Tiny Re mnant
" Fleeing West
Victoria "of Pint Order'!
. Hailed by Churchill
in Commons Talk
(Cob tinned from page 1.)
sorts captured from ths fleeing
Italians, he said, tke . lorries
weald be especially aelpfal la tke
transport of British troop.
Tkere was no confirmation of
tamers that 8alam, the Italian
position lost within Egypt
road the Libyan frontier, had
fallen to the British. .,--
BlncknhJrta v '
Prisoners
It wan understood that-. Mat
ter of blnekshlrts (fascist "mlll-
tlnmen) were am one; the British
Jrlsoatert, nl well ns some Libyan
a tire. Hundreds of officers have"
beea taken.
Ia ' addition t to 'atuckiag the
retreating Italians, the royal air
fore was neciarea to nave sept
up a constant series of raids npoa
All fascist advanced airdromes in
Libya,. preventing' aircraft from
taking oft in many instances and
destroying planes on the ground
r r Tun ' Italians appeared, to be
Qslng their fighter craft mainly in
defense against the British pilots
who were supporting the British
Ad ranee. Total fascist plane losses
la three days of fighting were put
by the British at more than 40
for certain." In the same period.
the : British acknowledged the
loss of only four planes.
General Sir Archibald P. Wa
yell, the British middle eastern
eommander, and Air Chief Sir Ar
thur Murray Longmore visited ad
Tanced headquarters in the desert
today for a long conference with
Jeneral Sir Maitland Wilson and
Ir Commodore Raymond Colli-
Ibaw.
The Italian campaign in the
East and the present British of
tensive is declared to hare cost
Italy fire generals.
Fow Qeaterala Are
Captared, One SUin
une. uenerai L.ustraccl, was
Saptured in Libya within a few
ays after Italy's declaration of
War. Three others were taken
prisoner in the region of Sldl Bar-
rani yesterday. A fifth. General
fietro Maletti, was killed on the
first day of the British action. He
was considered second only to
Marshal Rodolfo Grasianl as an
zpert in desert warfare.
Edward Kennedy, Associated
Press correspondent with the
British forces, reported today In
a delayed dispatch that the Brit
ish fell upon the Italians with
such suddenness at the beginning
Of the offensive Monday that
many fascist soldiers ' were snr-
vwiwvu nmuui. At nit an
movements of provisions were la?
teroeptea. He said.
- -
LONDON, Dec. It -UP)-The
British here driven the Italian
Invaders from .virtually u of the
.Egyptian coastline, seised more
than SO.fffO prisoners probably
thousands more--and the royal
Savy and air force are pouring
fire and steel upon the last exits
from that area of fascist disaster,
it was officially declared today.
Thl outline of the first big
British offensive of the war
called by Winston Churchill a
Tictory "of the first order" after
day of official reserve was
draws by the prime minister him-
. self and the communiques sent
here by the Egyptian command.
Moat erf Three Fall
XM visions Trapped
.Aside from the XO.OOe-odd
fascist soldiers estimated by the
British middle eastern Mediter
ranean headquarters to be pris
oners of war, Churchill said that
la the rough noose now being
drawn by British armored units
lt would not be surprising if at
least the best part of three Ital
ian divisions, including numerous
'Mackahirt formations, had been
euner, destroyed or captured."
';He made no effort to put this
hapless force in terms of num
bers of f men, but an Italian divi
sion usually runs from 14.000 to
17,000 and the total number of
Italian in Egypt bad been esti
mated by the British in the past
at 80.000.
. "The whole episode," the prime
minister told the house of com
mons In its most exultant session
In many a day, "must be Judged
npoa the background of the fact
that It Is only three or four
, months ago that our anxieties for
the defense of Egypt were acute.
