos' E.,
Voorhies, 91, dean of Oregon
newspaper publishers and
president of the Courier Pub
lishing' Co., died Thursday
evening.
Voorhies never regained
consciousness after buffering
a stroke Oct. 14. e had re
mained active in newspaper
work until he suffered the
stroke, . .
Voorhies purchased the now
daily Grants Pass Courier 63
years ago when it was a
struggling weekly, e also held
television and radio interests
in Southern Oregon.
To Grants Pass in 189S
Born on a farm near Green
ville, Mich., in 1869, Voorhies
went to Portland after gradu
ating from high school and
worked as a printing. appren
tice.; In 1895 he came to
Grants Pass as foreman on the
weekly, Oregon Observer.-,
He purchased the Rogue
River Courier'' 63 'years ago.
The paper became a daily in
1910, and changed its name to
the Grants Pass Courier in
1919.
Award Established
is contributions jptgpa
journalism resulted' 1ft" the es-.
tablishment of a special award
in his - riame,--whtch--is pre
sented annually to the journal
ist in Oregon contributing
most to the profession in the
state; 7 7.'
He is survived by his wid
ow, Lulu; a son, Earle E. Voor
hies, a grandson, John E.
Voorhies, and a great-granddaughter,
Sandra Voorhies. .'
Funeral services will be
held here Monday at 10 a.m.
at L. Bi all funeral home.
SPRAGUE IMPROVES
Salem - OIPD - Former Gov.
Charles A. Sprague, who un
derwent emergency surgery
this week, was described in
good condition today in Salem
Memorial hospital. The 73-year-old
editor and publisher
of the Oregon Statesman had
a good night Thursday night,
attendants said.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Partly cloudy to
nisht and Saturday morning.
A few lot patches durlnt early
moraine hours. MosUy sunny
and a little warmer In after
noon. 'Low' tonljht 35. Wan
Saturday 62-65. . Temp
Highest Yesterday 53
Lowest This Mornlm Jl
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today ...... .01
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today ... 5:10 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow .... 6:41 a.m.
Moonset tomorrow .... 1:32 a.m.
rull Moon (Hunter's
Moon) -Nov. 1
The planet, Venus, tonlrht ap
pears above the star, Antares.
In a few weks the eastward
movement of Venus on Its or
bit around the Sun will brlns
It near the planet, Jupiter.
Compound 1080 Reported
To Be Harmful To Man
Compound 1080 used in
predatory animal control here,
is definitely lethal to all ani
mals and should not be used
for that purpose. Dr. B. J.'
Gitzen, local veterinarian
said today.
A petition is being circu
lated - by area sportsmen
against placing any more poi
son bait stations containing
1080 in Jackson county, Dr.
Gitzen said. Many of the coun
ty's veterinarians, also, have
already signed it, he said.
Compound 1080 will kill a
man if he happens to get it
on a scratch on his hand, Dr.
Gitzen said. It's made of the
same chemical compound used
for a nerve gas developed by
the United States during
World War II. but never
used. ,
It was reported that two
years ago in Klamath Falls
an autopsy on some pigs
showed that they had eaten
a dead deer which had eaten
something containing Com
pound 1080.
"The saying is that the
poison will go down through
nine generations of cougars
without changing iU com-
Federal, Stale, j
Bar Officials
Conduct Probe
Fraudulent Ring
Said in Evidence
Portland-OIPD-The president
of the Oregon Bar. Associa
tion disclosed today that fed
eral, state and bar officials
have been conducting for sev
eral months an investigation
into possible phony auto ac
cidents and fraudulent dam
age claims, i'
"There is some evidence
that such a fraudulent scheme
has existed," Dean Bryson,
president of the bar, said.
