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Two Escape in
Initial Mishap
Of War Games
Three Climb Upon Wing,
One Dies but Other
Pair Reach Shore
Details of Craft Which
i Is Overdue not Told
in Early Reports
HONOLULU, March 30-;P)-Tbe
navy announced that another
, of its planes was missing from
v n Do a rl harhnr tiai;e tonirht.
nfftMala declined to state the
Identity ef the plane, the num
ber aboard, or now long me
craft waa overdue.
Word of the missing ship came
as the navy was searching for
the bodies of five men who were
aboard a long-range Domnmg
plane when it crashed Into the
sea early today off Waianae, on
the -northwestern aide of Oahu,
principal island of " the Hawaiian
group. -
- The big twln-eugInedOomber.
engaged in the reat mock battle
for control of Hawaii, crashed
while flying low in a heavy rain
squall. , ".
Witnesses said the plane struck
at tremendous speed. Seven men
were aboard.- Three of t'aem ap
parently succeeded in climbing
out on a wing of the partially
submergod wreck.
Two Reach Shore,
Other Perishes "" Y- " ' ,
One of these. Radioman G. J.
Millea, of Wilmette, IllJ, "warn
150 yards to shore. Jl F. Earts,
aviation machinist's mate of
Houston, Tex., waa washed ashore
unconscious and taken to a hos-
PlATiation Chief Machinist! Mate
' G. H. O'Neal of Trumbull Tex.,
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Silverton Court
Costs Explained
High Because of Transfer
Cases, Said; Releases
all Deemed Valid
Alf O. Nelson. Silrerton Justice
of the peace, in a letter to The
Statesman has challenged some
statements appearing 1n ; recent
newspaper items. Nelson called
attention to an article (not in
The Statesman) which stated that
"average costs In my court were
$10 aa against $4,50 In Overton's
court, which he said were er
ronous. . -
"The fact is," he said, -during
the rear 1937 I handled 205
criminal cases. In which the aver
age Instice court "?e was about
$4.85 per case. The -cord is
open to the public and speaks
lor ItseU," He added. iseison
exnlained that the cost in his
court would of necessity be a
little higher than in other Justice
courts outside Salem. This he
Dointed ont is due to the fact
that many of the cases started in
Salem are transferred to the Sil-
verton court.
Referring to the nnest'on aria
ing over the way my costs are
collected, he said: - :
"The requirement that costs be
paid . mar be one condition of
. spending the sentence. When
the defendant falls t c o m p 1 y
with that condition the court has
the right to revoke the order
. .'.and reinstate the sentence.
That, , he said, - "should never
be done purely tor the purpose
' of collecting costs. He explained
that It the defendant were placed
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Shriners' Hospital
Gets Concert Fund
PORTLAND, March 30 -UPV- A
. check for $2,601.80, the net pro
ceeds oi a recent appearance here
of the Eugene Gleemen to assist
in raising funds for the purchase
or orthoredle equipment for the
Shriners hospital for crippled
'children, was In the hands of Al
Kader temple of the shrine today,
The money was turned over by
the ' Portland Rotary club and
marked -the largest amount-ever
raised by the club in its six Years
' of concerts. Hie club. In that per
iod, has contributed $11,970 for
the assistance ot the , hospital.
uieemen conatea the concert.
Democratic Heads Plan
Pendleton Convention
PENDLETON, March ' 3 0-JF)
Allan Greenwood, Portland, state
president ot the Young Demo
cratic dub, and W. L. Gosslin,
Salem, secretary to Gov. Charles
Martin, will arrive here tomor
row to complete arrangements
for tli state convention April
Earl ISott to
Ask Bourbon
House Choice
(By the Associated Press)
Swinging in on the heels of the
basketball season, the popular
game of politics won six new play
ers today. -
At Portland, announcements of
candidacy included:
Coe A. McKenna, business man
and civic worker, for republican
nomination as Multnomah county
state, representative.
Thomas F. Wold, attorney, for
democratic nomination as Mult
nomah county state representa
tive. Mrs. Florine O. English, ap
pointed b ythe board of Multno
mah county commissioners as
democratic state representative to
fill a vacancy, to succeed herself.
Paul A. Richards, restaurant
operator, for democratic nomin
ation as Multnomah county state
representative.
Earl A. Nott of McMinnville,
Yamhill county district attorney,
said he would seek the democra
tic nomination for congress from
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Iifejpfor-
ed by Jury
Verdict Returned After
10 Hours; Defendant
Takes It Calmly
Mother of Children Says
She's Satisfied With
Results of Trial
ST. HELENS, Ore., March 30-(P)-A
circuit court Jury convicted
Mrs. Agnes Joan Ledford, 35, to
day of the first degree murder of
her stepdaughter, Ruth, 13, by
poison last fall and recommended
life imprisonment.
The Jury reported its verdict
after less than 10 hours delibera
tion. Mrs. Ledford, sitting in
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Held Guilty ot
.: Poisoning Girl
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AGNES JOAN LEDFORD
Dorm Intruder Flees
CORVALLIS. March 30 -(Jf)-Authorities
attempted today to
trace an intruder who was fright
ened away from Waldo hall, wom
en's dormitory, by lusty screams
after attempting to enter through
a window. He escaped in an automobile.