'"These anxieties are now re
mbved and the British guarantee
and pledge that Egypt would be
effectively defended against all
-comers has been in every way
made good,
(Toman Compositor
i Dies in Portland
i PORTLAND, Dec. Z.-(4V-Miss
ZeUav Zigler. : 1 1 early-da v Rom-
burg newspaper compositor,, suc
cumbed to automobile Injuries at
a hospital-here last night Hers
was Portland's . S7th traffic fa
tality of the year.
'She was ton daughter of Lewis
H. Zigler, who died In a hotel fire
at Roseburg more than CO years
.ago. Two brothers, Paul of Port
land and C A. of Jacksonville,
survive.
T.T. tea, V. ft, v w. Csas. a. D.
Herbal remedies for atlmenU
of stomach, liver. ' kidneys.
sua, blood, gland and urinary
system of men and women. Si
years la service,. Naturopathic
i Physicians. Ask: your neighbors
-- , tl Iwtl XAerty
" -Stn Trttia4 Owml Bsetrls C.
v, m rpm xmmmmr aaa suMsaay
t l j jb a etas.: S te T ass.
fc. . -.ns.iluM, - 3. less - iiisesis
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Lato Sporta
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 12-UF)
Portland's Buckaroos upset the
high-flying Spokane bombers la
the Paclfie Coast league hockey
game here tonight, I te 4.
The Portland victory snapped
a seven-game winning streak for
the bombers.
- Clicking as they sever had be
fore on home Ice, the Buckaroos
slipped through the Spokane de
fense in the first period to take
a S-to-0 lead. They batted home
each of the goals from close In
and never gave Goalie Levins
chance.
DETROIT, Dec. ll-(P-Errla
Pete Pot, n ball player who
gained a large following in De
troit by consistent, workmanlike
performance, was sold today by
the Tigers to the Boston Red
Sox for an undisclosed amount
of cash.
Th S 1-year-old outfielder, na
tive of Evansville, Ind., had pa
trolled the Tiger gardens for eight
seasons. .
Bennett Accused.
Hammer Assault
-
EL MONTE. Calif.. Dec. lt-P)
-Dr. Ralph Culver Bennett, SO,
of Pasadena, who said he was a
former dean of men at the Uni
versity of Oregon, was charged
today with two counts of assault
with a deadly weapon after he
was alleged to have attacked a
man and a woman outside aa El
Monte court room with a hammer.
Sheriff's Deputies Robert Jones
and Dan Holloway declared Ben
nett assaulted William ' T. Glee
son, 52, a process server, and Mrs.
Helen Chirers, 62, proprietor of
a sanitarium, after losing a suit
over maintenance of his S 2-year-old
mother, Mrs. Clara Bennett.
The officers returned Bennett
to the court of Justice of the
Peace Eld red E. Wolford, where
the charges were preferred
against him and his arraignment
was set for tomorrow with ball
fixed at $6000. He was lodged
later in the Los Anceles countv
jail.
Mrs. Chlvers received treat
ment for a laceration on her
temple. Gleeson's injuries war
described as minor.
Dr. Bennett declared he wield
ed the hammer la self defense.
Firemen Back up
On Leaving Scene
The Salem fire deDartm nr
made one of the shortest runs on
record yesterday, got there after
me rire was out and went back to
ue lire nan in reverse.
The alarm was from the Hub
bard Motor company garage, cat
ly-corner from the elta- halt
pr irons an emery
wheel set afire a gasoline puddle
on the floor. The fir nrui
a kerosene stove, but waa nni-vi.
extinguished with hand xtm-
gulshers before-the fire depart
ment's heavy equipment arrived.
Heavy black smokS poured
carougn me garage door.
" wh uuim oamage.
Duke of Windsor
Oh Mystery Trip
All AM I. Fla.- D 1
v- A 7 T vr-
-". j7u irury, aide ds
camp to tne Duke of Windsor
"uuuuuteu inrougn a press rep-
icoeuiiure eariv todav that
duke will fly in Us navy plane
at 8:30 a. m., EST., for an un
announced destination "on im
portant official busineaa."
