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mmm mmm mm . . . . . . FORECAST: Partly rloud? with A I vrsffimi r tm svi M W II mm MEDFORDmTRIBUNE I 1 Fortieth Year "Voice" of Mankind United Facing New Court Trouble; Receiver Named for Church Los Angeles, Oct. 11 (U.R Arthur Bell, magnetic "Voice' of Mankind United and manager of the fabulous holdings of his Christ's Church of the Golden Rule, today was charged with using his followers funds to fin ance his appeal from a sedition conviction. Bell, still awaiting a ruling of his appeal from the 1943 sedition verdict, was removed by court order as head of the wealthy church, whose followers alleg edly surrendered all their prop erty to Bell as a condition 01 membership. J.I1C tedium uia aiiuiiicj 6-i- ral's office charged the religi ous leader used $1,529,093 of church funds for his own bene fit and tried to sell $1,507,000 of church property without uthority. Receiver Named The church's 53,600,000 assets tvere put in the hands of a re ceiver and Superior Judge Joseph Vickers ordered a show cause hearing for Oct. 19. The suit was the latest of Bell's legal troubles over the Church and Mankind United, which California committee on un- American activities charged was a "racket which poured $4,000, 000 into Bell's pockets." The committee found Bell had claimed that Mankind United would conquer the world with a force of "little men with metal lic heads, now waiting in the bowels of the earth .with ma chines capable of making one's eyes pop out. Guilty Sedition Bell was accused of advising his followers that U. S. war bonds were "worthless" and the Pearl Harbor raid a result of col lusion between the U. S. and Japan. A federal court found him guilty of conspiracy to vio late the wartime sedition law and sentenced him to five years Imprisonment. The Church of the Golden Rule was organized in January, 1944, as a cooperative. It's real estate empire includes a 14-story downtown Los Angeles office building, hotels, ranches, laun dries, apartment houses, beach clubs and residential property. The faithful, having surrend ered their property to the church, are employed in the organiza tion's various enterprises and de pend on it from day to day for food and clothing. Salvage Effort "We are not finding fault with the religious character of the or ganization," Warren Olney III, special assistant to the attorney general who filed the latest suit, said. "The whole purpose is to make an effort to salvage some of the assets of the church for people who have been exploited by Bell." Bell, dark and handsome, has faced several court actions on charges of fleecing members of his flock. Mrs. Margaret J. Steele charged last Jan. 30, that HIGHEST PRICES Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 11 tU.R' Sixty-four head of prize cattle brought a total of $279 750 probably a national record at the annual U'vnmino Hornfafrl ranch sale here yesterday, offic-l ials of the. big event said today. The cattle went to 42 buyers from 22 states. Average price paid for the anunals was J4.371. The con signment included 28 bulls. which sold for an average of, $5 630 or a total of $139,050. Top price for a bull. $27,500.' was paid by Dan Thornton ofi Gunnifon. Colo. The ten top. head of cattle sold for an aver-; age of $11 810. CASUALTIES CUT Washington, Oct. 11 U.R V. S. military casualties stood at 1.070,153 today, a postwar book keeping reduction of 371 from a week ago. The total included 263.203 dead. It was made up of ! 922.583 army and 147.570 navy, marine corps, and coast guard josies. , Unit.d Preia Bell obtained the property of her late sister, Jessie J. Whipple, with the "intention of cheating and defrauding her and her heirs." Another suit filed in Oakland, Calif., accused Bell and 14 other leaders of his cult of having bilked an elderly widow,. Mrs. Ruth Williard Moss, of her $0. 500 home by bizarre threats of slavery and starvation. Mrs. Moss allegedly was told that unless she joined the or ganization she would be scrub bing floors for other members who became her masters by giv ing all their income and property to the church. HERE RECENTLY TO More than a year ago business representative of Arthur Bell's Christs' Church of the Golden Rule contracted for the purchase of the Hanley ranch in the Lake Creek district, one of the largest ranches in Southern Oregon, and subsequently purchased other property. Later purchases in cluded the Ladino Produces com pany cheese factory at Eagle Point, the Galbreath auto court at Eagle Point and the Hillcrest Bulb Gardens at Grants Pass ac cording to N. L. Nagler, business manager for the church's prop erty in Oregon. Nagler, in Medford this morn ing on business, stated that he had received a wire from church heads cautioning him against statements regarding the organi