12 Capital Journal Salem, Oregon, Thursday, Feb. 16, 1950
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Rounded Up In Cohen Bombing rAs a result of the recent
bombing of mobster Mickey Cohen's home, Los Angeles
police rounded up these five men and booked them on sus
picion of conspiracy to commit murder. Left to right: Louis
Dragna, 29; Tom Dragna, 61; Frank Dragna, 26; Guillermo
Adamo, 84, and Paul Dragna, 28. According to police,
the Dragna family heads the west coast bookmaking racket
and works under direct orders from Mafia, an Italian under
world organization. Jack Dragna', mob leader named by the
California commission on organized crime as the "Capone
of Los Angeles," is still being sought by police. (Acme
Telephoto)
Costello, Old Capone Gang
Accused in $10 Billion Rackets
Washington, Feb. 16 (U.R) The mayor of New -Orleans said
today that the old Capone gang and Frank Costello of New
York control nationwide gambling rackets with an annual take
that may total $10,000,000,000.
Mayor De Lesscps S. Morrison, spokesman for the American
Municipal association, told At-
torney General J. Howard Mc-
Grath's crime conference the
Capone and Costello organiza
tions are the two major "crim
inal syndicates" operating in
America.
In a prepared speech which
included an 11 point program
recommended by the associa
tion for a federal-state-local at
tack on organized crime Mor
rison said:
1. The Continental Press ser
vice is the key to a betting busi
ness with an annual take of $3,
000,000,000 to $8,000,000,000.
2. A slot machine syndicate
"controlled by Frank Costello"
has an annual take of $1,000,
000,000 to $2,000,000,000, plus
an unknown income from allied
activities.
"There is an abundant fund of
facts which point to control of
this (Continental) wire service
by the old Capone gang," Mor
rison said. "We have good reas
ons to believe that the slot ma
chine syndicate controlled by
Frank Costello.
"The shy and retiring czar of
the slot machine racket always
understates his interest in rack
ets and government in his pub
lic denials of the facts about his
potency and influence."
He said that more than 300
cities are served by Continent
al's 16,000 miles of leased wire.
Morrison said that Costello
told a federal grand jury some
years ago that he moved his
New York slot machine opera
tions to New Orleans in 1036.
"Ho said that he sent down
"Dandy" Phil Kastel, ex-convict
and one time associate of
Arnold Rothstcin, to incorporate
and run the business," Morri
son said. "Today he (Kastel)
lives and operates in Jefferson
parish above New Orleans out
side our jurisdiction
In recent years, Morrision
said, Kastel followed other "rec
ognzied techniques" of the Cos
tello syndicate by entering al
lied fields. He said Kastel built
the luxurious Beverly club
gambling house in Jefferson
parish, and financed bar and
tavern operators at interest
rates lower than those of banks
with the understanding such
places "must install their ma
chines."
He said the charter of the
club registered as its agents,
Kastel and Carlos Marcello, "lo
cal ex-convict and syndicate
man." He questioned Costcllo's
continued enjoyment of natur
alized citizenship and charged
the New Yorker with perjury
when swearing to his final pa
pers in 1926 that he had not
violated any law.
. . . it is our understanding
that he was at that time the na
tion's top rum-runner," Morri
son said.
The mayor said that Dudley
Geigerman, Costello's brother-
in-law, was manager of the slot
machine company as late as
1B47.
Morrison said that the slot
machine company, now known
as the Louisiana Mint Co., owns
'most of the 8,000 gambling de
vices for which -the bureau of
internal revenue issued $100 tax
stamps in Louisiana last year.
Mothers' Club Meets
Dayton Mrs. Harold Rob
inson and Mrs. Harry Sherman
attended a luncheon at the Mon
mouth hotel as guests of the
Mothers' club of the Oregon col
lege of education. Dr. Henry
Gunn, president of the college,
was speaker of the day. Mrs.
Robinson's daughter, Mary Lou.
is attending OCE this term.