There was no confirmation or
aemai mat the duke wonld meet
President Roosevelt hn i.
uora me us cruiser Tuscaloosa
in Mnimian waters. The duke
is governor of the British Ba-
uamas.
Salem Car Plays
Kole in Pursuit,
oaxiiiam nignway
BEND. Ore.. Dec 1 SArnfi
f onenir Herbert Hamilton
ended a 9 0-mile-an-hour chase
over the Santlam pass and placed
Donald H. Rood of Iowa and Ev
erett Aelton Yarwood of Wiscon
sin in custody here today.
They were accused of robbing
an Albany service station.
-t si ... . J" "
uiiicers gave chase when they
spotted the youths In a car re
ported missinr front Rlm m,m
snenir opened fire after the pair
iron me ponce, and
urce am youms to nalt.
Tne sheriff said they
armed.
were
The car which was used by the
two youths in robberr nf
taUon at Millersburg. near
Albany, was stolen fmm iu
B.J.llv,"w tlt Wednesday
oaiem ponce reported.
Ihl.CyJ owned or R- M. Ra
dak, 31K Bellevue street.
Police here hold larceny war
rants for Rood and Yarwood. alias
uavia Simons and Prank Devlt.
om are juveniles, IT years old
Five Marion County Boy
Arm OSC Cadet Officers
CORVALUS, Dec li-s?)-The
Oregon State college ROTC unit
nas announced the commission
ing of 105 cadet officers, inclnd.
lng Percy BIundelL Salem, infan
try captain; Harry Carson. Sliver
ton. Infantry first Ueutenant;
Douglas Chambers, Harold Nel
son snd Charles Wood. Salem, ar-
iiuery second lieutenants.
Wales Has Qnake
LONDON, Dec 11 -UP) -An
earth tremor lasting 4 seconds
was? felt; tonight la- the .Welsh
areas of Carnarvonshire and
Anglesey, the British Press asso
ciation reported.
; : UAIITED
. WALNUTS and
WALKUT MZAT3 -
HcIIs7 Fsiqztzt :m Co.
I Front A Norway Bts .BaJem
Farm Program
FHminating Duplication la
Plea of Boreaa at
Baltimore Meet
By OVID A. MARTIN
BALTIMORE. Dec. lX-efy-The
American farm bureau federation
recommended today revisions In
ths federal farm program which
would eliminate "woeful duplica
tion" la administration and em
ploy government loans to peg
nrices of basic commodities at
higher levels.
The federation, closing Its an
nual convention, insisted that new
measures be inaugurated to 1m
prove the farmers' economic posi
tion, which, it asserted, was being
made increasingly difficult be
cause of "restrictive trade bar
rlers". and. "ever: extending price
controls by other groups.
Measures urged by the fed era
Uon would set ap a system of
graduated commodity loans to
boost prices. To obtain maximum
benefits, farmers would be re
quired to reduce production below
recent years. Stricter penalties
would be Imposed upon n on -co-
operators.
In years when production was
within market requirements loans
would be made at 81 per cent
of parity. As production increased
above market needs, the rate of
the loan wonld decrease. Loans
are now being made at 86 per
cent of parity on wheat and cot
ton and 76 per cent on corn.
Present law fixes 78 per cent as
the celling on loans.
Sharply eritizing "overlapping
and duplication of activity" un
der present administration of the
programs, the bureau urged the
creation of a fire-man "non-partisan"
board within the agricul
ture department to administer
them.
"A woeful lack of coordination
and planning In carrying out
these programs," said a federa
tion resolution. "Is evident to
every farmer. On too many occa
sions one agency recommends an
activity in conflict with that of
another agency.
"Too many instances prevail.
It added, "where personnel Is em
ployed to accomplish an activity
already embraced within the func
tions of another and existing
agency. Farmers do not want nu
merous agents consulting them on
farm programs."
Administration of the crop pro
grams in the states would be
turned over to the land grant col
leges. They are now administered
by committees set up by the agri
culture department.
