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Newspaper Page TextMacArthur and Russians Tiff Over Occupation of Japan Weather FORECAST: Cloudy with ofr alonal rain tonight and Fri day. Warmer toniiht. Temp. Blfheit Testerday 40 Lowest this Morning 32 Fortieth Year Mrs. Mansfeldt Guilty Manslaughter In Fatal Shooting of Suspected Rival WS VERDICT F One to Ten-Year Sentence Faces Doctor's Wife Sanity Trial Next Ordeal. San Francisco, Dec. 20 (U.PJ Mrs. Annie Irene Mansfeldt late last night was found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shoot- ing of a nurse she believed had ' stolen her doctor-husband's love. Today, haggard and thin, she waited in her cell for a sanity trial. A jury of six men and six women returned the verdict aft er deliberating five hours and 13 minutes, climaxing a three week court drama. One to 10 Years The verdict carries a one to 10-year sentence. Her eyes dark-ringed and sunken, Mrs. Manfeldt listened to the verdict without display ing emotion a contrast to her behavior In the afternoon. Then she buried her face in her hands and sobbed as Superior Judge Edward P. Murphy gave his fi nal instructions. The 46-year-old socialite moth er of three children was charged with the first degree jealousy murder on Oct. 4 of Mrs. Vada Martin. 32, wife of warrant of- ficer Wilbur Martin. A few hours after Mrs. Mans feldt walked into Central Emer gency hospital to announce, "There's a woman dying in my car," her husband, Dr. John H. Mansfeldt, prominent society physician, committed suicide by swallowing poison. With announcement "of the verdict, Mrs. Mansfeldt rose slowly to her feet, a flicker of a smile crossing her fa"ce. She turned and walked silently back to her cell. Second Trial Soon "She's much braver than peo ple think," said her attorney Vincent Hallinan "She showed it last night." Hallinan ' said he would pre pare immediately for Mrs. Mans feldt's second trial Dec. 26 be- fore the same jury. Under Cali fornia law, she was allowed two pleas, not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. No evidence touching her san ity could be admitted into rec ords of the trial just concluded. The defense in the first trial, which began Nov. 26, was oblig ed to explain Mrs. Mansfeldt's actions as the result of psycho logical tension incurred by her -. relationship with her husband and sedatives she said he gave her the night before t!ie shoot ing. If the jury finds Mrs. Mans feldt was sane, the manslaughter verdict will hold and she will be sent to Tehachapi prison for women. If she if found insane, she will be committed to an in stitution for treatment. At the end of a year in an asylum, she could petition to be released as cured. Judge Murphy gave the case to the jury at 3:40 p. m., after one hour and 35 minutes of in structions. The jury went out for dinner at 5:55 and returned to the jun room at 7:15. In his instructions the judge i said that possibility of intimate relations between Mrs. Martin j and Dr. Mansfeldt had no bear-1 ing on the defendant's guilt orj innocence. He cautioned that California courts do not recog nize the "unwritten law." PLAN WHIPPING PROBE IN REFORMATORY VISIT Salem. Ore., Dec. 20 iJ.K Investigation of recent whip pincs administered youngsters at the state training school for boys will be included in the Marion county grand jury schedule when the jury visits the school today. District Attor ney Millar Hayden said. M. B. Woolley, superintend ent of the school, who ordered use of the strap stopped in the face of much criticism, has been subpeonacd to appear at the investigation. United Press ' y ii', J&V 11 i ,,-v1S $ i 4 P fnawftf-'i') turn vtv- r. 4 f,-" - J lit ' &.u v fSL f V" -' i - -J V. r &J: 1 Jvl fV? f'- : iz-i JffX -h h?lS 5 - & r Mrs, Annte Irene Mansfeldt, who was found guilty of man slaughter last night is shown as she testified during her trial. She is seated immediately below a photograph of Nurse Vada Martin (lop right) whom she killed as a suspected rival for her suicide hus band. Dr. John Mansfeldt. The nurse's picture had been posted for identification of jurors. VICTOR TENGWALD PASSES SUDDENLY! Victor Tengwald, 46, well known Medford attorney and veteran of World War II, passed away suddenly during last night, death reportedly being due to a heart attack. The attorney, who returned to Medford last July after nine months of service in Europe, had recently been to the veterans' hospital in Portland for a physical check-up. Upon his return to Medford Iait summer Tengwald resumed his duties as United States com misisoner for this district and clerk of the district federal court and opened law offices in the Liberty building. He was a member of the Medford post of the American Legion. The attorney enlisted in the army in the spring of 1942, train ed at Camp Roberts and went overseas in the fall of 1944 with the I06th infantry division, serv ing as a corporal. A year ago this week his division was caught in the German advance and suf fered heavy losses in the his torical "Battle of the Bulge." In addition to the service in Bel gium, he was also stationed in France and Germany. Tengwald was born June 4, 1899, in Chicago. 