zation. From another source it was learned that Arthur Bell, head of the church, was in Jackson county a short time ago. He vis ited the local property of the church, a number of valley ranches and attended the annual 4H club fair, where he purchased a steer. It was stated that he travels Incognito and was regis tered in Ashland lodgings under a name unknown here. Medford people who talked with Bell declare that he has a most magnetic personality and that his beautifully modulated voice and his manner of speaking are both charming and convin cing. Communist Editor Quits Movement To Rejoin Catholicism New York. Oct. 11(U.R) Louis P. Budenz turned his back on the communist today and his job as president and managing editor of The Daily Worker, the party newspaper, to rejoin the Catholic church. Budenz was readmitted to church last night .in a special ceremony in the baptistry of St. Patrick's cathedral. With him were his wife and his three daughters, who were baptised as converts. "Reason and faith have led me to this happy step, Budenz said. "I have resigned the managing editorship of The Daily Worker and have severed my associa tions with the communist move ment. Communism and Catholic ism are irreconciliable." Budenz had been a member of the communist national com mittee for six years. He joined the party In 1935. Bobby Sox Chisler Given Five Years Portland, Ore., Oct. 11 U.Ri Rose Mane Moore, 19, a. bobby sox brunette, in federal court here today was sentenced to five years in a reformatory for de frauding service men and their relatives by posing as an expect ant mother. "The crime to which you ad mitted you were guilty is one of the most dastardly schemes ever brought to the attention of this court preying on the mothers of service men." said Judge J. A. Fee in sentencing her to a term at the Women's Industrial Re formatory at Alderson, W. Va. Full Lined Wire MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1945. ' w v- '"-ifcA r?Ki Mv M h ,;v rV K & d .-.. -- i '', ' . 3 hi?-'') I ( Acme 1 clepkoto) F CLOSED BY AFL Portland, Ore., Oct. 11 (U.R) Four more CIO mills, all in Ore gon, were closed today by AFL picket lines offsetting the with drawal of AFL picket lines from five Olympia, Wash., plants, al lowing 900 workers to return to their jobs under the protection of a court order. Picket lines appeared before the sawmills and woods opera tions of the Coos Bay Lumber company, Coos Bay; Coos Bay Logging company. North Bend; Wcstport Lumber company, Wcstport, and the Wauna Lum ber company, Wauna. The four mills cmply an approximate to tal of 700 men. A brief outbreak was reported Monday at the Wauna Lumber company mill, which cuts a mil lion feet of lumber a week, when CIO workers routed AKL pickets Bfter stripping oil cloth strike banners from their backs. Convicts Quaff Poisonous Fluid San Quentin, Cal.. Oct. 11 (U.RI Two San Quentin convicts died toda and a third was crit ically ill from drinking a poi sonous fluid used in the opera tion of a duplicating machine. Warden Clinton Duffy said the can of fluid was marked "poison" but the prisoners ap parently disregarded the warn ing. Duffy said two of the men died in "terrible agony." DISMISS DUTT0N CASE FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE Case of C. A. Mattox vs. Frank Dutton concerning larceny of livestock was dismissed from justice court yesterday because of insufficient evidence. Dutton. Jacksonville farmer, was charged with stealing a calf belonging to Mattox " ' ' vwlff..'twi'i&,.-iMtf-'l.ii 4 Hysterically declaring "I kill ed him . . and I wouldn't hurt him for the world." Mrs. Annie Iran Mansfeldt n led from a room in San Francisco city jail where she was informed of sui cide of her husband. Dr. John H. Mansfeldt denouement to the tragedy in which she killed Mrs. Vada Martin, nun, in a jealous frenzy. The stricken woman is supported by her attorney, James Maclnms. Body of Dr. Mans feldt (left) missing three days, was found In his automobile at Pedro Point, dead apparently of self-injected poison. Photo, made while ha was in army, Is only known recent portrait of the doc tor. URGES DEATH FOR JEALOUS SLAYER San Francisco. Oct. 1 1 (U.R) Chief Warrant Officer Wilbur P. Martin, grief-stricken husband of slain Nurse Vada Martin, said today he felt Mrs. Annie Irene Mansfeldt should pay the su preme penalty for his wife's mur der. Martin, who returned yester day from 22 months service in the Pacific, said he thought red haired Mrs. Mansfeldt should be sentenced to death as an exam ple to other jealous wives who might be tempted to slay rivals for their husband's affections "on suspicion only." Mrs. Mansfeldt fired a bullet through Mrs. Martin's heart be cause she believed the nurse'was having an affair with Dr. John Mansfeldt, who killed himself when he learned of the