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HEMISPHERE DEFENSE PLAN APPROVED BY MEETING TRUMAN OUTLINES LABOR AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION PLAN Omits Reference to TaftHartley Act; Cites Higher Wages and Shorter Hours Washington, Aug. Truman tonight outlined a four-point program of labor and social legislation for next year as union leaders set of a pre-Labor day drive aimed at repealing the Taft-Hartley act. In a Labor day message to the nation's workers Truman labeled as "musts" this partial program for congress "early next 1. Broadening the social security system. 2.

Raising the minimum wage rate. 3. Establishing an adequate health insurance system. 4. Restoring labor department jurisdiction over all government functions relating to the welfare of wage earners.

Truman omitted specific references to the Taft-Hartley act, which became fully effective eight days ago, placing tight restrictions on the public conduct and internal operations unions. But he said that "good labor relations cannot be brought about by legislation. "Cooperation by labor and management, in a spirit of honest concern for the welfare of all the people, will speed the day when strikes and lockouts are discarded, and will safeguard freedom to solve its problems without restrictive government regulations," the president said. Higher Wages Truman noted that the organized labor movement "has rewarded with working men and shorter women wages, and living conditions." Government figures supported his assertion. Unions have maintained their record peak membership of 15,000,000 workers.

More than 60,000,000 personsthe "dream" figure of full emat work in peacetime civilian jobs. Average weekly earnings are close to a record $49 top. Individual incomes are at an all-time peak. The standard of living is up 30 per cent over August, 1939, the last peacetime month before World War IL. REDS TREAT U.S.

STUDENTS NICELY Helsinki, Aug. American and one Scot, who disappeared, behind the "iron curtain" the soviet Porkkala military district nearly four weeks ago, said tonight that the Russians had held them incommunicado but otherwise had treated them "very nice." The student's 30-foot yacht was towed to Helsinki today by the Russians. They are Robert Storch, 25, of Newark, N. Anne Blumenfeld, 24, of San Rafael, and Gordon Lawso, 35. of Glasgow, Scotland.

They were students at the University of Stockholm. On July 27 they set out to sail to Helsinki. On August 3, they arrived at Hangoe, Finland, and were warned not to get too close to the Russian base, which is between Hangoe and Helsinki. But they were lost in a storm after leaving Hangoe and wandered into the Russian zone. Miss Blumenfeld said they saw a place they believed to be near Helsinki and some sailors they took to be Finns.

The sailors could not speak English, French, Spanish, Swedish or German and the party learned at length that they were in the Russian military district of Porkkala where they were to stay until further notice. BABY SUFFOCATES Alhambra, Aug. Robin Dier, year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dier, suffocated today when a bolt she swallowed lodged in her windpipe.

Beside the Rogue By Dale Vincent As we stood on the brink of Table Rock, and looked across the valley, we were always conscious of the sheer drop to the rocks below. We watched half a dozen buzzards skillfully taking advantage of the updrafts and air currents. Without flapping a wing they drifted below us, then soared upward, circling. They sailed INTO wind, then WITH the wind--updown- around. There seemed nothing they could not do by a slight tilting of the wings.

One, interested in our presglided like a spirit to withence, in a few feet of us. As if suspended by an invisible cords, he looked us over. Wings out. stretched, motionless, he appeared to simply "hang" in midair. We thought we detected a hungry look in his eye, and stepped back a few feet from the edge of that perpendicular height.

Thus discouraged he sailed on to join his companions in their spectacular air maneuvers, MAI MEDFORDe PULITZER AWARD 1934 TRIBUNE -United Press--Full Lease Wire United Press--Full Lease Wire Forty-second Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1947. NO. 137. General Lee Inspects Moore's Trieste Command (Acme Telephoto) Lt.

Gen. John C. H. Lee (center), whose command in the Leghorn, Italy, area is being investigated as result of criticisms by Robert C. Ruark, Scripps-Howard columnist, inspects the 351st Infantry at Trieste.

