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Alcatxaz convicts fought a mur
derous gun 'battle tonight for
freedom from "the rock."
The lives of most of the
- guards of Alcatraz were at stake.
The desperate men held them as
hostages. 5
One guard already had been
killed and four injured in the
raging battle and the situation
was out of control.
Late tonight Warden J. A.
Johnston announced:
"Our situation is difficult and
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The decision of the executive
committee of the board of trustees
of Willamette university Wednes
day night against enlarging the
gymnasium probably means the
loss, temporarily only it is hoped
of the state high school basketball
tournament. The cost of the al-
. terations to accommodate a crowd
cf 5,000 spectators or better
proved beyond the university's
ability to assume at the present
time. First on the list for campus
development is a boys' dormitory
Over $200,000 has been raised for
this purpose out of what original
ly was expected to be a $300,000
cost The great increase in build
ing costs has boosted that estimate
by a third or a half and means
that more money must be raised.
President Smith and trustees did
not see how it was possible to un
dertake to raise another $50,000
to $79,000 for expenditure on the
gymnasium.
The board of control of the
state high school activities asso
ciation had indicated an unwill
ingness to make a ten-year con
tract for holding the tournament
here on terms which might have
enabled the university to amor
tize a portion of the cost out of
proceeds of the tournament Here
tofore the university staff has
managed "the tournament without
charge to the association and the
university has received $300 for
use thytnnasium for the
week if $500 this, year). So the
burden would have to be borne
by the university.
The position of the university
is that while it would like to
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End to City Bus
Strike Pending
. Settlement of the Salem bus
strike bung in the balance Thurs
day, following an eight-hour con
ference between Oregon Motor
Stages and Motor Coach Employes
.union leaders throughout Wednes
day night.
Local drivers, who have been on
strike since April 5, said yester
day that considerable progress
bad been made in the meeting and
that the company president, A L.
Schneider, had a concrete pro
posal from the union to take back
to the firm directors yesterday.
Alderman Dovid O'Hara unof
ficially conducted the Wednesday
night meeting, an outgrowth of
the city council's special sessions
Tuesday and Wednesday after
xtoons. Pilot Charged with
Molesting Geese
Donald William Sandau, Salem
flier, was hailed into the local jus
tice court Thursday for molesting
m fWb nt eM in t Vi k K, -.-
Charges 'were brought by State
"Police SgV B. K. "Walker, as pri
vate prosecutor. Sandau took 24
hours in order to decide on his
plea mod warn released from cus
tody upon him own recognizance.
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precarious. The armed prisoners
on the island are still eluding us
so that at the moment we cannot
control them."
Six hours after Warden John
ston issued his first riot call the
battle was still underway. In the
darkness, flashes of gunfire
could be seen from the shore.
Wives and children of prison
guards lined the San Francisco
docks, crying and pleading for
information of their menfolk.
The convicts had plenty , of
arms and ammunition. They
seized the gun gallery at the out
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Gov. Earl Snell Thursday ruled Out the possibility of state-wide
daylight saving time, announcing he had decided not to issue a. proc
lamation setting the clock ahead one hour. j j j
Following a telephone conference withj Gov. ; Mon C WHgren
of Washington, Gov. Snell said a
similar statement is expected from
the neighboring governor.
"I have been in daily contact
with Washington's governor for
several days," Governor Snell
said, "and while we both recognize
the advantages and convenience of
daylight saving in many quarters,
the lack of authority on the part
of the governors to make it uni
form even within our respective
states causes Us both to refrain
from issuing suggestive procla
mations under existing circum
stances."
Governor Snell said he also had
conferred with Governor Earl
Warren of California.
New Exam for
Postmaster
Authorized
Because only one man was cer
tified following the most recent
examination for Salem postmas
ter, another examination has been
ordered, Washington, D.C., sources
said Thursday. The postoffice de
partment on April 15 ordered the
new examination, it was said, un
der a regulation which permits
such action unless at least three
persons have qualified.
The new examination will per
mit Acting Postmaster Albert
Gragg to qualify, observers here
declared Thursday. He lacked only
the required period of experience
as an executive over 60 employes
in a business handling at least
$500,000 a year, it was understood
at the time of the earlier examina
tion, in which David Cameron,
supervisor with the state unem
ployment compensation commis
sion, was certified.
Willamette May
Offer Flight Course
Administration officials announ
ced here Thursday that negotia
tions are under way to provide a
CAA flight program as a part of
the Willamette university curric
ulum.
