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Economists and "Experts" Predicting Business Upturn by "Aprii 1" Are Not Overlooking Need for an Alibi. If Necessary, They Can Cry "April Fool." THE WEATHER Humidity 5:30 p. m. yesterday RS Highest temperature yeaterduy 3K Lowest temperature last night Precipitation I'nr -4 hours .. . T Predp. since f I rut of month .... 'M Piecip. from Sept. 1. I'.t'M 17. tit Kxcess since Sept. 1, lii.7 2.a: Mostly Cloudy: Considerable Fog LYNCHING Will II bo officially banned by I In bill in ruiiKreHH or Burviva llirunitli a flllbUKliM".' The fiithl Is now on In llir Hwuito. Follow It IhniiiKli NKWSHUVIKW eervirc. THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY NO. 215 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, I938. VOL XXVI NO. 135 OF THE EVENING NEWS fUl in mm 3 ill i . ir x t Hk ivy r v akVV rw AOT if Plf - Editorials on the Day's Flews By FRANK .IKNKINS piU'ST-lirSTI.NV., we lire In formed, Is to he t he latest en terprise of the New Deal. Well, the politicians have boon busting trusts for 5U years or more, and each year the trusts have got a little bigger than they were the year before. At least, we now know whut to look for. OKSl'I.TS of the voluntary con sua of unemploymetit have just been given out, and it appears that on November 2u. when the census was taken, there were somewhere between 7.S2U.912 and 10,xo,(mu persons out of jobs. An engineer would point out that the census figures contain a "wide margin of tolerance,' while the ordinary citizen would say that they represent merely a wild KUesH. At any rate, the unemployment census was a fi..le, and we know no more about the number of un employed than before it was takeu. IN Spain, the haves and the have-nots are waging a bloody and long-protracted war, and about the only result apparent from a distance is Urn impending complete destruction of Spain. Elsewhere (including the United (Continued on page 4) HItADKNVILLK, Pa.. Jan. 7 (API Frightened residents of ibis mining village, some of whom fled their homes, watched with anxiety today a number of fissures in the center of the community. The earth cracked last night, the largest fissure opening across the village's main street. A Groens l.urg tireman who examined it by flashlight saiii it was eight to ten Inehes wide and thai be could not see the 'bottom. Other smaller fis sures were nearby. First warning came as a number of persons decorated a dance ball in preparation for celebration to day of the Greek orthodox Christ mas. Walls creaked and the Honrs settled. Firemen removed families from five houses and an apartment over the dance hall and ordered fires in those dwellings extinguished. This district is honeycombed by coal mines, many of them abandon ed. Some old time miners thought the cracks might have been caus ed by water washing nt supporting wells in abandoned diggings. The several hundred residents here made no Immediate prep:ira-lio-i fn'- abandoning t tii r lmme-s. Oddities Flashed mliy the A usee Out of Practice ROWl.KSIURt;. W. Va Fire ChieT J.dm Hayden has a hunch his men may be crowing rusty from hick of practice. He's just reported Itowlesbnrg'fl second successive year without fire loss. Air-Minded CMVKU, S. C The captain of the York county police force says he has a ben that insists on laying eisus in a nest built like a bird's In a tree. The nest Is In a thick growth of limbs branching from a broken-off trunk hiiiI every day the hen flies up to the nest and lays an eng. The name of the hen's owner is fJeorge W. Sparrow. It's a Date! CHI AOO It was two flays be. foie Christmas when a cocky rob ber held up a fashionable dress shop and remarked to the clerk. Mabel Orel tier, as he carried out an armful ot merchandise: "Prop In some Sunday at the showup of crooks at the detective W LAND NEWSPAPERS FACE TIE-UP a W. Jil'S E FAVORS STRIKE CALL Publishers Declare Union Declines Parley After Failure to Agree on Wages and Hours. PORTLAND, Ore.. .Ian. 7. (AP) Portland faced possible suspen sion of its three daily newspapers today as the executive council of the International Typographical union local considered authoriza tion to call a strike, voted yester day by chapel members by what was described as an overwhelming majority. The voto followed lengthy ne gotiations on renewal of contracts w hich expired Dec. 31. Publishers of the Oregonian, the Oregon Journal and the News