Maj. Gen. Bryant Moore's Trieste command was praised by Ruark. British officer (left) with sleeves comfortably rolled above his elbows is commander of 2nd Royal Scots, here, LEGION PARADES 65.000 STRONG THROUGH N. Y.

C. New York, Aug. a stirring panoply of color, marching precision and martial music, the American strong marched up New York's famed Fifth avenue today. New Yorkers, who love a parade, turned out en masse for the big show of the Legion's 29th annual convention and it was estimated that 2,000,000 persons lined both sides of the the flag-bedecked avenue along the twomile route of march. They cheered, whistled and clapped hands Chateau gray-haired and veterans of the young ones of Guadalcanal marched by, behind colorfullyuniformed bands and dexterous drum majorettes.

Threatening weather failed to dampen the ardor of either the marchers or the spectators. Broken clouds, with an occasional light drizzle and brief periods of sunshine, kept the temperature down and made things more comfortable for the Legionnaires and those who watched them. Four thousand police held back the crowds when the parade started at 1:30 p.m. 15,143 Legionnairs, had past reviewing stand outside the public library at 5th avenue and 42nd street and a Legion official estimated the parade would go on until 8:30 p.m. OVERELL.

GOLLUM TRIAL ADJOURNED Santa Ana, Aug. A prosecution witness will aid in clearing Heiress Beulah Louise Overell, 18, and her fiance, George Gollum, 21, of charges they murdered her parents, Defense Attorney Otto Jacobs said tonight. "We have discovered that a witness who testified while the prosecution was' presenting its evidence was not questioned in a way that would bring out his full story, Jacobs said. He declined to name the witnesses from the list scheduled to testify Tuesday when the trial resumes after the Labor day week-end. Couple Face Lewd Pictures Charges Hollywood, Aug.

13-year-old girl sorting "lewd pictures" in a mail order house today led to a man and her mother being charged with contributing to her delinquency, The mother of Winifred Hitz, Mrs. Margaret Hitz, 38, and Haywood H. Hunter, owner of a mail order were arrested and pictures and movie film were seized in a raid. Rooster and Puppy Match Found in Applegate Area A strange attachment between a Plymouth Rock rooster and an Australian collie puppy, exists on the Applegate district farm of Mrs. Maud Kubli, past 80 years, who for 60 years has lived in the house built in 1857.

The rooster is an almost constant companion of the puppy and in their relationship has been denuded of most of his tailfeathers without any diminishment of his devotion. Instead going to roost with the rest of the chickens in the henhouse or a tree, the rooster stays up long after dark and follows the puppy around, Mrs. Kubli says. When the puppy goes to his I bed in cellar of the pioneer, QUICK APPROVAL BY U. S.

SENATE IS PREDICTION Baseball Medford Craters, who led the Chico Vets 8-1 at the end of the first half of the eighth inning last night, will meet the same team again at the fairgrounds today at 2 p.m. Last night was "Dallas Patton Night" during which he was presented with a leather jacket and a traveling bag. Also during last night's tilt, Alex McDonald, local high the Craters nine, his school coach and member, of ankle sliding into second base in the sixth inning. Wichita, Aug. 30.

(U.P.) The Fort Wayne, General Electrics advanced into the finals of the national baseball congress tournament unbeaten tonight, downing the 1946 runner up Carmichael, Firemen 7 to 2. Coast League Oakland 2 Sacramento 4 0N C. P. MAN HURT IN AUTO MISHAP Eldred F. Charley, 28, route 1, box 505, Central Point, is in critical condition at Community hospital suffering from head and facial injuries received yesterday in auto collision on highway 99, state police reported.

Charley was taken to Medford in a ambulance. Investigating officers said they were told Charley's Chevrolet coupe traveling south near Piercy field, collided with an oncoming truck operated by Clifford M. McGinty, mit avenue, and immediately after the two were hit by a south-bound coupe Gene E. Ful. tner, 3332 Jackson street, was driving.

