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ubflcans Ask Military Plans latk Front WASHINGTON (UP)--Republican critics of President Truman's China policy demanded today that his military leaders tell congress what they would do to stop Communism in Asia. Sens William F. Knowland (Calif) and H. Alexander Smith, -j(NJ) asked that Defense Secretary Louis Johnson and the chiefs of staff be summoned before congressional committees to give their views. But the Democratic chairman of the two committees most involved said they had no plans to hear the military on that issue.

No Specific Program Senators who heard Secretary of Formosa fo Get More Armaments WASHINGTON (AP) More trainloads of American made tanks and other arras orobablv will soon I State Dean Acheson's day-long be on the way to the Chinese Na- policy review at a closed meeting Uonalists on Formosa Tuesday said he never mentioned Diplomatic authorities said to-1 a specific program to "quarantine VOL. XLVIII, NO. 239. POCATELLO, IDAHO, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11, 1950 FIVE CENTS Bafher Pole Law Stks Tempest LOS ANX3ELES (UP) Los Angeles has an ordinance banning striped barber poles, and Benjamin Miller is up in arms about it.

Barber Miller found a champion in City Councilman Harold Hacby. who told his fellow council members that the law flouts all American barber shop traditions. "A barber shop without a pole is like a hug without a kiss, a ship without a sail, a shirt without a tail, a house without a mortgage," Harby said. The council planning committee will reconsider the ordinance. Communism" in the Far East.

Acheson was scheduled to testify freighter at Philadelphia represent- today before the house foreign af- ed only a part of thr belated de- fairs committee and to speak day that 300 tanks and armored cars being put aboard a Turkish liveries of orders the Nationalists placed in this country last year. They were paid for from-the 000.000 congress voled in 1948 for military aid to China. Although President Truman has ruled out any further American military aid to keep Formosa from catpure by the Communists, the government has been helping speed the completion of orders already placed. The shipment at Philadelphia came from an army ordnance depot at Lima. Ohio.

Some either shipments went via U.S. natfel vessels. Officials say there is no conflict between this action and Mr. Truman's thumbs down declaration of last week. The Nationalists already have title to the munitions now being shipped, having checked but the last the $125,000,000 fund from the "treasury months ago.

Most of it went to the defense department which either sold arms to the Chinese as surplus or ad- yanced equipment which is to be' replaced as new 'models are manufactured. If they can raise the money, the Nationalists have advance authority to buy munitions in this country. Thursday before the National Press club. He could use either occasion or both to make a full statement on the administration's Far Eastern stand. Senators who heard him said that as of now the administration either has no anti-red policy in Asia or is not ready to discuss it One administration leader told newsmen that Acheson's view of the Far East could be summed up this way: "We'll deal with the thing as it exists today and hope it is better tomorrow." Other committee members disputed a contention of Chairman Tom Connally ID-Texas) that Acheson told the committee that, even without Formosa, the United States has an "impregnable" de- line running from Japan to Okinawa to the Philippines.

Blaze Results WSe which struck a dwelling at 334 Pocatello avenue.early today, resulted in the arrest of Willie Lee Cook, 26, who came here two months ago. The blaxe, which started at 1:22 a.m. in a suite occupied by Mrs. Jackie E. Gibson.

Firemen had it under control within 45 minutes. Cook was taken into custody on an intoxication charge about an hour after the fire. Mrs. Gibson accused Cook of arson in retaliation for her refusal to comply with his improper advances, officers said. Mrs.

Gibson old officers she was forced to leave her apartment and spend the night with friends because of Cook's actions. Cook, appearing in police court, was fined $50 and sentenced to three days in jail. Guy Nelson, chief of detectives, said the arresting officers do not believe COOK deliberately started fire. However, he was intoxicated and the blaze may have resulted from a burning cigarette. Nelson added.

