JTuesday, March 2. 1954
Local Paragraph,
mX"1" to SPlc Miss
-" viiues, principal of
Richmond School, will give a talk
?m . .ute,chcr rc"rement sys
tem at the regular open meeting
7?!y V- 1:30 ot the Sa'em
area of the Retired Teachers As
sociation. The meeting will be
i iB fireplace Room of Salem
uuuk ijiDrary.
RrAV I llfla Toll O-l
dren will this , i
. "ecu near ine
Mickey Mouse version of the fairy
tale "The Brave Little Tailor"
which will be told at story hour
'cuiicsuay auernoon from 4 to
w at the aalem Public Library
Council Will Elect Officers
will be elected at a meeting of
the Community Council to be
hplfl ThliraHnu niitkl ... n.m
the office of Judge Joseph B.
Fellon. Among other matters to
"v ue a report rela
tive to the proposed detentions
home for juveniles. Other re
ports irom agencies and subsid
iary councils will be heard.
Resurvev OtvWpH a n
v .a. u . u(a-
nam, county surveyor, has been
uuetieu Dy me county coujt to
rnake a resurvey of Claxter road.
A program of widening the road
awaits the survey.
North Salem Kiwanians G.
Burton (Jack) Frost, lieutenant
governor for District No. 14, Ki
wanis International, will make his
official visitation to the North Ki
wanis club Thursday noon, March
Cabell Reappointed Henry F.
Cabell, Portland, was reappoint
ed Tuesday to the State Board
(! Higher Education.
Hit, Run Reported A hit and
run car struck his car while it
was parked in the 300 block of Di
vision street about 10:30 Monday
night, Charles Landberg, 248 North
Commercial street, reported to
city police. The left rear fender
of his car was damaged, police
said.
Pleads Innocent Edward Leslie
Kane, 180 Kenwood street, pleaded
innocent in district court Tuesday
to a charge of assault with a dan
gerous weapon. He is charged
with assaulting Silverton Police
Chief Rell R. Main with a knife
last Friday night. Kane is pres
ently out on $5,000 bond. Prelim
inary hearing has been set for
March 10.
Youth Held A 16-ycar-old De
troit youth, arrested on a charge
of illegal possession of alcoholic
beverage, was certified over to
the Marion county juvenile court
after appearing in district court
Monday.
Choir to Sing The 75-voice
Salem' High School choir, direct
ed by Howard Miller, will pro
vide a program of music at
Thursday noon's luncheon of the
Salem Lions Club at the Marion
Hotel. The committee working
out plans for the home and gar
den show, will meet at the home
of Walter Martin, 1950 Saginaw
Street, at 8 o'clock Thursday
night.
Bound Over Leo Collins, Port
land, waived preliminary hearing
in Marion County District court
on a charge of burglary. He was
ordered held for the grand jury.
He is charged with theb urglary
of the cabin of two railroad work
ers recently. He is being held in
lieu of $2,500 bail
Building Permits Lorcn G. Bos
ton, to reroof a one-story dwelling
at 1455 Ferry, $200. J. C. Cox, to
wreck a garage at 865 South 21st,
$50. V. J. Osko, to alter an of
fice building at 1465 North Cap
itol, $6500.
Row, Row, Row Someone stole
the outboard motor off his boat
sometime over the week end,
Harry W. Jensen, Route 3, report
ed to state police Monday. The
S.4 horsepower motor was remov
ed from the boat while the was
tied up on the shore of the slough
along Brown's Island road, police
said.
Driwr Clted-Bobby Lee Bow
ser, 535 North 24th street, was
arrested by city police Monday on
a charge of reckless driving. Po
lice said Bowser was driving at
speeds of over 75 miles an hour
on Silverton road and ran a stop
ign and a red light. Bowser ex
plained he was on a manhunt for
escaped convict Kermit Mansfield,
police said. He is a guard at the
slate prison. He was cited to
Municipal court.
Moffonbcier to Hillsboro The
Rev. Valentine L. Moffcnbcicr,
ho hem at Woodburn
since 1040, is the new pastor of
St. Matthews t-atnout vnu.i..
Hillsboro. He was appointed by
Archbishop Edward D. Howard.
Asks Speed Zone A petition
has been filed with the county
court asking that a speed lone be
established in the Roberts corn
munity from a point where the
South River road crosses the Ore
gon Electric tracks northward for
di'tantfe of a quarter mile. The
petition recites that the distance
Involved is used frequently by
school pupils and by other pedes
trians. The request was referred
to the state speed control board.