President G. Herbert Smith.
I who has been conferring with gov-
i eminent officials on the early re-
sumption ot the program which I
was staged here before the war,
said that all students eligible
would receive two hours credit (demy; Richard, in the navy.fAn-
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University's Dorm Drawings
Approved, Gym
Preliminary drawings for a new i
mens dormitory at Willamette
ugiversity were approved at a
meeting ot the executive commit
tee ot the trustees in Portland
Wednesday night and the archi
tect, Pietro Belluschi, was In
structed to proceed at once with
final drawings. It is hoped that a
contract may be let in the fall so
the building may be completed by
the beginning of school in the fall
of 1947.
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The plan of the building is for a
general dormitory for about 100
men In the central portion ot the
structure with quarters for four
fraternities housing about 25 menJidhe university could accommodate
each in the lateral wings. The
building will be H-shaped and
will be located behind the law and
government building on the east
side of the campus. It will be four
stories in height Each section of
the building will haye its own
dining room, lounge and game
set and distributed weapons and
ammunition to their Accom
plices. Then they herded rhost of
the prison's guards into thj main
cell block holding them at host-
ages, i
The j shooting continued into
the night, with desperate con
victs manning windows. Guards,
creeping; from cover of; stone
abutments, fired into th win
dows. Several guards mounted a
narrow ledge directly beneath
the cell block windows;, and
threw tear gjas bombs irjto the
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NorMi Oregon
Brush jForesjt
Fires SparkeSi
PORTfAND, Ore., May -(P
The season s first serious gbrusn
and forest fires erupted in the
northwest today, forcing several
residents to evacuate expensive
homes and burning near af rail
road right-of-wjay.
A rash Of fires was reported in
Oregon's : Columbia and Catsop
counties, j where flames Jbwept
over more than 500 acres of
brush arid slashings. One blaze
was burning near Mist, atfother
in a logl slashing near Verhonia,
and a third near Clatskanfe. A
stand of hemlock and otherf trees
in the Lake Cullaby recreational
area hear Warrenton Was aflame.
Railroad officials sent a, crew
of 20 men and were roundifeg up
20 more to fight the hundred
acre fire about six miles rjorth
east of Buxton, Ore, A ismall
stump fire a suburbanite set this
morning burst out of control and
swept through 25 acres of brush
near anrr xclusive residential su
burb here; Fighters brought the
blaze under control after several
families' were ordered to evacuate.
Oregon Motlier
Nanied jby Snell
SAUEM Ore , May l.-fMrs.
Howard Mansfield, Freevf ater,
whose son - - one of six children
- - recently was n a me d IjValla
Walla, Wash., "outstanding citizen
of the year," toddy was named the
Oregon mother of 1946. f
Governor Earl Snell, in miking
the announcement, said Mrs.
Mansfield would receive Jstate
honors onj Mother's day, May 12.
She was chosen from 50 candi
dates. In addition to Thomas Browning
Mansfield, former Walla Walla
citizen now living in Ephrata,
Wash., her children are: Sara La
Vern Mansfield Hoean. Honolulu.
violinist;
Oliver H
Mansfield,
army veteran and Walla 'Walla
dentist; Jack EL Mansfield J in-
structor at Annapolis naval iaca-
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room. Men will be housed tvlo to
a room.
After hearing the report ot pres
ident Smith on a proposal tef en-
large the gymnasium to meet the
requirements of the state Jhigh
school basketball; tournament! the
committee voted against making
the expansion because of rior
comrniUnefits of; university's re
sources, j j
The president reported that ap
plications for admission ta the
university f for the next academic
year were so numerous thatf en
rollment would reach the limit of
850 set by the board of trustees.
That, he thought was as many as
with its present plant
Added Classroom .
Alterations were approved for
changes which would providf an
additional Classroom in the gym
nasium and a waiting room at the
end of the hallway in Eatonlhall
for te den of students.
them were
where they
exploded in the faces of the
guards.
Warden Johnston said his of
ficers were attempting to storm
the gun gallery. In these at
tempts, it was indicated, the
guard casualties occurred. ,
The dead guard was Harold
P. Stites.
Shortly after issuing the riot
call, Warden Johnston appealed
for help. Coast guard, navy, po
lice and FBI men sped to the
Check Signer
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WASHINGTON, May Helen
B. Smith, who has aimed pay
cheeks for presidents and sena
tors for the past ciht years.
prepares to leave her desk at
the treasury in Washington.
