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Newspaper Page TextIn the Round-Up Awards, Give No. I Prize to Adolph Hitler. He Has Outshone all Steer Bulldoggers by Showing the World How to Throw John Bull With a Bluff. ' THE WEATHER Humidity 4:30 p. m. yesterday 26 Highest temperature yesterday 84 Lowest temperature last night 52 Precipitation for 24 hours 0 Precip. since first of month .31 Preclp. from Sept. 1, 1938...- 31 Deficiency since Sept. 1, 1938 .46 Cleat" Warm. Special Grange Edition--3 Sections VOL. XLIII NO. 132 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1 938. VOL. XXVII NO. 42 OF THE EVENING NEWS VIELP T IPEAC . THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY cmcm i Congressman O'Connor Loses In Democratic Primary But Wins Republican Nomination Fay, Protege Of Roosevelt, Wins by 553 Ex-Gov. Curley Victor in Massachusetts; Barbour " Outruns Townsend Plan Rival. By the Associated Press. The defeat of Rep. John O'Con nor for democratic renomination In New York gave President Ttoose vnlt today his first and only vic tory in his personal campaign against four democratic legislators. Mr. Roosevelt's sole triumph was not complete, however, because O'Connor will be on the November bi'llot, having won the republican nomination by 994 votes over Allen W. Dulles. The total party vote was -1,112. The president tried and failed previously to prevent the return of three democratic senators whom bo classed as conservatives George of Georgia, Smith of Caro lina and Tydlngs of Maryland. O'Connor lost the democratic nomination for the seat be has held since 19211 to Jame.5 H. Fay. new dealer who narrowly missed de feating him four years ago. The complete vote gave Fay 8,352 and O'Connor 7,799. a majority of RB.1. O&Oonnor, chairman of ho. pow erful bouse rules committee, nt-' tributed bis defeat to election "dis ' honesty" and hinted he would seek D veo.ount. Regardless of tbn outcome of finch a move, however, he would have to meet Fay in November be pause the latter won the American tabor nnrty's nomination without i pnosltion. The Fay-O'Connor content was 'ie only one in four statewide pri maries yesterday which had a na tional nsnect. Curled Stages Comeback The Massachusetts democratic primary witnessed a triumphant comeback by former Gov. James M. Curley. who won the democratic gubernatorial nomination from Gov (Continued on page 6.) The ftr-jt petitions for reelection or ItoseburR councilmeu are being circulated today by C. W. Whar ton and Percy Croft, councllmen from ward 1. The entire city coun cil, the mayor and recorder are up for reelection this November, nnd all petitions must be in cir culation by Friday. It is reported that all the present councilmeu will seek new terms, since it is reported as Imperative thnt the work or completing the sewer pro ject and the erection of a disposal plant within the next two years be continued without Interruption, and it was feared that any change In fitv offlcinl personnel at this time might seriously arfect the ultimate outcome of the project. Editorials on the Day's News Dy FRANK JENKINS MONDAY morning. Well, it happened! Hitler won the poker game. Bluffed Britain, France nnd Russia right off the table. What a man! Look out for Ger many In the future. ' PNCLAND nnd France, obvious ly ashamed of what they have done, have decided that no sacri fice is too great for CZECHOSLO VAKIA to make to save the peace of the world. But such Is diplomacy. OTARTLINO as the headlines are this morning, they con- vey no real news. It was clearly apparent when Chamberlain came home from Germany that he was licked and that Hitler had tri umphed. If you were running a bluff on a pair of deuces and you saw the Primary Results in Nutshell By the Associated Press. New York Rep. John J. O'Connor, opposed by President Roosevelt, loses democratic nomination' to James H. Fay, new dealer, but wins in republican primary. Massachusetts Former Gov. James M. Curley defeats Gov. Charles F. Hurley in democratic gubernatorial contest; Leverett Saltonstall will be republican opponent. New Jersey Former Sen. W. Warren Barbour easily wins republican senatorial nomination; William H. J. Ely Unopposed for democratic nomination.' Wisconsin Gov. Philip La Follette wins renomination for fourth term; Robert K. Henry, fusionist,- leads for demo cratic gubernatorial nomination but trails Julius P. Heil on republican slate;. Sen. F. Ryan Duffy unopposed, for demo cratic renomination; Herman L. Ekern, progressive, and Alexander Wiley, republican, lead in senatorial races. OE Northwest Growers Given Until Sept. 23 to Vote on Marketing Plan. Extension or the time In which growers of fall and winter pears throughout the Pacific northwest will have the opportunity to vote on the issuance of an order to sup plement the tentatively approved marketing agreement,' was an nounced! today from Washington, IX C, by P. It ; Taylor of the AAA. Due to an unavoidable delay In mulling copies of ballots and of the proposed marketing agreement to growers of fall and winter pears in certain sections along the Pa cific coast, additional time will be allowed. Under the- extension, completed ballots should be mailed to CI. A. Nahstoll, 901 Lewis build ing. Portland, Oregon, prior to mid night Friday. September 23. at which time the referendum closes. A two-thirds favorable vote of all participating growers, by num ber or by volume, Is required be fore the secretary of agriculture