. rnmmitments
loun . in huiidinc
Contractors engaced in Dunn
!"e MTJon coumy "
have sunrniiK."
rnvrnnE tile w" " . .
inii IMC , .
Total expenditures to date
. l - nnnp ill rrinw-
" e ".:T.iMv 1281.(137. The
i,Sirex,obe
for full occupancy by late April or
early May.
uau m Baby CareThe Mar-
ion county Department of Health
will inaugurate another course in
oaoy care at 3:30 n m wHno.
day. March 4. on the second floor
of the Masonic building. The
course will consist of four class
es: pre-stork days, post stork
aays, family affair and baby care.
Candidates File A number of
persons have filorl with tha Mun.
ty clerk as candidates for precinct
lummiueemen and committee
women. Their names will be on
the ballot in rnnnaptinn with tha
May primary election. Thev in
clude: Ward R. Davis, 330 West
Washington .tron! Salnm Pnnnk.
hcan; Rilla M. Schaffer, Idanha,
Republican; Doris M. Hampton,
Jefferson, Republican: Charles V.
Johnsnn .Inffflrcnn P?mik1i.an .
Earl Parker, Detroit, Republican;
R. F. Shutler, 655 Cattcrlin street,
Salem, Democrat: Sophia H. Gar
ner, Route 2, Salem, Republican;
John R. Langrell, 2390 Fifth street,
Salem, Republican.
Action Would Keep
J. 0. Mann in Prison
ALBANY Proceedings to
ward keeping Jack Orville Mann
in the Oregon state penitentiary
will be reopened by District At
torney Courtney Johns because
of a technical error discovered in
the information filed by the pros
ecutor Nov. 21, 1952, and form
ing the basis of a jury verdict
convicting Mann under the hab
itual criminal act.
The way to a new trial was
opened last week end when Cir
cuit Judge Victor Olliver denied
a motion of the defense asking
that the jury verdict be nullified,
and granted a state motion set
ting aside the verdict without
prejudice and allowing the dis
trict attorney to file additional
information, which will be con
tained in n new complaint.
Mann is now serving a current
felony sentence in the state
rison.
COURTS
Circuit Court
Vtl'T Credit Service ti Wlllltm O.
Carver: Order of dismiss! with preju
dice. John T. Lenhart vs Paul Lane: Order
der overruling objections to llndlnts of
the court. Plaintiff given Judgment
against defendant In the sum of
1539.05.
Mildred Parks vs O. Burton Parks:
Order of divorce to vlalntlff giving her
custody of minor child and $50 month
ly support.
Eva Lure. Sadler vs Hovte Westler
Sadler: Divorce decree to plaintiff giv
ing her custody of four minor chUdren,
$30 monthly support for each and own
ership of real and personal property.
Judson's vs Donald I. and Dollle
Buschke: Complaint seeking Judgment
of $408.40 for merchandise and services
alleged provided by plaintiff.
Virginia M. Mlethke vs William H.
Miethke: Divorce decree to plaintiff.
Vera L. Powell vs Bears ft Roebuck
Co.: Petition by defendant for removal
of case.
William O. Sevbert vs Osgood H. Mun-
ger: Amended complaint involving auto
mobile accident.
State vs Norman Slmonson: Case con
tinued to March $ for sentencing on
larceny charge.
State vs Jack Richard Homan: De
fendant lo spend 30 days In state hos
pital for observation, cnarava wim
burglary.
State v William C. Rlckard: Defen
dant's probation terminated and sen
tenced to serve 18 months in state pen
itentiary on charges of obtaining mon
ey by false pretense.
State vs Curt James BUllngham: In
ter guilty plea to charges of assault
with dangerous weapon and Illegal
possession of firearm. Continued to
March 8 to secure counsel.
Slate vs Paul Aicher: Continued to
March I for sentencing on ohargg of
larceny.
Probate Court
C. C. Behnke estate:
Dallas, named executrix.
Olive Oreen.
Delia V. Martin estate: Order admit
ting will to probate and appointing Carl
P Martin executor. Estate has probable
value of 113.000 In personal property.
Alma N. TJlrlch estate: Order permit
ting administrator to sell corporation
stock.
Gertrude S. Kinne estate: Net value
of taxable estate fixed at $37,033.09 In
report to slate treasurer.