Telegram, in a joint statement. charged the union had refused to arbitrate after both sides had failed to agree on wages and hours. "If the union persists in its re fusal to arbitrate and in its deter mination to strike, the three Port laud newspapers will be compelled to suspend publication. Executives thereof state that they cannot sur render the principle of arbitration," ttiu statement said. "Inequitable" Offer Is Reply A tuition statement- issued latw said the managements had made an "inequitable" offer of a 45c a day wage increase. "The Portland union has on sev eral occasions in recent. years ar bitrated questions in dispute . . . but it must insist upon a reason able and fair basis for arbitration," tne union statement said. "In tin face of an offer such as was made by local newspaper managers, the Portland tvpograph- ers' union takes the position thai a proper wage adjustment should be established in local negotia tions as is the common procedure. "Refusal of local managers to approach the negotiation of a sat isfactory and equitable wage scale in this spirit is alone responsible for the existing uncertain relation ship between the union and the newspaper publishers." Fnlon officials asserted the pres ent scale was lower than wages paid in nine other northwest cities and only a few cents above 11 oth er smaller cities and towns in flie northwest. Their statement said a 15c in crease would leave the Portland (Continued on page 6) BODY OF 5TH VICTIM OF WRECK FOUND NL'WrORT. Jan. 7 (AIM Indians found the body of Paul Latterly, is, filth victim of an I automobile accident on the Salmon I river cutoff, about a quarter of a mile below the scene of the wreck. The discovery was made yester day. The accident occurred I ee. 2!. the driver planning off a high embank men t into a flood-swollen I river From Press Wire la ted Press m reau. Mnyh ynnM S(e me.' Miss Oreiner is going to do just that as soon as the robber and his companion are brought back from Wa verly. Teiin.. where they were arrested. Barnyard Review CHICAGO Casey Jones, 67. was bailed into court, along with his four educated chickens, on chames of disorderly conduct and cruelty lo animals. "Your honor, I raised these chick ens myself, ati'l I love thetn and am kind to them. I taught them all their tricks." Jones said. Whereupon one hen danced the big apple ami trucked and strutted before the court while the others bopped over bars and through hoops to the rhythm of Jones' har monica. Judge Samuel Heller dismissed the charges. Happy Birthday PORTLAND, Ore. They were playing bridee on K. C. t'lkridge's birthday. His first hand contained i:t spades a perfect hand. His partner was Mrs. Norton Cowdeu. It was her birthday, too. Revenue Possibilities in Increased Tourist Influx Stressed by Snell At Chamber of Commerce Banquet Nature's Great Playground Adjacent to Roseburg Offers Opportunity for Continued Profitable Promotion, Says State Secretary; Reference to State Work Includes Outline of Land Blocking Plans for Grazing. A plea to Oregonians, particul arly the people of the Cmpu.ua valley, to interest themselves to a greater extent in the possibili ties of the tourist Industry was made last night by Secretary of Slate Karl Snell. Speaking before the animal banquet meeting of the Hoseburg chamber of commerce at the Cmpquu hotel, Mr. Snell urged a greater interest in the political affairs of the state; oui lined briefly some of the activities of state departments, ami spuke of U(,(1 K'u.y 10 . states m- the great increase in motor travel co,,,e- and the possibilities of income ' He also explained the proposals from that source. of the state land board regarding The banquet, at which Mr. Snell the blocking of grazing lands. i;e was the principal speaker, was viewed the state property tax sit beld in the lobby of the I'mpqua nation, which he reported has an hotel, the spacious room being encouraging outlook for the corn crowded by the large audience in lug year, and sketched briefly attendance. Morris Bowker, piesi- some of the multitudinous duties dent, acted as toast master. Spe- 'of the stale office which he holds.; rial music was given by the Rose- He introduced bis discussion of burg Woman'-s Choral club." under state affairs with a declaration the direction of Mrs. Homer Crow, that many people appear to pride and the Roseburg Men's Glee club, themselves upon their lack of in directed by Ralph Church. W. C. - Harding, secretary of the chain- I (Continued on page 6) niRinn rnn iiNHnriiii niMTIftll nrrinmfl l-UKUb hUH UJVIPUUfl otil I IbH UhriUtHii SGUTH JETTY ASKED; MAULED BY JAPS Recommendation by Army Engineers Sets $380,000 to Complete Project. Continuation of harbor improve ments at the mouth of the Cnip qua river is recommended in Hi' ; report ot the army engineers congress in connection w itli the -rivers and harbors bill, according to word received today from Wash-j ington. 