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I? "v Capital AJournal THE WEATHER MOSTLY FAIR. slightly iiiwf tonight. Thursday. Law tonight, ; kigh Thursday, 7. ,:- FINAL EDITION 66th Year, No. 94 ISS.,", Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, April 21, 1954 (24 Pages) Price 5c Two Allorneys Disbarred by Supreme Court Bennett, Ex-Legislator From Yamhill Co., Now in Prison By JAMES D. OLSON Two Oregon attorneys, R. H. C. Bennett, former prominent .ncm ber of the legislature from Yam hill county and William Y. Pow ell of Klamath Falls were perma nently disbarred from practicing law in Orcion by the state su preme court Wednesday. Bennett, who served in the house of representatives in 1937, 1947 and 1949 sessions, is now serving time in the state peni tentiary after being convicted of larceny by bailee. He is scheduled to be released on April 1, 1955. In 1949 Bennett voluntarily com mitted himself to the state hos pital near the end of the legis lative session and it was after his departure from the hospital that charges were lodged against him by the State Bar Association. Entered Prison in '51 Bennett was convicted of steal ing money from estates he had been managing, entered the pris on in December 1951 on a five year sentence. He bad been engaged in farm ing in Yamhill county and was also a banker as well as a prac ticing attorney. Powell Paroled Powell was convicted in Kla math Falls for larceny by em bezzlement He was released from the pentitentiary on parole February 9, 1951. The court reversed Circuit Judge Dal M. King of Douglas County who had dismissed an application for a writ of habeas corpus for Charles L. Sorenson filed by .the lattcr's wife. Wins Freedom Sorenson pleaded guilty in the District Court of Douglas county to the crime of furnishing a minor with alcholic liquor. He was fined $75, sentenced to 30 days in jail and placed on six month's probation. Thereafter he was arrested on a charge of vio lating his parole and his proba tion was revoked and he was com mitted to jail. His wife then peti tioned for the man's release in a habeus corpus proceeding which was denied. Justice Walter J. Tooze held that the district court was of limited jurisdiction and held that the "complaint against the prisoner claimed to have been filed against the prisoner is not in evidence." The court remand ed the case back to the circuit court with instructions to sustain the writ and discharge the pris oner. ' Demand "Clean Hands" The supreme court applying the doctrine that "one who comes into a court of equity must come (Continued on Page 5, CoL 5) POV Accuses Dickenson of Cross Cruelly Charged With Rushing Sick Prisoners Downstairs WASHINGTON W An ex-pris oner-of-war said Wednesday Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson pushed a sick POW down some stairs after the ailing man had asked Dicken son for food. This Incident was described by Staff Sgt. John A. Davis of Ni agara Falls, N.Y., who stared at Dickenson with unmasked hate during his appearance in the wit ness chair. It was the third day of Dickenson's court martial on charges of collaborating with the Chinese Communists while a POW in Korea. Davis said Dickenson. 23, and from Cracker's Neck, Va.. worked at the sick compound as a cook at the hed POW camp at Pyok tong along the Yalu Hiver and "I saw him trade off chow for tobac co and candy." Refused Food to Sick Man At one point, Davis said he saw a sick POW go up to Dickenson "and ask for chow. Dickenson said there was no more. I, per sonally, saw some chow in the chow pot." The witness said there was "a little argument" and he saw Dick- ensonpush the man down three stairs. "The man's legs were pa ralyzed for a day," Davis said. Guy Emery, counsel for the de fense, drew from Davis a conces sion that he could not remember clearly the incidents of chow trading. Emery asked the short, stocky sergeant: "Was it at this time that you began to hate the ac cused?" , "Yes, sir," Davis said. "And you still do?" "Yes, sir." (Continued on Page 5, CoL 3) County Seal Fight in Court The issues of whether the Lincoln County scat should be moved and whether the University of Oregon Dental School should be independent were before the Oregon Supreme Court wed' nesdav. the high court heard appeals in both cases, with the entire court sitting. In the first case, John D. kosy dar is suing the Lincoln County officials. He wants to