Olive M. Dahle estate: Net value ot
estate placed at $11,103.11 In report to
state treasurer.
tydla L. Hunt estate: Order ' author
lung executor to sell certain real prop
erty. Ephralm O. Wlesner estate: Pinal ac
count. Hearing to be held April 3.
Ell Rhodes estate: Pinal gceount lo
be heard April 3.
Kalherlne Wetsenfeld estate: Pinal
account.
CI Mai Planery estate: Order auth
orising executrix to pay certain clalml.
Ida May Bennett estate: Decree f
final settlement.
Stella Rector estate: Order fixing
April I as date for hearing final ac
count. Net value of taxable estate placed
t 133,154 4$ In report to state treas
urer. TJoyd T. Rigdon estate: Order admit
ting wilt to probate and appointing
Maino'la Rigdon. Arthur W. Smlther
and Bratler C. Small Joint executori.
Estate has value In excess of $35,000.
District Court
TJovd Clifford Barnes. 39$ South
Winter street, non-support, waived pre
liminary hearing, bound over to grand
Jury, held In lieu ot isoo au.
Edward ' Leslie Kane, 1$0 Kenwood
street. a5sault with a oanxerous wea-
' pen, pleads Innocent, preliminary hear-
p. fm M(rch )0 on ,5000
bond.
rollln,, Pr,n0. burglary,
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M prMininIT nrm, i7.TUII,j ...
, thf trgPid Jury, hf)i ln iieu or 13.500
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Municipal Court
Binbf t" Bnw-er. North lllh
street, reckless driving, cited lo court.
(Contlnued from Page 1)
The court held that the reappor
portionment measure did not sub
mit "two or more amendments"
to the voters.
"It submitted one amendment"
wrote the chief justice, "which
deals only with the subject of re
apportionment of the members of
the legislative assembly and with
matters germane thereto."
The court noted that while there
may be some question whether
this section of the constitution ap
plies to constitutional amendments
submitted by initiative petition, it
was assumed for purposes of this
case that it does.
Written by Latourette
But the opinion points out that
this section does not prohibit the
people from adoping an ' amend
ment which would affect more
than one article or section bv im
plication.
In holding the amendment con
stitutional Chief Justice Latour
ette cited the case of the suit
against Governor Paul L. Patter
son in regard to his right to suc
cession from president of the sen
ate to governor upon resignation
of former Governor Douglas Mc
Kay, now secretary of the inte
rior. In this case, the court declared,
It must be borne in mind that
this is a constitutional provision
with which we are dealing.
u cannot oe new unconst tut on-
al unless in onflict with the fed
eral supreme law."
In answer to Baum's assertion
that the amendment contravened
the federal constitution guarantee
ing every state a reoublican form
of government, by reason of dele
gating legislative powers to the
Supreme Court and secretary of
state, the opinion stated that the
function of the court "is one of
review."
In reference to any alleged del
egation of legislative power to the
secretary of state, the court held
itself to be bound by ruling of the
United States Supreme Court, to
the effect "that whether a repub
lican form of government as guar
anteed by the federal constitution
is violated is a political matter
and not one of judicial cognizance.
Although the appellant claimed
the amendment vioated federal
constitutional provisions relating
to privileges and immunities, due
process and equal protection, the
court stated that no authorities
were cited. The court added, "The
cases contrary of plaintiff's posi
tion are legion."
In disposing of the argument
that the amendment violated the
state constitutional provision for
separation of executive, legislative
and judicial powers, the court
pointed out the express wording of
this constitutional article which
concludes "except as in this con
stitution expressly provided."
The court held that inasmuch as
the determination of the legality
ot the amendment was an impor
tant public qucstoin of interest to
the entire the court felt that the
appellant should not be burdened
with all court costs, and therefore
decreed that each party bear their
own costs, both in the trial court
and the supreme court appeal.
John Steelhammcr, of Salem,
one of Baum's attorneys informed
Rep. Baum Tuesday of the su
preme court decision. Baum de
clared there would be no appeal
made to the United States Su
preme Court.
Zoologists say the Kiwi, New
Zealand flightless bird never takes
a drink of water unless it is sick.
Accordion lessons. Instru
ments rented while you learn.
Wiltscy Music House. 1860
State. Ph. 3-7186.
Cole's now open until 11 p.m.
daily except Wed. 4135 Portland rd.
Salem Heights Mother's Club
Annual chicken dinner Mar. 5th
beginning 5:30 p.m. at the school.
Adults $1, children 50c.
