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. ! - :i s -7. . if v.. i- ( i 1 S on Mft on on DUDW)BOS'iC: - i-i - tMdQ i:i . t F si vi! Lvikf v vii II I 1 1 iv II it ii 1 1 v 7, zxr v: y mi n n i it x u tCli Tact 29 PACES Jury Convicts Wairireini .ft Replace PoDice-CIhioelr Minto Former State Police Official Given Post - rn-wAm Warren of Portland, former state police arson chief and former state liquor enforcement Salem police department Marcn "- Wflrm' i4nointment waa diaclosed tar rranzeiri after Police Chief Frank A. Mlnto cubmitted 7 When the 81st congress was or ganized Congressman John Rankin f Mississippi was eased off of the committee on unAmerican activi ties by being forced to make a ehoiee between it and the eommit . X on Teterans affairs where he stood to be chairman. He wasnt yery happy over the manueyer be cause be had been very active on the former committee in the 79th congress in fact it was his par liajnantaxy move which saved the life of the old Dies committee. Some attribute Rankin's intro duction of a pension bill for mt veterans to his pique over being displaced from the eommittee on subversive activities. They feel lie threw his colleagues a mean curve when he brought this bill in, for it is one they -do not want yet will hate to rotr against Pension legislation has always oecn tsctfor a legislator's intestinal for titude. Whatever his motive the bill is in congress, has been rec ommended by the Rankin commit tee and now awaits the action of the house committee on rules for a place on the calendar. Here again house members win feel punished for the change they made in the rules. The old rule vested power in the rules commit tee to decide what bills should go on the calendar. It could be. over ridden only by a petition signed by a majority of house members. The new rule provides that the chairman of a committee can move la the house to have his bill put on the calendar after the rule com mittee sits on it for 21 days. Then a majority vote would bring the bill on the floor. Now Rankin has only to wait the 21 days and make his motion If the rules committee fails to -put it on the calendar. This pension bill is one that real ly puts congressmen on the spot. There are few who would defend it from the standpoint of the public (Continued on editorial page) Lebanon Jlan Victim Of Hit-Ran Accident LEBANON, March lO-iffV-Wal-lace La Roueu, 24, is in a hospital here with back injurles.the victim f a hit-run accident Lee Knowles, garage owner, found LaRoueu in a crosswalk last night This was the third hit-run accident here in a year, one of them fatal, privers were not found., ; SnOSTAKOYICB PLANS TISIT MOSCOW, March 10-WVDmi-tri Shostakovich, famous composer, and five other soviet intellectual leaders have applied for visas to visit the United States. The six were invited to New York by the national council of the arts, sciences and professions to attend an international Cultur al and Scientific Conference for World Peace. Animal Crackers 6v Barren Goodrich ,'then fnafV 3 htmburgtn we and I raw, right! CRT TPCD iIDCg MY supervisor, will become chief of the zo, n was announced ibuiwij aj a letter of resignation Tnuraday morning. Aiinio i icuer iua n ws resigninie, effective March JO, to enter private business. Later In the day Minto said he would Join his son In operating a new magazine and cigar store to open within a week at the new Greyhound bus depot. Minto lain his 27 th year with the local police force, having served as chief most of that time. ' I Chief Minto had stated within "CLYDE WARREN ' ' New Chief ef 'Police , the past week that he had no plans to retire from the force, adding "I don't know if anyone else has such plans or not" The city manager's appointee, Clyde Warren, 02, retired recently from his post as supervisor of the enforcement division of tne Ore gon liquor control division. War ren had service in both World wars, including military govern ment assignments in Africa and Italy In the recent war. "Warren was an Oregon City po lice chief in the early 1920's, then became a deputy state fire marsh al in the arson division. He be came a state police sergeant and later, as a lieutenant and a cap tain served the state police arson division. Before going with the li quor commission he was in charge of the state police criminal divi sion at its Salem headquarters. (Additional details on page 2) Leslie School Paper Near Tops iii Nation Leslie Junior high icheol'i Broadcaster, student newspaper, Thursday was awarded a second place rating in the nation In the Columbia Scholastic Press associ ation competition for junior highs with fewer than 700 students. The contest was for issues of last spring and fait which were edited by Doreen Cavender and Doris Wills rd, respectively, ac cording to Robert Keuscher, fac ulty adviser to the Broadcaster staff. f The awards were made in New York City at a convention of the press association. Entries were judged on such factors as story content' features, news