The case was reported to
be before . a ' federal grand
jury.- ' '
i A select team of city, coun
ty and state police, members
of the bar, postal inspectors
and .the FBI' have been in
vestigating the case. A police
investigator said evidencebe
ing presented before the fed
eral grand jury might require
another month. , ;
Statement Given ' '
' Bryson said: "The Oregon
State Bar has been asked con
cerning a rumor that an am
bulance chasing scheme and
phony auto accident ring is
being probed by various fed
eral agencies, the city and
county police and the Oregon
Bar. The allegations are that
Oregon attorneys,- physicians
and surgeons and local people
are involved. '
"The fact is that such an
investigation has been and
now is being conducted on all
reported violations. There is
some evidence that such a
fraudulent scheme has exist
ed." - s i
Pledge Received -
He said the, bar "has con
ducted investigations concern
ing five attorneys and a few
others are under investiga
tion." He added "the attorneys
charged with unprofessional
conduct are of course inno
cent until proven guilty of at
least one of th charges."
Investigators said they had
asked for and received a
pledge from several reporters
from the Oregon Journal and
the Oregonian. to write, noth
ing about theprobe earlier
so as hot fo "possibly ' hamper
the case;-!;;:': r 7l '!;'.' j
One reporter said the accident-insurance
claims racket
may have involved . "more
than $250,000 oyer a period
of years." : ' j j
President To Plug
Nixon Candidacy
Washington (I1PB Presl
Hunt F.ispnhower- tfoes on na
tionwide television tonight to
make his first major cam
paign speech on behalf of
r,np residential .: nominee
Richard M. Nixon.
: The Chief Executive was
scheduled to speak from Fhll-
nslnKla uhero hp will dellV-
auii ,
er the address before an esti
mated 1,200 persons at din"
ner sponsored by the Pennsyl
v a n i a Nlxon-for - President
committee.
. p r e s i d e nt Eisenhower's
speech for Vice President
Richard Nixon's candidacy
will be seen on KBES-TV at
10 o'clock tonight.
Negotiations for
TV Debate CoJapse
With Kennedy In Pennsyl
vania -(UPU- Negotiations for a
fifth television debate be
tween Sen. John F. Kennedy
and Vice President Richard
M. Nixon collapsed in a "no
agreement" stalemate today.
pound and kill every one of
them," Dr. Gitzen said. "It's
difficult to tell the difference
between Compound 1080 and
strychnine. We have a good
antidote for strychnine, but I
don't know any for 1080."
Veterinarians recommend
use of strychnine for poison
baits, since an animal or per
son who mistakenly eats it
might be saved if caught in
time, the veterinarian said.
He said ' a dog had been
brought to the. Gitzen clinic
from Prospect and had been
saved from strychnine poison
ing. G. M. Patterson, supervisor
of rodent and predatory ani
mal control for the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service for south
west Oregon, will explain his
poison bait program at 8
o'clock tonight in the county
court room to sportsmen, live-
stockmen and the general
public.
During a meeting last Fri
day Patterson told a group in
the county court room, con
sisting mostly of stockmen
that the poison bait program
was carefully operated and is
not dangerous to humans.
Twfc 7 - ftrrasted .as Russian
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ACCEPTS GIFT Sen. Frank Carlson, cen
ter) Republican from Kansas, was presented
a gift from Gov. Mark O. Hatfield by Ore
gon Committeeman Lowell Paget (right)
this morning prior, to a coffee hour in his
Nixon's Experience
Cited by Carlson
At Coffee Session
"If there was any time
when Republicans had quali
fied candidates for president
and vice president, it is now,"
Sen. Frank Carlson (R-Kan.)
said this morning during a
coffee hour at the Medford
hotel.
Carlson cited Richard Nix
on's experience as vice presi
dent and the many contacts
he has made in foreign coun
tries during his travelr He
mentioned that Henry Cabot
Lodge's dealings in the Unit-
Spending Among
Topics of Debate -By
Porter, Durno
Eugene IUPII Rep. Charles
O. Porter and State Sen. Ed
win Durno (R-Medford), rival
candidates for Congress in
Oregon's 4th district, clashed
over foreign policy, domestic
issues and campaign spending
in a live television debate
over KVAL-TV here. Thurs
day night.
Porter, the Democratic in
cumbent, said Durno opposes
federal aid to education and
medical care for the aged
under social security.
