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a i rm 1 KFH News Choraliers Godfrey Talent Scouts Bln Crosby Show Robert News Tennessee Ernie Show News Weather Sports Wichita Weather Partly cloudy through Tuesday Slightly warmer Tuesday High today In the upper 30s low in the lower 20s High temperature Tuesday will be In lower 40s 3 Wichita Homes Than Any Other Evening Newspaper PRICE KANSAS MONDAY EVENING JANUARY 10 1955 EIGHTEEN PAGES I i i I 1 (: i InM COV AND MRS jFRED HALL New State Chief and First Lady WICHITANS IN HALL FACTION This big group of Republicans meeting in the open Sunday afternoon reveals the strength of the group backing Fred Hall new Governor of Kansas Seated in the front row are Phil Manning Wichita on the left at the end of the row and in the middle John Madden of Wichita with Robert Jennison the official candidate for Speaker of the House Read In More 5c WICHITA 300 Red Bombs Hit Nationalist i Isle Outposts 100 Planes Join In Four Raids 2 Reported Downed TAIPEI FORMOSA Jan 10 (UP) Red China staged the heaviest air assualt in five years of coastal warfare against Chiang Tachen islands today showering 300 bombs from 100 planes in four separate raids The attacks were so severe that Nationalist officials held a series of- conferences to consider the critical situation Many Casualties Inflicted A- communique from the Nationalist Ministry of Defense said many" civilians' were killed and wounded among the islands 13-000 inhabitants But there was no mention of military casualties or damage The Nationalists claimed that two' raiders possibly were shot down and two others were seriously damaged The communique said the Chinese Reds unleased 'their first powerful air strike off the coast of the Tachens which lie about 200 miles north of Formosa at 6:55 am The Reds used eight LAlls four TU2s and 12 MIG15s in a 30-minute raid The communique added that raiders from Shanghai Ningpo and Hangchow then followed with three other strikes at 10:55 a 1:45 and 3:55 Harbor Main Target The main target of the Reds appeared to be Tachen harbor on the: main island of the chain It was not disclosed whether any Nationalist shipping anchored in or near the harbor was sunk or damaged Following the first raid eight Red planes moved on to hit Yiki-angshan island to the north where the Nationalists were reported to have offered only ground fire resistance Meanwhile Red guns at Amoy hit: Nationalist positions with 16 shells between 3:30 and 5 American military authorities in Tokyo were reported studying the Nationalist communique on the raids These authorities said the United States would be ready for action with atomic weapons if the Communists should attempt to turn the Tachen attacks into an invasion of Formosa' Tachen itself is a sitting duck for air raids Some of best soldiers are stationed there but the long distance from Formosa makes protection by Nationalist fighters difficult We Think- Tax problems to dominate new session of State Legislature Turn to editorials page 4 jH it VOLUME 29 Ike Proposes Economic War On Communism i Would Encourage Trade Push Aid To Backward Areas By MERRIMAN SMITH WASHINGTON Jan 10 President Elsenhower asked Congress today to throw more of economic weight into the cold war against Communism by reducing tariffs granting tax concessions to business investment abroad and continuing technical aid to under-developed countries The President also made recom mendations for encouraging greater tourist travel abroad and Increasing UJS participation in international trade fairs In a 2400-word special message to the House and Senate he laid down a seven-point program of foreign economic policy which he said would help to open new markets for UjS exports as well as strengthen free nation against ''Communist penetration and version" Mr Elsenhower described his program as "moderate gradual and reciprocal" Asks Trade Pact Law Renewed Its main feature was a renewal of last request for a three-year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act with authority to reduce tariffs by five per cent each year Democratic leaders of the new congress have promised full support- and priority action for this request which was sidetracked by the Republican-controlled 83rd Congress Some Republicans served advance notice they would oppose any program "which does not protect the interest of our American workers and producers" Other features of the new presidential program included recommendations for: 1 Reducing the corporation tax rate from 52 to 38 per cent on income which UJS business earns from foreign subsidiaries and branches The tax also would be deferred until the income is re- moved from the country where it -is earned Mr Eisenhower said this would stimulate the flow of UJS Investment capital abroad 2 Streamlining UJS customs rules and procedures to remove unnecessary red tape' from importing foreign goods 3 UJS membership In the proposed new International Finance Corporation a branch of the World Bank which will provide private venture capital for underdeveloped countries Would Increase Duty Exemption 4 Increasing from $500 to $1000 the 4 amount of foreign goods which American tourists may bring into the country duty free on their return from foreign travels 5 More widespread UJS participation in foreign trade fairs which he said the Communists have been using as