Charley's car was badly damaged. Fultner and McGinty escaped injury. Charley was sald by ambulance attendant to have suffered broken upper and lower jaws and facial cuts and bruises. Mrs. Anna Figge Discovered Dead Of Heart Attack Mrs.

Anna Figge, about 70 years old, was found dead Friday evening in the home of her sister, Mrs. Ted Burgman, 1850 Prune street, by friends, Miss Sevella and Tom Davidson, 1139 West Ninth street. She was believed to have been dead about 24 hours. The Davidsons told Deputy Coroner Carlos Morris they had talked to the woman Thursday and on Friday had attempted to reach her by phone. When they could get no answer the two went to the Burgman residence.

Death was attributed to heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. Burgman were visiting in the south at the time, Morris said. Funeral arrangements are in care of Perl Funeral home.

CENTRAL POINT PICNIC SLATED ON LABOR DAY Central Point, Aug. 30-Central Point residents will have a community near picnic at TouVelle Bybee Rogue river on Monday, Labor day. Those who have no transportation of their own are asked to assemble at 10 a.m. at the Legion hall and rides will be furnished. The picnic will be potluck there will be swimming and games in the afternoon with prizes, for community the youngsters.

organizations Vari- in charge hope that the entire community will turn out. San Francisco, Aug. The U. S. department of internal revenue today filed an income tax lien for $175,601 against James A.

Moffett, former Standard Oil company executive and administrator of the federal housing administration. Clear Skies Lure Many Onto Highways of Nation Washington, Aug. Most of the nation will have good weather on Labor day. The U. S.

weather bureau, in a special nationwide forecast, predicted generally fair and warm weather "except for considerable cloudiness with showers or thunderstorms from the Dakotas eastward to northern Michigan, in Florida and along the Gulf coast and coastal regions of Washington and Oregon." of CONGRESS' Library NDED 'REDS' COMMITTEE Congress Set Up to Protect Members Who Run Afoul of the Law. Washington, Aug. house un-American activities committee charged tonight that the civil rights congress is a "communist front organization" whose sponsors include six present and former members of congress. The committee released a report on activities of the civil rights congress, which was organized April 27 and 28, 1946, in Detroit by merger of the International Labor Defense 'and National Federation of Consti- tutional Liberties. Opening Statement In its opening statement, the report said: "Having adopted a line of military, States skullduggery with the against close of World War II, the communist ted party has set up the civil rights congress for the purpose of protecting those of its members who run afoul of the law." The report made no attempt to say whether sponsors and supporters of the organization are communist sympathizers or whether their interest was obtained by misrepresentation of organization's purposes.

Solons Listed Members and former members of congress listed as sponsors of the civil rights congress are Sen. Glenn H. Taylor, former Rep. Hugh Delacy, former Rep. Ellis E.

Patterson, Rep. Adam. Clayton Powell, former Rep. William A. Rowan, and former Rep.

Charles Savage, Wash. The report also listed Rep. Vito Marcantonio, American labor party, New York, a former president of the International Labor Defense, as serving on various "initiating" committees of the civil rights congress. CLOSER RELATIONS SOUGHT BY SOVIET London, Aug. 30- (U.P.) -The Russian press and radio today opened a campaign to woo five former German satellites -Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Finland- -into closer relations as a result of soviet ratification of their peace treaties.

A British foreign office spokesman said Big Four ratification of the treaties probably will be deposited in Paris and Moscow early in September, clearing the way for formal withdrawal of allied troops in December at the latest. For Russia the major withdrawal will involve the soviet troops in Bulgaria. Russian soldiers will remain in Hungary and Romania to guard soviet communications with Austria until the Austrian peace treaty, still to be drafted, also has been ratified. American and British troops will march out of Italy, although 5,000 U. S.

soldiers and 5,000 British troops will stay behind to join with 5,000 Yugoslav troops forming international military force for free territory of Trieste. Portland Welcomes English Ship, Men Portland, Aug. 30- The H.M.S. Kenya, with 649 British officers and men aboard, moored here today while on a training cruise. The British vessel was the first of its class to visit here since 1933.

