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General "Pat" Hurley Shouts That Dean Acheson Destroyed: American Policy In Iran t By FHANCIB J. KELLY I Hurley, who resigned last WABHINQTON, Dec. 6 VP) week amoaisaaor 10 umna, Mai. Can. Patrick J. Hurley did not axplatn Immadlataly tha ahoutad in stormy union of bails lor hla eontantlon that tha aanata foreign relations com- Acheson had dafaatad Amarlean rnlttaa today that Daan Acheson policies In tha Naar Eaitarn had "dattroyad" and "defeated" oountry. Amarlean policy In Iran. Ha and Chairman Connelly Achaion now la underscore- (D-Tex.) ahoutad back and forth tiry of atata. Ho. 1 man undar at aach other bofore tha testl- Beorotary Byrnes. Ha iormorly mony want Into tha raoord. n an assistant tacratary, Tha whlte-mustached ox.dlplo- mat objected to Connally't quet tloning and damandad to know If tha Taxaa senator wanted to testify In place of him. connally a m o n nea mm that tha hearing waa going to ba conducted In- courtesy and repeated, referring to Hurley'i assertions about Irani 'Who was It? gri "All right," Hurley answered imly. "It waa Daan Acheson." What did ha dot" Connally I asked. "I prefer to submit tha docu ments," Hurley said. "A document is only repe tition of fact," Connally ob served. If you know, your testi mony is as good as a aocu ment. Do you know what he 0107" Hurley hesitated. "I don't want to do this." 'Well don't," Connally snao pad. Hurley saldi "I can do It, I'm not bluffing. All right, here she goes. Square yourselfl" Then Hurley launched into a description of the circumstances surrounding tha writing and Issuing of tha American-Britlsh-Russian declaration at Tehran regarding Iran. When ha completed that por tion of hla testimony tha sena tors appeared pussled at the connection with Acheson, but no one questioned him imme diately on tha point. Meanwhile Artemua L. Gates, navy undersecretary, paid his second call on President Tru man since his return from a trip which Included a tour of China. Ha wouldn't talk abqutl tha confarenca. Reminded that he hid told a news conference abroad that ha . would mike soma recommendations respect ing policy in China upon his re turn, Gatea merely smiled and saldi "That's gotten Into higher echelons than I can handle." In the senate committee hear ing. Interrogation of Hurley dis closed that tha Iran documents tnat ne referred to were series of declarations. Parhapa tha most important of these, ha said, waa tha pro. nouncament that tha three big allied powers were "at one with tha government oi Iran In desire for the maintenance el tha Independent sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran . . In accordance with tha terma of tha Atlantic charter." Day'sled Bv FRANK JENKINS IN tho generally gloomy world news, tjicre is a bright spot today, we ana me urmsn uu J net to tho approval of our con' ureas) set touather on a sottle- ment of our financial obllgiitions arising out of tho wnr. Tho basis of tliu settlement Is tlmt wo will work our way out bt our wur troubles co-operative-ly Instead of FIGHTING our way OUt CUMI'JSTJ.ilVfcl.X. muff hnalu nf tlin anltlomont A i - . , a 1. 1 1 1 1 i u .. n man o uiinuim w un made by this country (if congress agrees) to Brltuln. Of this amount, the British will receive In cash only 8 34 tiMlin.. PI, f.mntnrlin-Mtl- nmted at around $000,000,000 is wnat wo uriiisn owo us on lend-lease and surplus property louicmom. una' " " ..........I 'Unl ttim nrltUVl hllVA iI.ia,I 4l,i imnilnl nlrMlriv. nnd It la deducted from tho amount or the loan,; , , nepayment will bo mode In 80 annual Installments, begin ning In 1081. The Interest rate will be two per cent, 10 bo sum putcd on the unpaid Installments, THERE will bo a terrific out in tutu muntrv to the of- feet that tho British aru getting off cheap and wo aro puylng tho bill ri it. nn nt II II Hnnl look that way. Total lond-loaso aid to ..i.i.iu on hinli.n rinllnrn. From thut must bo deducted RE VERSE lend-lease, or what Brit ain lurnisnca 10 us. i uuu u inmruvH nft In Iho settle ment at lesa than a billion dol lars. That will moke a nice coso for the Brltlsh-haters among us, wno re numerous. ( rrlflS writer"! advice Is to keep i an open mind tnrougnoui .u. ,i....lnn fmunh nf It niner- heated) that will follow. Take all the circumstances inio tun alderaUon. Draw your own eon. -1. rinn't ak ANY nnin- ons that are handed to you ready-maat. , DEM EMBER this much! Lend-lease Is a contract i t nv i n v njf i in: wb wmii Abllbnu " - " , i" to It voluntarily presumably with our eye open. - , A mount to tho CARRYING OUT on our part or moicoiurui.