propaganda showcases to convey the impression that Russia "is producing on a large scale for peace and is creating a paradise for workers" 6 Continuing the so-called "Point Four" program of technical aid to underdeveloped countries Mr Eisenhower said the program "should be concerned with knowhow rather than large funds and promised to spell out details in his budget message next week- -In' an apparent effort to reassure the protectionist wing of his own party which sidetracked his trade program last year Mr Eisenhower said he did not favor "radical or sudden tariff reductions" but only a "moderate gradual and reciprocal" lowering of barriers Mr Elsenhower said that an increased flow of private UJS investment funds abroad especially to underdeveloped areas not only would expand two-way trade but help these countries achieve a higher standard of living and thus "do much to offset the false but (Continued on Page 3) Inside The Eagle Classified Pages 11 to 17 Editorials Page 4 Radio and TV Cuide Page 10 Soricty Page 18 1 Sports Page 7 Markets Page 10 Comics Page 6 Traffic Tip merimnnro jmnwjiw Ml1! 82 The usual fine for going the wrong way on a oneway street here Is $2 Violators of these signs police say' are mostly out-of-town motorists unfamiliar with Wichita streets' Staff FhotoO NUMBER 8 'Do Something' Term Pledged By New Chief 10 Other State Officials also Take Oaths of Office 'i By TOM MILLER TOPEKA Jan 10 Fred Hall a tradition breaking young attorney who bounced the old Re- publican regime from power be- came Kansas 33rd chief executive today with a pledge to be a governor In the first outdoor inauguration in Kansas in 76 years the Dodge City lieutenant governor became the youngest Republican -state executive in the nation He is 38 Hall was sworn in by Kansas Chief Justice Harvey who administered the oath to 10 other state officials on the south steps of the capitol building They were: Lieut Gov John McCuish of Newton Supreme Court Justices Jay Parker of Three Fred Halls Sit on Platform TOPEKA Jan 10 Three Fred Halls were on the Kansas inauguration platform today 1 Fred Hall Sr of Newton father of the 33rd governor 2 Fred Hall the new Kansas chief executive 3 Fred Hall HI' the gover-" 11 -year-old son nick named Hill City and Clair Robb of Wlch-Ita7Atty Gen Harold Fatzer of Kinsley Sec of State Paul Shanahan of Salfha State Auditor George Robb of Sallna State Treasurer Richard Fadely of Topeka State Superintendent Adel Throckmorton of Wichita Insurance- Commissioner Frank Sullivan of 'Lawrence and- State Printer Ferd Voiland JVtOf Topeka It was a colorful ceremony with Jet planes streaking overhead a concert by the 125-plece high school band from the governor's home town and with the traditional 19-gun salute fired from the statehouse grounds by national guard field artillery Faces Array of Problems Hall succeeded his political enemy Edward Am who ended four years as governor by pledging his help in working with the new administration to achieve even greater Kansas" Beginning what he termed the -33rd chapter of the state of Kansas the youthful governor pledged that he would not with the federal government in seeking the solution to an array of grave problems "During my administration" Hall said "I Intend to do everything possible to preserve and exalt the power and the place of state government "I have always believed In rights but I also believe that right is a responsibility for action and not an excuse' for inaction "I described myself neither as a 'do-gooder nor a Few lack of a better term describe myself as a 'do-somethlng Perhaps I am what the President has termed a Progreasive Failure 'Cannot Be Tolerated Looking ahead to the 56th regular session of the Legislature which must tackle such issues as state aid for high schools a possible new or higher tax income and the growing scarcity of water for state development Hall said: "We are now at a time when failure or incompetency In govern- ment cannot be tolerated" The new governor youngest In Kansas since 1873 touched briefly and Indirectly upon his fight from political obscurity to Republican party control in Just four years Elected upon a platform calling for a change in state leadership Hall said the party that -was placed in power by the people had a duty to govern wisely and well and- also to maintain self dis--cipline "I give you my solemn he said in the 11-minute broadcast and televised address "tfiat-so long as I am head of my party we shall keep our house In order" Am Leaves for Wichita Hall asked the divinity for the strength 1 mental ability the moral courage" to carry out his duties In his brief talk Am paid trib- ute to Kansas' pioneer spirit thst has endured to the present He said he believed Kansans are closer to the spirit and virtues oL its idealistic founders than "the people of any other state" The outgoing governor who motored shortly after the ceremonies to Wichita where he will practice law said Kansans could take pride that President Eigen- (Continued on Page 2) LEAD HARMONY GET-TOGETHER State Representative Vernon Williams of Wichita at left and State Representative Lawrence Blythe of White City right conducted the pre-caucus meeting of the supporters of Governor Fred Hall -in Topeka Sunday when a complete new control of the House of Representatives was arranged Williams emerged as the official