Favors Assistance
Durno said he favors assist
ance to the aged, starting
with the time they retire,
with snerial emDhasis on edu
cation, recreation, vocational
therapy and then meaication,
If it Kppnmps nppessarv. He
said the Forand Bill for Medi
care would have been a
"death bed dole.
Durno said he favored fed
pml alH tn higher 'education
to speed assistance in social
and scientific endeavors, ne
added, however, that he
1H resist anv federal aid
on elementary and secondary
levels which threatens nome
rule.
Fund Questioned
Porter questioned the size
of Durno's campaign fund
and said Durno was spending
three times more than he was
on television advertising. Por
ter asked his Republican ri
cal where he got his cam
paign funds.
Durno accused Porter of
using his oCngressional mail
ing privileges to distribute
campaign literature. Porter
denied Durno's statement
tht he has $50,000 for his
campaign.
Should Change Policy
Porter also said he favors
massive' recreational devel
opments such as a Dunes Na
tional ' Seashore and lavors
the re-establishment of Am
prlnan moral orestifze in the
world. The congressman also
said the United States should
change its policy toward the
treatment of dictators.
Durno charged that Porter s
nnnaralleled follies" in for
eign affairs "are paralleled
only by his futility in domes
tic affairs."
CAR IDENTIFIED
Eugene fUPD State police
identified a car which was
found submerged Thursday in
the swift waters of the Wil
lamette river near Jasper as
one belonging to Irvin Gail
Craiein. 23. Jasper, missing
since Tuesday night. No trace
of Craigin has been found
honor at the Medford hotel. Among those
present at the presentation was Joe Walsh,
(left) Jackson County Republican Central
committee chairman.
ed Nations on international
problems particularly quali
fies him.
A 'recording of the talk
given today by Congress
man Chet Holifield (D
Calif,), at a luncheon at the
Medford , hotel will be
broadcast at 7:05 o'clock
tonight over radio station
KMED. -
- Included in the tape will
be an introduction of the
congressman by Congress
man Charles O. Porter,
Democratic candidate from
the fourth district. Hoji
field was in southern Ore
gon today campaigning in
; Porter's behalf.
.The Canifornia congress
man arrived in Medford
about 12:30 o'clock this af
ternoon at the Medford air
port. He was met by Porter
and other Jackson .county
Democratic officials.
John F. Kennedy doesn't
have the background or expe
rience of either Nixon or
Lodge, Carlson added.
"International problems are
more important than domestic
issues,' the speaker, contin
ued, "because our internation
al policies will determine
what our domestic policies
will be."
In speaking of the Cuban
situation, Carlson said that it
probably will be worked out,
but will take a lot of patience
on the part of the United
States. He said that the U.S.
must be firm in dealings with
Cuba.
U.S. Misunderstood
The United States is misun
derstood in many foreign
countries, the senator contin
ued, due to the vast amount
of propaganda put out by the
Russians. He said that the
United States must also in
crease its use of propaganda,
and commented that Presi
dent Dwight Eisenhower has
asked for millions of dollars
for this purpose, but the Dem
o c r a t i c congress wouldn't
give it to him. ' (
Senator Carlson arrived in
Medford Thursday evening
and spoke in Grants Pass. Fol
lowing a breakfast there this
morning he drove to Medford.
He attended a luncheon at
the Mark Antony hotel in
Ashland at noon.
Between 20 and 30 persons
attended the coffee hour this
morning.
Traveling with the senator
while he is in Oregon were
three state Republican offi
cials. He is scheduled to speak
in Klamath Falls tonight and
will return to Kansas Satur
day.
4-H Fair Building
Again Broken Into
Vandals broke in to the
Jackson county 4-H building
for the fourth time in as many
nights last night. Nothing was
reported stolen, but as in the
three previous break-ins a
considerable mess was made
on the inside of the building.
Police suspect that juven
iles are responsible for the
break-ins. Entry to the build
ing all four nights has been
made through broken win
dows. In Wednesday night's break
in, numerous papers and food
stuffs were thrown around the
building and some minor dam
age was done to a stove and
other appliances in the build
ings kitchen.