shooting. Misconduct Denied Martin insisted his wife was innocent of any misconduct dur ing his absence. After shooting Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Mansfeldt her self doubted the grounds for her suspicions until the district at torney's office announced it had obtained evidence that a ro mance existed. His peacetime plans for him self and Mrs. Martin blasted, the former superintendent of main tenance at the agricultural ex periment station, Beltsville. Md wis pale, tense and obviously af fected by the tragedy when he appeared at the police station to day. He had flown to San Fran cisco from the Admiralty Islands to claim his wife's personal ef fects and arrange to send her body to Maryland. Not Flirtatious Mrs. Martin "wasn t flirta tious." her husband said, and "wasn't interested in anyone else." He said she wrote to him every other day while he was overseas and quoted a letter written on Oct. I. three days be fore the shooting, which ad dressed him as "Dear Peachy Pie" and told of her plans to keep their apartment because "I want a place for my honey to put his little head." The letter ended with "Come home please" And was signed "Love as always, Vada." Mexico hss 22 ocean ports, the most important of which are Vera Cruz and Tampico, both on the GuU Of Utztio VLiitasy a ' TAX REDUCTION S First General Slash in 16 Years Approved 343 to 10; Senate Changes Forecast. Washington, Oct. 11 (U.R) The house gave swift and over whelming approval today to leg islation proposing a $5,350,000. 000 cut in business and individ ual taxes next year. The vote was 343 to 10. The measure offered the first general tax reductions in 16 years. It was .sent to the senate where some changes were fore cast. The bill would lower individ ual income taxes next year by $2,627,000,000 through increas ed exemptions from the three per cent normal tax and a four per cent cut in surtax rates. Individuals also would bene fit from repeal of the $5 auto mobile use tax and sharp cuts in excise taxes, effective next July 1. For corporations, the measure proposed a $1,888,000,000 reduc tion in 1946 tax liabilities. Only feeble protests were rais ed against specific provisions in the bill. It was debated under a rule forbidding consideration of amendments. UP TEN DOLLARS New York, Oct. 11 (U.R) Quicksilver buyers found offer ings limited in the local market today and bid up the price an additional $3 to $100 a 76-pound flask, a cumulative advance of $10 over the past few weeks. Brokers reported an even stronger situation on the Ppciflc coast, where the market was quoted $105 a flask, F.O.B. San Francisco. Fewer imports of Spanish metal, and a withdrawal of Mex ican offerings, have been strengthening influences. MAJOR JOE F0SS, ACE RECEIVES DISCHARGE Santa Barbara, Calif., Oct. 11 (U.R) Maj. Joe Foss, first World War II flier to equal Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I rec ord of 26 enemy planes bagged, today received his honorable dis charge from the marine corps. The cigar-chewing air ace, whose home Is in Sioux Falls. S. D., said he would "stick around" Santa Barbara for a while. Aeronautics Law Situation Continues "All Up In Air" By Eldon Barrett United Press Correspondent Salem, Ore., Oct. 11-4U.R) The preconception that every body and his brother Is likely to be galavantin' around in flying machines in the near future has prompted State Tax Commis sioner Coe McKenna to investi gate existing government prac tices and regulations in connec tion with aeronautics. In the latest issue of Sti.tc Government, a nationally circu lated magazine of state affairs. McKenna points out more com plications than a cop could find on a one-way street Jammed with Sunday drivers. In fi.ct.j McKennas article would leadj one to believe that aeronautics i .Itmlinn i all nn in' ItJtUiailUI! OHUOHV,, ,a a,, up ... the air. Few Solans Prepared "The importance of air trans portation has been realized so suddenly," said McKenna, "that few legislatures have been pre pared to give intelligent consid eration to the problems arising." He lists several problems to be faced during the coming "air age" including: conflict between state and national controls, fed eral finance, taxation, military rights and the relation of gov United Press Full Mac Sending 1,250,000 Home In Next Six Months; 200,000 Remaining To Control Japan Tokyo, Oct. 11 (U.R) Gen. Douglas MacArthur anonunced today that 1,250.000 American troops will be sent home from the Pacific in the next six months, leaving an occupation army of only 200,000 in Japan and Korea. At the same time, he directed Japan's new premier at a con ference in his occupation head quarters to free the Japanese peoples from centuries of gov ernment bondage through adop tion of a revolutionary five-point program. Freedom Decreed MacArthur told the premier. Baron Kijuro Shidchara, to rbolish all government inquisi tion, break up industrial mono polies, encourage labor unions, institute women's suffrage and liberalize education. He bluntly informed Shidc hara that the program includes elimination of all controls tend ing to suppress freedom of re ligion a move that well may end the state shlntoism or com pulsory emperor worship. 