111. Survivors in?lude two brothers, Albert F. of Los Angeles and Carl Y. Teng wald, Medford. The body is at Perl Funeral Home from where funeral ar rangements will be announced tomorrow. COUNTY WOOL GROWERS PROFIT IN POOL SALE Roseburg. Dec. 20 Jackson county wool unit of the South ern Oregon wool pool sold for a little better than 47s i net to the grower, according to V. J. Phillippi, secretary of the pool. There were almost 100 wool growers of Jackson county in the unit, Phillippi said. The en tire pool was handled by Adams and Leland of Boston. Wallace, Ida., Dec. 20 II, R) I A fire of undetermined origin continued to rage through the sunshine mine in the Coeur, d Alenes after 48 hours today as , a crew of approximately 50 men; battled the flames. j Full Leased Wire TURKISH PROBLEM INJECTED BY REDS Moscow, Dec. 20 (U.R) The problem of Turkey was injected into the forefront of Big Three deliberations today when the Soviet official press prominently published a demand that Turkey turn over to Rus-ia a strategic 5,500-square mile Black sea coastal belt adjacent t o the Soviet oil port of Batumi. The Soviet demand included the important Turkish port of Trabzon and a slice of coast about HO miles long and rough ly 50 miles deep extending south from the Russo-Turkish frontier on the Black sea. Simultaneous publication of the demand in all four of Mos cow's major newspapers left no doubt that it had Soviet official blessing. PATTON SUFFERS T Frankfurt, Dec. 20 (U.R) Gen. George S. Patton had an uncomfortable day today and his condition was described of ficially as "not satisfactory" be cause of excessive bronchial se cretions which impeded his breathing and eating. Army bulletins on Patton's condition today were the most pessimistic since the pronounced upswing in his improvement soon after he suffered a broken neck in a traffic crash a week ago last Sunday. Respiratory compli cations plagued Patton. There was no sign that serious developments were likely. Doctors felt that the possibility of pneumonia devel oping was slim so long as his temperature remained low. STRIP TEASER WEDS New York. Dec. 20 (U.R) Noel Toy, Chinese strip tease dancer, was married yesterday to Capt. Carleton Young of the army air forces who said he was an actor before entering serv ice. They were married at city hall bv Denutv Citv Cleric Mnr. ray Stand of the marriage li ctnc burca" MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEI Santa To Start Answering Phone 9 A. M. Tomorrow Santa Claus will begin accept ing telephone calls at 9 a. m. to morrow, Medford Junior Cham ber of Commerce officials said they were told today by St. Nick's North Pole representa tives. Kiddies may talk to San ta in person by dialing 9156, 9157 or 9158 from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Friday and from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Saturday. Calls will be referred to Santa's North Pole headquarters and children may tell him what they want for Christmas. Last year the junior- chamber refereed ll 00 local and 28 long distance calls to Santa Claus. Santa has promised to send a card to each child who places a call, acknowledging the request for presents. U KNOWN DEAD AS STORJV EOF By United Press Scores of eastern communities were snowbound today as winter gripped most of the nation. At least 72 persons were known dead. Suffering threatened to be come acute as the eastern sea board fought a swirling blizzard with wornout snow plows and undermanned crews. The northeast quarter of the nation was blanketed in snow from the Atlantic coast to the wheat fields of Kansas and from the Canadian border as far south as Virginia. Thermometers clung near zero in the midwest. Die In Snow At least two men in the New York city area dropped dead as they struggled through the knee deep snow. The snow there was expected to end before noon aft er falling steadily for more than 24 hours. Fresh snow fall wiped out ef forts to dig out the Buffalo, N. Y., railroad yards where a ship ping bottleneck threatened to stop shipments of fuel and food to populous coastal areas. A state of emergency had been declar ed in Buffalo, and an embargo placed on all Incoming rail ship ments. Planes Grounded Planes were grounded in most areas east of Chicago. Trains were running late. Roads were clogged as far south as the Caro linas. Long distance