The ship was to be open to visitors Sunday and Monday, 75 Persons Die Chicago, Aug. 30 -Clear skies over most of. the nation lured millions of Americans to the highways today for their last long week end outing before winter, and the usual holiday accident death toll started mounting as soon as automobile wheels started turning. With the Labor day week-end Inter American Conference Unanimously Approves Unprecedented Document GREEK 'RIGHTIST' GOVERNMENT MAY NOT EXIST LONG Outlaw of Communist Party Expected as First Act if Parliament Gives Vote. Athens, Aug.

Constantin Tsaldaris' new first rightist government met for the time today amid widespread predictions of its quick collapse. Observers doubted if Tsaldaris could get a vote of confidence from the Greek parliament when it meets Monday, so serious was the opposition against the new all-populist government. Some Banned Greek quarters in London said that the new government's first act, should it succeed in obtaining a vote of confidence, would be to outlaw the communits party and prohibit the publication of communist newspapers. (The Exchange Telegraph agency reported from Athens that the cabinet in its first meeting today ordered all newspaper editors to publish only facts contained in official communiques in their stories about guerrilla fighting. News from all other sources was banned, the dispatch said.) Amid mounting criticism from liberal party leaders and even from rightist sources.

Tsaldaris said he would surrender the premier's post "as soon as the formation of a national coalition government is assured." Assurances Made Tsaldaris said he would "offer all my strength to the success of this task" and that he considered his statement to be the first step toward negotiations for formation of a coalition government on his initiative. Outgoing Premier Demetrios Maximos has given assurances of continued aid in forming a broadened government, Tsaldaris said. He disclaimed responsibility for the crisis and said "national obligation did not low me to hesitate" in government of 10 a populist ministers, with himself as premier and foreign minister. Dick Alford Back From Cruise Into European Waters Midshipman Richard Alford, son of Mr. and Mrs.

H. L. Alford, 517 West Tenth street, is spending three week's leave with his parents. Midshipman Alford is just home from a practice cruise in European waters with stops at London and Oslo. The cruise began June 5 and terminated August 26.

Alford, an ardent golfer; counted as one of the highlights of the trip his visit to Saint Andrew's golf course in Scotland. The world-famed course constitutes the seat of golfdom for it is the oldest course in the world and where the game originated and was first played. The young man described the course as being "really tough" for the fairways are only 150 feet wide and lined with thick heather and there are two holes on each green. A player unlucky enough to hit a ball into the heather just forgets about it, Alford said, for they can practically never be found. "Story-book" Scotchmen with side-burns and wearing knickers and caps can always be found on the links and their brogue delighted the visiting navy men.

Another peculiarity of St. Andrew's described by Midshipman Alford were the uniformed guards, riding on bicycles, who are always on hand to keep the golfers moving at a fast pace. This is necessary because it is considered very bad manners for one group of players to play through another, he recounted. The guards even dismount and help hunt balls in an effort to keep the games amoving along, he said. NO PAPER MONDAY In order to permit employees to enjoy the Labor Day holiday and 'as a means of conserving, newsprint, the Mail Tribune will not publish Monday.

ARABS ATTACK UN PLAN TO DIVIDE PALESTINE AREA Lake Success, N. Y. Aug. 30. spokesmen tonight launched an all out attack on United Nations' proposals for dividing Palestine and insure another knock-down drag-out diplomatic fight in the September UN central asembly.

Arab leaders expressed flat opposition not only to the plans of the UN inquiry's majority partition scheme also to a minority plan for a single federated state. A spokesman for the Arab higher, clear committee that his of group Palestine had not budged an inch from its uncompromising stand in favor of an Arab-dominated Palestine saying "we will except no scheme of partition, no matter what color or Musa Bey Alami, directorgeneral of the Arab offices, said in London that both proposals were "utterly unexceptable to Arabs" and warned that any partition would plunge the middle east into a state of war. TRUMAN TO LEAVE FOR BRAZIL TODAY Washington, Aug. Truman takes off in his eagle-beaked new plane tomorrow for Brazil where he will continue his campaign for impregnable unity among the nations of this hemisphere. It will be Truman's third goodwill trip outside the United States this year.