Held Moe S h a m m o n
(above) whose brother was
shot and killed by gambler
Mickey Cohen in 1945, was
booked in Los Angeles on
suspicion of attempted mur
der in the bombing of Cohen's
home. Shammon, 38, was in
Folsom prison when his
brother, Max was shot by Co
hen, who was later exonerat
ed on the grounds of self de
fense. Police Capt. Lynn
While said Shammon admit
ted he "might have" threaten
ed to "blow Mickey to hell."
(AP Wirephoto)
Well Child Conference
In Stayfon February 20
The first of a regular month
ly series of well child confer
ences will be held at the Wom
en's club in Stayton February
20 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and
from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
No child will be seen by the
doctor unless an appointment
has been made by calling Mrs!
Verla Frey or Mrs. Arden Ham
mer, both of Stayton.
Dr. Willard J. Stone, Marion
county health officer, will be
the examining physician. He
will be assisted by Joan Schnei
der Davis and Margaret Couper,
public health nurses.
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'De-Duck-tible'
Income Tax Item
Scarsdale, N. ., Feb. 16 W)
If you adopt a duck, the
bird's board bill Is "de-duck-tlble"
on your income tax.
That's a feature claimed by.
the Scarsdale Audubon society
for its "foster parents" plan
for wild ducks. '
It seems that thousands of
hungry ducks cluster in win
tertime on the cold banks of
the Bronx river from Mount
Vernon to Valhalla, N. Y.
To help pay for feed for
the fowls, the society has been
letting them out for adoption
at 50 cents, or more, per duck.
Society President Cyril V.
Miller said more than enough
money to feed the flocks for
the rest of the winter is now
available.
Some 500 persons, from
throughout the country, from
London, Paris and Canada,
have contributed.
Each got a foster-parent
"duck-u-ment."
Long Wait Ahead Before
Coastal Indians Get Money
Portland, Feb. 16 (IP) Oregon coastal Indians have a long
wait ahead of them before they can expect to collec on a court
of claims award of $16,315,000.
The award, made in Washington January 3, was for land taken
by the United States, based on its 1855 value plus interest.
But there has been talk of the-
.,. .nnplin the.Ney and Chetco tribes. The
award to the supreme court on
the ground it was excessive. The
justice department has asked
the interior department for a
recommendation, but today in
Washington the Indian bureau
said no decision had been reach
ed on whether to appeal.
Even if the government ac
cepts the award, the money
can't be paid until congress ap
propriates it.
Col. E. Morgan Pryse, region
al head of the Indian service
here, said the big problem was
determining who is entitled to
the money.
The award was to the Tilla
mook, Coquille,- Too-Too-To-
Four Corners Church Society
Entertains for Missionaries
Four Corners. Feb. 16 The Four Corners Baptist Missionary
society was hostess to a group of missionaries on Tuesday at
their regular meeting. Music was lurnisnea Dy mrs. vicior
Loucks at the piano and Mrs. Oliver Hickman leading the song
service. There were 18 members present. Miss Betty Warhanike
spoke on her work in Ethiopia,
Mrs. Frewlng told the highlights
of the mission work in South
America. They are both home
on furlough. Miss Swanson, who
expects soon to go out to Ethio
pia spoke on different phases
of the work. Dessert refresn-
ments were served.
With their investiture cere
mony coming up on Friday eve
ning at the Community hall Girl
Scouts troop 42 and Brownie
troop 107 met Wednesday to
complete their plans for the
scheduled event. The scouts
took in three new members,
Janice Pfeifer, Ruby Ann Gor
don, Nelda S. Simons, making a
membership of 22. There were
15 girls, present. Leaders are
Mrs. Raymond Hough and Mrs.
Earl Thulin.
The Brownies had eighteen
girls present at their meeting
at the Lincoln school. Hostesses
for the day were Lolita Miller
and Judy Scott. All mothers of
the Scouts and Brownies are in
vited to the Friday evening
meeting. Mrs. J. E. Webster is
the leader with Mrs. Henry Dil
lard as the new co-leader. Mrs.