She has reached the campul
sory retirement age i of 7t.
Firm Agrees to
Arbitration in r
Linen Dispute w
An arbitration offer by Miles
Linen Mill was accepted Thursday
night by Local 2637 United Textile
Workers, following several confer
ences between company; and work
ers since the union gave strike
notice last month.
The union asked t! wage in
crease of 15 cents and the com
pany has offered 10 cents. No ar
bitration meetings have been set,
but workers will continue on the
job pending arbitration, Secretary
Herbert Barker of the trades and
labor council stated.
Negotiations between the union
and Salem Linen Mill, however,
have produced no arbitration
agreement and, unless an eleventh
hour development comes tomor
row, the 41 employes will cease
work after their regular Friday
shift, Barker said.
Cannery Building
At Pen Approved
Approval of two additional state
building projects by federal offi
cials has been received by the
state board of control here and
work will start as soon as bids are
received and contracts can be
awarded.
Projects are a cannery building
at the state penitentiary, $30,000,
and remodeling state industrial
accident commission offices for
laboratory equipment, $6200.
lWe-Pound IVuVler
Limit at Mt. Ansel
MOUNT ANGEL, May 2. -(A)- I
I ne uo-operau ve creamery here
reported that hundreds ot Port-
landers, and residents rt other
nearby eities Including Sale m.
have been turning to its butter
supply to fill their larders.
A five-pound limit has been set.
Frank llettman, manager, said.
W.U- EUHay
With the inter-sorority sing this
morning at 10:45 in the univer
sity chapel, Willamette's 40 th
May weekend will officially be
gin. Immediately following the sing
the traditional greased pole and
tug-of-war competition between
freshmen and sophomores will be
held. An all-school barbecue Is
scheduled at 12:30 t the newly
built pit on the east campus, at
which time a 600-pound steer
will be cooked for the entire
school.
Drama for the weekend will be
supplied by Willamette thespians
interior. Many of
tossed back again,
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scene in launches. The coast
guard and navy stationed boats
around the island to intercept
any prisoners who might reach
the water.
Three hours after the riot be
gan, a detachment of marines.
armed with automatic , weapons.
landed on the island. Warden
Johnston turned over to them
.150 prisoners not taking part in
the riot. The marines herded
them into the yard, clear of the
cell block, and stood guard un
der the great searchlights.
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Formal
Meetings
By Leais Nevin
PARIS, May 2-(P-U.S. Secre
tary of State James F. Byrnes
called upon. the foreign ministers
conference today for prompt re
vision of Italian armistice treaty
terms and proposed a schedule of
revisions for all armistices until
agreements can be reached on Eu
ropean treaties, American sources
said.
Byrnes presented the proposals
at the first informal session of
the conference, held after' the
ministers broke off their formal
sessions indefinitely this morning.
But further consideration of
the Italian armistice terms was
halted by British objections on
grounds which could not be learn
ed immediately, conference in
formants reported.
Byrnes, however, took the op
portunity to assert an American
view that since peace treaties,
even if drafted immediately,
could not quickly become effec
tive, ret-lsed armistice terms could
be a short cut to stability in Eu-
to Close or
Not to Close
To cfose or not to close at 8
or 5:30 p.m., that is the question
posed this week to Salem business
firms by the city's Retail Trade
bureau.
The letter, which is going out
to merchants, asks an expression
on what business hours the city
should keep, suggesting the fol
lowing alternatives: To open at
10 am. and close at 5 p m. six
days a week; to open at 9:30 a m.
and close at 5:30 p.m. six days
week; to open at 9 and close
at 5:30 six days, or to continue
the present custom, by which
most stores close at 6 p.m., open
ing at various hours. One large
downtown store has commenced
opening at 9 and closing at 5:30
five days, but remaining open
to 9 p m. on Saturdays.
Dr. Barker to
Talk at Chanipoeg
Dr. Burt Brown Barker, mem
ber of a pioneer Willamette val
ley family who is prominent as
an educator and an inspirational
speaker, will deliver the princi
pal address at the annual found-
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Fete To Start Today
when they present their second ,
major production of the year to-1
night at the Salem high school
at 7:30 o'clock.
The annual Queen's breakfast
Saturday morning will be hand
led by YWCA members and com
mittees, on the, lawn of Chrest
cottage from 8:30 to 10:30 am.