27 Death Toll
Of Tornadoes
Over 5 States
Columbus, Kansas, Gets
Brunt With 7 Killed,
Over 100 Injured
Pekin, 111., Reports Five
Dead; Oklahoma, Also
Arkansas Suffer
(By the Associated Press)
Tornadoes spread death and
destruction through five middle
western and southwestern states
yesterday and last night. Heaving
at least 27 reported dead, hun
dreds injured, and staggering
property damage.
Heaviest hit was the town of
Columbus, Kas., in the lead and
zinc mining trl-state corner of
Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma,
where seven were dead, more than
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Spring Opens Officially Here
Tonight; to Unveil Windows
A I 7:30; Parade Starts Then
Oregon Officials
Attack Rate Rise
Holman and White Among
Foes as Intrastate
Hearing Opens
Application of Oregon railroads
for an increase of intrastate
freight rates in line with inter
state freight rate increases grant
ed recently by the interstate com
merce commission received the
first hearing before State Utility
Commissioner N. G. Wallace here
Wednesday. The interstate rate
increases ranged from five to 10
per cent, with agricultural pro
ducts in the lower brackets.
Among witnesses who appeared
at the opening hearing was State
Treasurer Rufus C. Holman, rep
resenting the state board of con
trol. He protested against any in
crease on agricultural lime. Hol
man said fertilizer lime was es
sential in building up Willamette
valley lands and any increase in
freight rates would prove a han
dicap to the farmers.
The proposed freight rate in
creases also are being opposed by
representatives of a large number
of chambers of commerce and
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Colorful Show Result of Preparation
Carried on for Weeks; Animated
Windows Totally new Feature.
Spring Styles to Be Worn by Living
Models; Drum Corps, Five Bands
in Parade; Weather Promising
Spring opening tonight, 7 :30 p. m. !
Promptly at that hour the siren atop the city hall sounds,
merchants unveil their windows and one of the most colorful
evenings Salem has seen in years gets under way officially
inaugurating Salem's spring shopping season.
Tonight's show culminates weeks of preparation by
scores of business houses and individuals. The gala evening's
principal diversion window shopping will be supplemented
by a host of special entertainment features including an auto
mobile show, a parade, music by five bands, a visual broad
cast conducted by KSLM, and a dance at Crystal Gardens.
Store windows were curtained off yesterday and this
O
Kingwell in Race
For County Court
Has Held Public Office in
England, Canada and
US; Tells Policy
E. G. Kingwell, Salem real es
tate man who has held govern
ment offices in England, Canada
and the United States yesterday
filed; his notice of candidacy for
the democratic nomination , for
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morning as merchants -worked
feverishly to have their' arindow
displays in readiness for th win
dow unveiling ceremony at 7:30
tonight. Animation, theme of this
year's Spring Opening. JSanne
(Julns modeling "new spring style,
will appear in the windows ot de
partment and ready-to-wear
stores. Quality of the window dis
plays is expected to reach 'sv srirV
high with keen competition de-'j!'
veloping among the "stores for th ;
Ad club's prize to the store- with
the "most unique" window $j- '
rangement. ,
Numerous Groups ' s
To Be in Parade ; v "s
The American Legion drum
corps, members of the five bands,
Cherrians, and a detachment of
150 Boy Scouts will meet at 7:30
at Marion square to form for th
parade. Special transportation to
and from Leslie school where Boy
Scouts are holding a campers' re
union. Is being provided by the
Ad club.
Music from the following bands'
will lend to this evening's gaiety:
Salem high school band, Gordon
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Salem Box Plant
To Start Monday
Orders Exceed Dry Lnm-vt"'
ber Supply, Reported by
Manager Friesen
With orders exceeding capac
ity because of a dry lumber scarc
ity, the reconstructed Salem Box
company plant will go bach into
production Monday, John S. Frie
sen announced yesterday. - The
plant will start with a IS-car
order for box materials and oper
ate on a two-shift basis with ap
proximately 30 employes.
Friesen declared ho could ob
tain orders tor 50 carl -ads if
he could obtain dry lumber for -
shooks. Most of the impending
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linn Election on
Power Requested
Application was . filed Wednes ¬
day with, the state hydro-ieetrte
commission for a special election
May 20 on the question of form
ing the proposed Linn " county
people's utility district and elect- -
Ing five directors. k-.
Candidates for directors la- ;
elude J. W. Moore. Frank Betser,
Gordon P. Ry.als, Walter S. Hens
and Frank Bartu, jr. -
If this election is called it will
be the second time the voters of
Linn county have balloted on the ..
proposal. .The first election was .
held November 3. IS 3 8, when the .
proposal to organize the district
waa defeated.
The law provides that a second
election may be requested within .
two years after the voters , have
voted against the creation of m
district.
Girl Thinks She
Is Wanted; Right
.: A girl giving the name of Dor
othy O'Dell, Salem, appeared at
the: city police station lata last
night to inquire If there was
Justice court warrant out for her
arrest on a larceny charge. .
Such a warrant had been issued
so the young woman was held in
the city Jail, police stated, v ,
Additional Late News on
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