'In achievement of the Pots dam declaration," MacArthur said, "the traditional social or der under which the Japanese people for centuries have been subjugated will be corrected. This will unquestionably involve a liberalization of tho constitu tion." Thousands of troops already were on the high seas and by the end of October nearly 250 000 will be back in the United States or on the way as part of this month s quota. Some Going Back Low-point men will be screen ed out and re-assigned within the Pacific theater. By the end of the mass move ment in March, the occupation army in Japan will comprise the 1 1th air-borne, 24th I n f a n t ry, first cavalry and 25th Infantry divisions. The sixth and seventh Infantry divisions will remain in Korea, and the 86th, In the Philionncs. Under the new plan, the Americal division and the 147th Chinese Factions Pledge Peace Aim Chungking. Oct. 11 (U.R) Chinese central government and communist leaders pledged themselves today to avoid civil war by every possible means but the delay in settling military problems Is reacting favorably for the government in tne ne gotiations. A Joint statement issued by Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek's central government and Mao Tza-Tung'a communist re gime after 45 days of negotia tions pledged cooperation In building a free and prosperous China. ernment to aircraft manufacture and private enterprise. Would Amend Statutes After studying the Oregon law McKenna believes that the present statutes, "primarily for strategic reasons," should be amended rather than replaced by new code. He suggests n en abling act to permit the statu to accept and disburse federal funds, measure; providing for the licensing and more compe tent regulation of airports, reg istration of pilots under sper atc classification for police and patrol duties, taxation by flat fees or some more equitable basis than the personal property t8x and licensing and qualifica tion of schools of instruction for pilots and mechanics. "Of far greater importance, however," McKenna said, "is the crystallization of public policy In federal administration and uniformity in the controls main tained by various states. "Unless the present chaos of legislative and administrative action by both federal and state governments is quickly reme died, disastcrous interference will be experienced in the im portant and rapidly growing field oX aeronautic,." Leased Wir NO. 172. Infantry regiment will be avail able to return to the United States in November and the 27th division, in December. The 41st and 81st divisions and the 158th, 112th and 503rd regimental teams will return in January. The 33rd division and the 161st regiment of the -25th division will embark in Febru ary. Last out, In March, will be the 40th nnd 32nd divisions, the first Philippines regiment and the 184th regiment of the sev enth division. Meantime, Col. William H. Adams, fiscal director for Mac Arthur, revealed that Japan was furnishing funds to pay the cost of the American occupation of the Japanese homeland at the rate of $2,095,238 daily. Japan already has advanced on requisition from the occupa tion army $73,333,000 In yen and has set aside in vaults of the Bank of Japan for further Amer ican use another $200,000,000. The Japanese promised that still further sums would bn advanced as needed. E CEILI Washington, Oct. 11 (U.R) The War Production Board lifted the lost of its controls on con struction today by revoking or der L-41 which placed sales price ceilings on homes, built under war housing programs author ized by the National Housing agency. WPB spokesmen said removal of the order had nothing to do with current discussions among government and Industry offi cials of proposals to place price ceilings on new dwellings during reconversion. Today's action fulfilled the government's promise on Sept. 18 to remove all wartime con trols on construction by Oct. 15. Meanwhile, Price Administra tor Chester Bowles is contending that price control should be maintained on homes as an anti inflation measure during the re conversion period. Patton Suggested For Congressman From California Los Angeles. Oct. 11-U.R) The Los Angeles Times political reporter, "The Watchman,' today said the name of Gen. George S. Patton "had been suggested" as a potential republican candidate for representative from the 12th congressional district. "The Watchman" admitted, however, there