Big Time Racketeers Fail
To 'Take Over' Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Dec. 19 U.R America's big-time racketeers "out
smarted themselves" when they tried to "take over- the rich
j , j Angeles early this year, Mayor Fletcher Bowron
aid today.
The mayor said "they tried to discredit the police department"
'Dy getting former Chief C. B.
Horrall and four of his most
trusted officers indicted on
charges of taking underworld
payoffs, but he pointed out that
every one of the defendants has
now been legally cleared
"The affair has been rather
bitter to experience," Bowron
said, but in the end I think it
will produce some good.
'The syndicated, commercial
ized gamblers and racketeers
have had a setback. Now the
public can see more clearly
than ever how these forces oper
atr md to what lengths they
would go."
Here is what happened to the
central figures in the prolonged,
often spicy investigation:
Mickey Cohen, reputed king
of Los Angeles bookmakers, set
off the fireworks when he charg
ed at the trial of one -pi his
henchmen that two vice squad
ders were trying to shake him
down. He now is awaiting trial
with some of his "boys" and
three policemen in connection
with the beating of a radio repairman.
Brenda Allen, former head of
a luxurious Hollywood call
house, added her testimony that
she kept two vice squad officers
on her payroll so her place
would not be raided, and told of
letting policemen in free to
watch nude sex "circuses" that
Hollywood movie figures had to
pay for. She was in jail on a
pandering charge when the In
vestigation started. She's out
now, because one of the vice
probe witnesses told the grand
jury she perjured herself to con
vict Miss Allen.
Former Police Sgt. Charles
Stoker was the state's star wit
ness before the grand jury. He
later was charged with burglary
of a finance company to recover
a cancelled check that he alleg
edly forged. He denied the
charge and said he was framed
because of his grand jury testi
mony. The charge was dismiss
ed after a superior court jury
could not agree on a verdict.
Audre Davis, policewoman
who served as Stoker's vice
squad partner and off-duty girl
friend, told the grand jury she
perjured herself at Miss Allen's
trial because Stoker wanted her
to. She also accused Stoker of
burglary and testified against
him at his trial. She married
another former policeman and
resigned from the force after
Acting Chief W. A. Worton sus
pended her.
Former Chief C. B. Horrall re
tired for reasons of health in the
midst of the grand jury investt
gation. He was indicted for per
jury, went to trial and was ac
quitted.
Charges against Assistant
Chief Joseph Reed and Capt.
Cecil Wisdom were dismissed
because the evidence against
them was the same as that on
which Horrall was cleared.
Vice Squad Lt. Rudy Wellpott
won dismissal of both perjury
and bribery charges on grounds
of insufficient evidence.
Suspended Vice Squad Sgt.
E. V. Jackson also won dismiss
al of perjury and bribery
charges because Miss Allen, who
left her county jail cell to tes
tify against him before the
county grand jury, was the chief
state witness and refused to tes
tify in open court on grounds
that she might incriminate herself.
Fate Writes Script
For Logging Show
Out Silverton Way
Twin billings seem to be in
order at the A. H. Sacher log
ging show out at Silverton,
The same act, with two differ
ent actors named Clifton llad
Ity and Henry C. Burkhart,
played out the script as it was
written by the hand of fate.
Both are alive, thanks to the
two hard hats furnished by the
Sacher management and worn
by the two actors. It cost Had
ley three weeks away from
work, an apple-size head
swelling, and two stitches in
his scalp. Burkhart lost only
three hours on Friday after
noon, and his week end. He
went back to work on Mon
day. The script called for each
actor, with another man, to
fall' a sizeable second growth
Douglas fir in rough, rocky
terrain with a dense cover of
alder and maple. Both did. In
each case the fir struck a ma
ple which threw back a large
piece of limb one ten feet
long, the other six feet about
100 feet in both cases. Each
man was hit on the hard hat.
Hadley was knocked out.
Burkhart was knocked dizzy,
but not unconscious.
The accidents happened two
months apart.
Hard hats are required by
the new general safety code of
the state industrial accident
commission to be worn by all
fallers working In the woods.
They must be furnished by the
employer. Sacher bought them
last summer. They saved two
two lives before Christmas.
The logging show is still running.