Sheriff of Wasco
Arrests His Aide
THE DALLES, Dee. I
Sheriff Harold Sextoa arrested
his; deputy, Quy Duvall, oa a
charge of larceny of public funds
today. ,
.The sheriff swore out a j6om
plaint accusing Duvall, who V has
been a deputy here II years, of
taking $20 from funds in his
office.
Duvall waived preliminary
hearing in Justice court thla af
ternoon and was bound over to
the Wasco county grand Jury.
Ban was set at $12,000.
The alleged shortage was re
ported by auditors last night. In
a public statement todav Sexton
promised a 'complete lnvestlga
uon
Morgenthau Says
Issue of Taxable
Notes SeUs Fast
WASHINGTON, Dec. U-JPy-Secretary
Morgenthau said today
mat investors bought all the
$500,000,000 of the treasury's
nrst wnoiiy-taxable note issue
and asked for more.
He wss referring to a new is
sue of five-year national defense
notes bearing of 1 per cent In
terest. Although s u b s c r 1 ptlon
books for the issue closed last
midnignt, accurate figures on the
total subscriptions were unavail
able late today.
Morgenthau said, however, that
he was "so delighted" with the
volume or subscriptions shown In
preliminary reports that he had
sent a radiogram to President
Roosevelt someplace in the Carib
bean sea telling him of the sue
cess.-
Plywood Industry
Making Progress
LEBANON. Dec. 11-UPy-Pro-
uacuun ok piywooa at the Evans
Products company's plant will be
stepped up to capacity within 10
days 0,000.000 feet a month.
The plant began operations this
weex, ana will employ 300 work
ers.
ALBANY. Dec lt-tft-Iatl
lation of machinery at the new
Aioany piylock corporation's ply
wood factory here speeded no thla
week and it was announced that
proa action probably will begin
uuimme in jreeruary.
tlflllY NEVER
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACKACHES
TUs Old Treatment Of tea
Brings Happy Relief
ewkly, tby 4mtmm that thm Mai
at tbmx troaNa amer
IM kaiaajra an Natota a aaacf way at Iitial
ana acida aad was aaS af ths Uaaa.
w tiaiii a jraav Mnil, it
fcc.paiaa, torn ot pap aad aaartr, ttia aa
aita.awiUafcaUQBaiaaitaTtaaara.haia.
aeaaa aae auanaaaa. rtmrmtrnt oc aeaatr
kWiam ar Madder. -
Dalt VMMal Aak - ' - aVaaaaat ta Taaa
fffiaaa-a tadV bv aiw-a far
yaatr Uaaa. GaS Oaaa'a S-MlSaV.
Hearing on Water
: Rights Is Closed
Testimony of Salem right bold
lers in Us hearing before Bute
nmgiaeer umariee b tries. un to ae-
termlne water rights on the
North Santiam and . Mill - creek
concluded yesterday.
Among those who took the
stand were Murray wads, soa
t a pioneer user of Mill creek
water, and Walter Keyes, attor
ney for the Oregon Pulp 4b Paper
company, Kay Woolen mills and
Salem water commission, -holders
of rights granted . by territorial
eaactmeat.
Lionel Barrymore
Bows as Musician
One Composition ; Is Hit,
so He Plans to Work
on Unitnisbet) One
LOS ANGELES. Dec. IS t-
W S k .
jLtioaei jsarrymore, use tne great
Prans Schubert, has an "unfin
ished symphony" all his own
and today the 02-year-old actor
and artist Is determined to com
plete it.
His suddenly discovered enthu
siasm for his own hitherto .un
published music sprang from' a
warm public reception he heard
last night as a WPA symphony
orchestra presented one of his
musical compositions for the first
time.
In fact, ths beautiful arranre-
meni oi ine svmononv. entitled
"Tableau Russe." as presented by
Conductor James Sample came al
most as much of a surprise to
Barrymore, himself, as It did to
the audience, few of whom kn
of his musical talent.