have the court upset the moving of the county seat from Toledo to New port. It moved last Jan. 1. Circuit Judge Fred McHenry ruled the move is legal. Kosydar contends that the elec tion opposing the move was illegal. In the other case, the Oregon State Dental Association is suing the Board of Higher Education to have the University of Oregon Dental School divorced from the university. The association wants the school made an independent division un der Board of liirhcr Educa tion. Circuit Judge Rex Kimmeil of Marion County ruled that the school should be independent. Basic School Fund Allocated Marlon county school districts were apportioned $560,371.13 in basic school funds out of S10,- 306,702 payable to Oregon school districts Wednesday by Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry. The total amount represents the final 30 percent of revenues received under the 1953-54 basic school fund tax levy by which the school districts of the state have received a total of $31,761, 119.74 during the year. An allocation of $149,088.74 was made to the school districts of Polk county; $457,237.36 to Linn county; $251,004.08 to Yamhill and $197,359.89 to Benton county. Multnomah with the largest school enrollment was appor tioned $2,457,690.34. No Trace Found 01 Lost Plane TOLEDO. Ore. Wi State police Wednesday questioned residents living east of here in an attempt to get more information on a small plane which vanished April 12. Aboard was R. W. Hall. 53. of Bakersfield. Calif., who was flying to the Oregon Coast from The Dalles. A number of persons said ear lier they had heard a plane head ing into an area near Elk Creek at about the time Hall's plane should have been in the region. This led to an extensive ground search Tuesday. But no clue to the missing plane was found. State police said they hoped fur ther questioning would provide a new lead for the search. COURTHOUSE MEMORIAL RELIEF 2-Headed Baby Dies in Indiana WASHINGTON, Ind. W Indi ana s two-headed Hartley Daby, which trad survived an attack of pneumonia, died yesterday ol a respiratory ailment. The baby was 4 months and 10 days old. The fatal illness developed sud denly. With a temperature of 105 degrees the baby was rushed 13 miles from its home at Petersburg to the Davis County Hospital, where it was born Dec. 12. The hospital said both heads were blue when it was admitted. The weaker side died first, the other side 15 minutes later. The baby, child of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hartley, had two heeds, two seta of shoulders. Jour arms,, three lungs, two hearts and two stom achs. Below the waist it had a single body. Fredric Litlman, Portland sculptor, explains to Marion County authorities hii creation in bas relief, designed for the new courthouse on behalf of veterans and patriotic groups. Cost of the bas-relief, expected to be ready for dedication November 11, 1954, will be $15,000. County Official Viewers Like Littman Work Wilsoi For ML JO 113 McCarthy 30SCJC jc Having completed the clay working model, Fredric Litl man, Portland sculptor trans planted from his native land of Hungary, is prepared to start cut- Mrs. Roosevelt Rejects Oiler LOS ANGELES W James Roosevelt's estranged wife Rom elle rejected his compromise offer of a divorce and half his property. "Just a publicity stunt was me way she described yesterday her husband's proposal t 0 avert trial of a separate maintenance action in which she makes sensational charges of infidelity. Roosevelt is seeking the Demo cratic congressional nomination in the 26th California District at the June 8 primary. His latest pro posal in his domestic controversy drew this comment from Arthur E. Schiflerman. Mrs. Roosevelt s attorney "Apparently Mr. Roosevelt pre fers to make emotional appeals to public opinion rather than to leave this matter for judicial determin ation." Schiffman also said Roosevelt's offer "is designed to attempt to prejudice the court and to arouse public opinion and sympathy in Mr. Roosevelt's behalf " The eldest son of the late Presi dent now has two matters to be heard in court April 30 a petition amending his own separate main tenance complaint so that it will ask for a divorce instead- a pe tition to have stricken from the record a letter signed by him in IMS, In which he listed nine In fidelities. He has denied any mis conduct. McKay Limits BP Power Sale PORTLAND (UP) The Bonne ville Power