1). C. The recommendation proposes paslt.Oiitl for completion of the south jetty and for terminal j construction. Work on t he sout h iettv nln.'xlv luiu reunited in II lliii- terial deepening of the channel. I ported to have warned the .lapa and extension, it is believed, will military that repetition might at ford a harbor that will accommo-1 "H'ult in the gravest conse- dale the largest ocean-going ves- j sels. The action of the two jetties, one on the north and the other on I the south side of the river, due to I the large volume of water, will, en-; gineers believe, result in a natural! scouring of the harbor. The bar at ' the river's mouth, it is contended. will be carried awav as a result ot the confining of the river's flow it a narrow channel, affording a suitable depth for large passenger (Continued or. puge ti ITALY PLANS HEAVY INCREASE IN NAVY (By the Associated Press.) Italy tot lay announced enlarge ment ol her ambitions naval re armament program to a world plagued by warfare on two conti nents and arming for possibly more to come. This program, to be started im mediately, was announced in Rome: Two 3r.tMi-tou battleships, giv ing Premier Mussolini four first class fighting vessels of the same tonnage. Twelve destroyers, making a de stroyer fleet of 5(1 In all. An "Important" number of sub marines the specific number un disclosed. Announcement of Italy's new na val program today caused French ; officials to dei hire France must increase her wai ship building to : meet it. WILL RENEW NORTH UMPQUA ROAD URGE A large delegat ion represent Ing the county court, chamber of com merce anil Norih Iupqua highway improvement district left for Port land this morning to meet today wilh the slate highway commis sion. The delegation again w ill urge umm the commission the mj"i of placing the North t'miwpia road. between Roehuic and Rock creek. the secondary highway o- gram. The com mission has nad The matter limb sever-.il months. r advisement fur her submitted a brief report cover ing a few of the major activities of the year. Tourist Influx Increases Calling attention to the fad that automobile resist rat ions and gasoline consumption in Oregon show continued growth. Mr. Snell In bis short uddress noted a mark ed annual increase in out-of-state registrations, and declared that ef forts to increase tourist travel Protest Against Treatment of Chinese Peddlers in Shanghai Angers. SHANGHAI, Jan. 7. (AP) Ma- jor (ieiieral 1 eiier-iSmoiiett. emu- manding llrltish troops at Shang hai, protested today against an at tack by Japanese soldiers on two British officers of the Shanghai municipal police. General Telfer-SnioHet t accused Japanese armed forces of invading the British defense zone in the in ternational settlement and was re- quences. A Japanese embassy spokesman, questioned concerning the atlat k. saitl "we have no information." Inspector F. G. West, one of the officers, said he and Sergeant A. It. Tinner were watching Japanese j soldiers search Chinese peddlers I near tin line between the British defense zone and the Japanese or 1 cupied area and remarked that the j peddlers were receiving" uiineces- r.arily rough treatment. West said a Japanese policeman ! shouted, "It's none of your damned j business," and struck Turner on til nose. Several Japanese soldiers I then rushed across the line. Hie oi l leer declared, and pummeb-ii J him. j When he rushed to Turner's aid. ; West said, the Japanese soldiers ' beat him also. j Twenty-four Japanese planes raided the ( hinese airport at Nan 1 chang, capital of Kiangsi province n naval spokesman renortetl. lb said Chinese fliers attempted an other attack on a Japanese air j drome at Wuhu. on the Yangtze (river above Nanking, "but were un successful when Japanese planes took the air anil forced the Chi nese to dump their bombs in the (Continued on page t) REPUBLICAN OUT FOR PIERCE'S JOB I SALKM, Jan. 7.