can issue an order requiring nil handlers to comply with provis ions, of the program. A 50 sign up by shippers handling the six varieties of late pears covered by the agreement is also required. The Agreement. Is designed to as sist growers of the Pacific coast in increasing their returns through the orderly marketing of Anjou, Bosc, Cornice, Clairgeau. Easter and Winter Nelis pears. It was request ed by the Industry to meet pro blems arising from a steadily in creasing late pear production dur ing the Inst ten years. o HESS ENDORSED BY PORTLAND UNION PORTLAND, Sept. 21. (AP) Dissatisfied with what It term ed the "fence straddling" of the Oregon State Federation of Labor In the matter of gubernatorial candidate endorsement, the Vene tian blind and tent and awning workers union. No. 65, last night adopted a resolution supporting Henry L. Hess, democrat candi date. The state federation refused to moke a choice between Hess and Chnrles L. Sprague, republican candidate. other fellow cringe and begin to count his chips, you'd know right then that the pot was yours. When Chamberlain came back from Germany, he was counting his chips and there was a fright ened note In his voice. Thnt told the story. WHILE we're at It, though, let's " be candid about this thing. Sunday night's crisis, with its realistic outcome. HAD ITS BE GINNING back In 1919 when an idealist with his head In the clouds fixed up the impractical Chechoslovakian scheme with Its pretty . story of "self-determination of small peoples" and tied ft with a baby-blue ribbon with bow knots and presented It to a cyni cal world. i . It was a foregone conclusion that it couldn't work, but It look- (Contlnued on page 4.) EDITOR WHITE BAPS Unity Needed to Preserve Democratic Privileges, Kansan Points Out. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (AP) Criticism of both capital and labor came Inst night from William Allen White, Emporia. Kuns., edi tor, in nn appeal for them to unite in preserving democratic rights add privileges. White told the seventh Interna tional management conference lab or had turned to political advance ment of its bosses Instead of seek ing butter wage and hour stand ards and working conditions. 'Let mo say this to clnss-con- sclous labor," ho said. "It should know the same patriotic Indigna tion which turned upon a federal class-conscious plutocracy and wrecked Its power wlil turn upon a clasB-conscious proletariat and deny us aims. ' I Industry, ho continued, was orced to contend with labor rac keteers and the sit-down strike af ter it disregarded pleas for labor justice. Employers' foresight rather ttian "recalcitrant reaction years ago, lie said, would have solved problems arising from the eight hour day, unemployment insurance and collective bargaining. "This hour has no time for the man who refuses to compromise even to his own hurt," White said. "Half of the civilized world today beyond our borders has surrendered the rights, privileges and blessings which democracy accords to free men." Turning to the wngehour law. which ho said arose from inability to obtain industrial peace with jus tice to chlld-lahor and minimum wages for women. White said: "The law was generally consid ered by its opponents a kick will you allow me to say In the pants for American Industry. "But apparently that Is where Americans all laborers,, bosses and consumers keep their brains and we got the kick where It would do the most good." HOUSEWIFE PAY OF $1,000 YEAR URGED WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. (AP) Dr. Robert G. Foster. Detroit educator, wants housewives to be paid $1,000 a year. He told a section of the Inter national management conference yesterday such a system would make the wives economically in dependent of their husbands. The latter,, he said, still regard them selves as masters and their wives as servants. "Women don't know what kind of women to be," be added, "be cause men don't know what kind of women they want." THE DALLES VOTES GYMNASIUM BONDS THE DALLES. Sept. il. (AP) Tho Dalles wlil get Us gymna sium. Voters last night approved a $65,000 bond issue, needed to atifnrtnt $50,000 PWA funds to construct a $105000 school gym. The unofficial count was 403 to 69. BOND ISSUE VOTED BY GRANTS PASS GRANTS PASAS. Sept. 21. (AP) My a vote of 245 to 217, Grants Pass residents Tuesday ap proved a $40,000 bond Issue for bridges and drairiage predicated on a 125,500 PWA grant. Only 14 per cent of the eligible voters exercised their franchise. River Hearing Dated Oct. 18 At Roseburg Irrigation, Flood Control, Power Development of Umpqua Scheduled for Attention. The public hearing relative to Ir rigation, power and flood control, supplemental to the hearing held here June 10 on the feasibility of providing navigation on the Ump qua river, v has been definitely scheduled for Tuesday, October 18, in the circuit court rooms in Rose-j burg at 10 a. m., and Major C. R. Moore, district engineer, corps of army engineers, will conduct the bearing, V. C. Harding, secretary of the chamber of commerce, re ported to the gathering of directors at their regular ' meeting:, with President Clair K. Allen presiding. Upon the completion of this hear ing, the entire matter will be re ported to the army engineers board at Washington, and the deci sion of that body will' determine the final outcome of the requested survey. The group nlso went on record unanimously endorsing the initia tive proposal of the Associat