Scheduled to begin at 1 o'clock,
coronation in the May court on
the campus will see the crowning
of Queen Paula I by Betty Han
auska, last year's queen. The
queen's ascent to the throne will
be preceded by the formation of
a daisy chain by 40 sophomore
(Above.) Picture shews A. B.
Black, state bee laspeetor, get
Ung the bees into a hive placed
n top of a parked car which Is
well surrounded by bees while
a crowd looks in. (Right) Lerejr
Bui, Dayton, looks for the
aeea in a swarm oa the rear
wheel ef a parked car. (States
man photos by Bill Scott, staff
photographer.)
Even Bees Seem
Troubled by the
House Shortage
Just another May queen, but
this time a bee, led a swarm of
followers into the 200 block of
State street, Thursday noon. Pass
ers-by were disturbed by the bees
but no one was reported stung.
First the bees circulated in the
middle of the street, causing sev
eral screeching stops by motorists
who rolled Up their car windows
before preceding through the
swarm.
Later they settled on a parked
car on the south side in the mid
dle of the block, almost covering
a rear wheel. Leroy Bass, Dayton,
who said he had some bees on his
home place, started in the work
of gathering them in.
He was Joined by A. B. Black,
state bee inspector, who brought
hive and a smoke making de
vice, and the two finally succeed
ed in enticing the bees into the
hive.
Cancer Drive
Past 50 Mark
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Workers jn the Marion county
drive for American Cancer so
ciety funds Thursday had raised
well over half their $3000 quota,
it was announced by Drive Chair
man Charles McEJhinny.
McElhinny said that many
workers and prospective donors
are not aware that the drive has,
been extended to May IS.
He also said more than 20
state departments remain unre
ported )n the drive and that a
recent contribution of iS2.73 had
been received from the Lake La-
bish section where Mrs. Jess
Ma this was chairman and
Mrs.
Addison Page assistant.
Hospital to
Dedicate Site
Salem Deaconess hospital will
observe National Hospital day
May 12 with special dedication
services at the Memorial hospital
site across the, street from the
present hospital.
Sponsored by the hospital's
board, of governors, the Sunday
observance will include an open
house at the Deaconess institu
tion, a band concert by the Salem
Bible Academy band and the hoa-
oital grounds dedication which is
h4n rnnreri h Chanlaln Sam
P. Neufeldt. I
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vcpaVe Vn re servc are Vh
Keverends 3. V. rteuteXdt, DudVey
strain. Homer Leisy, Charles Dur
'den and Chester. W. Hamblin.
'LABOR MWVSISa DUE
WASHINGTON. May
i Plans to allocate housing tor farm l
and tood processing abcr In Ore
gon moved nearer completion Vo-
I day when the civilian production
I administration authorized the war
mssets administration to make it
'available.
women. A
triple quartet of men
and
women win announce ine
approach ot Her Majesty.
After the end of the corona
tion ceremonies, Queen Paula
and her princesses, Janice Pat
terson and Virginia Case, will
greet campus guests, students aad
the university friends at a tea
in the home of President and
Mrs. G. Herbert Smith. I
Climaxing the weekend's af
fairs will be the May dance in
the campus gymnasium Saturday
night from 9 to 12. The queen
and : her court will be honored
during the intermission.
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11 New Guards,
Wage Increase
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Employment of 11 new guards
at the Oregon state penitentiary
here with increased salaries of $10
a month for all guards was Author
ized by the state board of control
Thursday.
The new guards will receive
$150 a month starting pay.) At the
end of one year the new guards
will receive $180 a month. George
Aiken, state budget director, said
the aggregate pay Increases would
exceed $9000 between now and
the end of the current blennium.
The Increase was approved at
the request of Prison Warden
George Alexander who said he was
unable to obtain the services of
capable guard! under the previous
pay schedule.! Agitation for the
new pay base was launched after
10 prisoners had escaped from the
prison in a short time. In moat
cases they scaled the Institution
walls. I
Records Fall
As Heat. Rises
The sun beat down on Salem
Thursday, giving this city Its hot
test May day since May 24. 1943,
nd its hottest day since Sept 12,
1943. The highest temperature re
corded here yesterday was $7, be
tween 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Weather officials at McNary
field said the temperature; stood
in the 80's from 11 a.m. to I p.m.
Elsewhere in western Oregon sim
ilar high temperatures were noted,
with Med ford topping the list with
91, Eugene hitting 17, Roseburg
S3 and Portland 84.
Local weather officials predict
ed cooler weather for today, with
the high expected to be about 76.