"It is perfectly astounding what
Conductor Sample has been able
to do with it," ejaculated the
aieor as ne took a bow after th
orchestra finished the last strains
or. tne rour-movement composi
tion, on wmcn he beran worklnr
mree years ago..
"Now I am determined a tam
plete another symphony I started
some time ago bat never finished.
It not only Is amusing but pleas
ing to have all this happen at
my age.
Greeks Overcome
Tough Resistance
ATHENS. Dee. II - la - rti.
Greek southern army has crushed
aesperate - xuiian resisUnee In
the region of Tepeleni and has
stormed the heights to the north
east or tnat town, capturing a
considerable number of Italy's Al
pine troops, a government spokes
man said tonignt.
The drive toward both Tepeleni
and the coastal town of Chimera
went on without setback, he add
ed. There were unconfirmed re
ports that an Italian colonel of
Alpine troops was one of those
who had fallen la the day's fight
ing. The news," said the spokes
man "is very good from ail sec
tors of the front snd our army Is
continuing Jts advance.
"Everywhere the Italians at
tempted to counter-attack they
have tailed . . . Thrusts against
the Italian army continue la the
direction of Chlmara. More to the
right the Italians are la retreat In
the direction of Tepeleni. In this
region tne resistance has been
IT. 1- . nut
Last Livery Stable
In Vancouver Wrecked
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dee. 11
UP) There wasn't a blessed place
ia this town today where a man
could decently bed down a horse.
Jake's barn at Fifth, and Co
lumbia, the last livery stable, was
being demolished to make room,
of course, for a parking lot.
r It's a plessure
m)(o)(olg
the 1941 Dodga gives you I So stop ia today
abr a dcmotistratwau when yen see au the fins
car fcatnrcs all ths rjrstefui evidences of depend
able DocTge craftsmanship youTl hardly better
this magnificent Laxury liner costs oary a ttw
dollars mora than the sxnaller, low-priced cats!
And remember. Dodga economy is world faxaooa.
ia today ... or
cEiv 1841 DC2GE uixuhy u;:m
JUST A FEW DOLLARS
nonE iTHAII; SMALLER,
caLOlV-PmCED CARS! a
;t;rc?W::Ly. ftstoirr oitui cost
noBBADD no? on co. aA.ac?.u
vKe-KAepbard Motor
CIO Scuttles
CKarged
Delay In Preparing Gets
Attention Racketeer
Practice Cited
(Continued from page 1.)
conscription law, aad that la
their attempt to destroy airplane
production, they called a strike"
st the vultee Aircraft factory la
California.
He went on to say that ths
CIO was striking against ship
building operators, was interfer
ing with the lumber industry and
"have made the atatement that
they are going to take over all
industry"! He added: -
"I understand the substance of
a remark made by Mr. Sidney Hill-
man was that Industry had better
get aboard or take the conse
quences. "Does it seem possible, la what
has been called free America.'
he continued, "that, through 'the
leadership of the CIO aad Sidney
Hillman, this program eaa- be
stopped, our national unity sabo
taged, aad this country not only
left ' defenseless, but . eventually
turned over to the communists?'
Ford's reference to H Him an, a
member of the defense' commis
si en and a vice-president of ths
CIO, drew Voorhis' especial fire.
I know," Voorhis said la angry
tones, "That Mr. Hillman was the
man who went before the CIO con
vention and told the convention
the first business of labor in
America Is the business of nation
al defense and that they had bet
ter get oa that train.
I know that it Is one of the
most important stepe that has
ever been taken by an American
labor leader."
We all know, said ford, "that
many of these so-called leaders,
but really the mis-leaders, of the
unloa movement have been made
up of racketeers, highjackers.
communists' and dangerous alien
criminals such as Harry Bridges.
We all know that these mis-
leaders of men. In these destruc
tive labor unions, are communist
fellow travelers, or persons who
hold views that would destroy this
government, and that now that
their golden opportunity Is here
to destroy our national defense
program, they're going to make
the most of It."