Administration is studying an executive order signed by Secretary of the Interior Doug las McKay which limits tne aamin istration's authority. The order, dated April 7. limits Bonneville to the marketing of power from specified Columbia basin generators now completed or under construction. The agency formerly was authorised to market all power generated in the basin, and to conduct a continuous plan ning for future projetis. McKay's order specified by name the projects with which Bon neville is to be concerned Grand Coulee, Bonneville, McNary, Hun gry Horse, Albeni Falls, Big Cliff, Chief Joseph, Detroit, Dexter. Lookout Point, The Dalles and Chandler power plant. Spokesmen for BPA said that planning authority was not neces sarily prohibited the agency, but rather given back to Secretary McKay, who would probably desig nate authority for specific projects. ting the bas .elief in marble that will be inserted in the west wall of the new courthouse. Littman said Tuesday at his studio on Skyline boulevard, Portland, that he hoped to have the work completed in time for unveiling November 11. A seven-inch marble slab. weighing 5000 pounds, has been set up on a concrete base with heavy timbered supports in Lift man's yard. His working model will be removed from his covered studio to a position near the slab, where hand and machine tools will be used as he makes the transfer. The bas relief, designed as a memorial to the dead of World War II, consists of a kneeling woman,' grief registered on her face. Her right forearm is up raised and her left Rind grasps (Continued on Page 5, CoL 2 2 Secretaries ForTheNavy WASHINGTON The Navy Department is getting two more assistant secretaries of the Navy under a new organiation plan. Secretary of Defense Wilson told a news conference Wednesday he had authoried the department to put the reorgamation into effect as rapidly as possible. In addition to an under secre- , ,kn rank. nvt tn th Civil ian heart ot the aepanmem, uw ; -"" , .... . v.... , h-.. tn .....mm leere- Wednesday morning, fortified taries-one for air and one who with words of guidance and wis- Enthusiasm High at Kick-offofYMCADrive The task of securing the $450, 000 needed to construct a new wing of the Salem YMCA should not prove too difficult it the enthusiasm and spirit shown dur ing Thursday night's kick-off din ner is carried over into the four weeks that lie ahead prior to the victory dinner scheduled for May 17. The turnout ot the workers who will do the leg work as they call on their prospects was al most 100 per cent They and the campaign leaders, team captains and members of the citizen's committee filled the large gym- h central duties. The rcorganiation plan will pro Tide an assistant secretary for manpower, one for air, one for material procurement, and one who will serve as comptroller. dom from Frederick M. Hunter, honorary chancellor of the Ore gon State System of Higher Edu cation, Roy Harland, general cam paign chairman. Carle Abrams, chairman of the Y board ot di rectors and others, the rank and file sallied forth to secure the SfO.OOO designated as their goal. C. A. Sprague, member of the board, presided as master of cere monies. Announcement by Abrams, director for almost 50 years, that the general gifts division had se cured pledges totalling almost half of the entire $450,000, pro vided the spark that touched off a wave of enthusiasm. This was ariplified later by Harland who said that the directors ot the Y felt so keenly th need for addi tional facilities and appreciated the work being accomplished by the association that they had con tributed more than $100,000 nf their own resources. However, Harland warned that these an nouncements should not be taken as an indication that the task ahead is an easy one. (Continued on Page 5, CoL 2) Dulles in Paris Preparing for Geneva Meet PARIS P U. S. Secretary of State Dulles arrived here Wed nesday to attend the meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Or ganization and to consult with Western Allies on strategy for the Geneva conference. He was greeted at the airport by French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault who will be his guest at a private dinner Wed nesday evening when they will review the lndochinese question and other problems coming up at Geneva. Dulles told newsmen Friday's NATO meeting is of "special sig nificance for one of its purposes is to take notice of the fact that five years ago this month the North Atlantic Treaty was signed. That was an historic event. 