Hall nominee for Speaker (Eagle Staff Photos) i 'K' it 9 1 1 i i i i -T i -i i i Puts 2 Jurists On Same Bench Bryant Takes Oath Before Robb Turns In Resignation By REID Eacl Topeka Baroaa TOPEKA Jan Two Wichita judges found themselves occupying the same bench at 11:25 ajn Monday when Gov Edward Am appointed Judge Mack Bryant to Division No 3 of District Court a post already held by Judge Clair Robb Judge Robb who had presided over Division No 3 for 10 years was scheduled to be elevated to the Kansas Supreme Court Monday but had not yet resigned his District Court seat Am said after the inauguration ceremonies he was still governor of Kansas when Judge Robb resigned to go onto the Supreme Court bench Am contended the appoinment of Bryant was legal As Judge Robb went down the stairs to the inauguration he said he had not resigned Bryant had been appointed however at 11:25 Am said he had resignation at 11:10 The resignation however was "effective and binding as of the time that I take my oath or am sworn in as Justice of the Supreme Court" Robb had said earlier he understood his appointment to the Supreme Court would not be effective until he had signed an oath of office Am said that he had made the appoinment of Bryant on the recommendation of the Sedgwick County Central Committee He has not had any recommendation for any other person he said Both Judge Robb and Secretary of State Paul Shanahan declined to make any statement as to the legality of the appointment Most political observers were convinced that Judge Robb had planned to delay his resignation until the last possible minute to allow incoming Gov Fred Hall rather than outgoing Gov Am appoint his successor City Court Judge James Riddel has been mentioned often as Gov choice for the post Judge Riddel had been one of strongest supporters during the recent election campaign The ripitai city started buzzing with talk of the legality of the move but no solid opinions were Immediately available In Wichita Monday morning Judge Bryant took the oath of office required by his reelection as probate court judge First stage of a political revolution here was the inauguration as governor of Fred Hall of Dodge City marking a four-year triumph by a rebel against the so-called Am administration and the- so-called palace guard Last stage of the first round of this revolution was scheduled to be seen at the party caucus meeting starting at 3 pjn with Wich-ltans taking part in this closing skirmish They were State Representatives John Madden who is almost certain to be temporary Speaker of the House when it opens the 1955 sessions Tuesday morning Vernon Williams who is scheduled to be Speaker pro-tem and (Continued on Page 2) 13-year-old Boys Confess Use of Wrong Poison Saves Life of Haysville Student State Weather Partly cloudy today tonight and Tuesday Light snow southeast this afternoon Warmer over state Tuesday High today 30s in east to about 40 west Low tonight in 20s except 15 northwest OKLAHOMA Clearing west snow east portion ending late today Snow accumulating 2 to 4 inches in southeast and east central Fair tonight increasing high cloudiness Tuesday 12 Arrested In 4 Cities as Counterfeiters Police Halt Play To Nab Two Actors Waiting for Cues LOS ANGELES Jan 10 Five men including two Hollywood stage actors arrested in the midst of a play were to be arraigned here today on charges of belonging to a $300000 counterfeit ring They were among 12 persons arrested by Secret Service agents In Los Angeles San Francisco Chicago and Dallas as a climax of a two-month investigation of ring that tried to pass 15000 fake $20 bills Scheduled to appear before UJS Commissioner Howard Calver-ley on charges of possessing and pass counterfeit money were Ralph Guffey 25 Roger Haizlip 29 George Lewis 31 Glenard Schmidt 29 and John Roche 30 A 17-year-old strip teaser seized with the men was turned over to Juvenile authorities Her name was not disclosed In Chicago two other men William Guren Los Angeles and Robert Durand San Francisco were to be arraigned today before UJS Commissioner Bentley Pike $240000 In Fakes Found Guy Spaman Secret Service agent in charge of Los Angeles said nearly $240000 was found in he possession of those arrested He estimated at least $50000 worth of the bogus bills had been passed most of them in the West and the remainder in the Midwest and still were not recovered Guffey and Haizlip were arrested yesterday in Hollywood Spaman said Guffey had 19 of the bogus bills in his possession Their arrest completed the roundup of all major suspects in the case Other arrests were made in Chicago Dallas and San Francisco during the past nine days in a careful probe by the Secret Service Danny Mills a San Francisco night club entertainer still was sought in connection with the case but he apparently was not regarded as a major suspect Spaman said the fake federal reserve notes were printed in a small printshop In the Los Angeles suburb of Bell by Glenard Schmidt 29 and were described as "pretty good" although not good enough to fool an experienced bank teller Printer Arrested Schmidt was arrested Friday while allegedly carrying $129000 worth of bills in a traveling case On Friday night agents rang down the curtain on a Las Angeles production of Aunt" nabbing Lewis and Roche as they waited in the stage wings for cues to go on stage Agents said