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MANILA, March 21 -CSV The
trussed-up bodies of two Ameri
cans and their Australian farm
manager were found in the yard
of their hacienda near Manila to
day, apparently the murder -victims
of a communist Hukbalahaps
raid. .. ' ..
The couple was identified by
investigating army patrols as John
Hardie, youngest son of a promin
ent Condon, Ore., family, and his
wife, Marie. The Australian na
tional was Donald Capuano.
Ambassador Cowen took up
with the Philippines government
Immediately the question of pro
tecting American citizens.
A conference of leading Amer
ican residents at the U. S. embassy
' raised the question io whether it
might be necessary to evacuate
American families." No decision
" was'reached. : 'J.
Ambassador , Cowen ; said the
Hardie farm executions and the
slaying of three American mem
bers of a U. S. topographical sur
vey party in Quezon province Jan.
28 raised the question of "whether
the communists think they are
sufficiently strong to begin a deli
berate policy of murdering Amer
icans.' Avoided Americans
Cowen said that for a long while
after, the Huks took virtual con
trol over large areas of Luzon,
main island of the Philippines,
they apparently had a policy of
avoiding trouble with Americans.
But, he added, several months
ago there were indications that
this policy had changed although
no definite evidence had been
seen until the January killing of
the surveyors.
Filipino employes at the Hardie
dairy told police more than 50
armed Huks quietly entered the
hacienda early last night and put
guards over the Hardies and Capu
ano in the house and the employes
in the yard.
Told of Execution
After looting the house of food
and other supplies, they said, the
main body of Huks left about 10:30
p.m. Ten Huks left" behind then
told the three through a farm
hand translator they were, to be
executed.
"This must be a joke,' Hardie
is reported to have said.
There was no reply from the
execution squad leader.
Mrs. Hardie pleaded with them
to state a reason for execution. She
got no reply, and the leader . had
the three mowed down by ; five
men shooting automatic weapons.
Witnesses said the signal to fire
was given . by the main body of
Huks, who had withdrawn, to (he
squad leader left at the hacienda.
A Philippine army patrol . rush
ed up . at the sound of the firing
dui me assailants naa menea into
the darkness.
$600 Finaiices
$7,800,000
Defense Loan
WASHINGTON, March" 20-7-Key
defense officials went on the
griddle today about an alleged
"can't lose venture In which three
men put up $600 to get a $7,800,000
government loan on a defense
plant.
Chairman Hardy (D-Va) of a
house investigating committee
roundly criticized the federal of
ficials for approving the loan.
The Virginia legislator discount
ed a rider which provided that
the trio must raise $1,000,000 in
private capital before the loan fin
ally becomes effective.
If all goes well, Hardy said,
the three men will become "multi
millionaires' in a few years.
In Hazleton, Pa., one of the
principals in the loan application,
Benjamin S. Dowd, said $1,000,000
in cash is available for completing
the loan requirements. He said he
and his two-associates, Martin C
Charles and James H. Hopkins,
have already spent $250,000 in
developing - the proposed steel
plant and said it will be in pro
duction by December 1. 7
Chairman Hardy" charged that
officials of the national production
authority the big mobilization
expediting agency overrode an
RFC recommendation against a
$7,800,000 gowernment loan to the
Hazleton, Pa., steel tubing company-
Prowler Suspect
Fatally Wounded
By Householder
s PORTLAND, March 20 -iPh A
suspected prowler was fatally
wounded early today by a Port
land householder. ;'
The dead man is identified as
David Daniel Venegas, 30. His
wife, Jennie, is in a Portland hos
pital where she . underwent sur
gery recently. A ' 7-year-old
daughter is living with friends.
In a signed statement, Lawr
ence Wayne Cummings, 20, gave
police this report:
He was awakened shortly after
midnight by a man who asked an
address. He said he didn't know,
so the man left. Later he heard
another tap on the door. Looking
out the window, he saw a man
crouched near his" automobile in
the driveway. He fired two shots
Into the ground with his .22 rifle,
then told the man to come into the
light while hefcad-his wife tele
phone the police. When the man
started to run, he fired at him.