telephone calls from New York to Florida and Oregon were delayed as much as two to four hours by the storm. The storms delayed troops ar rivals on both coasts. Ships were halted outside San Francisco harbor because of the jam of troops waiting for rail transpor tation tied up east of the Rocky mountains. Transports were un able to enter New York harbor because of the blinding blizzard. BELLE DONE San Francisco, Dec. 20 (U R) Belle, the plump "old gray mare" who lured more than 2,000 mules from boxcars to corrals during the war, was turned out to pasture today with a "well done" from port of embarkation officials. Belle enticed obstinate mules from boxcars that brought the pack animals from inland points. She led them into corrals where they were processed for over seas shipment. Th Ktntn Fllr Prcr.rv at Buttonwillow, Kern county, Cal- j ifornia, has prevented extinction j of the California elk. Editorial Comment On Truman Proposal By United Press Editorial comment today re garding President Truman's uni fication proposal: OREGON JOURNAL, Port land The most salutary part of the program is condensed into two words. The president, con scious of the age of the atomic bomb, approaching through UNO the enforcement of peace. Mill wants the world to know that Americans, putting peace first, "mean business" . . . unification should provide more effective national defense in peace. CHICAGO DAILY NEWS No one would deny that some method should be devised for a better co-ordination of our laud. BULLET1 Washington, Dec. Ju vuffl Tire rationing will end at 12:01 a, m. January 1, the office of price administration announc ed tonight. This will leare only sugar on the rationing list. E GRANTS 15-CENT INCREASE IN PAY Portland, Ore., Dec. 20 (U.R) One of the largest plants in the pine country of Oregon has signed an agreement with strik ing AFL lumber workers in what union leaders hailed as the first major break in the strike-bound pine belt. The Edward Mines Lumber Co., of Burns, met the union's demand for 15 cents "straight across the board," which estab lishes a $1.02', minimum wage, AFL strike policy' leaders an nounced. The wage boost pre serves a 2V4 cent differential between pine and fir, however. Action of the Hincs operation may well have an important bearing on the whole pine strike situation, AFL strike headquart ers at Klamath Falls declared. AFL workers in five north west states Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho, Montana and north ern California have been on strike since Sept. 24 in support of wage demands. Fir workers compromised on 15 cents an hour raise to a $1.05 minimum several weeks ago. Meanwhile, George Metzger, manager of the Willamette Val ley Lumber Operators associa tion, announced he would sub mit a CIO request for a 2V4 cent an hour wage increase to the operators. The union demand is in addi tion to the 12'4 cent boost won a month ago on an industry-wide basis and includes all workers except fallcrs and buckers mak ing more than $13 a day. Settlement of negotiations be tween operators and representa tives of the AFL Lumber and Sawmill workers in three Wash ington box factories was an nounced by the strike policy committee yesterday. The 200 employes of the box factories at Seattle, Tacoma and Puyallup, Wash., have been granted an over-nil wage in crease of 15 cents an hour, set ting the minimum at $1.05 an hour. Gov. Earl Snell was asked by a delegation from the policy committee to intervenes in the feud between operators of the Kinzua Mills, Kinzua, Ore., and AFL employes. It was charged the company was endangering the health of the community by turning off electric power and engaging in other acts of dis crimination against the striking workers. Use of Candles On Trees Gets Warning Fire Chief Roy Elliott today Lsucd his annual warning to valley residents concerning the use of candles during the Christmas season. Elliott point ed out that lighted candles should not be used to decorate Christmas trees or used in prox imity to evergreen boughs, since this constitutes a danger ous fire hazard. Seattle, Dec. 20 (U.R) Mayor William Dcvin interceded for the second time in the Seattle news paper strike today, calling both publishers and striking (AFL) printers to meet in hi office at i. iii. iuiiiuiiuv, tu iijr iiiu i-iiu tnc 3.i-aay tic up. sva aiiu bit lorces. it cuuiu m fect the safety, even the sur vival of the nation. SAN FRANCISCO CHRON ICLE The president's proposal has some gaping holes in it. . . . National safety would be the first casualty. CHICAGO SUN The cvi- . dence In support of the merger has been placed before Congress and the people. It cannot be ignored without endangering the safety of the nation. NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE The president's message is an unquestionably able docu ment. . . . But. . . . We tliiyj it .Tribune Unlt.d Press Full 20, 1945 Gl RULES OUT ABILITY TO PAY IN FACTFINDING Auto Concern Will Withdraw From Truman's Panel Proceedings, Declaration. Washington. Dec. 20 (U.R General Motors Corp. told President Truman's fact-finding pi.nel today that it will with draw from the proceedings if the panel considers prices and profits in making a wage recom mendation for settlement of the strike against the company. The company's position was made plain at the first public he-cing of the three-man board which Mr. Truman set up to seek a settlement of the month old strike by the CIO united automobile workers' union. Union Disientt Union representatives argued that the panel could not pass intelligently on their 30 per cent wage increase demand without considering the com pany's "ability to pay." Walter Gordon Merrltt, com pany attorney, asserted that it was the company's business to decide its ability to pay wage increases. He said that if the company has - "anything to pass on," It should be given to the entire public in price reductions and not to "this small group" (the union). "If the fact-finding panel rules otherwise, General Motors will withdraw from the proceed ings," Mcrrit said. Abide By Law He said that the corporation would abide by any law con gress might pass on fnct-findlng. He referred to President Tru man's request for a bill now be fore congress to establish fact finding boards with power to subpena company records. Strikes would be prohibited for 30 days while disputes were in vestigated. The present General Motors panel, however, was set up without any statutory authority. AGEDlNlL PT. Coroner H. W. Conger was called to Central Point this noon to investigate the death of Frank O. Cochran, about 77 years of age, who was found dead in bed at his home, Third and Maple streets. Two sons In California were notified of the aged man's death. Cochran's body was discov ered by Jack Tharp, Central Point neighbor of the dead man. Thnrp was summoned by Mis. E. P. Stone, wife of the Cen tral Point druggist, who had at tempted to deliver a package of medicine to Cochran and who became alarmed when she was unable to gain entrance to the home. Cochran was reportedly suffering from a heart ailment. The deceased is well known In the district, having resided In the county for many years. CRIME WAVE IN JAPAN Tokyo, Dec. 20 (U.R) Police today noted a d In the number of murders In Tokyo In the past few months and expressed fear that a major crime wave sweeD throuch the Japanese capitol this winter. is unwise; we doubt that Con gress will accept it or that the army, navy and air force. . . . would be able to turn such ex ternal bonds into the genuine union which is its aim. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Maybe we'd better go slow on this proposed single command, and be 100 per cent sure we're right before we adopt it. LOS ANGELES TIMES It will seem to most people that the president presents stronger arguments for some form of uni fication than for the particular form which he proposes in his message, which is in essence the army plan. Leased Wire NO. 231. Nazis Tried Out Poisoned Bullets On Five Prisoners Nuernberg, Dec. 20 U.R) Doctors of the S. S., trying to perfect poison bullets for the German army, shot five con demned prisoners with poison missies and three of them died a violent death, frothing at the mouth, the war crimes tribunal heard today. A report by Dr. Krugowsky, chief S.S. hygienist, was intro duced showing that he and two other doctors shot the five pris oners through the upper left thigh with 7.65 centimeter bul lets in September, 1944. The evidence of SS atrocities and weird experiments was pre sented in support of the prose cution's charge that every branch of the SS was involved in the nazl concentration camp program. This was the last day of hear ings in 1945. The trial will be resumed early in January. WEEK-END DATES Medford high school officials today cancelled their Friday and Saturday basketball dates with North Bend and Coos Bay, Bill Bowerman, assistant coach, said. Reason for the cancellation was given as severe colds affecting Jerry Ross, Earl Stelle and Glenn Bostwick, and minor colds affecting other players. Coach Al Simpson also is ill with a cold and probably would have not been able to mako the trip. Bowerman said tho games would be picked up at a later date if it could be done without crowding the schedule. Other wise, they will be forgotten, It was statod. Albany high school, scheduled to play Medford here Dec. 27, has cancelled their date because of the flu epidemic, Bowerman said. Next game on the sched ule pits Medford against Long view, Wnsh., here Dec. 