coverage, makeup and typography. The lithographed. Broadcaster, said to be one of only a few Junior high school weeklies in the coun try, was entered a year ago for the first time and won third place in Its class. i i The student editors . are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cavender, 895 S. 18th it., and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford H. Willard, 521 S. 18th st J Gulps Hog Cholera Virus: 'Feels Fine' " DBS' MOINES, March 10 -OPh A gent who drank from a bottle of hog cholera virus to prove a point said he was feeling! fine today. "No temperature, no chills,' re ported Carl i J. Stephens, Des Moines attorney. '"And I ate a hearty breakfast' i Stephens, spokesman for the Iowa farm bureau, f startled legis lators yesterday by! taking a cou ple of swigs from i bottle of the virus. He sought to discount statements of pharmacists that the stuff was dangerous to hum- '"i" j ' ' ' 1 y..,M,Mn.mm : -' : '"r l ' : " s s: POUNDDI The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, 'Axis Sally' of Defense To Seek New Trial WASHINGTON, March 10-PJ-A federal jury today wrote "guil ty to the name of American-born Mildred (Axis Sally) Oiuars, branding her a traitor for broad casting nazi propaganda during World War II. The Jury deliberated 17 hours and 20 minutes, with time out overnight for sleep, in reaching its verdict ' The white-haired defendant took the verdict with outward calm. Her face paled and her eyes blinked to fight back the tears, but she stood rigid and made no sound. Her half sister, Mrs. Edward R. Herri ck, of Conneaut Ohio, who had been at her aide throughout the seven-week trial, broke down and wept covering her face with her hands. Later, pacing a small ante room and taking fierce puffs on a d garet Miss Gillars told a newsman angrily: - "I wish those who judged me would be willing to risk their lives for America as I did." Defense Attorney James J, Laughlln immediately announced he will seek a new trial on the ground that Federal Judge Edward M. Curran gave inflammatory" Instructions to the Jury, railing a mistrial. Iiaughlla said he will continue to tight the ease with an appeal to the UJB. circuit court of appeals. : Judge Curran did not indicate when he will pronounce sentence. Tne maximum penalty would be death in the electric chair, but no civilian nas ever been put to death for treason in the 150-year history of the United States. The Jury acquitted Miss OUlars on seven of the eight counts pressed by the government in it original 10-count indictment But it found her guilty on count No. 10 Involving a nazi broadcast entitled "Vision of Invasion." In that broadcast beamed over seas to American ; homes and to VS. troops then waiting to storm Hitler's Europe, Miss Gillars told of the purported horrors that awaited any attempt to invade the continent Candymaking Shows Slated A series of four candymaking shows will be presented Monday afternoon and evening, Tuesday and Wednesday nights by E. Rem ington Davenport with the co operation of The Oregon States man, at the Salem offices of the Portland Gas and Coke company. AH women are ; welcome; the school Is free. So that as many 'women as pos sible may be accommodated, Dav ennort will reoeat the same show each session. He will demonstrate three types of candy, taffies, fudges and kindred candies, and brittles. Davenport gave a series of shows here in December. Mid-Gty Expressway Offered As Modification of Baldock Plan By Robert K. Graaaware City Editor. TU Statesman Another modification to the Bal dock plan for Salem highway im provements was put forth Thurs day night and city councilmen in an informal meeting decided to de fer action on the Baldock plan un til later this month. The council will hold its sched uled public hearing on the con troversial traffic plan at its regu lar meeting Monday night at 7:30 In city hall, but will not take final action until after a Joint meeting which has been requested by the long range planning commission. The long range group has ar ranged a Thursday night meeting next week with highway depart ment officials and has requested officials of Salem and West Salem to Join in the meeting to thresh out possible revisions in Baldock's proposal for an eventual $7,800,000 state program involving a Marion street bridge, one way traffic through Salem and in the down town area and a: bypass to the east -"- ! ' The plan beard by councilmen informally last night was present ed by City Manager J. L. Franzen who recommended two principal modifications of the Baldock pro posaladdition of a mid-city ex press route along the Southern Pacific mainline and substitution 1651 Friday. March 11. 