, Venegas' coat was pierced by
seven" bullets but only one enter
ed his body.
Deputy District Attorney John
Collier has ordered an inquest tomorrow.
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At Hubbard
KTTBBARD, March 20 At least
eight school spelling champions
are expected to compete it Hub
bard grade school at 7:39 p. m.
Wednesday in a semi-finals of The
Statesman-KSLM spelling contest
T schools they; represent, their
names,' ages and grades are:
Gervais Evon Clark, 13, 8th.
Farkersville Charles Berger
son, 13, 8th. f .1
Eldriedie J o e Michalek, 12,
8th. - : ? I:
Bromdaerea JoAnne Packer, 13.
Hubbard Frances Parson, 13,
8th. : t .
St. Louis Ramona Tofley, 13,
8th. - - i I " .
Pioneer Maxcer.e Warboys, 13,
8th. t , $
Ft. Paul's of St. Paul iGeorge
Smith, 13, 8th. . - &
Other schools eligible td speci
fy champions for tonight's; compe
tition if they so wish are Donald,
Aurora, St. Paul Butteville and
Sacred Heart of Gervais.
The f winner will compete for
war-bond prizes fin the finals in
Salem 'April. 19. 4
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RFC Director
WASHINGTON, March! 20-JP)-Mrs.
Florence Mf Smoot, secretary
to RFC Director: Walter L. Dun
ham, has testified that af a time
when her employer was out of the
city, another RFC director urged
her to rush Dunham's resignation
to the White House.,
Mrs. Smoot said the other direc
tor was C. Edward Rowe. She said
Rowe: wanted her to rewrite the
first page of a previously prepared
letter of resignation, and then hus
tle it over to presidential assistant
Donald Dawson. . f
- Dunham has testified the move
to get him to resign was an at
tempt to make him the goat" in
the congressional investigation of
RFC. Rowe denied this. i
Rowe testified that it was true
he had suggested changes' in Dun
ham's letter. But, he said, it all
was done with Dunham's approval.
Rowe denied he had urged imme
diate delivery of the resignation,
which Dunham had prepared in
case President Truman wanted it
Mrs. Smoot said the letter was
not delivered td the White House.
She said that after Rowe urged her
to deliver it. sne called ud Dun
ham, who was in Florida, and he
got "very angry" and lold her
not to let the letter go.;j
The testimony was given yester
day behind closed doors.f and was
made public today by senate
banking subcommittee investigat
ing RFC f I
Taft Claims Nfjw
Plea forfTroojps
To Europe Dule
WASHINGTON, March; 2HJPh
Senator Taft (R-Ohio) said today
the United States may be;, asked to
contribute 15 divisions to the de
fense i of western Europe before
the end of 1952. if
The republican leader ; told the
senate the Truman administration
has "no intention" of holding the
American contribution to six di
visions, as outlined recently by de
fense chiefs. I I
Entering the: heated debate on
the ; senate's troops - fori- Europe
resolutions, Taft called fsjr "strict
ly limited' reinforcement of the
international army being raised
under Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Psychiatrists
Divided Over
William Cobk
OKLAHOMA 'CITY, March 20-M'r-Psychiatrists
split today in
their; opinions whether .admitted
slayer Bill 'Cook is criminally in
sane. : : ' I ' , j
The 23-year-old ex-con vet sat
emotionless through hi sanity
("hearing as defense lawyers tried
to save him a possible death sent
ence t for the kidnap-murders of
jthe five members of the Carl Mos
ser family of Atwood, Ilj.
In - a packed courtroom, Dr.
Hugh Galbraith, Oklahoma City
psychiatrist, testified Cook had the
mentality of i a three-year-old
child, was emotionally backward
"and utterly incapable of making
plans from moment to moment."