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Saturday Parade
Among Activities
At SOC Event
Ashland A parade start
ing at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow
will be one of the highlights
of Southern Oregon college's
homecoming activities. Main
event in the homecoming ac
tivities will be tomorrow aft
ernoon when the Red Raiders
meet the Eastern Oregon col
lege Mounties in a football
game at Fuller field.
Scheduled today in connec
tion with homecoming are a
variety show, which also will
be. repeated tomorrow, and a
bonfire and rally at the
north end of Fuller field, fol
lowing the variety show at 8
o'clock tonight in the Britt
ballroom. .
i. The show is. also scheduled
at 'noon tomorrow. i
'David '. Maxwell, ' co-chair
man of the parade committee,
said 15 floats have indicated
they plan to enter the parade.
Also featured in the parade
will be bands from Southern
Oregon college, Crater High
school in Central Point, Phoe
nix High school, and Talent
Junior High school.
Joan Houston, homecoming
queen, will be introduced at
the bonfire and rally tonight,
along with members of her
court, Marilyn Mooney, Syl
via Yell, Pearl Hasegawa and
Sally Groves. ,
The Queen and her court
also will participate in half
time ceremonies.
. After the game, alumni are
invited to a tea sponsored by
Sigma Epsilon Pi. New resi
dence halls will be open for
public viewing between 4
and 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Climaxing the "Big Pow
Wow" will be a dance in the
Britt ballroom starting at
9:30 p.m. Saturday with mu
sic provided by the Corsairs,
a four-piece band. . ,
Bulletin
Missoula, Mont. -flJIMU A
Northwest Orient Airlines
four-engine DC4 crashed
into a mountainside 22
miles west of here', today,
killing all 12 aboard. The
flight originated at Port
land, Ore., and its destina
tion was Minneapolis, Minn.
"Faster,
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HOLIFIELD ARRIVES Congressman Chet Congressman Charles O. Porter, who is seck-
Holifield, (D-California), right, arrived in ing reelection in the fourth congressional
Medford about 12:30 o'clock this afternoon district. Representative Holifield is cam-
for a speaking engagement at the Medford paigning in southern Oregon in behalf of
hotel. He was greeted at the airport by Porter.
Regional Edition
Medford
18 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER
Awards Presented
At ATUF
Ashland - About 80 people
attended the Ashland-Talent
United Fund victory award
banquet last night at the
Mark Antony hotel here.
Dr. John Bradshaw, fund
chairman, informed the gath
ering that $22,688 has been
contributed by area busi
nesses an private citizens, put
ting the fund well over its
goal for this year. .
G. R. (Spike) Durham, ex
ecutive director of the Ore
gon United Appeal, congratu
lated ATUF workers for be
ing the, first in the West and I
second in the nation to reach
their goal. The drive started
Arson Case Being
Probed by Police
Ashland - Oregon state po
lice are continuing their in
vestigation of an attempted
arson at the John C. Cotton
Mill, Ashland, about mid
night Wednesday.
Charles L. Gettling, night
watchman at the mill, told
police that he saw a person
run to . a small pile of scrap
lumber and then run back to
his vehicle. He attempted to
stop the person, and fired six
shots at the- rear of the
vehicle.
He told officers that a fire
had been started in the scrap
pile which he extinguished.
The scraps were reported to
have smelled of kerosene.
The scrap pile, was about
100 feet from a shed which
housed equipment for the mill
and was across the road from
the mill. ' ' ' '
The same night a small riot
between upper and lower
classmen at Southern Oregon
college resulted in the light
ing of the pile of wood scraps
which had been collected at
the campus for the Homecom
ing bonfire. State police said
that there is a possibility the
two Incidents are related.
Dammit!"
Banquet
Sept. 26 and concluded Sept.
30. . .-, ,
: Durham said the ATUF has
set an example for the nation
and community to follow. He
praised all fund workers for
"a job well done."
"The United Fund is great
because it is a program help-
ing . demonstrated human
needs," Durham said
He called on the ATUF to
keep the donors informed on
what their contributions are
accomplishing.