3 Years Progress "In the past five years," Dulles said, "we have made impressive progress in translating the sym bolic act of bandjng together in the midst of a common danger into the reality of an effective common defense. Of equal im portance is the habit of contin uanceI could truthfully say daily consultation in the council of the North Atlantic Treaty Or ganization." (Continued on Page a, lol i) on Hensel Defends Aide AgainstCharges Of Wisconsin.! e Senate Passes Building Bill WASHINGTON - Sen. Kuchel 1 R-Calif 1 said Wednesday he would fight to keep a congressional check-rein over a big new govern ment building program which may be launched under a lease-pur chase plan. The Senate passed the administration-supported bill authorizing the program Tuesday. 47-30. It now goes to conference with the House which passed the measure last vear in a much different form. Kuchel, Moor manager lor me measure and one of the Senate conferees, said in an interview he would insist on keeping safeguards written into the bill in the Senate. The Ca'.i'onib'i sni'l he v.as par ticularly committed to a iienalc provision requiring approval of the Senate and House Public Works Committees before any lease-pur chase contract for a new building can be signed. The administration has opposed this section, sending up a justice Department memorandum holding it to be unconstitutional on tn groud it invads the powers of the executive. Collins Urges DAR Support WASHINGTON The Daugh ters of the American Revolution, often critical in the past of Amer ica's international "e r t a n g 1 e mcnts," have been asked by Gen. J. Lawton Collins to support the nation's global commitments. The former Army chief of staff, now U. S. representative on the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization INATOI, Tuesday night told the 63rd annual DAR convention. "Many nations in addition to ourselves with a long tradition of neutrality or isolation have adopted new and different policies of alliance in peacetime. They have made a break with many things ,of the past. . . ." Collins asked the DAK to under stand and support the NATO pro gram as an integral part of the nation defense. Capehart Raps Builders' Group WASHINGTON 1 Sen. Cape hart (R-lnd) Wednesday accused the National Assn. of Homebuild ers of "trying to crucify this ad ministration"-and the-Senate Banking Committee for their probe of multi-million dollar housing scandals. Capehart. chairman of the Bank ing Committee, told R. G. Hughes, president of the homebuilders: "We are not going to permit you or any other person . . to fleece the American people." He said he did not "believe in your trying to beat the brains out of a commit tee which is trying to do an honest job." Capehart's outbreak came just after he read a statement issued by Hughes last week when the housing scandals broke into the open. U. S. Airforce Ferries French Paratroops .PARIS t The US. Air Force is" ferrying French paratroopers to Indochina for later dropping into Dien Bien Phu. This was confirmed Wednesday here and in Washington. Charles Wilson, U.S. secretary of defense, said the 8,500-mile operation "is in line with present United States policy and in conformity with our existing military assstance pro gram." He added it was under taken at the request of the French government. The parachute troops are being flown from France to Indochina in C124 Globemasters. The Douglas planes belong to the Air Force tactical command. They win re turn to home bases in the United States, the Air Force said. ' The troops are to ce landed in non-combat areas. Planes piloted by French airmen or American civilians will shuttle them to tne besieged fortress of Dien Bien Phu in northwest Indochina. Rains were upsetting air operations there Wednesday. The troops number unspecified but believed to number at least 1,000 were flown from Paris big Orly Airfield Saturday. DeCastriesAsks Food Supplies HANOI Ofl Brig. Gen. Christ ian de Castries sent out an urgent appeal Wednesday for milk and fruit juices to be dropped 10 me growing ranks of wounded trapped inside Vietminn-ringco. aien men Phu. The heroic commander of the be leaguered fortress addressed his I appeal to the people French and Vietnamese of Hanoi. Tha French have, been unaoie nine March 15 to