Three other psychiatrists agreed.
Three Oklahoma City! psychia
trists requested to examine Cook
by Shelton had contrasting opin
ions.? -''- : '!' i ' '. : I
Dr. Moorman Prosier said
"Cook is shrewd. He does whafhe
chooses to his own advantage. He
is not criminally insane. He is
crazy like a ia." X
Two others agreed. : '
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City Planners'
Endorsement
First Church of the Nazarene
Tuesday; night received the en
dorsement of Salem planning and,
zoning pommission for a special
business , zone to permit new
church buildings at 13th and Cen
ter streets.
William Beaver of the church
building committee and the Rev.
Eugene ! Stowe, pastor, told the
commission the church is ready
to erect i a Sunday school building
at the rear of its property and
hopes later to build a new church.
The zone change to make this
possible; now goes to the city
council for final action.
Marion and Polk county offi
cials joined the city zoners in a
round table discussion of zoning
matters -related to city fringes.
County ZonLnr Districts
Representatives of both county
courts said consideration is being
given to possible establishment of
county zoning districts which are
now authorized by state law. -
Access roads serving a city but
under jthe county's jurisdiction
were among the problems dis
cussed, jwith Marion county com
missioners indicating that widen
ing of Center and Market streets
outside s the city probably would
be undertaken this year after
completion of the state bypass
route east of the city. "Cloverleaf"
traffic separation points at those
and a few other streets are to be
provided by the state. The entry
streets, 1 now narrower outside the
city than inside, should be widen
ed somewhat to expedite traffic,
it was stated.
On Iland for Meet
On hand for the conference were
Polk County Commissioner G. V.
Rempel, Dallas City Councilman
J. W. Siddall, Polk County En
gineer E. J. Himes, Marion County
missioners Roy Rice and E. L.
Rogers; and Marion County Sani
tarian 1. G. Lermon.
Capitol zoning in the light of
new state legislation on expansion
of the capitol mall area was re
ferred to the zone revision com
mittee ;for study prior to a con
ference with members of the state
capitol planning commission.
Approval was recommended for
a breakfast nook addition to the
home of Joseph I. Moreland, 1495
Pearl St., which requires a setback
exception and for construction of
a second house on Lee R. Cline
property on the west side of
Church street . between Rural and
Oxford.
Request for' business zoning to
permit! modernization of the Dr
Roy Reynolds clinic at 1144 Center
st. was reffered to the setback
committee. The clinic is located in
a frame residential building.
Planes Find
3 Lost Boys
At Florence
FLORENCE, Ore., March 20-(JP)
-Three little boys, wet but not
scared; were found safe today af
ter spending all night in the woods
near here.
They were located by circling
planes and brought out by a
ground party after 100 men had
combed the underbrush between
highway 101 and the ocean all
night 1
The boys, Dennis Hayes, 7; Joe
Fortner, 9; and James Fortner, 7
said they started playing together
after school yesterday and became
lost, i
Firemen, loggers and towns
people; responded for the all night
search; and four planes took off
at dawn this morning. A pilot
"spotted the boys at 7:15 a.m. He
circled and called for a ground
party and within half an hour the
boys were home.
Dennis said they slept under a
bush last night. They didn't get
cold until the ground got wet, he
said, f
West Skeptical
Of Gromyko
PARIS, March 20 -41Py Andrei
Gromyko came up with what he
called! a concession at today's
meeting of the Big Four deputy
foreign ministers, but western of
ficials1 viewed it with skepticism. ;
The! Soviet deputy foreign min
ister proposed "establishment of
international control' over the re
duction of Big Four armed forces'
as well as other measures for elim
ination of the threat of war and
fear of aggression and the ques
tion of fulfillment of present trea
ty obligations and agreements of
the four powers." This was tacked
to a previous Soviet proposal for
a discussion, of a reduction in the
armed forces of the Big Four.
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