He visited Mexico during the spring and Canada in the early summer. The visit to Brazil will be longer than his trips to Mexico and Canada, which lasted only three days each. He will be in Brazil week. The new flying White House, The Independence, will roar down the runway of National airport here at 9 a.m. tomorrow on the first leg of the 5,200 mile flight to Rio de Janeiro.

27 PERSONS DIE IN THEATER FIRE Paris, Sunday, Aug. Fire broke out in the balcony of a small suburban theater last night and quickly turned it into an inferno in which at least 27 persons died and 36 were injured and in hospitals. The little select theater was jammed with an audience of 600 persons when the blaze started. Andre Penny, secretary to the mayor of Rueil, listed the injured. The death toll was based upon recovery of 27 bodies.

The fire rapidly and the flaming balcony, collapsed, throwing, some below spectators starting into a panic in which many persons were trampled as they rushed toward exits. The French press agency reported the death toll might be as high as 50. Lynwood, Aug. Flames 400 feet high whipped across an acre of ground here today as five county fire companies and two city companies battled a blaze which broke out in Jim's Salvage yard, burned through a lumber pile and into two freight cars before it was put out. THIRD VET FACES U.S.

ATOM BOMB 'SECRET' CHARGE New York, Aug. 26-year-old former soldier was held on $10,000 bail today for removal to New Mexico to answer a charge that he stole secret photographs from the Los Alamos atomic energy plant. The veteran, Arnold Frederick Kivi, is the third former service man to be accused in recent months of stealing atomic information from the Los Alamos plant. He was arraigned before U. S.

Commissioner Jacob Visel in Brooklyn today and consented to return to Santa Fe, N. for a hearing and to plead to the charge. Kivi, a sallow young man with scar over his cheek bone, was arrested, last Brooklyn night home outside by fed- his eral bureau of investigation agents who traced him to the Brookhaven National laboratory of the atomic energy commission, on eastern Long Island. MEDFORD SCOUTS ARRIVE IN EAST Five Medford Boy Scouts who have been in Europe this summer for the world jamboree arrived in New York yesterday on the General Taylor according to wires and telephone calls to their parents. They are at Camp Kilmer, at present.

Lloyd and Warren Bishop, sons of Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Bishop, will visit New York and Washington, D.

with the California delegation and are to arrive in San Francisco Saturday, according to a telephone call received by the Bishops. Christopher Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Ron Nutting, son of Mr. and Mrs.

B. L. Nutting, and Bob Shangle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Shangle, are to visit the United States Military academy at West Point with other members of the Oregon delegation before returning home next week-end, a wire from young Williams stated.

OREGON OFFICERS STILL SEEK MEN Sweet Home, Aug. 30. (U.P)- The manhunt for two men who pulled one of Oregon's biggest bank robberies centered tonight in the heavily timbered region surrounding Santiam Pass through the Cascade mountains east of here. The bandits escaped with 500 in cash from the Sweet 15 persons behind in the bank Home bank, yesterday, leaving vault which they tried but failed to lock. Police were following the clue that the escape car may have been one stolen in Eugene earlfer in the day.

The stolen black 1941 sedan was found near A log dump obscured by trees just off the highway 3 miles of Sweet Home. It fit the description of the escape car. Monkey Sought By Portland Officers Portland, Aug. 30- (U.P) -Police and Zoo officials tonight were scouring the city for a three-foot monkey which escaped from its cage. The monkey was known to like children and hate adults.

At one time he viciously attacked a policeman who had been chasing him with a blanket for a half an hour. He was last seen playing with a group of children in southwest Portland today. Petropolis, Brazil, Aug. 30 (U.P.) The inter-American conference precedented hemisphere defense unanimously, approved an untreaty today and the United States immediately declared in a formal interpretation that it strengthens America's historic "general condemnation of the crime of aggression anywhere." Sen. Arthur H.