-; Bradshaw gave special'
thanks to fund executives, di
vision chairmen, various com
mittees which contributed
special services and publicity
media. . , , . ,
Plaques for' recognition of
special services rendered
went to Dom Provost Jr., as
sistant drive chairman and
Bradshaw, drive chairman.
Mrs. Faith McCullough and
Paul Antonv.. camrjniffn nrn.
motion chairmen, also " re
ceived special plaques.
, Special : thanks of ATUF
members went to Howard Wi
ley, fund president. C. M. Lit-
wilier, vice president, Floyd
Hoadley, treasurer and Mrs,
R. G. Tabor, executive secre
tary. ; . - j
Special awards were also
presented to the following di
vision chairmen:
Jack Weaver, Hugh McKee
ver, Jay Dent, Ron Maxwell,
Lowell and Carol Anderson.
Phil Selby, Roland Chase,
Clint Lorber, Dr. W, W. Wel
ter, Bill Patton, Frank Davis
and Clyde E. Smith.
News media also received
awards. Awards also went to
businesses and organizations
with at least five emnlovees.
who pledged 80 and 100 per
cent of their full quota. First,
second, third and fourth time
awards were given. .
Sardine Creek
Woman Asks Bail
Poison bait stations were
requested for the Sardine
Creek area today -bv Mrs.
George Smith, of Sardine
Creek, County Commissioner
Ralph James said
Mrs. Smith reported by
phone that she has lost eight
lambs in one week and out
of the flock has been able
to save only 21 lambs from
coyotes.
"The coyotes are coming
down into the fields and yards
around Sardine Creek," Mrs.
Smith said. "I looked out my
window yesterday when I
heard our dog barking and
saw a large coyote standing
in the center of our back
yard," Mrs. Smith suid.
Local Liquor Outlets
Involved in Hearings .
Portland -(UPI)- The Oregon
Liquor Control Commission
will meet here Nov. 23 to con
sider possible action Involving
10 liquor-by-the-drink outlets
in connection with a contested
OLCC rule on minimum food
sales, an OLCC official said
today.
George Van Berge, OLCC
administrator, said hearings
involved three locations each
in Medford and Portland and
one each in Coquillc, Astoria,
Eugene and The Dalles.
Price 10 Cents
Tribune
28, 1960 No. 190
Five MHS Juniors
In AFS Program
Named Finalists
Five Medford High school
Juniors have been named as
local finalists for the Ameri'
can Field service summer ex
change program, according to
Mrs. R. E. Mencke, local RFS
president.
Chosen were JoAnn John
son, Marsha ; Watson, John
Alansky, Jim Henson, and
David Irving.; '
"..Selections w e r e ? m a d'fr
through Interviews held at the
high school last week by both
school and AFS ptficials. Fi
nalists will now file addition
al forms with the AFS head
quarters In New York City.
; In making the announce
ment today; Mrs. Mencke said
10 students applied for the
program which sends Ameri
can High school juniors into
foreign countries during the
summer months.' The students
live with native families and
tour areas abroad.
Final decision of those mak
ing the summer trip and spe
cific county assignments are
made by the AFS New York
office, the local president con-'
tinued, In past years at least
one MHS student has been se
lected to participate, although
any number may be accepted.
Announcement of those cho
sen is made tn late spring.
Members of the Interview
ing committee here Included
Mrs.H D. Christcnsen, area
chairman; Mrs. Robert Sleet
er, summer program director;
Mrs. P. G, Humphreys, mem
ber for homes; DeAnne Tay
lor, 1060 summer exchange
student; Mike Phillips, MHS
student body president; and
Mrs. Mencke -Also assisting
were Mrs. Grace Berg and
Alex McDonald, high school
deans.
Miss Taylor spoke to over
40 high school students at an
assembly earlier in the month
to familiarize prospective ap
plicants with the program. Re
quirements to compote in
cluded citizenship, a foreign
language background, being a
high, school Junior, and an
adequate scholastic record.
Los Angeles-IUPII-Jurors de
liberating the Finch-Tregoff
murder retrial indicated today
they may be near a decision
when they asked to hear spe
cific excerpts of the case.