Woman lo grade and pack straw
berry plants. $2.00 per thousand.
Must be experienced and must
have own car. Apply Oregon State
Employment Service, 710 Ferry
St., Salem.
New variety store has opened in
Hollywood, "Homecraft House,"
wide selection' of practical hand
made merchandise, reasonably
priced. 2307 Fairgrounds Rd.
Woman to care for 1 year old
boy, my home near 12th k Che-
meketa. $60 mo. Phone 4-1747.
Reach Buyers with For Sale ads
in The Statesman-Journal! Refri
gerator, real estate, rugs, Classi
fied shoppers buy anything! Ph.
2-2441.
Learn knitting. 1:00 lo 4:00 p.m.
341 State St. Phone 3-5654.
Problem-Solver: Help Wanted
ads in Statesman-Journal solve
your personnel problems pronto!
Call 2-2441.
Sleep under a Kenwood virgin
Wool Blanket and you sleep like a
baby. Blankets for all the family.
sold in Salem for the last 20
years at The Better Bedding Store,
512 State St.
Castle Permanent Wavers, 305
Livesley Bldg. Ph. 3-3663. Perm
nents $5, up. Ruth Ford, Manager,
Card of Thanks
The family of Mrs. E. V. Mc
Dermott wish to thank all those
who contributed to our comfort
through their many acts of kind
nesses and sympathy in the recent
loss of our dear wife and mother,
Mr. E. V. McDcrmott
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray and
family
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Ishmael
and family
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Jollcy
and family.
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon
Congress Adds
(Continued from Page 1)
. Two of them, in interviews with
reporters Monday nlcht. had de
clared they were not sorrv. .
Lolita Lebron. 34. who claimed
the ringleaders role, summed ud
"I do what I must for my coun
try."
She said the attack was intend
ed to dramatize the demand by
fueno Kica nationalists for inde
pendence for the island.
One of her companions, Rafael
Conccl Miranda, brushed aside
questions about the attack. "We
don't talk aboat the little things,"
he said.
Also held are Andres F. Cor-
dero, 29, and Irving Flores, 27. All
the Puerto Ricans are from New
York City.
Grand Jury Hearing
U.S. attorney Leo Rover an
nounced the government will be
gin presenting evidence against
the four to a federal grand jury
Wednesday.
they are charged with assault
with intent to kill against each of
the congressmen. If convicted,
they could receive sentences of up
to 75 years in prison.
II uentley should die, the charge
would be' changed to murder which
is punishable in the District of Co
lumbia by death in the electric
chair.
ln addition to the extra guards
at the capitol, security precau
tions were tightened at the White
House and at key department
buildings.
Secretary of Interior McKay and
Secretary of Agriculture Benson
cancelled a proposed trip to Puerto
Rico.
McKay Cancels Visit
They had been scheduled to go
there Tuesday en route to the
Virgin Islands for a meeting of
the Virgin Islands Corp. McKay
is head of the corporation and
Benson is a director.
A spokesman for McKay said the
secretaries had been advised:
(1) By police in Puerto Rico
that their proposed visit might set
off a demonstration.
(2) The visit would tax security
measures of both Puerto Rican
and Virgin Island police.
In other related developments:
Chairman Velde (R-I1I) said he
wants to send a House Un-Amer
ican Activities Committee ingesti-
gator to San Juan, P.R., for an
inquiry.
Explore Subversion
Velde said the committee will
explore fully the subversion aspect
of the nationalist party of Puerto
Rico.
Rep. Hugh Scott (R-Pa) called
for legislation to make it a felony
for anyone to carry a deadly
weapon "on or about his person
in the presence ot either house ot
Congress." He introduced a bill
to that effect.
Rep. Miller (R-Neb). chairman
of the House Interior and Insular
Affairs Committee, said was con
sidering introduction of a bill to
give Puerto Rico its independence,
The purpose, Miller said, would
be to give the United States some
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control over movement of Puerto
Ricans into this country.
As a commonwealth, residents
of Puerto Rico now may come and
go in the United States without
restrictions upon their movements.
The public galleries in the House
were sparescly occupied.
mi Agents Present
Seated inconspicuously among
the spectators were plainclothes
men from the metropolitan police
force and some FBI agents.
Speaker Martin (R-Mass) told
newsmen the FBI .had sent some
personnel to the capitol.
The delegate from Puerto Rico,
A. Fernos-Isern, arose to express
his regrets over Monday's occur
rence.
He read a telegram from Gov.
