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Newspaper Page Textfo)?ffil 0) ii rap la) EffillaMP lu'l'ho M'slws a: ' $ lly FRANK JKNHI.NH toKWH llom Colombia, tills U written, U till sciuth und hnivlly i ensured, but our Hinte. ttnrreury : Marshall (who l on the grouiidi .doesn't tirnltulc to pin rciHiiillilllly I(ir what happened mi inlcrnulliiiml 'oinmiiiilsm. Ho points mil lllul j K hut happened III llogolu followed pattern similar tu oullirriiks lliut have provoked nimble In Finnic and vlulenco III Italy. NOTE llml III Bogota CIIURCIIKH -nrf,.....! lii...iltj 'rl..,i iwl'i lIMllil'Ill III Lllllll-AllUiiCa, WllllhO people lilt luhuluun. It IH Chill mier Isilc cil coiiiiiiuiiliil, Him unt AN't'l irllgloilt, They hold lliut religion Is the pnii'goliu of tlir people, teaching thrm to submit to cuiiitliiiird au thority. Mliuo thr puipoMi uf com tl In 1 1 loll) la til UI'KKT coliatlt utrtl ail tltiirlty evcrywhrie auvo In Russia where the raubllhliril older la irm ly bui-krd up by Iho led uuny mid tlr rrd IIIAtltllllull of the nccrrt po jirei thry seek to drhtruy religion wherever thry uprrtilr. It would thrieloic Ik linluiiil for thrm Ui wreck cliurclira In UoguU. f JOfcMKMIIKR, lea.r, that tllla la gucMiwotk. In tlir upm-iicc of ilrprlldiiljlr news, we hiivr to uuriv at what hupiiriird. When wo gums, we put two mid IW'o toitrtlirr itud If thr rrMill arrnu to bo lour wc draw comiuMniis.) TT seems piobublr. on thr sUrnijth of wllul Mulct news wit hnvr tllla moinhiK. that llic Jiilui Ainrricuu rolitrirnro will coitunuo In llogola. That la to say, tlir attempted cum muiit.1 roup uf tlml la whul It really M FAU.KD. Collimuiliftlll, yuu rr, IHN'T Infallible. MKANWHI1.K. the Rumwiis get louithrr III Uieir TALK. A hllfll Soviet official trlla II German youth meeting In Berlin U day Hint the "Mnrahull plan mr.uu the division of Germany, the division of Kurupe-IT MKANS WAR' la that true? The answer U NO! Germany was already divided. It wo divldrd at thr Kibe rivrr. Thui hspiKilrd hi Y.IU 'Mine ran be hlilr doubt thnt thr puiixue of Mo cow hua been to make the Kibe thr western boundary of Russia in Kuropc. It la as near certain a anything ran be thai what has brru liupiell ing In Ilrrllu hua brru mrrely a port J the continuing Iuvli4ii pin pose St drive li out ol Uic UUHSlAtf part of Germany. JQR. EDWARD U. CONDON, chief of thr U. S. buirau uf ataiuiurda, who haa brrn iniide thr tjtmot of rharifra by the house committee on un-Aiiirrlciin activltica. wya in a aurri'h III Nrw York la.il lilt hi: " The United Uutra la 111 thr Klip of hyalrrla and frar, KOIt NO MOUNU KKA8ON8." To Uic rxieiu that areinit a cum niunlal behind every buh and rluigiim everybody with whom we dlauKire with being a cuiiiiiiunlat la obviously a form of hyvtrrla. whnl he aaya la true. lint J ui I the auuir. thrre AKK aouiid renMina for thr frrlnitf uf In aecurlly. of uiicertnlnty, even of cur thnt unqurAtluiiiibly dora extal In thla country. I Fn' 8 Hat hoiiic uf llieae rcuaom. l'or our ihinii. we aren't produc lux enouKh to iiirrt our nreds. Luck ol production memu: I. KntAl wrnkneu in a pinch. In a plnrh, we nerd THINGS plenty of thrm. The Inat war taught ua that. 3. A declining atnudiird of living. A high aluiidiird of living niriins plenty of things. Nothing la truer than that wo can't have what Ian I produced. XHE masa tiiMlucl uf our people ' ' recognize that becutiae of luck uf adruualo production we could get into arrlotiN trouble. What we need la to SNAP our of our Irura and savur unrrrtalntlea and gel buck tu 'work. If wo will do llml, we will have nothing much to worry about. Police Approve Civic Spirit SPOKANE, April 13 A') Police approved tho civic spirit, If not the tc hnl(tir, shown In two reports re ceived yesterday. Nino giillnna nf pnlut and two brushes were stolen from a home, six gallons of pnlnl and two brushes were removed from a local hard ware store. The city la In I hit midst of a clty wlde cleanup campaign. WJATHIR 1 Mai. Mitrll 111 HI Mill, I'rfi IiIUIIii Ual tl hnHO . .'IN NlrfAMi ar U dalr a tin l.aal fwmt , 1.IA Manual VAT nrpi'Aali lin'rvaaliti fluwainaaa, I'raalaital rain Hodlifaaai, I'llICK VW. CKNi'M KI.AMATII 'AI,l-t A'J.