get a plane in to evacuate the hundreds of wound ed inside the fortress' because of the constant pounding of the air- atrip by mortar and artillery lire from the uommun st-iea oesiegcrs. That was II days after the Vict minh launched their first all-out assault by suicidal waves of fa natical troops to seize the north west Indochina fortress WASHINGTON Secretary of Defense Wilson said Wednesday he believes H. Struve Hensel is a "competent, honest man" and doesn't believe Hansel master minded Army charges against Sen. McCarthy (R-Wisi as the senator contends. if he didn't believe in Hensel. Wilson told a news conference, Hensel would not have his present post of assistant secretary of defense. Speaking generally, Wilson said the Army-McCarthy row has "done no good" to military morale or helped to meet the problems con fronting the nation. Personally, he said, he feels in these critical times men of good will ought to get together to solve these problems." Alleged Misconduct McCarthy brought Hensel's name into the row Tuesday when he filed a "bill of particulars" with the Senate investigations subcommit tee outlining the things he will seek to prove in the televised pub lic hearing set to open at 10:30 a.m. ihursday. McCarthy contended that con cern that he was about to expose "misconduct" and "possibly law violations" by Hensel led Army of ficials to attempt to discredit him. The Army officials chiefly in volved in the long row with the senator are Secretary Stevens and Army counselor John G. Adams. Hensel retorted "barefaced lies" to McCarthy's charges and chal lenged the senator to repeat them under circumstances permitting a libel suit. (Continued on Page S, CoL 4) Finds No Danger In Fluoride Water MILWAUKEE a? Dr. Leslie M. Fitzgerald, Dubuque, la., pres ident of the American Dental A.ssn says there is no conclusive evi dence drinking watrr with fluor ides at a level of shout one part per million is harmful tn health. "Continuing studies of all new evidence of fluoridation have sub stantiated the safety and effective ness of the procedures." he said in a speech Tuesday night before the Wisconsin Dental Society. Press Warned On Television NEW YORK - The president of the American Newspaper Pub lishers Assn. said Wednesday newspapers had a record year in circulation and advertising in 1953 but counseled them against treat ing television competition lightly. "Circulation in 1954 may contin ue on its merry way, but advertis ing isn't," George C. Biggers, president, Atlanta. Ga . .Journal k Constitution, told the AM' A annual convention. Higgers said television was "soaking up the advertising dol lars" Me described the General Foods Corp. 25th anniversary tele vision show recently as an "atomic advertising oomb." "Think of it," he said. "Three quarters of a million dollars spent in an hour and a half. Can you imagine an advertiser figuring such an expenditure in the news Ike's Brother Goll Partner AUGUSTA. Ga. 1. President Eisenhower's brother E d g a r a Tacoma, Wash., attorney joined him for a round of golf Wednesday at the Augusta National Club. The President s vacation head quarters announced that Edgar Eisenhower arrived at the Little White House Tuesday night and will stay on for a few days. The chief executive has decided to prolong his vacation, after an interruption Thursday and Friday for a scries of speeches. The President's headquarters an nounced late yesterday that he will fly back to Augusta Friday night from Kentucky. Indications when he arrived here April 13 were that the vacation would end tomorrow. Eisenhower will leave by plane tomorrow afternoon for Washington where he will make a quick trip tn Constitution Hall to talk Infor mally at the annual convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution. McCarthy Talks At San Jacinto HOUSTON. Tex. Ul-Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy came to an American shrine of battle today to deliver last-minute speech before the start of his own bitter clash with the Army. He refused to discuss the con- Waves of transport planes still f the speech drop the supplies guns, ammuni- But he evidently was attaching tioA. food and medical supplies- man usual importance 10 .. ' . , , ... m a m a i kong ancr mianigni. ne was sun 'working like hell on the man uscript." as a friend sitting be side him put. it. McCarthy said earlier he had already dictated a two-hour draft, but