Walter Tooze to Run
For Supreme Judge
Portland, Dec. 19 (P) Mult
nomah County Circuit Judge
Walter L, Tooze has confirmed a
report that he will be a candi
date for the Oregon supreme
court next May.
A native of Marion county, he
has been a member of the Mult
nomah court since 1942. His
present term runs until 1955. He
practiced law in Polk and Yam
hill counties before moving
here in 1929.
Judge Tooze will seek the va
cancy caused by the retirement
of Justice J. O. Bailey, whose
term expires Jan. 1, 1951 Rob
ert F. Maguire, Portland attor
ney has also announced his can
didacy for the same post.
Village's Marshal
Gets Back Law Power
Albert Lea, Minn., Dec. 19 U.R
Albert Lea authorities gave
the village of Goldfield, la., back
Its police force.
Goldfield's 21 -year-old town
marshal, Eldon D. Askildson, got
himself arrested here last week
when he collided with a truck
He pleaded guilty to drunk driv
ing and was given his choice of
a $100 fine or 30 days in jail
He took the latter.
Officials at Goldfield, how
ever, decided they needed him
there and sent money to cover
the fine and Askildson was released.
'Death Crash' Almost Really A staged "death crash" of
two dare-devil drivers (above) resulted in near-death reality
in Pittsburgh, Pa., before a Christmas shopping crowd of
2500. The event, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Safety com
mittee, resulted in serious injury to both drivers. One
driver, Dwight Harris, 18, is shown as he was hruled from
one of the cars. (Acme Telephoto)
East Salem Schools Offer
Yule Programs This Week
East Salem, Dec. IB The annual Christmas school programs
will be presented by the children in all East Salem schools this
week.
Aiihnm school Droeram has been changed from the usual
night event to Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. All grades are
taking part. The regular Christ
mas treat will De proviaen uy
members of the Mothers club.
Swegle school children will
present their program Tuesday
evening at 7:31) o ciock in me
school auditorium. Pupils Irom
all grades will portray the
Christmas story. This will be on
the regular December meeting
date of the Parent Teachers as
sociation, which with the Swegle
Women's club will provide the
annual treat.
Swegle Sunday school will
present its program Friday, De
cember 23rd in the school audi
torium at 7:30 o'clock. They,
too, will provide treats for the
children following a musical
program.
The Monroe Avenue Sewing
club members were entertained
Wednesday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. Warren Shrake. A
Christmas' party was enjoyed
with the gifts those brought for
secret pals. Attending were
Mrs. Henry Hanson, Mrs. Clarice
Mahoney, Mrs. Paul Gilmer and
Lee Ann, Mrs. Steve Irving, Mrs.
John Meier, Mrs. Wilfred Wili
er and two children, Mrs. Glenn
Mnnriv and Glenda Lee, Mrs.
Loran Richey, Mrs. Arlo McLain
Mrs. Arthur Stowell, Mrs. Char
les Barney and Ann, Mrs. Stuart
Johns, Mrs. Hugh Williams ana
Sharon and the hostess.
Mrs. Robert Pickrel honored
her daughter Leigh's fifth birth-
riav at their Lancaster drive
home by inviting guests for the
traditional birthday reiresn-
ments. They were Mrs. Don
Adison, Carol and Donna, Mrs.
Earl Malm, Gary and Jan Louise
and Sue Joe.
The Middle Grove Women's
Society for World Service will
not meet Tuesday as the regu
lar meeting has been postponed
until after Christmas.
Washington school will have
only Christmas programs in their
rooms as stage equipment has not
been put up.
Disabled Plane
Lands Safely
London, Dec. 19 W A Brit
ish airliner with 10 persons
aboard made a safe crash land
ing today after its undercarriage
jammed. None of those aboard
was injured.
The twin-engined plane, a
British European Airways Vik
ing, took off from Northold air
port at London at 9:21 a.m. (4:21
a.m. iaT) for Brussels with six
passengers and a crew of four.
The pilot's message said one
wheel of the undercarriage fail
ed to retract.
The airways ordered the plane
to circle over a private airfield
at nearby Weybridge, in Surrey,
until its gas supply was nearly
exhausted and then to try a
crash landing unless the jammed
wheel had been shaken loose in
the meantime.