-A.. Tl KSDAY, APKH- 13, lilt 8 Telephone Kill No. 1315 ' h (Sommoiiists Losing M k loly , . Lake County Men Blast Forest Roads l.nke county rrprrnrnliillvra lit yMtrnlnyn hiKhwny lutrriin wim mltlri' hriirlnit rnllnl furrht hlyh wuyn in tl)P Htutr tlir "iniidholrjf of Ihf AVMlrm" n tl uriird (lint linmrdl Ht tttrM be Inkrii to complete uil flniihrd forrL hlnhwuy proJrcUi. Kuril ruuclt cupi ftvr-mllr lrilrh on Qtwrts mciuuUln on Ihf KUnmltt-Ikrvlrw highway wrrr rltrit by Jrk Itrlkrur, l.nkr ruunty hMikrkiiiatt, In vlgurous drnunrU lion uf forrkt lilihy potlvy. Ilr proi(Mirl trmiftfrr nf forrtt litxhway money rrum thr tlrpurtnipni of ngri rulturi lu tlir pulillr roncli atlinln Utrntlon. Thr I.ukr drlruutlon Uftknl the IrulAhitom to nirinorlJillz cointrcMi to correct thr frdrrul forcnt hluhway AltUHt.on. Mil (ilvrn llilftcur llMnl the IoIIomiiik load project, of nil du.viea, ua iikjM ur Kriitly nerdlint Improvement : 1. Illfhw.y 60 iKlamiith-Lake-vlen ) In (funrU niounuin kretlon. 2. II. H. hlf hwiiy 395, ( rooked rreck mi-t ion. 2. U'ttriier vullry M-condAry (part of llili job la now undrrway.t 4. Itoad ronnectiiir Hllvrr lake with V. S. hlchway 91 near Diamond Idttif. 5. hprague HUrr road over Klam ath Indian reservation. 6. Completion of rouiily road. 7. Completion of atrrrl paving In Lake view. i. Completion of North J tree I In Lakevlrtr. The takevlrw group hImi plunged Rlroiiulv fur recon nl ruction wtnk on the Willamette hlgliway. hhh t ! DKNVKR, April 13 tA-A Denver aiioihor project hi the federal lorent I Pt writer ntd todiiy a European highway JurUdUUoii. I bound flight of Superforirrwes rrmkc Uike county Joined Klaiimth and " "w of strength for the weatrrn othera in favoring pay-an-you-go j ptiwem" before the April 18 elections highway financing. Including uch " Hly. llenu aa oooaU In the gas tax and I Calllaon. mrltlng under a date rriiuirailoii fee If necewiry. Uls- ! line "Over The Atlantic Aboard a Lake County Men Make Highway Presentation n it u m ..' f 1 ' ini fftY-Yl , - - Three mem ben of Lake county! contingent at the atate highway Interim committee hearinr here yea trrday are iliown In thl picture with Kalph Moore, chairman of the legislative committee. Left to right: County Commlwloner Flu mat llotchklaa. County Judge J. R. Heckman, Kep. Moore and Jack Briscoe, who made the formal Lake county presentation. Bombers May Visit Italy trluutlot of highway money on a bajils of the federal foimula roud mileage, area and population was favored by the Lake contingent. Court Upholds Anti-Red Rule WAHIUNOTON. April 13 Hilltiing 2-1. a special three-Judge court today ruled constitutional two key provisions of Hie Tall-Hartley labor act those rrqiilrlng union of ficers to awpur thry are not com munists and unions to file financial statements. The provisions apply only to tluwc unions which waul to make uso of the national labor relations board! machinery. Hut unions which do not go to NLHH cannot get legal status as exclusive bargaining agent In a plant. ll was the second major court ruling on roiiMitutlouallty of Im IMirtMiit provlslous of the Taft Hartley act. On March 13. U. 8. District Judge Urn Moore ruled un constitutional section forbidding spending of union funds for polit ical purposes. The MLHH has ap liealrd Moorcs ruling to the su preme court. 13-28." wrot this: The group's top officers say they exect to go from Germany to Italy for a show of strength for the west ern powers' before the April IS elec tions." CalllMin Is with what U. 8. air force officials term the mightiest peace time air fleet ever lo be sent overseas. The flight Is en route now to Germany. Calltson added: "The number of Superfortresses and men are secret, but II will take hours for the group to land when they arrive at Purstenfeldbruk. Germany, their 'home' while In Europe . . . Kolluwlng the expected Italian maneuvers by the group, Ihe B-J9 gollaths are expected to fly to Saudi Arabia where the U. S. has one of ll.i biggest H-'.'O airdromes and a point. Incidentally, within close range of mast of Kuuia." Tax Exemption For Medical Expenses, Life Insurance Asked By McKay In Speech Deductions should be allowed In the stale Income tax to allow for medical expense and life Insurance payments up to $250 a year, Doug las McKay, candidate for the re publican nomination for governor, declared In a talk to the Young Republican club here Monday night. "Health and financial security for old age and for survivors are so fundamental to the welfare of the atate that they deserve the en couragement of partial tax exemp tion." the candidate said. In a dinner spech heard by ISO in a well-filled banquet room at the Winema hotel. "Income taxes should be based upon ability to pay but should rec ognize that health and financial Independence are Important not only to the home but to the future Wounded Soldier May Lose Arm WESTOVKR AIR FORCE BASE, Muss., April 13 ill A Portland. Ore., soldier, shot by a Russian sentry in Vienna, may lose an arm as the