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
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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
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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.