Cook told, officers he was asleep Mrs. Gibson's aparimeiit and awakened by the smoke. He staying at the Gibson rftment since coming to Pocatello from California. JMattie Collins, who owns the building, said the amount of damaged had not been determined this morning. The damage is not covered by insurance.

ritons to Vote Late Next Month LONDON (UP)--Prime Minister Clement Attlee today set Feb. 23 as the date of a general election at vhich British voters decide if they varit five more years of Socialism. announced the date of the elections in a special statement which said that the present parliament would be dissolved by King George VI on Feb. 3. Although Conservative Leader Winston Churchill is vacationing in Madeira Islands, Conservative Hospital Blaze Takes Nun's Life DAWSON CITY, (UP) A nun was burned to death but ,7 patients escaped without injury fire destroyed the three-story St Mary's hospital Tuesday, Sister Mary Gideon, a member cif the Roman Catholic Sisters ot St.

Ann, which operate the hospital, was trapped as flames engulfed the frame building. 1 fought the blaze for SSpIiral hours in 40-beiow zero weather. The fire apparently started in the hospital chapel. Circus Sold tJCHICAGO (UP)--The famed Cole Brothers circus, second largest in sfiow business, has been sold to the "Otis Circus corporation, Attorney Gharles H. Watson announced today.

Temperatures party headquarters said ready." 'We are "We look forward to polling day with confidence," said a statement issued by Conservative Chairman Lord Wooltoru "But let us not regard this elec- as just a party contest The of our country is at stake and it is time for a change." The forthcoming election cam- according to promises to be one of the most bit- in British history. The labor government will campaign on its record of social security and nationalization of industry. The conservatives will a a Socialist "waste" and call for a return to free enterprise. The last general election was held July 5, 1945, after the finished in Europe but before Japan surrendered. The Labor party won an overwhelming landslide victory which surprised Labor party leaders as much as anyone else.

625 Seats at Stake A British general election calls for selection of an entirely new house of commons. Because of reorganization of constituencies, there will be election contests this time for 625 seats in parliament compared to 640 in the 1945 elec- lion. Although the present parliament was scheduled to meet again Jan. 24 after a Christmas recess, it will not be called back into session in view of the elections. The newly elected parliament will meet foi routine business March 1 and wil be formally opened by King George on March 6.

Anderson Stores To Locate Here One of the largest chain department store organizations in Idaho oday had taken the initial step establishing a store at Pocatello. C. C. Anderson company of Cald- vell was revealed by L. E.

Glennon. Fifth district court judge, as bidder on the Jesse M. property at 749 East tenter street. The Anderson bid of S80.000 was iled Tuesday night with Donald Burnett, court appointed receiver of the property. The purchasers were reported to lave laKen possession of the building and its entire stock Tuesday- night.

Hearing Requested Burnett immediately filed a pe- with the court asking a protest hearing for confirmation of sale. Judge Glennon set date of the hearing for Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 11 a. m. He indicated that the bid was satisfactory as far as the court was concerned, and that no pro- to the sale were expected.

Grant Stowell, Pocatello real es- 'ate agent representing the Anderson interests, said that 1 if the sale is confirmed, approximately one- quarter of a million dollars wiil be expended in remodeling. si-e a little indefinite jral now, and it is not probable work will be done on the building for about two months," Stowell said. Flan. August Opening "The company is planning on iaving the store in operation about the first of August. "The building will be completely remodeled inside and out, with addition of a half-story for a mezzanine," he revealed.

"It will be of the most modernistic design, and will handle dry goods and general merchandise. Officials of the company, which operates 28 stores in Idaho and Oregon, are expected to arrive in the city soon to map preliminary plans, Stowell said. Confirmation of the transaction was received by The Journal this morning through United Press from L. L. Moore, vice president of the Anderson group.