--(AP) Rayanl T. Merrill of Juntura, Malheur i county republican, filed his candi dacy today for congressman from I the second district, ; He saitl he favored tariff protec tion for American Indus! ry, equal I tax laws and old age pensions and ' opposed class legislation and crop i control. McMlNNVILLK. Jan. 7. (APi -R. H. C. Bennett, of Nowbetg, Mate lepreseiitattve from Yamhill ronn- !'. for unnouiieed his candidacy today the republican nomination for , tn stat Senate. I W. K Burke, republican liicum bent, aiinoum ! be would seek re I election. All LEADER ESPLNS FDR RLCDVERY Green, at Senate's Inquiry, Urges Hour Regulation; Executive Suggests Release of Gold. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. (AP -William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, who helped kill the wage-hour bill in the special session of congress, ad vocated maximum hour regulation in industrial employment today as a means of ending the slump. Green testified before a senate committee on unemployment. Be fore he took the stand President Hubert K. Wood of Sears, Roe buck ami company told the com mittee that employment in the con sumers goods industry would in crease by March or April. To this, however, In; added that recent speeches by Assistant At torney General Robert II. Jackson ami Interior Secretary Ickes, tacking "abuses" by some business interests had been "frightening" to business generally. ''But bit called 'resilient Roosevelt's recent mess age to congress "reassuring." Green Offers Program Green offered a seven-point pro gram for recovery. It included not pinly regnlaled shorter work: hours but also maintenance of existing wage standards, continuation of an extern led public works program, Suspension of i equfreieenls for lo cal cont ribiit Ions to the low-rent housing program, further stimula tion of private home building, (Con I in ued on page 6) BLAST KILLS THREE; KLIZABKTHTON. Teiin.. Jan. 7. --( API Three children were kill ed and their mother was seriously injured early today when dynamite w - rocked their heme near here. Deputy Sheriff Roy Asher said officers were working on a theory tin? blast was the outgrowth of a slaying in 1 !::. A woman and throe iiieii wen? held for investiga tion. The dead: Simla Gouge, !), Lueiia Gouge, 7, and Roma Jean Gouge, 5. Mrs. Harmon Gouge, 111, was in jured. Harmon Gou;e. ?,?, father ami husband of the victims, was at Johnson CHy at Hit; time. t M'ficers found a burned fuse stretching from ihc house ;;u feet across a road. Asher said Gouge in (he self-confessed slayer of Arnold Tollett, killed at a filling station near here hi October. HC'.ti, ami is at liberty nniler . Hi, Him hontl awaiting iiial. The deputy Willi held the names of the suspects but said two of them are relatives of Tollett. o ... . CHAMBER ELECTS NEW DIRECTORS New directors for the Roselnirg chamber ol commerce are ", S McClain. M L. Hallmark, Fred ! Hui d ami Glenn 1 1. iweii. it w as announced today following the ta bulation of b.illols received in the election ciiiidiif ted by mail. Mold over directors are Dr. K. Allen. I'imiI l'.nl.:tt lie C It Wiiflo I t-' lMlh.nl II T IhiliHen Kiel l.f.tim'!"1 ,M l,.t.h.N The direr tors aie expected )n meet Monday. Jan. 17. at which time a president and ol her ((Hir ers will be r hoseii from the board membership. O DIST. TOWNSEND CONVENTION SET KI GL'NK, Oie., .hill. 7. Crn alliH will be I be scene of the first congressional Tow nseiid club convention, announced here today by (AP) Sund.'i v ilisti let it was Charles L. Paine, secieiary. The sessions will be held in the Lilts' temple. Purpose of the convention r elect new hoard members and to arrange a piogiam foe l!tl!w. One delegate from each TnwiiM-nd clnu in lb- district will be present, tt being expected approximately clubs Will be leploM'litcd. , o THREAT OCEAN YIELDS 10 TRACE DE Naval Craft Comb Pacific Area Without Success; Cadet in Searching Plane Killed. SAN PKHItO, Calif., Jan. 7.