1949 B. & O. Train -.V. V ' v . . ., - i WASHINGTON, March 10 George J I town. Ohio, (right) stands with an anidemuned detective alter ne was eaptared with a eocepanlen here thja morning. The pair ad mitted participating In the robbery ef a Baltimore and Ohio express train at Martinsbnrg, W. Va last night (AP Wirephote to The Statesman.) Heart Attack Kills Albany Wrestling Match Spectator ALBANY. March 10 (Special) A spectator died of a heart attack while watching a wrestling match here tonight He was Ross Corwin Davis. II, of Sweet Home who suffered an acute heart attack at t pjn. and died almost Immediately In the armory, according to Deputy Cor oner Walter Kropp. He had been watching the wrestling matches in company with his brother, Harvey Davis, and Elmer Weaver, both of Sweet Home. He leaves seven brothers and sisters In this area. He was single, and a resident of Sweet Home since 1908. The body was taken to the Huston funeral home In Lebanon. YICKI EYAN8 ACQUITTED LOS ANGELES. March lO-iV Blonde Vlckl Evans, 25-year-old dancer charged with possessing marijuana following her arrest at a party also attended by Actor Robert Mitchum, was acquitted by a Jury today. of a new connecting link between Highway 99-E in north Salem and North Commercial street in place of Baldock's suggestion for one way routes on Norway and Ship ping streets. Differing from another substi tute suggested earlier this week by the North Salem Business as sociation, Franzen's proposal is for use of existing streets, for the pres ent in connecting the highway in north Salem with the Baldock proposed one-way streets of Com mercial and Liberty into down town Salem. Franzen suggested one-way westbound traffic on Highland avenue and east bound on Columbia and Donna streets, plus two-way traffic on a short stretch of a new road along Oregon Elec tric tracks, then using 5th and Jefferson streets. The express route which Fran zen suggested in addition to a by pass route following Lancaster drive to the east would carry four lanes of traffic along a strip of extra right-of-way on the west side of Southern Pacific's mainline, from the underpass In north Salem to Mill street This plan. If con structed at present grade without overpassing the east-west streets, would cost 1850,000 and would remove the necessity of one-way travel split between North Capitol and North Summer streets, Fran zen said. Price) So Treason Robber Caught imn r r i f - ...... -. ..3ri LleweUyn Ashton. tl. of Yoongs- 2 Desperadoes Caught, Admit Robbing Train WASHINGTON, March 10 -VP) Two young Ohio desperadoes sought over three states for a wild west -train robbery in the Alle gheny mountains were captured by police today in a pawn shop six blocks west ef the White House. One was critically wounded when he went for his gun in an apparent attempt to shoot it out with the officers. His companion, also armed, was taken into cus tody unhurt. Both quickly con fessed, police said. The men were Identified as Luman Ramsdell, 23, a former reformatory inmate, and George Uewllyn Ashton, 21, who like wise had served time. Both are from Youngstown, Ohio. A coddct-jacketed slug from Officer Eldwood Lomax's revolver ripped through RamsdelTs side, missing his heart by about two inches. Hospital physicians said he is not expected to live. Police Lieutenant John E. Win ters reported the pair readily ad mitted the wild, gun-flourishing hold-up of the Baltimore St Ohio's fast Ambassador express near Martinsburg, W. Va last night The FBI immediately filed train robbery charges against both men. A search of their clothing turned up about $700 in small bills on Ashton, and $290 on Ramsdell. Pair Takes 16 Yean to Use Wedding License FLORENCE, S O, March 10-W) It took more than 16 years for Hattie Johnson and John Perkins to use the marriage license they bought The license, returned for re cording in probate court today, was purchased Nov. 28, 1932, and shows the couple was married a week ago today. No reason was given for the delay. Max.. - 1 . S3 . SS . 11 Mln. Prods. 17 trace 44 M 48 .74 SS JM Salm Portland San Francisco Chicago New York- 47 Willamette rtwr 4.1 Int FORECAST (from U.S. waathar bu reau. McNary Held. SaWm): Variable high cloudiness today, tonight and Saturday. High today near SS. Low tonight near SS. iauh paacmTATiotf SpC 1 to March 11) This Year S4.74 Last Year ssae UJTt mil No. 310 Senators Table Bid For CVA By Wendell Webb Managing Editor. The Statesman The Oregon legislature will not asx congress to establish a Co lumbia Valley authority, mm pro posed in a democrat - supported memorial unless sponsors sue ceed in overturning the verdict of the senate utilities committee Thursday. The committee tabled the mem orial, as well as the onc.naxsd bill which would have given the governor power to regulate the distribution of power during em ergencies. Meanwhile, the house commit tee on social welfare came out with a 6-2 "do-pass" recommen dation on the bill providing for a $50 - a - month minimum pension and barring liens on pensioners' property valued at less than $5,000. It was a day of "heavy" legis lation throughout. Withhold Tax Change The house stole quite a share of the show by passing and send ing to the senate such measures as those excluding farm workers from the withholding tax (vote 27 to 19). and authorizine a change