Robert Burns assisted at this
meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Shrake were hosts to the
Friendly Neighbors club on Sat
urday evening. Valentine dec
orations were used with pino
chle in play. Present were Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Shrake, Mr.
Land Mrs. Arlo McLain, Mr. and
ivirs. raaroia ouuuk, mr, aim
Mrs.-Jack Scorgie, Mr. and Mrs.
C. O. Gilming.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Shrake
complimented their small son,
Gregg on his second birthday
anniversary February 12. The
traditional cake with candles in
the Valentine decorations was
featured. Helping Gregg to cel
ebrate were Kenton and Denny
Edwards, Dick and Janice
Sharke, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Edwards and Mrs. Katherine
McLain of Albany.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Morris
had as dinner guests on Sunday
the LeBarron Force family. The
occasion being Mrs. Force's
birthday anniversary.
Newcomers to the community
recently are Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Johnson and daughter, Sharon
who moved out from Salem to
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question is: who are members
of those tribes?
Pryse said investigators were
questioning old Indians and
studying birth reports and other
records to determine eligibility.
Those found eligible will
share equally in the division of
the money, Pryse said.
He declined to estimate the
number of Indians who would
be found eligible.
However, he said, there have
been estimates in the neighbor
hood of 1200. If the final total
were in that vicinity, the award
would mean some $13,000 to
each Indian.
With that amount involved,
he said, it was necessary to
check closely into each appli
cant's claim to Indian blood.
"We can't afford to make a
mistake," Pryse said in telling
of the efforts to get the census
completed.
Despite the work involved,
he said the list of eligibles
would be ready by the time the
money was available. He said he
thought it might be a year or
even two years. The possibility
of a court appeal adds uncer
tainty to the time. Presumably
congress will not be asked to
appropriate the money until a
decision on whether or not to
appeal has been reached.
New Oregon City School
Oregon City. Ore., Feb. 16 (U.R)
The school board has author
ized construction of a $400,000
grade school to replace the old
Eastham unit of the Oregon City
school system.
Hop Queries
To Be Answered
Questions mailed in by grow
ers will be answered by ex
periment station and extension
personnel at a hop growers con
ference on the Oregon State col
lege campus, Friday, February
24. starting at 9:30 a.m., G. R.
Hoerner, extension hop special
ist who is in charge of the one
day program, has announced.
Two panel discussions have
been set up to answei grower
questions, the specialist states.
One. at the morning program,
will answer questions relating
to hop supply and demand, pro
duction costs, varieties, soils
drainage, irrigation, fertilizers,
cover crops, culture and weed
control. Ten college experi
ment, station and extension serv
ice employes are listed as panel
members.
Possibilities of quick freezing
hops will be discussed at the
afternoon program. Tried for
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Johnson is employed by the
Burkland Lumber company at
Turner.
Hosts to the Krazy Kard club
on Saturday evening were Mr.
and Mrs. S. H. Cable. Present
were Mr. and Mrs. Jess Mcllnay,
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Osborn, Mr
and Mrs. Homer Bales, Mr. and
Mrs. William Fiester, Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Walker, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Chrisman.
the first time In this area last
year at Yakima, the. new freeze
ing storage method shows a
good deal of promise Hoerner
savs. Proponents claim it pre
serves the natural flavor of hops
better than has been done here
tofore by drying. ,
Insects, diseases, harvesting,
drying and grades will be cov
ered at the same discussion
period.
A color movie on beer making
will be shown by a represen
tative of the Interstate Brewery
company, Vancouver, Wash.
Hoerner reports that fertilizer
trials at OSC using combinations
of nitrogen ' and phosphorous
will be discussed in detail A
four-county survey relating to
the affect of missing hills on
yields will also be released
Newer insecticides, parathion
and TEPP among others, will
be discussed with reference to
control of red spider mite and
hop lice.
A. J. Fleming, Salem, in
charge, hop laboratory of the
Oregon state department of ag
riculture, will speak
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