Lutheran Leader Dies ST. LOUIS (AP)--The Rev. Dr Walter A. Maier, 56, conductor of the Lutheran radio hour, died today. His death followed a fourth heart attack in less than two weeks Utah Firing Brings Legal Showdown SALT LAKE CITY (UP) -legal showdown appeared in the offing today between Governor Bracken Lee and the man he fired as a Utah finance commissioner-Milton B.

Taylor. Taylor's attorney, Parnell Black, who's also Salt Lake county Democratic chairman, was expected to have a writ and show cause order served on the governor. Lee said he would "welcome a judicial determination of the issues involved." The papers were prepared and dgned by Third District Judge Albert H. Ellett. The writ orders the governor and other-defendants to certify to the court within five days "all pertaining to any charge or charges relevant to the governor's removal of Taylor for "cause." Well-Fed New York Couple Faces Charge of Starving Tot to Death NEW YORK (UP) A plump young couple was Jailed today, charged with starving to death their "unwanted" three-year-old son and underfeeding their four-year-old daughter.

The 210-pound mother. Mrs. Mary Scielzo, 29. said she tried to feed the children, but "they wouldn't eat for three weeks so I gave the food to the cat instead." The parents, who admitted neglecting their children, will be arraigned in felony court Thursday and held for grand jury action. District Attorney Frank S.

Hogan said Guy Ecielzo, 29, a $75--week salesman, and his double-chinned wife were arrested in their four- room tenement apartment after an investigation began last November by investigators of the Society for 41 Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and Vincenza suffered, police sale An investigator said that on Nov. 27 he found the little toy Guy, and his sister, Vincenia in a louse-ridden bed in a "filthy" room. Both were covered with running sores. The three-year-old boy weighed only 14 pounds and died of starva Uon a few hours after he was ad mitted to a hospital. The four-year-old girl still hospitalized in serious condition from malnutrition.

She weighed 2C pounds when found. Hpgan said the Scielzos have a family of two boys and two girls but their youngest son, Michael, 1 died of appendicitis on Jan. 3. Michael and the oldest daughter Nicolctta, 5, apparently were wel investigators said. Onl their "unwanted" children, Guy Natural ttirom is txcellenl defense cgo'mst inrasion from tmroden would have steep uphill march japs built underground strong points along west coast thai control all potential landing spors.

Benches ond ploin loads oi west coast con be br Pescadores Islands might become sieppmqstcne lo invasion. RPESCADORES IS. (Hoko Is.) Foimoso is about 261 miles long and SO miles ot its greatest width. Its area. 13,800 square miles, is about 10DO square miles mere than the combined oreas of Connecticut ond Massachusetts.

Estimated population, 6,500,000. Huibots of Takao and Keelung, at northern tip, con accommodate the largest merchant vessels or worships- rows WASHINGTON (AP)--John L. Lewis today ordered 67,000 striking coal miners to go back to a three-day work week Monday. These miners had quit their jobs in eight states-i refusing to work even the three days weekly permitted by jLewis in his ''cold war" with operators. I Lewis sent the following mes-; sage to presidents of the United'.

Mine Workers' districts where; miners had quit all work: "Will you please transmit our members who are idle this'. week my suggestion that they re-1 sume production next Monday?" Some 32.650 miners have been! HOXG KON Ca on strike in Pennsylvania. 500 in West Virginia, 6000 in Ohio, 1000 in Wyoming, 990 in Jtnh and 250 in Virginia. There were 16.000 on strike In llinois last week, but they went back to work last Monday. Operators have taken the view that this checker-board strike pat- is part ot the harassing tactics Lewis is using in his battle for ligher wages and welfare benefits 'or the miners.

They look on the three-day work week as a piece of the same. As they see it, Lewis is trying cause the operators all the Jlfficulty he can without bringing things to the point where the PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S rejection of all appeals for military aid to Chinese Nationalists on Formosa puts Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek squarely on his own in defense of -the island. Map, above, illustrates some of Formosa's defensive possibilities. Inset map shows Formosa's strategic position in U.S. Pacific defense line based on Japan, Okinawa and the Philippines.