Musa, Hatfield's Aide
Clash on Income Tax Bill
Salem - IUPII - State Sen.
Ben Musa, (D-The Dalles), and
the governor's office clashed
today over responsibility for
a 1059 bill to raise income
taxes now a dead horse be
cause the state has a surplus.
The bill came out of the
legislature at the end of the
session and was signed by the
governor. It is designed to
raise $12 million but was re
ferred by a citizens commit
tee and will be on the Nov. 8
election ballot where it Is ex
pected to be defeated.
In a telegram to Gov. Mark
Hatfield, Musa said he is
"amazed at your assertion
that 1059 revenue measure
was product of Democratic
Spies
Soviet Official,
German Charged
With Espionage
Data Sought To .
Pinpoint Targets
New York -(UPD- A Russian
U.N. secretariat official and
a German - born illustrator
were held today in $50,000
bail each on charges of spying
for the Soviet Union. ,
The two allegedly sought
military information for use
in picking bombing targets.
Igor Yaakovlevich Melekli,
47, who was in charge of
translating U.N. documents in
the Russian language, and
Willie Hlrsch, 52, were ar
rested swiftly and suddenly
Thursday night on a federal
indictment charging they con
spired with a former Russian
U.N. official to obtain aerial
photographs and a map of
military installations around
Chicago.
To Pinpoint Targets
The FBI said Melekh indi
cated the information was to
be used to pinpoint bombing
targets.
Melekh was seized in his
West Side apartment in tha
middle of a birthday party for
his 6-year-old son, Mikhail.
Hirsch, who came to this coun
try as a youth but was never
naturalized, was arrested in
his Greenwich Village apart
ment. Neighbors said that
only a few minutes before tha
FBI agents arrived, Hirsch's
wife and young stepdaughter
had been out taking a walk.
Asked To Leave .
The other Russian left this
country at the request of the
United States after his con
tact with the United Nations
ran. out in March, 1959. Ha
was Kirill S.. Doronkin, for
mer film' editor of the U.N.
secretariat's radio and visual
division,., qf ; public informa
tion. In; Janjaary, 1959, the
U.S. missions to- the United
Nations asked the secretary
general to fire him for his ac
tivities in obtaining aerial
photographs of the Chicago
area,' . : i ! - .: -"
Doronkin was named a co
conspirator but not a, defen
dant in the Indictment handed
up : Thursday by a federal
grand Jury in Chicago.
Melekh was the 23rd Rus
sian to be named a spy by tha
United States. . ...
Safe Burglarized
In Medford Tavern
An undetermined amount o
money was taken in a safa
burglary at the Hi-Way tav
ern, 12 North Riverside ave.,
early this morning, according
to Medford police.
Police said the safe was
peeled and it was probably
the Job of an experienced safa
cracker. The burglary was re
ported by Blanche Evilistine
Darby ,an employee at tha
establishment. She told police
that the burglay had to have
taken place between 4:30 a.m.,
when a cleaning, lady left and
5:50 a.m.,. when she arrived
for work.
Entry to the building was
gained through a skylight, po
lice said. The burglar or
burglars apparently broka
into the Klocker Printery
building next to the tavern,
went to the roof of the build
ing and then broke through a
skylight on the roof of tha
tavern. . .. -,
Wadsworth Sick;
Meeting Posptponed
United aNtions, N.Y. -IliPll-U.S.
Ambassador James J,
Wadsworth was confined to
bed by illness today, forcing
postponement of a scheduled
meeting with Soviet Ambassa
dor Valerian A. Zorin to seele
a way out of the East-West
disarmament deadlock.
legislature. Why don't vou
stick to the rugged honesty
you boast so much about and
advise the people that your
state tax commission advised
the legislators if they did not
increase the tax take Oregon
would have an $11 million
general fund deficit?"
Musa said If Hatfield "knew
all along" there would be a
$30 million surplus, "why
didn't you veto the bill Ilka
you did our board of tax ap
peals ami"
Hatfield is campaigning for?
thelGOP today In Michigan
but -the telegram brought a
quick retort from Warna
Nunn, Hatfield's executive
assistant.
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