hadn't decided how much to retain. He speaks at the site of the battle of San Jacinto. Here, IIS years ago, a small band of Tex and defeated Mexican forces in the third and final battle of Texas' bid to become an independent nation. The invitation was extended to McCarthy by the San Jacinto chap ter ot the Sons of the Republic of Texas. University of Texas students pro tested. They questioned the appro priateness of having him as the central figure of the state's prin cipal holiday, San Jacinto Day. 900 OCPT Delegates Throng into Theater By NANCY ASIIBAL'GI! ers containing mucn raimrw sranhed material pertaining to convention procedures and poli cies held by each delegate were stilled as Mrs. Lindstrom greeted the first session on the slate of events scheduled for the conven tion to conclude here Friday af ternoon. Before the curtain backdrop displaying the theme o' the meet, three outsized keys to the future. "Better Communities, Better Schools, Better Homes." Govern or Patterson commented briefly ed In the adimtment nf the nvke ! that he was gratified that such ! and lectern lor mistress of cere- ( ureal organization was so M.iimvin .t.r.... ii miniM.Ri t. , ninnies, Mrs. Mcrmer Lindstrom, i.v. SI. T.t.1 Tl.n.vr rmniM: t far atMtli: Z4li nann.!. I. IB. . Beneath the marquee of the Elsinore theatre today surged some 900 delegates, an early in the day, unofficial registration count, wearing colorful badges lettered with Salem, The Cherry City. Organ music featuring popular airs was played as 12 speakers and all the executive committee members filed onto the theatre papers of this country on a given stage decorated with large red day?" i camellia plants. Governor Paul Patterson assist maintain the French Union forces standing boldly against outnum bering rebels. Asks lor Survey By Van Fleet WASHINGTON W President Eisenhower has asked Gen. James Van Fleet, former 8th Army com mander in Korea and now retired, to survey the military assistance programs in the Far East, especially In Korea and Formosa. This announcement was maot Wednesday by Secretary of De fense Wilson at his weekly news conference. Wilson sad Van fleet, nssi. Secretary of Defense W. J. Mc-1 Neil and a small Stan oi civilians and military personnel will leave Washington about May I. Wilson said Van Fleet will con fer first with Gen. John E. Hull, Far East commander, in Tokyo and then go to Korea to consult with President Syngman Rhee and Gen. Maxwell Taylor, U. S. 8th Army commander. The aim, he said, will be to "de velop recommendations in concert with Gen. Hull both as to the fu ture size and position of the active ormivt forces of the Republic of Korea and the practicability of Nixon commented last Friday ioint U. S.-ROK program for Ko-;that the United States might have rean reserve forces." to send armies to Indochina as a 1 1 1 r -djirh effo-i In the unlikelv event the Krenth withdrew their troops. His remarks, delivered "off lhe-record" to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, caused a congressional furore. The vice president outlined the administration's foreign policy at an annual University of Cincinnati dinner. He declared it was the admin istration's aim and purpose "to develop policies which will keep us from having to send American boys to fight in Indochina or any where else if we possibly can." Nixon Lists U.S. Aims, Indochina CINCINNATI I Vice Presi dent Nixon said Tuesday night the aim of the Eisenhower administra tion in Indochina "is to hold it without a war involving the United States if we can." He left unanswered what the United States would do specifically If Indochina could not be held without direct American interven tion. Weather Details 9fMlBlt.ll. .li Mi.il M.1S. River IM. I. tMU Rrt br 1..S. W. la te ear..,.) president of Oregon Congress nf Parents and Teachers, in conven tion here this week. Rustling of cerise-colored fold- Warming Fires Illegal in Forests The State Forestry Depart ment warned Wednesday that warming fires are illegal when started in forest areas. James Walker, assistant state forester, said Oregon already has terrstrd in schools and children, i had one lores! fire from this cause, nd that delegates saw their duty I It burned three acres near Pnne and responsibility tn help so scr- ville a few elayi ago iously in these problems. I He also cautioned against burn- (Continued on Page 9, CoL 3) lng debris without permit. ' 1 1 4