-v. mUT nrlnMnl nf lend-lease was that each would contrib ute to a common cause une win ning of tho war) ACCORDING ..tt? AnltlTV A front na tills prlnclplo, we contributed more because wo were ABLE to contrlbuto more. . i. ..u lll lit Brrented principle of taxation according io ability to pay. Under this principle, tlio big man pays more 1 1. ikii. mnn in World War 11 wo were the BIG mRn. so wo pay REMEmor.Jtiiii1!,u We financed World Wnr I .i.. lnnlnln nf lnnnfl to be r.nnld In full Inter. It didn't work, Practically none of the loans wcro repaia. So, vou see, wo will come out CnlCn4 til lt S, Column ) Strike Test Starts Here ' Operators and striking AFL lumber workers eyed tho Klam ath basin today as testing ground for possible settlement of the still-eontlnulng pine belt strike. Negotiations were scheduled to open here tomorrow after noon, with tho U. S. conciliation service represented along with both sides oi me wage coniro-verHV. Meanwhile, the negotiating committee of the runmnm Dnsin district council of tho AFL union announced it had received wage offers from two operators with in the Klamath basin district for a wage lncrenso to establish a ?i.oo per nour minimum wage, No Names They; did not disclose the names of tho firms, and It was not known whether they are plno operators or fir manufac turers in tho Rogue valley coun try which la embraced in the Klamath basin district council jurisdiction. Tho union some time ago of- fnrnri In snllln Iho otrllrn nf ftl nK minimum, as against an 87 i cent minimum which existed prior to the striko. The operators coun tered with R $1 offer. Both pro posals were rejected. Oliver Goodwin, U. S. concili ation service agent, will bo horc for the negotiations opening to morrow. Chet Irving and the negotiation committee of the Fine industrial Relations com mutes will be present. Kenneth Davis, executive secretary of tho AFL union, will be here for the session. Who1!! Be Queen? Virginia Leo Benolst 8847 Agncss Winters 3806 Mario Dorlaque i :. 3503 Betty Stelnmnn 1809 K Fiffil Ml J3. ' . ' : . ; : : ; rui IfL Halsey Says Merger Plan 'Dangerous' Colorful Sea Fighter Brands Proposal 'Pure Bunk' WASHINGTON, Dec. 0 W) Fleet Admiral William F, "Bull" Halsey told senators to day that the proposed merger of armed forces "Is un-American, undemocratic, and danger ous." , (His prepared statement read "damn dangerous" but tho ad miral skipped the ."damn" as he read It), The colorful sea fighter who battled Japs to tho gates of Tokyo, appeared before the sen ate and military affairs com mittee and opposed legislative proposals for a single postwar department composed of navy, army and air force branches. Admiral Halsey said that Russia tried a singlo defense department .long ago and Japan and Germany "also had a navy dominated by tho army. Look where they are now." Blasts Proposal "One might just as well ask a committee composed of a Protestant, a Catholic and a Jew to save our national souls by recommending a national church and creed," he said. Halsey. with Fleet Admiral C. W. Nlmitz sitting nearby, testified that "to assume that this 'stranga marriage' will bring about greater efflcency 1 pure bunk." .'Wtlat -Is behind this?" "he asked. "Is It planned attempt to absorb the navy? Do the pro ponents of tills . revolutionary plan scheme to establish air power solely as our first Una of defense?" "To plunge headlong Into this wildcat scheme, which has proved unsuccessful In the his tory of war, might well Invite disaster," ho said. Victory Queen Show Slated The big night for tho four girls entered In tho Klamath Vic tory queen race will bo Mondoy at 8:30 p. m., in the Polican thea tre. At that time tho announce ment and presentation of the girl whom bond buyers have voted to be their representative in the state contest will be made. This will bo the last bond show in tho last bond drive. Al though it is being sponsored by tlio bond drive committee, ad mission will be at regular box of fice prices, In addition to the appearance of the four contestants. Vlroinla Leo Benolst, Agness , Winters. Mario Dorlaque and Betty Stein man and tho presentation of the queen, the program will include Patty -Brown and Cpl. Frank Yantorn, USMC, vocalists, and the Klamath Union high school a cnppelln choir under the direc tion of Andrew Loney. i John Sandmeyer will be mas ter of ceremonies, and Elton Thompson, chairman of the bond drive, will present the queen. The Klamath Victory mieen will leave December 11 and ar rive In Portland the following day to participate in the state finals. The two Oregon girls, who will represent this state, will leave December 14 for Hol lywood to bo judged in .the west coast finals. Telephone 8111 PRICE FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6. IMS Number 10687 ml u Nl IN 0 Nl IN A 0 iP wiNra 1 ClO's Demand For Wage Hike To Be Talked By The Associated Press Principals In the nation's major labor dispute, the walkout of more than 200,000 employes in General Motors plants, prepared to' get together today to discuss all issues in the controversy. The scheduled meeting of corporation officials and leaders of the CIO United Auto Workers union in Detroit (2 p. m. EST), marked the llrst negotiations since the strike began at some 70 GM plants 16 days ago. . The union's demand for a 30 per cent