were two ques tions that would have to be an swered is Patton a republican and would he be willing to leave the army and wind up his color ful career representing the peo ple In congress? Patton's official residence Is In San Marino, Cal., within the 12th district. Peron Vetoed By Junior Officers Montevideo. Oct. 11 (U R Junior officers of tho Argentine Briny were reported today to be insisting on the withdrawal of the presidential candidacy of Col. Juan D. Peron. The junior officers who verc said to have sparked the move that brought Pcron's resignation as war minister were said to be demanding even more sweeping changes. It was Indicated that the gov ernment crisis may not yet be settled. San Francisco, Oct. 11 (U.RJ The U. S. maritime commis sion today announced the United Fruit company has been granted permission to build nine refrig erated cargo ships costing $2, 799.000 each at the Bethlehem Sparrows Point shipyards, Balti more, Md. San Frnneieo Oct 1 1 (II P) William Mclonc, state democratic pa.ty chairman, was on record todav as favorintf Sen&tor Sheri dan Downey's candidacy for gov- UNIVERSAL STUDIO BESIEGED BY MEN FROM LOCKHEED Aircraft Plant Workers Leavs Own Jobs to Take Hand In Film Makers Struggle. Hollywood, Oct. 11 (U.R). Mass picketing In the 29-week old movie strike today spread to Universal Studios as 1500 workers from Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and 350 pickets from al ready besiegdd Warner Brother, jammed the gates. Another 2500 remained at Warners, where a series of skirmishes in the past six days have slowed production almost to a standstill. Most workers at Universal were believed to have got Inside before pickets arrived, but late comers were turned back. Headed By Flag The Lockheed workers, mem bers of Lodge 727 of the IAM arrived in a 50-car caravan head ed by a huge American flag. Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz sent 235 deputies augmented by about 350 police from Burbank, Glendalc and Los Angeles to duty at Warners as non-striking workers faced the enlarged pick et lines across a "no-man's land" street. The mass picketing violated a court order allowing 18 picket! before studio gates and 300 pickets were arrested yesterday on that ground. Warners had raised the flag over the studio early this morn ing, and pickets Joined in sing ing the Star Spangled Banner. The IAM caravan arrived a they were singing the national aiithem. Union Flag Toe Beside the huge American flag heading the parade of aero nautical lodge members was the banner of the AFL machinists' union, which yesterday declared It had no dispute with Lockheed but would keep that plant closed if necessary to aid the film strik ers. Strike Leader Herbert Sorrell was absent from the lines today, declaring he had received word that only leaders would be ar rested in the advent of further mass picketing. Only three studio executives were seen on rooftops of War near buildings this morning aa the combined forces of strikers and IAM marched peacefully back and forth. Workers Enter No attempt was made to pre vent workers from entering the studio, although few made tha trip. Police moved back to the. curbing from their positions be tween pickets and non-strlkeri as the caravan arrived. While practically a holiday spirit prevailed at the studio, a group of 149 veterans of World War II today filed a protest against being "forced to fight now for the right to work In th country we fought to save." They said "we cannot under-, stand how civilians who enjoy the rights we fought to defend for all of us can tell us now that we have no such rights." The group, all now employed In film studios, said they felt the spirit of the GI bill of rights Is being violated by "the pickets' un-American efforts to prevent fellow Americans from working and respecting the orders of their own unions." 69 Left Dead In Honshu Typhoon San Francisco, Oct. 11 (U.R A typhoon which has deluged Tokyo with rain for tho past three days left 69 known dead, 128 houses destroyed. 81 bridges washed out and nearly 1.000 acres of land flooded in central and southern Honshu, a broad cast quoting the Japanese home ministry said today. Guthrey Janssen. NBC corre spondent, said the sky was clear tonight in Tokyo "for the first time in days." Bank of America World's Largest New York. Oct. 11 (UP.) Bank of America. National Trust Si Savings association, iiow ranks as the world's largest com mercial bank, on the basis of its Sept. 30 statement, but banking quarters here believe that Chase National Bank of the city of New York may regain top place when Dec. 31 statements are Issued. Publication of Bank of Amer ica's Sept. 30 figures show that the Pacific coast institution has total assets of $5,037,500,000 against $4,963,393,701 for Cha.3 oa the same date,