-(AP)- S i x t y thousand square miles of ocean, islam! ami coastal areas In tne southern California Pacific ocean region were search ed today by the lull air force of the I'nitetl Stales fleet for the giant new navy bombing patrol plane missing since Wednesday evening with lis complement ot seven. Two aircraft carriers, the Sara toga and Lexington, steamed to the widespread disposition of elev en battleships, several cruisers and an undisclosed number of de stroyers. The loss of another aviator in the fall of Cadet Scott P. I law kins. Jefferson City, Mo., from one of the searching air planes, made the navy's toll ot missing eight. B was the greatest searching force in fleet history. Cadet Hawkins fell from a scoul ing plane of the cruiser Chicago, about, luo miles at sea. yesterday, during the search. Tlu pilot., Aviation (hul.et, J. 1L Mack Jr., reported his companion's loss on return to the fleet base here, bill was unable to say wheth er a sudden downdraft had "bount oil" Hawkins from the plane. Meanwhile, confidence the miss ing patrol bomber would be found was expressed by ('apt. Alva I). Beriihard. chief of staff to Rear Admiral Krnesl J. King, comman der of the airport scouting force, as :tnti planes and 21 warships en tered the hunt in coasial waters. "It Is a flying boat, capable of landing in any kind of seji ('apt. Bombard saitl. NKWARIC. N. J.. Jan. 7. (API A transport airliner whose pilot undershot his mark in an early morning rainstorm bounced lo a forced landing in a swamp near Newark airport today but Hell led into mud ami water with its five passengers anil crew of three lit tle I he worse for their experience. Isolated I'm four hours in the eight-mile square marsh unlil res cuers ami dawn brought them aid. the water-soaked and niuil-stained passengers merely wise-crackcil about their narrow escape. TERUEL ADVANTAGE HELD BY LOYALISTS (Bv the Associated Press) The War in Spain today centered on Comuil, Just north of Teruel. where government communiques saitl the Insurgent-drive, to recap lure the strategic city had met com pleie retreat. The insurgents re ported establishment of highly for tified positions at heavy cost to the government. persons arching at Gibraltar said they bail seen a large contin gent of Italian and German Infan ir.Miictii etui, eiitrnteti at Malaga in preparation lor a big insurgent at tack on Almeria. principal govern ment port on Spain's southern coast . F. R. SETS TALK ON OVERPRODUCTION WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. (API -. I 'resident Roosevelt disclosed to lay, while a congressional commft ee wrestled with cause.- am) cures piesent slump, (bat he pio l Selies of conferences with 1 pOSetl I business leaders on how to elimin ate (ni-r proiiuct ion ami giutieti markets. Principal point of discussion in Hie talks, the president revealed at hi. i press conference, will be at tacking the iiiarlf et -over production problem i h rough ridding business of what administration spokesmen call "e II" ii ad ice hiicIi as high pri'SMuie salesmanship. RAIL UNION HEAD GETS FEDERAL JOB BAIL union le ad lio I p I WASHINGTON. Jan. 7 (APi- -The ti'iMdcnl today named ( hailed V. McLaughlin of Omaha. o be a sif-t;i of necret ary of l.i bor. Mr lHiL'hhti. for more than 2f )t-ai has been lre-pl ostdellt of the Ciothej hood of Lotomolivo Fire men and Ltiglni inen. LOST BOMBER In Appointments to Ambassador Posts r Four diplomatic appointments announced today by President Roosevelt include two men pic tured above. Hugh R. Wilson, up per photo, assistant secretary of state, will become ambassador to Germany. Norman Armour, lower photo, present minister to Canada, will be shifted to Chile. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (AP) President llooscvelt named Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of the Ieii eral maritime commission, today to be ambaKsatlor lo Great Britain. He will succeed the lato Hubert W. Bingham of Kentucky. Mr. Roosevelt also selected Jos eph 10. Davis, ambassador to Rus sia, to be ambassador to Belgium. Davis will succeed Hugh Gibson next spring. The president also sent lo the Semite intliiy (he appoint men I of Hugh It. Wilson, now assistant sec retary of stale, lo be ambassador to Germany. Wilson will lake the place of William K. Dodd, who resigned last inonib. A third diplomatic shift was tin nomination of Norman 11. Armour, present minister to Camnla, to be ambassador lo Chile. He will re place llotfiuaii Philip, ol this tily, who recently retired. Glenn Frank, Taking G. O. P. Job, Asks Assistance of All Groups WASHINGTON. Jan, 7. (AP) Glenn Frank, taking over I In dia irmaii ship ol the republican parly's program committee. Jinked today for Hie assistance of every group iu the nailon, "legardless ot party lines or of sectional Inter erl." The ".a year old editor and lec I in er. lor inei ly president of t he I 'ii Ivors it y of Wisconsin, accept "i 1 he assignment hint nig lit in a telegram to John Hamilton, chair man of the republican ualtoual committee. "As I sense the spirit ol" the membeis who have already writ ten to me," Frank saitl, "this com-ini.