Social Activities
Halt, Willamette
(Continued from page 1)
open again Monday morning.
Tne announcement was made
this afternoon by Superintendent
R. R. Turner upon the recommen
dation of Dr. A. B. Starbuek, Polk
county health officer.
rive teachers and 147 students
were absent this morning.
MONMOUTH. Dee. It. The
high school here was closed this
noon until Monday. ' Thirty- per
cent of the students, have fla. .
Oregon College of Education's
Infirmary Is full of flu cases, bat
no serious ones have been report
ed. Several residents of town are
also 1U.
PORTLAND, Dec. ll-6fV-Infla-
ensa continued to increase in Port
land schools today.
High schools reported that ab
sences mounted S per cent over
yesterday to a total of SS4S, al
most 21 per cent of the total en
rollment. Grade school absences
went up t per cent to a total of
S226, 12 per cent of the total.
St. Vincent's hospital barred
visitors, except In case of emer
gency. Emanuel hospital took the
same action last week and two
other hospitals were discouraging
visitors.
to prove how much txtrm '
tomorrow sore I
Ce ftrertoa, Oregoa -
Traffic Toll Low
r For State, Month
; There were only six traffic fa
talities la Oregon daring the first
It days of December, this being
the lowest number during that
period for four years,. Secretary
of State Earl Saell reported yes
terday.
There were If traffic fatalities
daring -the corresponding period
la December, 1119.
Clear weather was believed
partly responsible tor the reduc
tion la fatalities this December.
Landon Proposes
' More Sacrifices
In Interests of National
Defense; Donation to
Britain Favored v
WASHINGTON, Dec. li-Wy-Alf
M. Landon, republican presi
dential candidate In 1030, called
today for more sacrifices from
both capital and labor In the
defense effort aad for "a tough
minded leadership la place. of
the half-hearted Jitterbug af
torts we are now making toward
national defense."
"The American - people are do
ing too much soft thinking- and
are hitting too softly," he said
In a statement. "In the final
analysis Hitler will be defeated
by the Industrial production f
this eountry. How srs you going
to defeat a regular to to T 0-hour
work-week and a system which
ean order a 100-hour work week
whenever it wants to la any par
ticular branch of industry with
tne ee-nour worK-week or our
American labor? American labor
is going to havs to sacrifice some
of Its present position in, order
to maintain a part of ltsf gains.
Meaaa Everybody
"The man who owns stocks and
bonds and has a taxable Income
must make mors sacrifices of his
Income In order to preserve sny
part or tne wnoie. -
Although saying , the .right to
strike "should be protected when
ever possible." Landon. declared
that labor-"must, in essential In
dustries, forego- the right to
strike."
"It comes back. he added, "to
the question of making tempo
rary sacrifices in order to defeat
ruthlees power J
As for proposals to extend cred
its to Britain, Landon said, "no
matter how the war turns Out
Great Britain will never be able
to pay us. If It's to the Interest of
America, and I believe It is, to
help the British, let's subsidise
them and charge It up to the coat
of national defense.'
I SA . - . - - -
I fix - . '--: . , . .,
III fa -1
fjj V.1 '! A carton of
fl 1 Chcstrrfdds with fjieix .
f ; - t ' VN MILDER BETTER TASTI will
' I X V' give yoiir fr.cnd$ more,
r v yJ ' pleasure than anydiing--
I X N - -J you can buy for
v;; : ' the money.