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Jury Deadlocks
In Mass KKK Trial
Rome, Ga Dec. 19 W The
deep soulh's first mass civil
rights trial has ended in a
declaration of mistrial for the
ten Dade county defendants ac
cused of flogging seven negroes.
The deadlocked decision was
announced by Jury Foreman
Herman D. Casey, Jr., Rome au
to salesman, precisely 48 hours
after the jury received the case.
The ten defendants received
the verdict with a mild show of
disappointmnt since they bad ex
pected acquittal. On trial were
Sheriff John W. Lynch of Dade
county, three of his deputies, and
six private citizens.
Birthdays Celebrated
Monmouth Mrs. George
Harding entertained at her
home for her son, Tommy's
eighth birthday. Small sister
Jane also helped celebrate as it
was her third birthday. Children
present were Tommy and Jane
Harding, Ned Van Maanen,
Marylin Barry, Loretta Barry,
Kathlene Ensz, Mary Martha
Parker, Charlene Barry, Wind
ell Van Maanen, Robert Bagley,
Jerry Blackwcll, Robert Swan
son, Jimmy Schroeder and Lar
ry and Phillip Harding.
Housewives Get Credit in N.Y.
For Successful 'Dry Friday'
New York, Dec. 19 (U.R) The first "shavelcss, bathless" day in
New York history, resulted in the conservation of 13!), 000, 000
gallons of water, as compared to the same day a week ago, Water
Commissioner Stephen J. Carney announced today.
The amount of water saved Friday also was 81,000,000 more
than the day before, Carney
said. He said the city used 349,
000.000 gallons less than the con
sumption on an average day be
fore water conservation began.
Total consumption Friday was
798,000,000 gallons.
Carney said he was "very hap
py" about the results of the
city's first "Dry Friday.'
"This means we are getting
the public cooperation in this
request for voluntary coopera
tion," he said. We know that
this support not only hold these
figures down but will make pos
sible our continued intensive
drive for additional saving of
water.
"More important, New York
City has answered for itself a
very important question just
how much water do we need for
essential use."
Despite the saving, however,
Chief Engineer Edward Clark,
said the city had lost: ground in
its attempt to keep the reservoir
level from falling. Reserves, he
said, dropped 95,000,000 gallons
between 8 a.m. Friday and
a.m. Saturday.
Carney said city officials had
not yet decided whether to hold
another "shaveless and bathless
day."
It was the housewives, and not
their fashion-conscious husbands,
who won the credit for the suc
cessful "Dry Friday."
Dayton Clarence McKown of
Havre, Montana, has arrived in
Dayton for a two weeks visit at
the home of his aunts, Mr. and
Mrs. L. Phelps, Dayton, and Mr.
and Mrs. Oscr Youngberg of
Carlton.
Four Corners Plans Party
For Children of Community
Four Corners, Dec. 19 The Four Corners Firemen's Auxili
ary will sponsor their annual Christmas party December 23 at
7:30 o'clock at the comraunity hall for all children of the Four
Corners Rural Fire Prtoection district up to and including
twelve years of age. Parents unable to remain for the program
mav bring the cnuaren anaf
return for them at the close
of the program. There will be
special moving pictures.
Miss Henrietta Wolfer, instruc
tor at Monmouth College of
Education, accompanied by 25
itudents, visited the Lincoln
school, studying the factual
working of each room and dis
cussing with Arthur v. Myers,
principal, the school in regard
to parent relation, harmony in
the school and its future effect
on teachers in the making for
the next generation of teachers
and students. The visitors re
mained for lunch in the new
cafeteria.
On Thursday, December 22,
at 1:15 p.m.. the children will
present the Christmas carols in
erouD singing for the mothers
and all interested persons wish
ing to attend. There will also
be a visual education program,
"The Child of Bethlehem."
Clayton D. Green, who
- with the hospital division of j
the army, stationed at Fort J
Lewis, Wash., visited in the 5
Floyd Green home on Beck J
Southern California
Gets Deluge of Rain
Los Angeles, Dec. 19 VP) This
after five years of extreme
drought may be the wet winter
Southern California has been
seeking.
The heaviest rainstorm of the
season brought over two inches
of rain yesterday, advancing the
total to nearly five inches, com
pared with 1.30 this time last
vear and well above the norm of
3.35.
And more rain is on tap today,
says the weatherman.
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