I ? fo)M JIM Ia The wmt e I I I Will ii V f?(n7r . : ' . or- 1 R o) Mys Mews Br FRANK JENKINS A bill comes up In the house of representatives this morning to cut 12 million ' dollars off many ex cise (sales) taxes and postpone for one year cuts scheduled in others. Sharp debate is expected, but lead ers of both parties predict the bill Vt! win i overwhelming approval. Tax cutting is always popular In congress ia election years.) - i i I hope that as soon as the bouse passes this bill it will nut through bills . cutting government SPEND ING by 813 million dollars. That would be STATESMAN SHIP. We need tax reduction. If the congress (both house and sen ate) cut r taxes without cutting spending correspondingly it will be . pure boondoggling for votes In an election year. ; ,' Can our, government spending be CUV still deeper? In a speech to the National Press I Club In Washington last night, ex- president ueroert Hoover said con ' gress can save SEVEN BILLION I TtV T And . I ; I. il. an the recommendations he ex. pects the new commission- on fed eral government reorganisation to ' maze. - ' We owe 275 BILLION dollars. Wc need to reduce our debt. The way reduce a, ay spending less. , . - . - JflVW V. UIUV 1 LULU U1H ; morning, President ; Eisenhower aays Vice-President -Nixon . will ,' place before the people (in a radio network talk this Saturday eveninir) the ! facts as to this communists-in-government business as all of those in responsible positions In we ttepuoucan party understand them. ' ! Ike adds "that he greatly admires .Nixon and has great trust and con fidence in him. All of us who are-against com munist Infiltration and subversion have great admiration for Nixon and great confidence in him. He's the fellow, you will remember, who luisuy smoxea mss out, . ' Nlxnn tflRtt flpnriprt nit a amm. te effort to SMEAR NIXON in the midst or Die 1S52 Presidential cam paign. Ha did it by tellinn everv. body in a national radio and tele vision hnnlr.nn ATT. mm nirvra . . ..-.-.I, ...i.t aauu -aisad, - His story was so honestly and so convincingly told that It was lm- ; mediately accepted as the truth by every fair-minded person In the country. ) , !; . : i Incidentally - ' And vefv" statUieanthC" President Eisenhower told the re porters at his press conference this morning that the United States will never get In a war UNLESS CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES DIRECT THE STEP. He means he won't deliberately get us imo a position wnere con Kress will HAVE to declare war. One for the book: British coast guards warn two big ocean liners the Queen Eliza beth and the United States to watch out for MINES in the Eng lish channel, A Norwegian destroy er exploded one mine by gunfire last night and two others were spotted. These on-the-loose mines are believed to have been torn from their World War n moorings by last week-end's heavy gales. The evil men do and war is the GREATEST EVIL lives after them. For a LONG time. Local Cleaners Broken Into A thief, or thieves made a sizeable haul some time Tuesday night when the Chapman Cleaners. 31S East Main was broken Into and bout $80 taken. Entrance was made by prying open a window, city police atated. THESE SEARS employes own approximately $100,000 nv Sears, Roebuck end Company stock end cesh funds. This group, each of whom have been with Seers for 10 yeers or more'heve jutt received their ennuel Savings end Profit Sharing statements from Manager Bob Egge. Seated, left to right, ere Elwyn Keuble end Agnes Goff. Second row: Vera Londberg, Bernice Cooley, Edith Taylor, William Hairrell, Leure Lengell end Egge. Beck row: . Ford Kimpton, Ass't Mgr. Clerk Blair, Cecil Finney and Pete Colley. The Klamath Falls Seers employes now have a totel investment in the company worth $159,997. The Fund, now in its 38th year, ; owns 2o per cent of Sears stock, the company's largest single stockholder,. Egge said. Mee Five Cents 24 rages . . . KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNF' p fl U. 195 . Telephone Mil No. 2788 Ike Tackles Hot Issues Vtf&jgl Latest Press Br MARVIN L. ARROW8MITH WASHINGTON 1 President Elsenhower tackled two hot Issues Wednesday by 1 describing as nonsense the Democratic charge that the Republican party is a di vided camp and (2) -announcing that he will speak to the nation on taxes. - - ' ' In a far-ranging news ' confer ence, Eisennower also- said he agreed generally with what Sen. Flanders (R-VtV said Tuesday in a U.S. Policy -CARACAS, Venezuela Ml Sec retary of State Dulles told Latin Americans Wednesday they