in territorial "deadlines to permit construction of son 000,000 power - irrigation flood control project at the Juncture of the Lewis and Rorue rivers fvote so to 7). It also apnroved and sent to the senate bills permlttine licensine of practical nurses; punishing nunters wounding another person. na Darnng votes to dissolve un ion hlfh school districts oftener than every two years. The senate, meantime, defeated 19 - 10 a feasure which would have prohibited erection ef road Side Sixns Without Mrmladfm nf the slate highway department but it passea Dins permitting cities to acquire ana operate off - street parking facilities and romiirin that anyone caring for more than tnree children shall get a day nursery certificate from the state board of health. Initiative Plan Rejected The bouse Judiciary eommittee decided against making sponsors of initiative measures to snend money also include the means of zinancmg them In the aame ini tiative, but it did vote to make a pending measure provide that every such initiative shall include figures showing the total prospec tive cost New bills continued to stream in, despite the lateness of the ses sion today is the 61st day. Those in the house would re strict special tax elections to the dates of primary and general elec tions; change the name of the Oregon - State Training school to Woodbum 'Boys' school and de lete the words "reform school from all, statutes; increase from $100 to $250 the maximum, fines which Justice courts can levy, and limit Rogue River angling to two fish a day from March IS to Oc tober SI. New Bills Introduced The series of bills necessary to keep certain laws applicable to Marlon, Lane and Clackamas counties. If the next census shows them over 100,000 population, was Introduced in the senate. Exceptionally full calendars face both the senate and house today and both are expected to remain in session Saturday. Encouragement for the joint ways and means committee came from Attorney General George Neuner who ruled that the 6 per cent limitation does not apply to income tax collections or the amount of appropriations. He held that the legislature can appropri ate funds in excess of estimated receipts a verdict which Budg et Director George Aiken said would make legislative adjourn ment possible without completely balancing the budget Both the senate and house will resume at 10 a. m. today. (Additional details page 6) . District Attorney's Office Says Church Lotteries Illegal fHiirha mnA arhaols which conduct benefit beano games and other lotteries are no more wiin in their legal rights than other IMImt orveratora. the Marion county district attorney's office is advising callers, it was learned Thursday. The answer In Oregon is a is jo ruling by the late Attorney Gen eral L H. Van Winkle that "crime cannot hide under the cloak of, charity.- The district attorney saia oeano had been legally determined to be a lottery, since it involves the three- factors of consideration, chance and prize. Dixie Solons Protest Precedent -Breaking Decree; Test Slated By Roger WASHINGTON, March 10-W-In an historic ruling. Vie 1 President Barklej said tonight that the senate, by m two-1 thirds vote of senators present, can call a halt to the 10-day old southern filibuster. - . The ruling could have a tremendous effect on the whola future course of congressional legislation. J i But Dixie legislators quickly challenged Barkley's de- I eision. . ' K I Fighting to preserve the right of filibustering their key weapon against so-called "civil rights" proposals the south i erners demanded a test of strength on the closely fought issue. The senate recessed at 8.-06 p.m a few minutes after Barkleyhand ad down his dictum, with the pre liminary ahowdown expected to morrow. , That will come on the south erners appeal against the Berkley ruling, with a Mimpl majority of senators present on the floor re quired to uphold or over-rule the vice president who la also the senate's presiding officer. Still Kea aires Twe-Thirds Then, as the next phase. If Berkley la upheld, it would still require a two-thirds vote of sena tors present to break off the Dixie filibuster and permit the taking up of the Truman administration's re solution permitting curbs on fu ture filibusters. The proposed resolution, which would amend the senate s perman ent rules, would permit a two- thirds majority to limit debate at any time. Barkley's ruling was made af ter Senator Lucas of Illinois, the democrat leader, moved to clamp down on the filibusters. Lucas filed a cloture (debate-limiting) petition, signed by himself, 16 oth er democrats and 16 republicans. Lerallty Qvestlened The question was whether, un der nresent senate rules, tne pe tition could legally be entertained. Senator Russell (D-Ga), field gen eral of the southerners, argued that it could not Berkley said a motion to pro ceed, or take up a measure, is an "absolutely indispensable process" in the work of the senate. He called it "just as indispensa ble" as actual action on