Jig Storm Heads Toward Rockies By Associated Press An intense storm which ham- nered the Pacific coast, leaving highways snow blocked and some ireas isolated, moved into the Northern Rockies today. The winter season's most severe veather hit areas of "Washington, Oregon, Northern California and Nevada. Snow, rain and hail fell over the storm, belt. Winds reached a velocity of 55 miles an hour in ome sections, snapping ice-laden and telephone lines. Light snow began falling in scat- ered areas of Southern Idaho last night and today and the weather bureau predicted the storm would reach Northwest Utah this afternoon.

However, no unusual fall is expected, weather bureau officials said. Lowest temperature in the Intermountain area last night was IS iegrees below zero at Big Piney, iVyo. Vernal, in Utah, reported 15 below and Bryce Canyon the southern part of the state lad nine below. It was 16 above at Malad City and Gooding, Idaho. Otherwise temperatures hovered in the lower 20s with Salt Lake City and Idaho Falls reporting minimums of 25 degrees above zero and 29 above at Pocaiello.

SnowsHdes blocked Idaho Highway 15 in the Payette river canyon last night but plows had the route open today. Drifting snow in the JlcCall Cascade area kept road crews busy. idehoan Wiil Head Columbia College NEW YORK (AP)--Prof. Lawrence H. Chamberlain, a political scientist from Idaho, is the new- dean of Columbia college.

The 43-year-old Idahoan has been selected to succeed Harry J. Carman as head of the men's liberal arts section of Columbia university. Chamberlain came to Columbia from the University of Idaho in 1941. Dean Carman will return to full-time duties as professor ol history. Administrative personne' are required to retire at the age of 65.

Chain of Events Jakes Man's Life SEATTLE (UP)--A chain reaction set off by the Pacific storm killed Alfred McMath, 34, in this manner: McMath was insulating water pipes under his home at Five Mile Lake, Tuesday. Several miles away, heavy winds blew a tree over, breaking a power line. The break caused another line to become overloaded. It shorted across a telephone line. The current raced down McMath's telephone line, grounded to gas and water pipes under the house.

The sudden charge blew up his furnace, wrecking the rear end of the house. McMath, startled, raised up suddenly and struck his head on the rafters. He died of a orokcn neck. Teen Club Sets Ship Sails with Bevy 01 Pretty Stowaways NEW YORK (AP)--Headed out to sea with 23 pretty girl stowaways-by-mistake aboard, the skipper of the liner Italia radioed a distress call to the coast guard. said the message, "we sailed with Me, Kate' cast aboard.

Can't put back now. Can you send craft to remove thesn?" A teen club will be opened Monday in the American Legion club building in the 100 block on North Main. Frank Hughes and Don W. Judy, army veterans of World War II, have leased the building and are starting the club for junior high and high school youths. The equipment is being furnished by American Legion post No.

4. Plans for starting the club were outlined for some 100 teen-agers who attended a meeting Monday Judy said. The club will be open Mondays through Saturdays start ing at 3:30 p.m. The teen-agers wil. decide when the club should be closed, Judy said.

Fountain Planned Informal social activities, includ Ing ping pong and games, will hi held every day. A fountain featur ing after-school treats will be open Only charge will be for the food. Two dances have been scheduled for opening week. The Franklir and Irving junior high youths wil dance Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 5:30 p.m.

The high school students wil hold a similar party Thursday, Jan 19, at 9 p.m. At the request of the teen-agers a juke box will be used to furnish music for dancing instead of an orchestra. A smaH charge will be made for the dance tickets. Carnival Slated Other special activities including a caniival, wiil be held later. Judy has had a great deal of experience operating mess halls and running recreational facilities for service men overseas.