may be right , "in. saying the United States should make some changes In Its economic policies, but down this way, he said, government "plays a much more important role in : economic affairs than we think desirable for ourselves."' No republic should expect' anoth er to abandon its economic creed, Dulles said, In a prepared address to the 10th . Inter-American Con ference. ; - The secretary Indicated Presi dent Elsenhower's administration has no lntenton of departing from its philosophy that the Unite d States should operate, as Dulles said, within a free enterprise econ omy, but added there are some matters which "we are prepared to consider open-mlndedly." His address was not on the conference- schedule and apparently came after, some differences of opinion developed within the U.S. delegation itself as to how Wash ington's economic views should be presented. The Lathi . Americans want an. increase In U.S. commer cial and. technical Alow.. - Dulles speech came, alter .var ious Latin American nations had said a clear explanation of Wash ington's economio policy was need ed before they could make their own plans. - i ' . The southern neighbors of1 the United States were disappointed If they had expected any broad de parture from Dulles original out line last week, emphasizing the Importance of private enterprise in the U.S. view.. ,.' "Many of you feel some adjust ments of U.S. economic policies would be mutually beneficial," Dulles said. "You may be right. Certainly these are matters which we are prepared to consider open mindcdly." He said an important economic financial delegation representing the U.S. Slate and Treasury De partments and the export-Import bank was on hand In Caracas to "discuss, to study and to learn in line with the traditional United States policy of constantly taking new ways whenever we can be confident that the change la for the better." . . . Dulles' proposal to rally united action against Red attempts to dominate any part of the Western hemisphere appears assured of majority support when it comes up for adoption by the conference, probably by Saturday. Dulles Talk Reaffirms (t4 fc million I 0 Conference Senate speech. Flanders accused Sen. McCarthy (R-Wls) of trying to shatter the Republican Party; he' also said he found much to' praise as well as to deplore in McCarthy's activities. The President used the word "nonsense," permitting direct quo tation, in commenting on Adlai Stevenson's charge that the Repub licans are split "half McCarthy and half Elsenhower.-" Eisenhower's announcement of a speech on his tax program came amid efforts In Congress to cut taxes more than the administra tion thinks can be done safely. at this time..: TALK ON TV, RADIO . . He said he would discuss his tax program on both, television and radio, probably next week. He said the speech to the people will deal with the general philosophy of the program. On other matters, tile President: - 1, Declared he sees no particu lar need for TV and radio net works to grant free time to any one other than Vice President Nix on for a reply to Stevenson's criticism of the Republicans. Mc Carthy Is demanding to make a reply of his own to what Steven son, the 1952 Democratic presi dential nominee, said about him. 2. Declared emphatically that the United States never will be come involved in any war unless such a step results from consti tutional processes. He made that reply when asked what would hap pen if any of the Americans sta tioned in Indochina as technicians should be captured. U.S. SECURITY ' . 3. Said his primary interest, dur ing all his years in the Army, and since, has been for the security of the United States. That was in comment on Stevenson's criticism of the "new look" defense programs- .Eisenhower declared he never will do anything he feels is against the best security Interests of the U. S., and added with much emphasis that he was not going to demagogue about it., . 4. Repeated that he favors con sideration of Hawaiian and Alask an statehood' 'bills.; separately. There Is a mov in the Senate sponsored by . Democrats, to tie Alaskan statehood to a pending bill which would make Hawaii the 49th state. : 6. Made it clear that he does not see at the present time that any (Continued on page S) French Planes Strike Reds HANOI, Indochina Wl French air attacks hit Vletminh rebel positions around Dlen Blen Phu in northwest Indochina for the 90th straight day Wednesday and ground sorties probed out from the fortress town to make light contact with the enemy. Only two rebels were killed in the offensive ground sorties from the Important French-held fortress in the Thai country. Fighters and bombers carried out strafing and bombing attacks on the road points of Tuan Giao and Son La. Other aircraft show ered Incendiary bombs into the jungle where troops of the Communist-led Vletminh were believed biding. FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity: clearing Wednesday night and Thursday. High Thursday 42; low Wednesday sight 22. High yesterday .. - --. Lew last nigbt ; Freeh) last 24 hours ... Smce Oct. 1 . Same period last year . Normal for period 51 . 