wage rate Increase, the main issue involved in the dispute, as well as other points involved, are to be considered, said CIO President Philip Murray. He announced the meeting last night after a secret conference between GM and union .repre- America Will Lend Britain By MAX HALL WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (JP) The United States agreed today to give war-shaken Britain s credit of $4,400,000,000, provld cd congress is willing. At the same time the two gov ernments Dlcdned to work to gether in an effort to achieve world-wide expansion of trade and Job opportunities by reduc ing tariffs, cartels and other trade barriers. In addition, they made a final settlement of lend-lease and other wartime financial dealings between this country and the united lungaom. Under terms of the loan agree ment announced simultaneous ly in Washington and London urmtin would nave ss years to repay. - For the first five years she would pay nothing. In 1051 she would make the first of SO in stallments, including interest of two per cent accumulated eacn year on the amount still owed. Skip Payments . Under certain adverse condl Hons If British trade fell off badly and her money reserves dropped the Interest payment could be skipped in those years. Assuming SO full navments. the grand total repaid would be about $7,000,000,000. The last installment would lau due in tho year 2Q01. Of the total $4,400,000,000 credit, Britain would receive only $3,750,000,000 In cash the amount of a loan which congress must approve. The remainder estimated at $650,000,000 is the amount the two governments agreed that Britain will owe this country after (1) lend-lease and reverse lend-lease accounts have been balanced, (2) U. S.-owned sur- ilus property In Britain has been ransforred to British title and (3) certain claims between the two governments have been set tled. Gales Hamper Search For Missing Transport Plane PORTLAND. Ore.. Dee. 8 (JPS Gales along tho Pacific coast from northern California to Alaska today hampered the sea and air search for a navy trans port plane with za men aboard mlssins since November 29 af ter leaving Kodiak, Alaska, for Seattle. Announcement by tlio 13th naval district that 28- instead of 12 men were believed aboard tho large "Privateer" placed the total servicemen unaccounted for In ihn nnrlllWMt Inrlnv nl 8 army and navy airmen arid passengers. The navy has alerted all ships at sea In tho area of the trans port's 1000-mile route to watch for signs of the missing plane. Seven airplanes, involving 01 servicemen, have disappeared in a nve-weeK period during storms or bad flying conditions in the region. r . Ground rescue parties contin ued a search of rugged moun tain sectors of Washington, Ore gon and northern California where two navy planes and two army craft have disappeared in the past eleven -days. , Seven of the airmen are still missing, ten have been rescued and two are known dead in the four mishaps. Bodies of four other army air men are being, brought out of the Washington mountains after one of two B-24's that disap peared November 1 was located, Authorities have given up the search for the second until spring thaws, melt the snows. scntativps at Pittsburgh, Tho resumption of negotia tions raised hopes that some avenue of approach to settle ment of the dispute could be found. Although neither side of fered a formal statement, one report was that peace might come within in rinvM 4 . "Meanwhile,' In Detroit, wage" negotiations between the union and Chrysler corporation broke down and the union requested federal conciliation. Union spokesmen, however, said lead ers of Chrysler corporation lo cals had voted to continue work "for three months, if neces sary." Contract Ended The Chrysler-UAW contract was ended after the union turned down a management proposal to extend It for a year and the company rejected a union offer for extension to January 15. As' in the GM dis pute, the union Is seeking 30 per cent wage hikes. President Truman's strike prevention legislation, which has been criticized by union leaders, was before the house labor committee after its formal introduction yesterday. Public hearings probably will be held and committee approval was ex pected. Elsewhere over the country no new labor disputes were re ported as continuing work stop pages kept idle some 415,000 workers. ' DA Probes Hammer Death District Attorney Charles Led' erer of Modoc -county was con ducting an intensive investiga tion today at the Tulelake WRA camp intp the hammer-slaying of Violet Sumlre Fudetani, 34 year-old daughter of a Japanese- American family. The district attorney was un able yet to get a coherent story from Shigeno Fudetani, 28-year- old mother of the child, ' wno was found in the family apart ment with the body of the child yesterday afternoon. Nearby lay Kazuye, 11-months-old daughter of the woman, alive but with her skull fractured by a ham mer blow. It was apparent that the Mo doc prosecutor was seeking through interviews with the hus band. Yoshio Fudetani, and ac quaintances of the family, to determine whether Mrs. Fude tani might have gone berserk and attacked the children, or whether some enemy of the fam ily could have been the assail ant. Yoshio, the father, who is 35 years of age and formerly oper ated a rooming house and lived at 6231 Weller street, Seattle, (Contlnutd on Pava S, Column S) WEATHER Dec. 6, 194S Max. (Dec. 5) 39 Min...... 31 Stream year to date 4.11 Normal ... 