Civic organizations who want to hear more nbout the new teen club are invited to contact Hughes or Judy at 2733-R. The two men will be glad to appear before the vari- HMlk Velocity A strong wind, which reached a velocity of 74 miles per hour, hit Pocatello yesterday and today. "Weather bureau officials said he wind, which first struck Tuesday morning, had an average velocity of 35 to 50 miles per hour. After reaching its peak of 74 shortly after midnight, the wind began gradually decreasing. The velocity was reported as 17 miles per hour Wednesday at noon.

The wind caused general drift- of the snow which had fallen earlier in the week. However, the highway department managed to keep all major roads open. C. A. Kelly, engineer in the state highway department here, said the roads were in the worst condition in the Ashton area where three feet of snow was reported.

"Even the Yellowstone roads are open, however," he added. Movie Couple Expecting HOLLYWOOD (UP) Western Star Roy Rogers and his screen partner and wife, Dale Evans, announced today they will become parents "next summer." Rogers has two children by his first wife who died years ago, and an adopted daughter. vid Jones of the shell-battered Isbrandtsen freighter riving Arrow is biding his time to slip past blockading Nationalist warships and risk a swift dash into Shanghai, reliable Informants said today. These sources said it appeared that the only danger to be avoided was shelUire from the blockading Nationalist warship Wuling, a conv paratively slow cargo boat convert ed into a mine-laying vessel by thft Nationalists. The report said it appeared that Captain Jones was confident he government would be impelled to Today's back-to-work order may have resulted from Lewis' apprehension about the growing clamor from coal operators and members of congress that President Truman act under the Taft- Hartley law to restore full coal production.

Mr. Truman has refused to consider the three-day production week an emergency warranting his intervention. But the full strike by the 67,000 miners had further curtailed production and increased demands that the White House step in. RCA Approves Dales Of 16 Idaho Shows DENVER (AP) Dates for 16 shows in Idaho were tht Swys association. RCA directors hare been setting the dates for rodeos at a meeting prior to the National Western Livestock show.

Earl Lindsey, association president, said that about 600 shows would be staged this year. The year "looks bright," he said, adding: "The way things are shaping up we'll have about the same number of shows as last year about 600. Thing? are holding up good. There isn't any slackening off at all." Dates of Idaho shows approved included: Nampa, July 12-15; Pocatello, July 14-16; Higby, June 15-17; Preston, Aug. 3-5; Jerome, Sept.

7-0; Filer, Aug. ad-Sept, Burtey, Aug. 23-26; Buhl. July 6-8; Caldwell, Aug. 8-12; Eexburg, July 3-4; Hupert, July 4-6; St.

Anthony, July 24-25; Twin Falls, June 21-24; Gooding, Aug. 17-19; Boise, Aug. 22-26, and Weiser, Aug. 3-5. Albanians Call Stalin a God LONDON (AP) Albania called Joseph Stalin a god today.

The official Albanian telegraph agency said the Albanian people's assembly voted to erect a statue oi "the deity Joseph Yissarionovich 1 outran the Wuling if he could slip out of range of the mine layer's three-inch guns early, in the race. The spocd of the Wuling is rated at about 12 knots while the American freighter can make at least 18 knots, according to Flying Arrow crewmen who the ship here rather than face the dangers of the Shanghai run. A. P. PatUson company, agents "or the Isbrandtsen line here, said hat they have received ao indica- ion of Jones' intentions.

But the informant said it was "pretty cer- that Jones would try to make Shanghai. "That's about the only place he can go," the informant said. This source said there was con siderable doubt whether the Yang, tze channel into Shanghai had been mined as the Nationalists claimed. U. S.

army intelligence agents have ascertained that are no mines blocking the entrance to Shanghai, the source said. A second Isbrandtsen ship, the Brooklyn Heights, continued loading cargo In Hong Kong today In preparation to challenge the of Shan a de- Stalin." Said Hoxha, Albanian Premier Enver as quoted by the agency: "The great Stalin is our people's glorious saviour." I). Couples Don't So For That Cold-Feet-in-Jhe-Bick Stuff CHICAGO (UP)--A hi? increase in the sale of twin beds shows that married arc learning to "sleep alone and like it," a bedding expert said today. P. Fanning, attending the International Home Furnishings market, said twin bed sales have all but doubled since the war.