2 .41 ii.i7 , le.M 1.59 (Senate PORTLAND Wl 'Richard It. Neuberger - said Wednesday he would run-for-, United States sen ator in the Democratic primary. That will put him against Sen. Guy Cordon,- Republican in the feature race of the fall election since neither is expected to have noticeable opposition in the pri mary election. Neuberger, widely known In Ore gon as a state senator and through out the country as an author, long had been mentioned as probable opponent for Cordon, The two men hold opposite views on most ques tions with Neuberger identified with the so-called liberal element of his party and Cordon with. the conservative of his. si Cordon whose filing was sent to Salem Tuesday, said he would run on his record. : Neuberger, In making his an nouncement, stressed opposition to what he called "the give-away of natural resources now taking place under Secy. McKay and the pres ent national administration." It Is assumed that the campaign thus will shape up on the philos ophies surrounding development of hydroelectric power, handling of timber resources and others In which Oregon has a direct inter est. - .''A !learut lscue is presented Between my views and: tnose or uie Republican leadrshlp in Congrss from this state," Neuberger said. He pointed out that the last time Oregon elected a Democrat to the senate was 40 years ago when George Chamberlain was named for a term that ended in 1B21. The contest is expected to at tract national attention. There al ready has been speculation in na tional publications that with Neu berger in the race the Democrats would have a chance to win. Cordon last fall said he didn't want to run again but would do so if he felt it necessary to hold the seat for his party. Later he said ha would run, on the assumption that the Incumbent likely would be the best vote-getter. f Carlon Plans Testing Run Carlon Products, Klamath's new est Industry, will initiate a test run beginning tomorrow and run ning for about two weeks. Floyd Wilson, manager of the local plant, said this morning that only one machine will be in oper ation, on an around the clock basis, for the purpose of breaking in men. About seven men will be employed during the test run, on eight hour shuts. Full operation of ' the plant, lo cated at the airport, Is expected to start in the next three or four weeks, according to Wilson. Carlon is a pioneer and largest producer of plastic pipe. The mam plant Is located In Cleveland, Ohio; ' Research and Development Laboratories In Mantua, Ohio. Fabulous Dog Story Told Jupiter, fawn - colored boxer, owned by Brady Narey is an Intel ligent dog. In the past, he has been credited by bis master with sewing a miss ing button on a clean shirt. But this week he proved beyond a doubt that he is on a par mentally with man. "jup," Buffering from an eye In fection was taken several days ago to the Klamath Animal Hospital on South Sixth Street for treatment. An appoinment was made for further treatment on Monday, ac cording to Narey, who then let the dog roam for a bit. Time came for his return to the fold. "No Jup." said Narey. Radio broadcasts and newspaper ads failed. Monday, his grieving master called the hospital to cancel the appointment, the attendant that "Jup" had disappeared. "You're kidding." aez said at tendant, "your dog ia here. Came In by himself this morning right on time for his eye treatment." Now Narey has another yarn to leu. tleuberger Files For French Back Peace Move PARIS til The French National Assembly gave Premier Joseph Laniel's government the green light last night to negotiate as it sees fit for-peace in inoocnina, Lanlel told the deputies the Gen eva - conference offers the best chance for a solution. By a show of power, deputies voted backing for Lanlel and For eign Minister Georges Bidault at the April 26 meeting in Switzer land of the Big Four and Red cnina on Far Eastern affairs. - 1 Earlier In the debate Lanlel had told the Assembly he would wel come a