result of Ihe Incident, phy sicians at the Wc.stovcr Htallon hospital said today. Tho soldier, Pvt. John Qruudrn, arrived hero from Europe last Sat urday. He was to bo transferred to the Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D. C, today. Oruudoi! said he was shot In the shoulder by a HukaIiiii sentry dur ing a street scuffle a month ago. Hanford Slates Atomic School RICHLAND, April 13 M'i Moving to overcome what atomic energy commission chairman. David E. Llllenthal has described as a "critical shortage of trained scientific and technical personnel," Hanford plant officials today announced establish ment of a graduate school ot nuclear engineering for Its employes. The school will be run by F. Ellis Johnson, former dean of engineering at the University of Wisconsin. Johnson said the University of Washington, Washington State col lege, University of Oregon. Oregon State college, and the University of Idaho have agreed to cooperato by granting credits toward degrees for work done here. More than 70 plant employes have signed up for the now graduate study. A similar program of under graduate study last year attracted 500 studrnls. - Johnny Meek, Missing For 20 Years, Sued By State Of Oregon In Condemnation Proceeding lly IIAI.K NCAItllKOlKill Johnny Meek, who disappeared from Klamath Fulls over 30 years ago to escape arrest for tho murder of Johnny Ansel, Is bring sued by thn Nliila of Oregon III a condrmna lloii proceeding over Meek'a homo aleud near Ducky Point. Meek waa thn number one suspect In Iho Ansel nluylng, Dercnibrr .11, Ill'JV. Ha had liomeslcnded n small ulaco nriir tho Wiimpler ranch it 4'tocky Point and three days after tho murder waa culled to como in for tiuestlnnlng. Meek disappeared and Iiiih never been located. The Ansel murder Is the foremost "un solved" crime In Klamath county hlslory. It so happens tho Meek home stead lies near the I. like o' Ihe Woods road and on It Is a cinder pit tho stato highway commission would like to huvo for use In re building and maintenance of tho re sort highway. The condemnation stilt, filed with tho circuit clerk hero, seeks about. 10 acrr of ground for the stale and a.sks that a Jury deride on a rea sonable vitluo for Iho property. The suit aela forth that the high way commission hua made a "dill gent search" and Is unable to locale the owner, Johnny Meek. Named as co-defendant In the suit with Meek Is Mickey Wamplcr, who has paid the taxes on Mcek's homestead for the past 20 years and thereforo Is presumed to have some claim to tho property. Wamplcr Is In possession of the land. The Meek homestead patent has nrver been filed, becauso of the owner's disappearance. Ho had qulllfled for a patent under home stead laws and the paper had been officially signed by everyone neces sary except Meek. Another paper with his name on It Is on file at the sheriff's office. A warrant charging him with first degree murder. T. J. Prather, Basin Pioneer, Passes At 87 Death took another well known Klamath county resident with the death early Monday night of Thom as Jefferson Prather of Keno, well known merchant of that commu nity. "Dad" Prather. as he was famil iarly known, was 87 years at the time of his passing at the home of a daughter. Mrs. Clara E. Sim mers. 645 Alameda, at 7:45 p. m. Monday. Born December 3. I860, at Astor ia. Schuyler county. 111.. Mr. Pra ther moved to Klomath Falls from liliuicn. Colo., on April 14, 1914. At that time he bought the Klam ath Transfer company and oper ated the business until 1017. He then entered the employ of the old Hlrvl Baking company and re mained with the firm for five years. In 1923, he purchased a grocery store In Keno and operated the store until his retirement In 1928. Mrs. Sulena Elnora Prather pre ceded her husband In death on April 8, 1937. A son, Harry, who op crated a drug store at Malin. and a daughter, Mrs. Addle M. Hefner, also preceded their father In death. Survivors Include the two daugh ters, Mrs. Simmers and Mrs. Julls Kemp of Placervtlle. Calif. Final rites will be announced later by Whltlock's. Freedom Train Sponsors Short SPOKANE, April 13 tPt Organi zations sponsoring Ihe freedom train appearance hero today still were $700 short this morning of the SBOOO needed to pay the train's ex penses. Tho Elks lodge, directing the fund raising drive, launched a drive to collect lnst-mlnute pledges needed to meet the quota. The freedom train will arrive la morrow morning and will be open for Inspection hero 13 hours. Spon sors said thry expected 10,000 or more persons to visit It. of fhe stale. The. exemption for ua- ustittl