Louis Munoz Marin of Puerto Ri
co expressing shock at "this sav
age and unbelievable lunacy." The
telegram said the Puerto Rican
people with "deep solidarity" con
demned the action of the fanatics.
The House gave a standing
round of applause, a
The governor was even then on
his way to Washington by plane
and arrived soon afterward. He
told reporters at the airport that
the people of Puerto Rico "are
deeply indignant" and "repudiate
this dastardly crime."
FDR and Adlai
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Staton, 74-year-old retired ad
miral, was testifying about a war
time program to rid the merchant
marine of radio operators who
were of doubtful loyalty.
staton said that he was recalled
from retirement the day after
Pearl Harbor to head a special
board set up to screen merchant
ship radio operators under emer
gency legislation passed by Con
gress.
Reds Retained on Radio
He told of steps taken to elimi
nate Japanese, Nazis and Fascists
as radio operators, but he said the
board ran into protests when it
attempted to take similar action
to weed out suspected Commu
nists. Staton said that one day Steven
son called him to his otnee and
had before him sheets of paper on
which Stevenson had "briefed" the
cases of six, eight or ten radio op
erators the board had unanimous
ly discharged as disloyal.
He said Stevenson told him, "Ad
miral, I don't think you have any
thing against any of these fel
lows."
The retired officer said he told
Stevenson that the board felt there
was reasonable doubt about the
loyalty of the men and that the
board was resolving all doubts "in
favor of Uncle Sam."
Asked what Stevenson replied to
that. Staton testified: "He
frowned, and said 'Well, admiral,
I don't think we should be too hard
on the Commies .
Staton said in 1950 that Presi
dent Roosevelt had expressed what
amounted to an opinion that
"momhprshio in the Communist
Party was not sufficient to deprive
a radio operator of his job."
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AMBULANCE, POLICE CARS AT CAPITOL
A crowd gathers quickly, ambulance and
police cars are drawn up to the capitol after
the shooting in the House chamber. At right
center, ' Capitol policeman Jack Brunncr is
showing newsmen what he identified as a
Area Combed f
(Continued from Page 1) r
Mansfield was arrested in early
September, 1952, less than two
months after his release from the
prison after serving more than
nine years of a 14-year sentence
from Jackson county on a burg
lary charge.
He was arrested after he was
identified by three Salem women
the man who had attacked
them in their homes, two, a
young waitress and a 56-year-old
West Salem grandmother had
been raped. The third, a 20-year-
old woman, had been threatened
with a knife but escaped from
her attacker and he fled when
she screamed ior help.
The charges on which Mans
field was convicted involved the
two younger women and the forc
ible entry of the home of one,
The other charge was not prose
cuted as it occurred in Polk
county and it was not deemed
necessary to further prosecute
after the Marion county sen
tences were handed down.
Mansfield was described by
prison officials as a small man,
about 5 feet 4 inches and weigh
ing 145 pouni.s, with blue eyes,
thinning brown hair with gray
tinges, and a many complexion.
He is blind in the left eye, has
a noticeable deformity from a
broken nose and has a small v-
shaped scar on the right side of
the nose, they said.
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Paga S
AFTER SHOOTING
menu mean nag irom one ot the persons
seized in the House gallery. In the wild shoot
ing five congressmen, were wounded, two of
them seriously. (AP Wirephoto)
3 Oregonians
Escaped Bullets
WASHINGTON tfl Three Ore
gon congressmen were in the
House of Representatives cham
ber Monday when Puerto Rican
fanatics wounded five legislators.
None of the three was wounded
although Rep. Homer Angell re-
ported he was in the line of fire;
"It was much too close to be com
fortable," he said.
Rep. Harris Ellsworth of Rose
burg said he was walking down the
center aisle when the shooting
started. "I hit the floor. Then I .'
got up to see what was going on.
At tirst l tnought it must be kids
with popguns or firecrackers. But
then I saw flames shooting out of
guns ana l knew it must be the -real
thing." . ' ,
Rep. Walter Norblad of Stayton
said he was in the rear of the
House when the firing began.
"When I realized what was hap
pening, I ran 10 or 15 feet and
ducked into a cloak room, he said.
"Fortunately the firing was a little
too high. Many of the bullets went
over members heads."
Rep. Sam Coon was attending a
subcommittee hearing at the time
of the shooting. For an unparal
lelled activity like this on the floor
of the House, I'm sure sorry I
wasn't there," he said.
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