cease-fire in Indochina be fore the Geneva meeting as pro posed by Indian Prime Minister Nehru. But the Premier outlined conditions so stiff that it was cer tain the Communist-led Vletminh rebels would not accept. The Assembly also told the three Associated States of Indochina they must not cut loose from the French Union if they want French help in fighting the Vletminh. Negotiations now are going on in Paris between the French and the Vietnamese government aimed at granting that state greater lib erties within the union.' ' Before the vote, Lanlel denied a charge by wartime Premier Ed ouard Daladier that France had agreed in exchange for U. S. Mil itary aid In Indochina not to ne gotiate a peace without consulting the United States. He said no string were attached to the U.S, aid agreement. : .. - Public School Salaries Told Salaries of teachers. In public schools of the city, including both the high school and' the elemen tary schools, will, remain tie same during next year as the pay sched ule in 1963-94, Including the regu lar increments provided in the schedule. Salaries of employes not- on sal ary schedule will also remain the same as those paid during the cur rent year. Action on the pay of teachers was taken Monday night at a joint meeting of the budget committees of school districts, elementary No. 1 and Union High School District No. a. All salary items will be Incorp orated In the budgets to be sub mitted to he voters, May 3. Provision for adjustment has been made in the event that a review of the cost of living index at the beginning of school - next fall reveals a need for adjustment. In taking the action which fixed next year's salaries, the budget committee voted to announce of ficially, "that It is the opinion of this group, that In the event the official cost of living - index ad vances In the future, we feel it will be incumbent upon the "dis tricts to keep salaries in propor tion." Salaries range from a starting M025 to I532S for a teacher with M.A. degree and 14 or more years experience. A committee of teachers chalr maned by Peter O'Toole, and representing both, the elementary and high school staffs, discussed population and enrollment trends In Oregon, teacher supply, teacher salary scales In Oregon, and cost of living trends. . The custodial staff was represented by a com mittee headed by Phil Prawitz. Budge committee members of Uie high school are A, H. Bussman, Edwin D. Hickman, Fred Peter son, Kenneth E. Lamble and J. V. Owens, Elementary budget com mittee members are Lawrence Slater, Percy Murray, R. E. Hook er. W. V. Meade and Ed Bell. Final action on the budget for Klamath Union High School will be taken at a meeting March 11 at the high school, it was an nounced by Arnold Gralapp, super intendent of olty schools. That, for Uie elementary, district has been completed and will be presented for publication at an early date. Jury Session Continues Klamath County Orand Jury was continuing Its investigation of crim inal cases Wednesday. Witnesses were being heard In the case of Eugene L. Durant, 41, charged with forgery. Durant Is alleged to have cashed a bogus check $9 in a local cafe. Other cases slated for grand jury probing Include the armed roboery charge against Raymond J. Bodlnet of Portland. He was ar rested In Myrtle's Place, after his reputed partner In a hotaup, Edwin Coyle, also of Portland, was killed by a policeman. District Attorney Frank Aldcrson, who Is presenting the cases to the jury, refused to say again Wednes day whether he will ask an investi gation of Klamath Falls vice conditions. . .. 1 ct& ii V tXSi-'D 0 C CHECKING CITY RECORDS at the city hall this morning were Ted Fellion, assistant city engineer, end Alta Lovell, chief bookkeeper.' . -'-, Idaho Dirt Slide Kills Man, Wife BONNERS FERRY, Idaho HI A dirt and rock slide crashed Into a neighborhood grocery store about midnight Tuesday night and killed a' man and his wife who were, sleeping In . a back bedroom. Their- three children asleep up stairs-escaped injury.. ' The sheriff's office said the slide came , without warning and nm&shed. mta- HUT arocerv. It went througrl' a back -wall and It took more- than three houra-to re cover both bodlesi , Other residents in the neighbor hood were warned that the hill behind the store might give way again. Officers knocked on doors to alert neighbors. Some left their homes. .. - The victims were Identified as Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Howe, both about 31. They took over operation of the store last summer. The sheriff's office said four blocks of houses could be endan gered by dirt and rock loosened by recent rains. ., . "We got the woman's body out about 3:30 a, m., and Just after that the slide came again and went right out the front door," an offi cer said. The couple's three children the oldest Is about 7 were shaken up but apparently not hurt. They were taken out by neighbors. - ' This northern Idaho town of about 1,800 Is surrounded by hills, H-Bomb Testing Near HONOLULU I A combat designed hydrogen bomb may pro duce history's greatest man-made blast In the Marshall Islands late this month. . ' There are mounting Indications that an H-bomb will be exploded between March 16 and 28. Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commis sion is scheduled to Visit the atom- lo proving grounds in the Pacific between those dates. Two members of the Joint Con gressional Atomic Energy Com mittee, Sen. Pastore (D-RI) and Rep. Hollfleld (D-Callf) were here en routo to the Marshalls. Hollfleld said other committee, members were due In a few days. The first blast in the current series was March 1. The A EC an nounced that an atomic device had been detonated, Indicating that the H-bomb was yet to come since hydrogen weapons normally are referred to as thermonuclear. Court Asked To Withdraw Charge SALEM Wl' State Prison War den Clarence T. Oladden asked the Slate supreme Court Wednesday to force Circuit Judge Frank J. Lon ergan, Portland, to withdraw his contempt charges against Gladden. The case involves the refusal of Oladden to take. Phillip Wallace, a prisoner, to Portland for the trial of Oeorge LeDuka, who had called Wallace as a witness. Gladden based his refusal to produce Wallace on a law which says that testimony from convicts can be taken at the prison, rather than taking the convicts Into court. Oladden is represented by Atty, Gen. Robert Y. Thornton. Oladden asks the high court for a writ of mandamus against Judge Looergan. Crews York On Dirt Glacier EUREKA, Calif. Wt Northwest ern Pacific Railroad crews are moving up to 8,000 cubic yards of earth a day to keep a creeping glacier of dirt and rock from cov ering the tracks In the Eel River Canyon. ,- : J. L. Durnford, the railroad's general agent here, said crews had been working around the clock since Feb. 22, when earth from the slopes above ' the . tracks started slipping toward the river. Durnford Bald rainfall this week had added to the danger to the line and "if It keeps on, anything n hannM m '-..... The rain, which began Sunday. baa increased Jhe progress of the earth glacier,-The area had -twot incnes oi rain in the 24 hours ended Tuesday and more precipi tation was forecast. The 1,700-foot mountain extends back about 4,000 feet from the tracks and workmen have had to relay about 600 feet of track closer to the river each day, officials said.- - , .. Oeologlsts say , the slippage Is caused by a collection of moisture which loosens the earth and rock surface from the under layer of hardpan clay. The slide area about 600 feet wide. is Lew Wallace Not To Run PORTLAND Wl Lew Wallace. Portland Democrat, said Tuesday he will not be a candidate for gov ernor in tne May primary elec tions. There had been speculation In some quarters that Wallace, a for mer state senator and a former Democratic national committee man, might make his fourth try for the post. - KLAMATH BASIN POTATO SHIPMENTS Shlpprd Todtr 41 cars Sama Par Lat Vaar 45 con fatal For Beaton l3t-l 9449 can 8634 can , S. Korea To Attend Geneva; Rhee Doubtful Of Outcome SEOUL li President Syngman Rhee has Indicated South Korea will attend the Geneva conference on Far East problems but Insists "we must have ironclad assur ances there will be no sellout of Korea." He likewise makes no secret of his views that the April meeting "will achieve nothing." , And he voiced a "ilnal warning" that South Korea "cannot wait for unification for endless months while Idle talk drags on.'' The South Korean President said his country needed further infor mation from U. 8.' Secretsry of Slate Dulles before announcing Its decision on the Oeneva meeting. "As soon as Information is re ceived I think we shRll be In a position to decide what to do," Rhee said. All the major countries except South Korea have agreed to go to Geneva April 26. Rhee gave his views In answer to written questions from the As sociated Press. "We must have Ironclad assur ances there will be no sellout of Korea and that objectives of uni fication and expulsion of the Com munists will be pursued with dili gence and without compromise." he