a bill. Barkley ruled out four previous decisions as "precedents," saying that when they were made there were other measures before the senate. But now he noted, there is only a "bald, stark, uncomplicated U. S. Diplomat Takes Walk' LAKE SUCCESS. March 10-VPl U. S. Delegate Leroy Stinebower walked out of the U. N. eco nomic and social council today in protest against a tirade by Poland attacking Lt. cen, John k. Hodge, former military commander oi southern Korea. Polish Delegate Juliusz Katx- Suchy called Hodge the former "gauleiter" of Korea. (Nazi Ger many called commanders of Ger man occupied areas "gaulelters"). A few minutes before he left Stinebower had rebuked the Sov iet delegate for "one of the great est remarks of disrespect to the general assembly ever heard in any hall or chamber ef the United Nations." Postal Substation To Open in Store South of Salem Newest suburban station for Salem postofflce will be in Hale Mickey's grocery store, 1824 S. Commercial st, as soon as equip ment and supplies arrive. Post master Albert C Gragg announc ed Thursday. The "South 99E" contract sta tion to serve the area on the south edge of Salem was authorized on Mickey's low bid submitted one month ago. It Is expected the branch will be open for business about April 1. It will sell money orders, stamps and registers and accept sll types of outgoing mail, said Gragg. but will not be used for distribution purposes. Portland Transit Strike Threatened PORTLAND, Ore., March 10-0P) -The possibility of a public trans portation tie-up In Portland ap peared tonight as AFL Trolley and Bus Drivers voted to strike for ad improved" contract by April 1. Alex Bain, business sgent of the Amalgamated association of Street Electric, Railway and Mo tor Coach Employes, Local 797. said the vote was 724 to 206. 11 'Chute Safely From 20,000 Feet CRAIG, Colo., March 10-4P arachuting at 20.000 feet 11 crewmen survived without serious injury today the crash of a B-29 in desolate northwestern Colorado. The airmen hit the silk after two engines failed on a 4,000 mile flight from Smokey Hill air base, Salina, Kans. D. Green IilD.oUey Quits Training School Position WOODBURN.Ularch 10-(Spe-cial)-M. D. Woblley, superinten dent of the Oregon State Train ing school for eight years, will be come secretary ? of the Harney county chamber, of commerce at Burns effective April 1, it was an nounced here. I - The state board of control will name his successor. Woolley has taken an active part in community affairs, heading the community chest and the Boy Scout district as well as being pest president of the Rotary club. He also was president of the Oreeosi Juvenile' council and on the gov ernors juvenile committee. Appreciation for his service was expressed by, the board of control in accepting his resignation. Woolley has been instrumental in many improvements at the bevs school. Including the recent $"C0 000 building project and faculty enlargement Russians Boost f ; Arms Budget MOSCOW. Mar. 10-WP-Flnsne) Minister A. G. Zverev told parlia ment tonight the Soviet Union i plans to spend almost 20 per cent;, more on her armed forces this year than last The new figure Is 7J,000,000,eot rubbles, a total Which is the equU t valent of $13,000,000,000 by the j Russians' official yardstick. J; Speaking before Prime Minister Stalin, first deputy Prime Minlftet 1 V. M. Molotov and other top lead era In the great hall of the Krem lin, Zverev announced the largest I budget In Russian history. ; Zverev revealed that the govern ment spent 66,000,000.000 rubles on soviet armed forces In 1948. Albany; School To Be Built by Local Parties ALBANY. March 10 -(Speclaivl Schools Superintendent H. A. Hal seth disclosed tonight that con I struct! on of three new grade schools here will be supervised i by L. A. 5 wink and materials will : be purchased from Robert A Fer : guson, local manufacturer. He said this decision wss reach i ed by the school board at a rpe , rial me iting today. The board ea f timated cost for each building, in i eluding Swlnk's pay. at $175,000. Special tax to raise money fog the three new school buildincs - was voted late last year, but the) several bids received for the proj j; ect were held in abeyance sftet the board found them in .excess of , cost estimates on which the tax !j was voted. The schools would be ii in east Albany west Albany encVj! the Sunrise district Ferguson, proprietor of Wood Products Co. here, was one of the bidders for nhe school construc tion program. Details of the bid and the basis on which the board has decided to proceed with con struction were not immediately available. Construction is set fog this year, beginning next month, for all three buildings. WT1AT! NO BAKER STREET GRANTS PASS. March lO-iAV Shades of A. Conan Doyle. The main street of this city's new sub division, called Sherlock homes af ter owner O. C Sherlock, has been named Watson drive, . Oregon Statesman Classified Ad Make Sales ! 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