28. SIX DIE IN FIRES IN SEATTLE AREA Seattle, Dec. 20 U.R) Two widely separated fires took the lives of six persons and injured four others here today. Three persons were killed and four injured when flames swept through an old two-story board ing house near the downtown district. Fire officials in nearby Kent, Wash., reported that three per sons died early today when flames leveled a farm house and an adjoining small house 15 miles southeast of here. Woodbnrn, Ore., Dec. 20 (U.R) Mrs. Norman Sccley and her three children are believed to have burned to death in a fire which destroyed their farmhouse three miles cast of here yester day, the Woodburn fire depart ment reported. Cause of the fire was still un determined. PAPER FIRM BUYS C.K. SPAULDING CO. Salem, Ore., Dec. 20 (U.R) Oregon Pulp and Paper company has purchased all timber hold ings, logging and lumber opera tions and equipment of the 55-year-old Charles K. Spaulding company, it was announced here today. The price was more than $400,000. an official of the pa per company said. Involved In the transaction are approximately 100,000,000 feet of standing timber in Polk county: a sash and door factory and retail lumber yard at Mc Mmnville, an estimated 55,000 acres of logged-off land, and trucks and other logging and lumber manufacturing equip ment. There are still 5172 acres of vacant land in San Francisco available for residential or com mercial building. GENERAL TO IF Broadcaster Says Disagree ment Over Area to Be Oc cupied Brings Ultimatum San Francisco, "Dec. 20 (U.R) Russian troops will not partici pate in the occupation of Japan as a result of a disagreement between General Douglas Mac Arthur and the Soviets nvw which of the home islands the Russians would occupy, Ameri can Broadcast Company Corre- sponnent Larry Tigho said in a broadcast from Tokyo today. Washington. Dec. 20 (U.R) The State Department has re c e i v e d no communication from Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur threatening to resign if the Russians are given any further participation In the occupation of Japan. Meanwhile, it was learned officially, the United States several weeks ago asked Rus sia to send troops to Japan for the purpose of sharing the oc cupation. Tiehe Said thf hreaV ram after Gen. MacArthur reported ly told the State Department yesterday that if he was not left alone, and if Russia was Al lowed any further participation in occupation affairs, he would resign. Long Argument "Over a lnnff nerinH nt lim. MacArthur and the Russians have been dickering over the problem of the Russian occupa tion of Japan," Tighe said. "First the Russians wanted to bring an army over here. Mac Arthur flatly said 'no'. He would permit them to bring only one division. "Flnallv. the Rtlsslnni giruH but insisted that they be al lowed to occupy Hokkaido, the northernmost of the main Jap anese islands. "MacArthur again said 'no', with the Implication that if the Russians ever got into Hokkaido they would never be dislodged." Kyushu Offered Tighe said, "MacArthur of fered, instead, to let h. n,,.. sians Into Kyushu, which would put American troops be tween the homeland and the ne. cupylng force. Then the Rus- sians said no . "MacArthur's answer in ilmi amounted to 'alright Hnn't i.nrf an occupation force. We don't need it anyway. Tiche concluded h that he was informed that the Russians now have 60 divisions massed on the Russo-Manchuri-an border where they only had 38 divisions when the war end ed. CAMP ADAIR PUT ON SURPLUS LIST Washington, Dec. 20 (U.R) The war department said today Camp Adair, Ore., has been de clared surplus to the needs of the army, effective immediately. Salem, Dec. 20 Representa tives of seven cities of the Wil lamette valley Interested in the future of Camp Adair gathered at Monmouth Tuesday night and discussed a number of proposals; as to how the plant could best be utilized. Speakers pointed out that the camp site would be ideal for manufacturing plants. The group perfected a perma nent organization to be known as the Seven City Development league. STUNT GIRL SUICIDES Hollywood, Dec. 20 (U.R) Mary L. Wiggins, 35, known as the screen's greatest stunt girl, shut and killed herself early to day. Her father, Edward A. Hodge, said she had been des pondent over a financial trans action. She ended her life in the) backyard of her North Holly wood home. SIDE GLANCES By TRIBUNE REPORTERS Homer Gustln opining that the combination of flue, the cold weather and arithmetic was too much for some of his school pupils. Glen Fabrick and Flash Fid ler proclaiming that Frank Perl's portrayal of Santa Claus is really outstanding. Sidney Joe Smith embarrass ing his mother by holding up a long line of children while ha read an extensive list to SantH Claus.