About 68 per cent are twin beds now, he said, compared with only 25 per cent before the war. Fanning qualifies as an authority on beds as manager of the National Association of Bedding Manufacturers. represents 85 per cent of the industry. "American couples just don't go for that cold-fecl-in-the-back stuff any more," Fanning said. He said the trend toward solitary sleeping is healthful, too.

"The blanket-snatcher subjects his mate to drafts and chillness," Fanning said, "and the bed-hog disturbs the other person's rest." He cited research on American sleeping habits conducted at the University Chicago and Colgate university, in which it was found that the normal person changes his sleeping position from 20 to 45 times during the night. To accomplish these twists and 3S Inches wide. Standard double beds measure only 54 inches across --27 inches for each person. Fanning said. "Even if each bedmate stays strictly on his own side, there still isn't enough room," he said.

There is a trend toward outsized beds, Fanning said, but for the most part the emphasis is on length. Fanning said the standard mattress length of 62Vs inches was set in the 1920's. but since then American men have become taller. He cited figures compiled by the armed forces during both work wars which snow there are 70 per cent more men over six feet today than there were in 1918. "To meet this need," Fanning said, "several manufacturers are producing mattresses 78 and 81 inches long.

Fanning said the trend towarc twin beds might cut the greal American divorce rate, and quoted as his authority a widely known Chicago divorce judge. "He said that if American couples would quit trying to sleep in double beds they would have more privacy and resd ana would be bettsr able to meet the strains of married life," Fanning said. ous organizations to tnscuss their 1 turns, the researchers found, tnei "The be spitffiSe Kyintr Arrow's hot recep- Shirley Temple Denies Romance HOLLYWOOD (UP) Shirley Temple denied today that she Is having "secret love trysts" with a ivealthy Reno hotel magnate. Stories Unking her with young Charles Mapes, owner of the multi-million-dollar Mapes hotel, are just plain ridiculous, she said. "It makes me furious," Shirley said.

"How can people pull these things out of the sky like that? Whatever gave them that Idea" I suppose, now that I'm divorced, these rumors will come up all the time. "What are they doing to me? Do you suppose every time I go to dinner or dancing with a young man they'll have us engaged?" Shirley, who gave Actor Johnny Agar the legal heave-ho a month ago, on charges that he drank too much and kissed other women, says she has never dated young Mapes in her life. "What can I do to ston these stories?" she asked. "I am thinking seriously of calling in my lawyer. You see, I stayed in his hotel when I was making a movie, 'Mr.

Belvedere Goes to But I only just him." The so-called "Romance" had the natives of Keno all agog. Gossips there were buzzing, with rumors that the bedimpled movie queen has been slipping across the border incognito to meet Mapes. There has even been "talk of a possible engagement. Mercy Death Trial To Open Feb. 20 MANCHESTER, N.

H. (UP)--The "mercy death" murder trial of Dr. Hermann X. Sander, 41, will open in superior court here Feb. 20, it was announced today.

Clerk of Courts Arthur S. Healy said the date had been sst Superior Judge Harold E. Wescott Hcaly said "presumably" Wescott would preside since he is the presiding justice at the current term of Hilisborough county superior court, Sander, who cannot practice pending trial, would face a maximum penalty of death on the gallows if convicted of first-degree murder. project. normal sleeper requires a space' broken homes." The Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with occasional snow showers.

Mach colder tonight with low temperature 10 to 20, high Thursday 25 to 35. High Tuesday 34, low Wednesday 25, .03 precipitation. Total precipitation this month .1.9, normal .40. Mean temperature SO, lewer I normal to. Sunset jsunrtsQ Thursday 8:10,.