-sion will not be an ag my ot pet t v I ;uih finding or v hid it at l e at'ack. "II will seek lo play lis lull pail in a sinceie. open minded respons ible si'iiii'li lor the piimiples ami lines ol nation, il arinui thai will l.een ,nieii' a going concern." More than 1 miu and women will sero mi Piank's committee The chairmanship w as tendered him by Hie parly's executive com mittee ut St. I -Miiis lact in'ftyh. SOUTH LAUDED IN WAY RACE PROBLEM MET Filibuster by Dixie Senate Bloc Will Be Continued; New Tax Schedule Ready for House. WASHINGTON. Jan. 7 (AP) Senator Borah joined a determin ed bam! of southerners today in opposing the anti-lynching bill. He asserted hi a floor speech that the south hail dealt wilh the race nrob- leni with "greater success than any people in the history of the world." Southern senators, obviously fili bustering the bill, agreed to with hold their speechmaking- until to morrow. Spea king in rt forceful voice. Senator Borah contended the legis lation was a sectional measure. ."It is an attempt on the lwirt of slates practically freo from the race problem, he said, "to sit in judgment of their sister states where the problem Is heavy and acute. "These states are not to be pil loried ami condemned without a full prr sentatlon of the nature of the task imposed on them and not without a complete review of the nature of the task. "I shall contend that the south ern people have met the race prob lem ami dealt with It with greater patience and greater success than any other people In the history of the world dealing with a problem ot similar nature." One Bill Passed Thf senate approved and sent to the white. house a bill Intended ft! prohibit photographs" and sketches of military and naval locations ami equipment. i The hill was risked by the navy and war departments, it covers the continental United States and all territories. Tax Schedule Drawn Hep. Vinson (D-Ky.), whoso house lax subcommittee has work ed for months to draft a "fair' schedule for business taxation, said todav "I think we have suc ceeded." "We st arl oil out with the idea of giving relief to small corpora tions ami to hardship ami iniquity cases." he said. "I think we'll have a very splendid bill. "Of course it won't meet with the approval of those using cor porate devices Tor evading taxffes.' The committee finished its pro posals yesterday. They cover the whole (edetal lax st met lire, ami administration leaders hope to en act them In a few weeks. The major recommendations pro- (Continued on page fj) FAY WRAY BEATEN BY FORMER COOK HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 7 (API Fay Wi ay, actress-wife of '.Film Writer John M. Saunders, was re covering today from bruises on head and body, while her former cook, A I is. Ravmonde I hivall, 57, was held in Jail on drunk charges. Aliss Wray told police that for ihirty exciting minutes, when Mrs. I hi vail tan amok after suddenly quitting her job, she wav.cd a hand to hand battle w ith I lie cook. Miss Wray saitl Mrs. Duvall beat both bet- and Kiln I Jackson, a nurse. Police were brought lo Hk- scene when M iss Jackson, carrying the film couple's daughter, Susan. 1 i y ears of age. ran to a nolghboi "s homo for help. Frank told Hamilton he was free "to accept this post without any prior obligation to any Individual or to any group in the parly." "It is not the business of this compulsion to write platforms for the and Br In campaigns," he said in interpreting his duties. "It h; not the business or this com mission to promote the candidacy of anybody for any ntfice. "Since ol fice-bolders of the party are not in its menthol ship, this commission Is a hotly of laymen asked to tie vote themselves be hind the lines of formal party ac tion to a study of the extraordin ai lly gra vo social and economic dllticrtltlcs Ihat now confront tho nation. "The gravit y of the situation cuts across I he t ratlitional boitu-. tlaiies of all patties, all sections, ami all groups." ( hair man Hamilton praise d Frank for the "hlsh put pose" with which he began duties Frank headed thrt t' ni versify oC Wisconsin 1 1 years, until differ ences with Gov. 1'hllip La Folletta led lo his removal a year ugo, t