3.02 Last year.... 3. 66 Precipitation last 24 hours 01 Forecasti Brief light rains. Friday Shooting Hours: Klam-ath-Tulelake Open 7:10 a. m. Close 4:26 p. m. I Specter In The Courtroom aViaV t't Mrs. Annie" Irene Mansfeldt , testified today Immediately be low a photograph of Nurse Vada Martin (top right) whom she killed as a suspected rival for her suicide husband. Dr. John Mansfeldt. The nurse's picture had been posted for identification of jurors. This picture was taken in a recess as the widow con tinued the story of her mixed-up life. Matron Sobs Remorse For Slaying On Witness Stand SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 (A0) Mrs. Annie Irene 1 Mansfeldt sobbed bitterly on her murder trial witness stand today, "I'd give my life willingly if 1 could bring her back." She was speak ing of Mrs. Vada Martin, whom she shot October 4 on suspicion that the 36-year-old nurse had stolen the love of Dr. John H. Mansfeldt, physician. Weeping without control, she sobbed, "The only person I'm sorry for are my children, Mr. Martin, and his sister, who is a lovely person." ' Her attorney then' Inquired, "Do you feel any regret as re gards Mrs. Martin, nerseur- . Mrs. Mansfeldt wept hysteri cally, bowed her head almost to her knees, then cried, "It seems so stupid even to say anything about it there is nothing on earth I would rather- do but it seems so stupid I'd give my Tug Reaches Stalled Ship NEW YORK, Dee. 6 (A) A navy rescue tug, Restorer, has reached the drifting troop trans port Henry Ward Beecher, the navy said today, and has taken the helpless ship in tow for Ber muda, where they are expected to arrive Sunday morning. The Beecher had been rolling in heavy seas since Tuesday when she lost her single pro peller about 510 miles off Ber muda while en routs from Mar seille to Norfolk, Va.. life willingly it I could bring her back." , The defense contends Mrs. Mansfeldt recalls nothing of the shooting; that she was under the effects of a sedative admin istered the night before by her husband. Dr. Mansfeldt ended his own life by poison a few hours after he learned of the slaying of the nurse, whose husband, Navy Warrant Officer Wilbur Martin of Baltimore, then was overseas. Dm Yews Klamath Falls was chosen today as site for a veterans administration hospital. . The 200-bed institution, to cost approximately $2,800, 000, will be built in 18 months or two years. ? Announcement was made in Washington, D, C, by th, veterans administration that President Truman had given his approval to 29 new hospital locations, including Klamathi , Falls. The Klamath Falls hospital will be for general medical nnA inrnirnl minvKAC If will inrlufa ft nrxrn .' surgery, clinic,' chapel, recreation building, shops, utilities and quarters for personnel that are necessary to a hospital' according to a telegram re- Motorist Held In Car Crash; 2 In Hospital A bad automobile crash at the unlighted Eberlein-Division intersection early last night sent two persons to Klamath Valley hospital with severe 'injuries and placed PFC Ferman A. Stiff,' 24, Marine Barracks, in the city jail booked for having no operator's license and' leav ing the scene of an accident. Frank Hargrove, 62, and his daughter, Louise Hargrove, 32, both of 1932 Summers lane, were rushed fromr-thfc scene. the wreck to the hospital by the Merchants police ambulance. Most seriously injured. Miss Hargrove is suffering from' a probable skull fracture and her condition was reported as fair by hospital officials this morn ing... Her father sustained a severe cut over his left eye, a gash on the back of his head and several broken ribs. ' , His condition was termed good. The wreck occurred it '7:25 last night. According to police reports Stiff was driving his 1936 Chevrolet east on Eber lein. As' he entered Division street intersection his car col- (Contlnua on Pace . Column 8) , Navy Hellcat A navy Hellcat, missing since Monday in a flight from the Pasco. Wash., naval air station to Red Bluff, Calif., remained unaccounted for today despite efforts yesterday to locate the plane last reported over the Seven Mile area north of here. Eight Hellcats, which flew in here Monday on the same flight, took to the air Wednesday but returned to the station without finding any trace of the. missing pilot or plane. : t Two planes went up this morn ing making a reconnaisance trip to obtain weather data, but fly ing conditions were such that others were not .sent into