they recovered more than $9000 in phoney bills in bag hidden in a crevice in the stage floor and more bogus bills in the dressing rooms and in their cars The arrest of the actors halted the performance at the Carousel Theater The first arrest was made in Dallas Jan 1 when officers seized Millard Patterson and Kenneth A Scott Six days later Merchant Seaman Ralph Stanley Williams 22 and Merrit Gerhard Preston 25 were arrested in San Rafael near San Francisco Ralls said the boys confessed they believed they had poisoned the sandwich with rat poison but found that the substance used was DDT "It made her sandwich unfit to eat but cause her any Ralls said The case is the last to be worked by Ralls He went out of office at noon Monday when Sheriff Floyd Schroeder took over from former Sheriff Ty Lockett All information on the case was turned over to Capt Denver Bland head of the county road patrol UN Chief Ends Talks with Chou On Airmen Issue Outcoitfe of Meetings Not Announced lii Joint Communique UNITED NATIONS Jan 10 (UP) Secretary General Dag held Ida final talk with Red Premier Chou En Lai today on the fate of 11 Imprisoned fliers but a final joint communique failed to disclose their outcome Hammarskjold and Chou conferred for an hour and 20 minutes beginning at 4 (2 a CST) to wind up negotiations that have been in progress since last Thursday It said their discussions had referred tp pertinent to the relaxation of world tension" But it made no mention of the free-the-prisoners mission which took Hammarskjold to Peiping on a mandate from the UN General Assembly And it did not refer to anything said by either side on the fate of the 11 American fliers jailed as "spies" and some 2350 other UN command personnel still held as Korean War prisoners by Red China Hammarskjold planned to start his Journey home tomorrow leaving Peiping for Canton by air at 7 a (5 CST Monday) The communique said: "As a result of the suggestion for a personal discussion made by the Secretary General of the United Nations in his cable of 10 December 1954 and the cable of welcome sent by the Premier of the State Council and foreign minister of the Republic of China on 17 December 1954 we had talks In Peking (Peplng) on 6 7 8 and 10 January 1955 In these talks reference was made at the same time to questions pertinent to the relaxation of world tension We feel that these talks have been useful and we hope to be able to continue the contact established In these meetings" CTjjfcv Two small unfamiliarity with the nature of poisons probably saved the life of a 13-year-old Haysville school girl Ray Ralls juvenile officer said Monday The girl's lunch was heavily dosed with what two of her classmates firmly believed to be poison Ralls said The poison attempt was made after the girl reported to a teacher that two boys one 12 and the other 13 were carrying switchblade knives to class The knives were confiscated by the teacher Thursday and Friday the girl found that a sandwich In her lunch "smelled funny" "Sno Fun Being Miss Snow Fun Beauties Chiiled DODGE RIDGE CALIF Jan 10 (UP) Darlene Cowden of Los Altos Calif crowned Miss Snow Fun here yesterday probably think the beauty contest title would be more fitting for an Eskimo Miss Cowden along with six other paraded before the judges far' 15 minutes in a driving snow storm with temperatures dive degrees below freezing Firemen Assist Tenants' Release of 3rd Captive Sought WASHINGTON Jan 10 Diplomatic officials said today the United States will continue to press for the freedom of Pvt William A Verdine 28 of Starks La who was reported arrested by the Russians in 1949 and held in jail ever since Verdine is being held in the same Russian prison camp where two other Americans freed Saturday by the Soviets were held They are John Noble 28 of Detroit and Pvt William Marchuk 38 of Brackenridze Pa Escape aiding the rescue Edward Neville was injured when he fell from the theater marquee St Joseph's hospital reported he was not critically injured No other injuries were reported Firemen said flames left the Robert Lane Optometry shop Leo's Shoe Repair store and Chili Bowl in rubble At almost the same time another explosion occurred several miles away just outside the city limits at Rayton Mo The windows and door of the Cox Motor Co were blown out by what was believed to have been a bomb Firemen said they did not believe there was a connection between the two 4 Buildings Set Ablaze By Blast in Kansas City KANSAS CITY MO Jan 10 (UP) A tremendous explosion rocked a business and apartment section at the busy Independence Blvd and Prospect Ave Intersection early' today touching off fires in four buildings and sending second floor tenants down fire ladders to safety Flrement set the property loss to three business establishments at $35000 and said there was no eary estimate of damage to the Vista Theater or to neighboring buildings where windows were blown out Cause of the blast was not determined Fireman Injured Residents fled from apartments above the theater One fireman -i HISTORIC DWELLING BURNS After surviving the burning of 91 years ago fire finally leveled this home Sunday It was said to have been the only dwelling in its neighborhood not burned when Union forces sacked the city in 1864 No one has lived in it recently The cause of the fire was unknown (UP Telephoto) a i -f- -W- 'r-r.