Vandenberg declared he anticipated quick U. S. senate ratification of the which, of the when signatories ratified will by bind them to consider an attack on one as an attack on all. UN Not Disrupted "The rest of the world cannot ignore this splendid example," he said press conference called immediately after the conference approved the treaty. "The treaty does not remotely dilute obligations under the United Nations.

You can look all over the earth for a ray of sunshine and you can't find it. Here is a lighthouse or hope at this dreary moment in history. "It cannot be too firmly underscored that two continents have found a way with willingness and loyalty to join hands for, the security." preservation of peace Leads Battle Vandenberg, who had carried the major burden of the United States throughout conference, was in a delighted and expansive mood. been to many ferences but I have never left one when I had so great a sense making so tangible a contribution not only to the welfare of the signatories and the United States but to the general welfare, peace and security of the world." he said. Vandenberg spoke after the conference had passed resolution praising him for his efforts at the San Francisco conference, where the United Nations was born, to get authority for regional arrangements within the framework the United Nations.

Asked what kind of assistance the United States might be obligated to give in the case small border dispute in South America, Vandenberg said "We are not going to sound a fire alarm over two continents when all that is needed is an ambulance." He said the treaty should be an incentive to limit rather than to build up armaments because the need for arms decreases when a nation is surrounded by so many friends. 'POINT' SCHOOLS REGISTRATION SET Central Point, Aug. 30-All children entering the first grade at the Central Point school will register September 4 and 5, according to Superintendent H. P. Jewett.

All other pupils are to register September 8, before noon. First graders whose last names begin with the letters through are to report at the school between 9 and 11 a.m. Thursday and those with the last name initials through are to come the same hours Friday. Purpose of the plan is to avoid the confusion beginning children feel on the first day with large numbers of other children around. For those in the outlying sections of the district, buses will be run on Friday only and may used by those unable to register Thursday as well as by the Friday group.

The west side bus will go into the Willow Springs and Tolo districts and the east side vehicle will cover the Agate area. They will run between 8 and 9 a.m. and take the youngsters home after 11 a m. Parents or older children may come with the first graders if necessary. Jewett called attention to the entrance tests necessary for children not six before Dec.

1. There will be some opportunity for appointments with the examiner up to September 5. Those wishing to arrange appointments may phone Jewett, Students registering Monday will be dismissed at noon to allow teachers to complete organization during the afternoon. School authorities pian to start hot lunch service September 9. The charge will be the same as last year.

Transfers from other schools are asked to present report cards or some other evidence of grade classification. Los Angeles, Aug. Players Wally Cassell and Marcie McGuire were married today at Toluca Lake Community church with Mickey Rooney as best man. the rooster squats beside him. Both are up at dawn, the rooster crowing and the puppy barking.

The rooster stays up long after dark for the companionship of the dog. The rooster makes semi-clucking sounds when playing with the dog but due to the roughness of the dog the chanticleer now has a sprained left wing. wanted to kill the rooster but my son Edwin and the neighbors talked me out of it," Mrs. Kubli said. In the same neighborhood three years ago, an old hen belonging to Herman Offenbacher, mothered three orphan kittens for three, months, sheltering them at night under her wings.

scarcely a third over, 75 persons had died in accidents. Fifty three were killed in traffic mishaps, three died airplane crashes, two were drowned and nine were killed in miscellaneous accidents. Unusual Mishaps The national safety council had predicted that 250 persons would be killed in traffic accidents during the three days. At least 239 died on the highways during the long last year. One of the most unusual fatal accidents occurred at Lansing.

when a wheel fell off 82- year-old Peter Berwanger's mechanized wheel chair, throwing him in the path of an automobile, Jerry Duane Vales, St. Joseph, was killed at Omaha, when a highway signal light fell on him. Weather Forecast: Continued fair today and Monday, Slightly warmer today, Highest Yesterday Lowest Yesterday ..47.