said. Price PrCs Said D2i& WASHmaTOK HI Secretary of Agriculture Benson assured , Congress Wednesday that there will be a . "gradual and cautious" transition to the Eisenhower si ministration's new farm program If It Is enacted into law." "Over, time, however,: the food effects wlU be appreciable," trie secretary said in a statement pre pared for the House Agriculture Committee. . . . The Elsenhower program fea tures a system of flexlbw Ve supports as contrasted wiuk , - ent rigid high-level supports tor basic orops, and a shift to a mo dernized formula for determining ' parity ,or so-called "fair farm prices." ' ";:'- : '-:",v Benson was called before (he House committee as foes of tee Eisenhower program launched a drive in the Senate tor continued high price supports. They sought to outmaneuver the adminlstrauou by attaching their plan to a bill. backed by the executive branch, to aid wool producers, wtta a subsidy. sen, Euender (D-Lav sponsored the move, which would short-cut plans for lengthy committee hear ings mat would delay a vote on the issue until May. At the same time , the Senate Agriculture Committee arranged to near Allan B. Kline, bead el toe American Farm Bureau. Benson told the House eotnmtt- tee it should' be recognised , thai) the present law-born program, has isned to maintain larm prices at target levels. Although supported at SO per cent of parity, wheat averaged on ly 82 per cent of parity and corn . 7 per cent last year, he said. Benson said tne administration plan would not directly affect farm income from non-basic crape and products, since legislation-tor these crops would generally remain aa before. These non-basic crops were said to provide about three fourths of farm Income. The basic orops are wheat, cotton,, corn, tobacco, pesnuta and rice. They are the only ones which present law re quires to be supported at SO per cent . Increase Se:n In Dec-rl!:rd Oregon's: winter deer herd haa Increased by more than a third, due to the light winter, according to Kenny Cochran of the State Game commission, who made the report to members of the Klamath Sportsmen's Association meeting Tuesday evening at the- library, The group decided to purchase another trophy for the Klamath Oun Club to replace the one re tired by Dr. J. Martin Adams last week when he won the Haugef trophy, previously be bad won the Balsiger trophy. - Lifetime memberships In the as sociation were awarded to Dr. W. J. Kessler, treasurer for more than 20 years, and Jim O'Donahue for outstanding service. Plaques will be presented at a future meeting. 1 Cochran, asked that punch cards on salmon and steelhead winter season be returned by May 18. He Indicated that the game commission has been getting back very few punch cards and the Information it has received is meager. The sportsmen went on record recommending that the game com mission establish a season for one deer of either sex for the en tire hunting season. with the thought that ,the commission has the power to close critical areas to buck hunting only, A safety training program to be carried into the schools and other clubs by the association was pro posed. This program would be part of the sportsmen s contriou tlon toward prevention of hunting fatalities. It was suggested ' that members of the association could act as instructors to show futuro sportsmen the correct way to car ry, handle and clean guns as well as how to fire them. "We do not like the Idea of a conference and we are positive that it will achieve nothing, But if cur interests are fully protected we probably shall make this one last cflort in an attempt to persuade our allies that the only way to bring peace to Korea Is to finish the job that was begun when the aggressors struck In June of 1950." Rhee said South Korea wants: 1. Russia "clearly identified" as being mi the side of tho Commit- -nlst belligerents and. not neutral. 2. The conference to be two aided, with Communists on one side and the Allies on the other, instead of a round-table discussion. 3. Decisions to be by unanimous agreement instead of majority vote thus giving South Korea veto power over any decision affecting Its future. 4. Korean Issues "be decided fully and completely" before go ing on to discussing Indochina and oilier Far East problems. ; ' 8. No agreement , that does not call for withdrawal of the Chinese from Korea and unification of-Ko-rea. ... .. .. ... ..- . 6. Red China "Identified as a hos tile power attending the peace ne gotiations and not as a- recognised state attending the general conJei euce. -