Tojb Trial Gets j
OJf to Slow Start
TOKYO, Trlday, May
Black-robed Justices of nine el-
t . , . , i
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tlnnbl IHi. tt .1 I
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sma wmMi luur ui m rr mi art j n rr I
vs - a i t- V'
iMinn nujor wir-rnnvi rinxTM
was adjourned. unU atletnoonl
wben Vwo-otbers. newly arrived
by plane from Slam, could bo
present j
Tojo and 23 other major
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d" heavy guard nearly ( three
nours earlier.
The former C. K. Spaulding
home on Court street opposite
the state capltol was discutsed by
the state board ot control Thurs
day aa possible site tor civil ser
vice and other state offices'. The
building at present is occupied by
Alpha Chi Omega sorority, but
owned by the state. No action was
taken.
GIIX,NET BOATS BUNK
ASTORIA, Ore., May 2.-VA
strong east wind blowing through
the Columbia: gorge between Van
couver and Bonneville sank three
gillnet boats and several house
boats used by fishermen, salmon
packers here reported today.
NEW SMALLPOX DEATH j
EVERETT, May 2--Dr.
Burton Johnson said tonight Mrs.
A. E. Parks, about 35, died today
of smallpox, becoming Everett's
second victim of the disease.
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easons
For Stand
Say Portland's
Problem Not
Iiisiirjuountablc
The Oregon legislature will rt
be called Into special session to
consider remetual legU!atim per
mitting a PMtland vote on a
$1,750,000 m i.l tax levy, It was
announced Thursday by Gov.
Earl Shell.
Explaining his stand, the gov
ernor said: "I realize Pot Uan4
school district No. 1 faces a ser
ious pn bjem, but It is nH In
surmountable rw.r one which cre
ates a dire emergency. . , . Tie
regular ftekt Is on!y ntr.e
away and if La n ham set fumta
are voted by congress there really
is no serious pit-tlern. I sti r.o
reason why thce fundi will ru,t
be made available this year."
SoMshl Keaoio.
Portland school district direct
or! sought the special sei;m f- '
ler the state supreme court held
there is no authority under law
for the rlered election. -
Gov, Sntll Mid that after con
sulting various stale officii! and
studying the hue, he based h s
decision on the following con
clusions! The 8 mill special levy,
$2,000,000 of which hat already
been collected, will not be af
fected. F-mergency. rlaute could
notj be attached if ncsity re
quired legislative action on this
particular levy.
La n ham Art
"The Lanham act from which
funds were obtained last (chial
year has passed the house and
Is now In the senate. Twenty
four i other - school districts
throughout the state are eU de
pendent iipon favorable,' action i n
the: Lanham ait appropriation.
If the Lanliam act fundi aia
made available the district cou'd
not" avail itself of such funU If
the! tax were voted.
"There esists a question as ta
the validity of election ttitirt
even though special tax weie
voted. ' t i
CenMrvatlve Katlmate t!
"Estimated ieipta of the dit
rlct have been on the conaerv
tiv side ami icrhapi propyl !y
o. Thls yeai's receipts were hi
ptoxlinatrly $200,000 above trd
eitimale.
"The enrollment la now lee
than in 1933 when the millsge
rate was 69 aa against 12.13
today. , '
"At lest a wek's notice should
be" given the memberi of the
legislature, pibly 10 days, and
considering the time of their de
liberations It is not Ukeiy any
special act could be pasl in
time for the primary election.
"furthermore, there is st
surance that the legislature would
pans the art nor that the people
wodld vote favorably when sub
mitted." PortlanclcrH Say
Seeeion Denial to
Cut School Plans 1
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PORTLAND, Ore., May 2.-,V)
School Supt. Willard B. Sra'dii g.
advised that Governor Snell had
rejected a request for a apocial
legislative sesakm, said tonight the
public school program here face
sharp curtailment In 1919-47.
Spalding said "1 don't see, lu w
ZL bUX tKot f V Zl !Z
l Uons based on tnat act tuangnam
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l)ocks Agreement
UeeW In Vottlatul
PORTLAND. Ore., May 2-iT1-Federal
Conciliator Oliver Good
win announced tonight that U.m
Waterfront Employers and CIO
Checkers end Supercargoes union
have reached an agreement.
The settlement, which awaits
formal approval by members tt
both groups, should end Port
land's harbor tie-up either Satur
day or Monday, Goodwin said. He
explained he could not announce
provisions ot the agreement.
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