medical expense should par allel the pattern of the federal In come tax which permlu deductions I for medical costs in excess of 5 per cent of income. j "The temporary loss of tax in- come from these deductions would ei'enlually be repaid by greater i prosperity of an important part of I the people and by lowered costs I of public welfare assistance. It is I sound legislation that places human welfare and the security of the home In their proper place of first Importance In a fair and far-sighted apportionment of the tax load." McKay declared for soil and water conservation as a vital fea ture of wildlife conservation. He pointed to the Inevitable effect of Interrupting nature's processes. Coming to the issue between agri culture and wildlife enthusiasts, he said there Is need for over-all coordination- of these activities in the state, so that the best policies could be developed with a minimum of sacrifice on the part of any sound interest. McKay also tackled the subject of the $30 million state Income tax surplus, saying this surplus might well go to tbi million in another year. Noting that there are pro posals to make use of part of this lund for other purposes, McKay reminded his listeners that the In come tax was voted In Oregon spe cifically as a property tax offset. "Before we promise any particu lar activity or group any of this money, we must make a complete study of the overall picture," he said, referring to talk of using in come tax surplus for higher edu cation construction. McKay said Oregon should work out a comprehensive tax program without the sales tax. which should be recognized as a "dead duck." Gordon Loomis Introduced Mc Kay, who came here as a member of the highway interim committee, and remained over last night to make the Young Republican ad dress. . Oeorge H. Flagg. candidate for secretary of state, spoke briefly on the political needs of the state, Uie ever growing population and re sultant responsibilities, and the need for quick thinking, experi enced men at the head of the gov ernment. Flagg is a former assistant secre tary of state under the late Gover nor Snell. and is a former PUC commissioner. Insurrection Threat Over Election Out ROME, April 13 IIP There are Increasing signs in Italy today that the communists are losing ground in the April 18 election campaign, and that the opposition U cashing in For one thing, Ihe communists have quit talking about arms and Insurrection if the parliamentary elections don't to their way. And Communist Chief Palmiro Togllattl has taken a different at tack on the Marshall European aid plan. Up until now. the communist have contended aid from America was meant only to enslave the Ital ians. Last night at Parma. In Italy's leftist north. Togllattl said: Compromise Freedom "The communist party does not purely and simply relect American aid. but asks that it does not com promise our independence." A one -hour nationwide strike yesterday called bv the commu nistdomlnated Italian labor con federationwas pretty much of a fi7'te. There was only one report of Tinlrnre In yesterday's campaigning, and that was against the eommn niits. Somebody threw a bomb In to a communist-led popular front meeting at Lixzanelll in Southern Italy. A man waa killed and 21 persons were wounded. As communist strength appeared to be waning, the Christian demo crat put on an even more vigorous drive. The poster men were busy In Rome today. They were using long ladders to put campaign posters up high to be sure they stoyed up at least a day . before, somebody tore them down. Mine Disposal Officer Busy ASTORIA, Ore., April 13 I! The navy's Northwest mines dls pasal officer Is busier blowing up Japanese war explosives than a boy shooting firecrackers on July Fourth. The coast gunrd reported more turned up along he Oregon and Washington coasts Monday. Five drifted toward the beaches or ashore 8ttnday. Several are along the Lincoln county shore, at Grays Harbor, Wash., mid at Oystervtlle, Wash. Lt Don Wlnslow, the navy officer, still has several to detonate from the week-end reports. ' NLRB Okays Pension Rule WASHINGTON. April 13 Pv The national labor relations board ruled today that employers must bargain with their employes on pension plans If the employes request lt. The 4-1 decision was the first on this subject in the board's 13-year history. The four-man majority held that such plans come within the scope of the Taft-Hartley law which requires both employers and unions to bar gain collectively "in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, or other conditions of