.rx.-V l-.Wv 1 X-y -
VIA
Geological Qnb
' Hears Richards
Ulacler - Facta Jlelaled a
ae ak . aaaaa . eask B
Meeting First Field
i -Trip Set Sunday j
"How to Handle a Glacier or
The Pitfalls . to. Look for la
Climbing Mountains. might hays
been the subject of . Cart Richards
Illustrated lecture Thursday night
before the Salei chapter of the
Geological Society of the. Oregon
Country. The group of t gath
ered at Walfer halt on the Wil
lamette-campus for the first, lee
tere; meetlag.-
: Olen: Paxson ar. the' seats' nigh
way commission. " temporary . .vice
president, presided-.-Jn -the 'ab
sence of Professor Herman-Clark
or wniamette, -end; Introduced
tne. speaker V : "
Richards took" hU : Audience
through -climbU; and 'airplane
Jaunts as and around.Hood Rain
ter. SU Helens ' and Adams in an
entertaining style, describing, geo
logical formation of the ; glaciers,
many of which srs receding, some
breaking up from-vast areas late
tnree or more, smaller glaciers.
William Reeves handled ths
stereoptlcan machine.
The. temporary officers elected
at the organisation meeting last
month were elected to hold of
flee until next April. They In
clude ether than Professor Her-!
man Clark aa president: Paxson
as vice-president; Mrs. Mildred
StockwelL treasurer, and William
Reeves, secretary. The board of
directors elected - ortrinally also
will hold office until next sniinr.
Tne chapter win make Its first
geological trip to Silver Creek
falls next Sunday, led by Frank
lin I Davis and Reeves. The
party will leave from in front
of Waller hall on State street
at I o'clock, returning In the late
afternoon. Each- will take his or
ner own lnneh.
Reforestation Is
Plea of Sprague
(Continued from Page 1.)
np. Under this plan, the states
would supply the trees.
"States play a vital role in
forest protection." he said. "Ia
spite of the fact that they are
not extensive owners of timber
lands themselves ... the states
do a great deal more than they
generally receive credit for do-
iag.
"We have been talking con
servation aad reforestation for
so many years that ws may be
item y
. . , ;
in luieatlractive Gift carton
Ta Cvinnonw sT --
A V l M J al. J a. a iHiM. t
:-; . In Slenderiziiig
; ?PORTLAND, Dec, 12-p)-Port-land
women' will be able to "In
dulge without bulging during the
Christmas holidays. If the an
nounced program of the bureau of
parks and public recreation suc
ceeds. -.-,.-.- ' ...
The bureau said It would soon
- iuniuB aoa
streamlining, to be held at various -community
centers and schools.
ram Tllll
i Ami lesumony
i.1V. . aar - a a
couowers were Aavisea
- to Caah' Inanranee, ;
Witneaa A vera
lS - AJraELES, Iec. llV-
Testlmony that leaders of ths I
Am" movement advised their fol
lowers te cash La-their insurance
policies la view of predicted "cat
aclysms" was Introduced by the
government today la . the -trial of
Mrs. Edna Ballard aad alas ota-
ci a vb uau ulna tuioa,
"In 1014, Mrs. Ballard got te
talking about these horrible cata
clysms that were due aad teld us
that the big eatacylsm would pop
i& September, 1937," Mrs. Jans
Ferguson, who said she formerly.
was a teacher ia -ft Am" classes.
testified. .
"Mrs. Ballard told of ths ne
cessity of cashing Insurance poll
clea. and la one ease told me to
inform one of mr students te cash
only one of bis policies aad to
keep on paying oa another. It
didn't have much longer to run."
Federal Judge Leon R, Tank-
wich, presiding at ths trial, asked
Mrs. Fergusoa If she. Ilka two
previous witnesses, had bees acci
dentally injured la the belief that
she was -protected from danger by
"influence." "
"No. I wasat discharged and
X wasn't hit by aa auto. the wit
ness replied. "I kept say er
open. -
Norman Neukom. United States
attorney, read from "I Am pub
lications Identified by Mrs. Fergu
son, predictions of tea "ascen
sions" oa a certain Sunday the
only time ia the world's history
that such aa event would havs oo-.
curred. Five of them, it was stat
ed, would take place la ths Ara
bian retreat" and the ethers la
the "Cave of Symbols.' j - u I
lost la. oar owa bewilderment.
But ws dare aot remain la this
state of eonfnsloa longer, .etloa
Is needed; state actio. '
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