tne air. At 2 p. m. all planes were grounded at the station. Navy officials this afternoon advised that the searcn will con tinue through Saturday and if no trace of the plane is report ed the remaining planes will continue to their destination, Red Bluff, Calif. The name of the missing pilot has not been issued by the navy. Marshall Raps Army, Navy For Pearl Harbor Disaster WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (P) Gen. George C. Marshall de clared today the army and navy had enough strength at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, to break up the Japanese attack and "greatly lessen" the dam age. Had the forces been alert and the attack smashed, Marshall told the joint congressional Pearl Harbor investigating committee, the entire Japanese campaign of aggression would . have been ruined. Although the planes and guns at Pearl Harbor were never in profusion, Marshall testified, "they had at least the means to break up that attack so it could only have done limited harm." Marshall said he meant that the entire garrison on the alert "couldn't have stopped the at tack but could have disorganized it and shaken It off its targets, thereby greatly lessening the damage that was done." The wartime chief of staff told the senate-house committee investigating the Pearl Harbor attack that the enemy was risk ing the great hazard of catas trophe itself. "A surprise attack is either a triumph or a catastrophe," the five-star general explained. . He said that if the Japanese had been detected and hit hard at Pearl Harbor that Sunday morning four years ago tomor row, there would have been these results: - The Japanese advance into Malaya would have been halt ed. Their drive into Indo-China would have had to stop. The Burma road, lifeline to China, would not have been cut and Singapore would not have fallen. ceived by The Herald and New from Congressman Lowell Stockman. : . . Funds for the new construe . tion program of the veterans) administration will not be re quested until the next ' fiscal . year, beginning July 1, 1948,: It is presumed that the finanoing ; of the Klamath project will bo authorized at that time, and es tablishment of the hospital will follow. .-", ' Announcement was made sev n . 1 . il , U k ' cicu luuuujs agu buab uio vcuu ans administration planned - a nospiuu in tne soutnern uregony area. , Klamath Falls at that time, through the chamber; of commerce and public officials,; made known its interest in be coming the location of the hoepi tal. - . ' . . .,;,, Charles Stark, manager of the)' Klamath County chamber ; of commerce, prepared a brief et ting forth , the- advantages o Klamath Falls from transporta tion, climatic, recreatioruu. and other viewpoints. , . When Senator Marshall Cor. nett and Phil Hitchcock went to Washington in the early fall rep. resenting the , chamber of corn, merce and the city aviation com mittee, they not only took along briefs supporting Klamath's wish to be on a major airline, but also took with them the hos pital brief. Situation Discussed Senator Cornett presented the brief to General Omar Bradley, head of the veterans administra tion. He discussed the situation with the general, who told him he knew about Klamath Falls and could only say then it would receive consideration. - Klamath has received much favorable attention in national military and medical services as the home of the Klamath Falls Marine Barracks. It was consid ered possible here that if the Marine Barracks is not used for other purposes, that site may be considered as a possibility for the fireproof .hospital construc tion planned by the veterans ad ministration. Nothing of this kind was indicated, however, in dispatches and telegrams re ceived today through The Asso ciated Press, and from Congress man Stockman and Senators Cordon and Morse. The announcement that Klam- . ath has been chosen was cheered by civic and business leaders. Mayor Ostendorf, who re ceived a telegram, said he was sure Klamath Falls will live up to its responsibilities as the home of a veterans hospital. Senator Cornett likewise expressed his pleasure at the development, as did President Orth Sisemore of the chamber of commerce. Autohts Warned To Use Chains , SALEM, Dec. 6 )'. The state highway commission warn ed today that there is packed snow on all roads at higher ele. vatlons, advising use' of chains. There was 4 to 6 inches of new snow last night at all mdun tain . passes. There also was packed snow on the Old Oregon Trail at Meacham. , ; , . Arriving In United States By Associated Press Donald M. Millar, PFC, 229 Alameda, Klamath Falls, ar rived on William Rawle due in Newport News December 1. John F. Tripp, T5, Klam ath Falls, arrived on Blue Island Victory due in Boston December 3. Allen L. CUne, T5, 2125 Reclamation, Klamath Falls, arrived on Lincoln' Victory due in Boston December 2. Ralph L. Sharer, T3, Tule lake, arrived on Chapel Hill Victory due in New York De cember 2.