employment." The board held that the payment of benefits under pension plans falls within the meaning of "wages." It said the terms of retirement such as the age when pensions be gin would come within the category of "conditions of employment." The ruling was made in a case in volving the Inland Steel company. The board found the company guilty of refusing to bargain collectively. It held the company hat) violated both the Taft-Hartley law and the Wagner act under which the case was originally filed In August, 1946. Hit-Run Accident Reported Here A hit-and-run Incident was re ported to state police early Monday night by J. L. Ross, Altamont auto courts. Ross told officers he was t-aveling near Weyerhauser Junction when a sedan, carrying two men and a woman, hit his car. The offending machine sped on. Ross said, but he was able to give police a good description of the car and occupants. Considerable dam age was done the Ross car. Final Rites - fY Services will be held In Lakeview Thursday at 9 a.m. in St. Patrick's Catholic church for Ernest A. Fetseh, prominent Lakeview mer chant, who died suddenly Sunday night. Recitation of the Holy Rusary will take place at the Owsley Osterman chapel Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Father F. L. Geis will officiate. Interment will be in Lakeview. US Bomber Fleet Leaves For Germany WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE. Mass., April 13 IIP) One of the mightiest fleets of V. S. airforce bombers ever sent overseas took off today for Germany possibly other stops abroad. While officials here said the number of B-29i was "classified" In formation, it was learned that about 30 super-forts make up the fleet attached to the 15th airforce. The flight longest peacetime hop of such large numbers of B-29s in airforce history was officially de scribed as "a routing training mission." Leaving Smoky Hill air base in Kansas during the night, the fleet's first bomber piloted by Lt. James T. Bloyd Jr., of Portland. Ore., set down here at 5.48 a. m. and took off at 7:38 a. m. for Goose bay to re fuel. The other planes zoomed in at 15 minute intervals making only brief stopovers. The planes will leave Goose bay independently for Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, approximately 4600 miles. Three squadrons of the 301st very heavy bombardment group the 32nd. 362nd and 363rd are in volved in the flight. The 362nd will remain in Europe to fly regular missions replacing another squadron now in Europe. The others will return, home shortly. Symington Pleads For US Strength WASHINGTON, April 13 VP) Russia la building the greatest air force In the world, Air Secretary Symington told the house armed services committee today. "They seem to want to reach decision with us and they want to reach It In Ihe air," he said. Symington testified on draft leg islation. A bill before the committee would authorize a draft to boost the armed forces to 1,944.000 men, about 559.500 more than they now have. The bill would provide for 70 air combat groups compared with 55 at present. 12 To 1 Ratio "We know Russia Is building 13 times as many planes aa we are," Symington told the committee. "They are building up the great est air force In the world." In response to questions from Rep. Johnson ID.-Tex.), Symington said he considers the air force of 7 groups more Important to national security than universal military training. Johnson asked whether produc tion control, such as allocation of steel, might be necessary to build up the air force to 70 groups. Symlng- . ton said he does not think any con trols would be necessary. Symington said that plans for ex panding the air force to 70 groupi call for purchase of 2174 war planes by July 1. 1950. Of these, he added, 1312 would be purchased in the com ing year. Symington said the air force doe not believe it would have to use the draft to get the men needed for 70 groups. "The primary reason we are for the draft," he said, "is that the army is for It As yon know we onee had to stop our (volunteer) reeruitinr because we had all the men fer whom we had money. 3 Treated For Broken Bones Three matrons are receiving treatment for broken bones at Hill side hospital. Mrs. Marie Young of 2536 Kane, who fell recently at her home, is recovering satisfactorily from a fractured left hip. She will be able to be about soon, the attending phy sician reoorted. Mrs. Dorothv Oliver of 2444 Wiard. who suffered a broken leg hi a recent automobile accident. Is also improving following further treatment, and Mrs. George Hill of Mt Shasta, who fractured a leg 10 days ago. also had additional sur gery Tuesday. Dog Rescue Howling Success OLNEY. 111.. April 13 .JN-Caroline Stroud's plan to free her pet dog from the city pound was a howl ing success. The 13-year-old girl went to the pound after she discovered her dog was missing. She couldn't find the dog-catcher so she went Into the pound to get her pet. The 34 other dogs locked up in the pound spotted the open gate. They yipped and barked as they ran to freedom. Plane Crashes On Mt. Hood TIMBERLINE LODGE, Ore., April 13 UP A crashed liaison plane waa found early today on the edge of Mount Hood's Newton glacier but the pilot was not there. , Searchers fanned out to follow' faint footprints leading away from the plane. The pilot, Lt. Edward K. Kahoun of McChord field. Wash., crashed yesterday while searching for an Oregon national guard A-26 missing since Friday. Lt. Eugene C. Gore, flying a second L-5 plane in yester day's search, said Kahoun's plane was forced against the mountainside by a violent downdraft, but Oore subsequently saw Kahoun walklnj around, apparently unhurt. The plane was reached this 'morn lng by two search parties, one from the Hood River Crag Rats, a moun tain rescue group, and the other dis patched from Timberline lodge by the forest service. Tracks led down the mountain to the northeast and if Kahoun con tinued on the course he would get Into a region of steep canyons and heavy timber, far from any road, Langdon said. You Name It, We Got It--! LOS ANGELES. April 13 I PS The quartermaster's department, composed of hardy, rugged men, was hoping avidly today for the complete success of a war surplus sale scheduled for San Francisco next week. Among the articles the soldiers would particularly like to get out of their warehouses are 45 bottles of leg lotion, nine cases of "apple blos som" deodorant, 320 powder puffs, 70 cartons of face powder, 22 cans of skin cream and 1000 lipsticks. They are not quite so concerned about the thousands upon thousand of women's trousers, skirts. Jacket and fatigue uniforms, also made for members of the women's army corps. And oh, yes, the war asset ad ministration disclosed also lt has for sale 97,861 pairs of dice. Stassen, Dewey, Taf t Favored For Top Spots In Nebraska Primary; Vandenberg Dark Horse OMAHA, April 13 !P Nebraska republicans pick from a field of seven candidates today the man they want the GOP national con vention to nominate for president In June. With heavler-than-usual primary voting In prospect, most politicians here thought top choice lies between Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio. These three ended their cam paigns with a blase of oratory di rected primarily against commu nism. Stassen was the only one here for a personal appearance. Dewey and Taft talked to Nebraska voters only by radio. But what they said added up to a general attack on the communists, pinpointed at the Bogota, Colombia revolt. Taft, who startled Nebraskans months, ago by a proposal In Oma- 1 ha for scaling down farm price sup port, stuck to his guns In a radio platter broadcast to the state. The Ohloan said that the farm parity formula must be revised. He added: "The trouble with a flat 90 per cent guarantee of parity Is that it cannot be carried without produc tion controls." Taft Is dead-set against any ma jor government controls of produc tion or prices. Parity Is a formula aided at giving the farmer the same purchasing power he had In a for mer favorable period, usually 1909 to 1914. The Stasscn-Dcwey-Taft trio gen erally was looked upon as leaders in the seven-man race for the en dorsement of Nebraska's republi cans. But there were some politicians who forecast that Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan who says he Isn't Interested in the nomina tionmight run well up among the leaders. Almost no campaigning has been done here for him or for Oen. Doug las MacArthur, Gov. Earl Warren of California and House Speaker Joseph Martin of Massachusetts. Any of this latter group who fin ishes among the first four or better is likely to be hailed as strong darkhorse possibility in .the event of a GOP convention deadlock. The campaign wlndup last night indicated thnt none of the sup posedly three leading aspirant la quite sure of the results of today' counting. Because of local races, re sults may not be known until the early hours tomorrow. With polls open for 12 hour from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. nearly 300.000 persons are expected to cast ballot In races ranging from the presidential popularity primary down through local offices.