ed Fanners of Oregon to come before the voters tills fall in reference to labor relations and the prohibition of picketing unless the place picketed is involved in ft direct strike brought about by a majority of the employes of the in dustry affected. Additional matters of varying Importance occupied the attention of tlie board until a lato hour. The most important of which are us fol lows: The directors voted ' to dlscoii' Mmie membership in the United states chamber ot commerce for the,..coning year . x-fK '. An announcement that the exemi tlve committee of Hie Associated Employers of Oregon lias schedulod an important meeting hero October 6 at 8 p. m., at the circuit court rooms was made. A recommendation was passed that all future summer outings of boy scoifs of Douglas county should bo hold at tlie Wolf creek CCC camp. The secretary was requested to write to Senator McNary asking his collaboration with senators from Washington and California to investigate the ocean fish trolling question, relating to conservation of fish life. Secretary Harding reported thnt a plant adequate for the purpose of (Continued on paere 6) NILAND, Call!.. Sept. 21 (AP) Federal and county officials mov ed today to conduct inquiries Into the collision of two Southern Pa cific passenger trains at a little water stop near here early yester day, which killed 11 persons and injured 100. The wreck was caused, Southern Pacific officials declared after their own investigation, when a 64-year-old brakeman, Erick Leonard Ja rohson, threw a switch which sent the New Orleans-to-Los Angeles Argonaut plunging at 60 miles an hour into the Lob Angelns-to-Chl-cago California!!, standing; on a siding. J. H. Dyer, a vice president of the railroad whose private car was attached to tlie Argonaut, said be saw Jacobson walking about the chaotic scene as II in a trance. He quoted the brakeman as saying: "I'm responsible lor this wreck. I threw the switch. I am not crazy, but I do not know why 1 did it." The Southern .Pacific Hald loss of equipment would total S132.B00, Bees Take Charge Of Flues in Two Roseburg Homes Two prominent Roseburg busi ness men and neighbors have new hobbies, but would gladly give them away to anyone for the asking. Philip Hnrth, 403 E. Cass street, and Nathan Fuller ton, 499 E. Cass street, recently discovered that two separate swarms of been hud taken over two unused chimneys at their residences for unusual apiaries. The noise of the swarms as they increased in number betrayed their hideouts and Investigation revealed both flues full of honey. No one has volunteered to re move the "squatters," and the fact that winter la approaching has made the problem of re moval one of prime Importance. Floods Deal Heavy Loss To East States Highways, Railroads, Crops Swept by Rising Water; 11 Perish in New England Area. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 21. ( AP) Buck's dam In the small town of Stafford Springs burst today inundating parts of the town and adding to' Con necticut's grave flood situation, as a large army of emergency workers attempted to stem the menace of rapidly rising rivers and ponds. All communications lines were down In Stafford Springs, a town of 5,500 persons. Ily the Associated Press. Drenching rains which have fallen with more or less regular ity for a week lashed the Atlantic seaboard aali: today, centering their most destructive force In the New England states where dam age already runs Into hundreds of thousands of dollars. Massachusetts rivers neared 1936 flood levels Half a dozen bridges had been carried away and industrial plants in Gardner, Athol and Southbrldge,- flooded by rising waters, were shut down. A nurse, Mrs. . Linda Woodls, 41, of North Rrookfield, was the eleventh victim of the New Eng land floods She was drowned when a dam burst at Doane's pond, Rrookfield, Mass.. burying an automobile under an avalanche of water. Her companion. Dr. Thomas J. O'Boyln, was rescued. A dam and two bridges at Bad winsville, near Gardner which had withstood the 1936 flood, were car ried nwav, and the Ronton and Y'Muine railroad reported five wash outs, tho '.-.worst at WfnchPndnn, Mass., where inn' engine and two cars were derailed. Many bridges, . dams and state highways were washed out in Con necticut where rainfall since Sat urday was more than twice the normal precipitation for the en tire month. The Connecticut riv er at Hartford was more than two feet above the flood stage of six teen and a half feet.' Glastonbury; Conn., was with out drinking water. The damage to state highways was estimated officially at $75,000. Crop dam- (Continued on page li OREGON CITY, Ore., Sept. 21. (AP) Circuit Jurise Lat,ouretto yesterday struck from the Novem ber ballot tho initiative measure that would have outlawed fixed fishing gear in the Columbia river. Latouretfe's decision In n case brought by the district attorney of Marlon county against Secre tary of State Snell and the Ore gon Wild Lifo federation, sponsors of the bill, erased the measure from the ballot. The case, a Mar lon county litigation, was moved hero for convenience. Tho judge ruled the sponsors committed fraud when they ob tained 4000 signatures to petitions through paid circulators and then committed the additional offoriHe of not stating in petition expense report the fact that paid circula tors had been employed. FLORIST PURCHASES LITTLE RIVER LAND Judge P. J. Peltier of Los An geles recently purchased 160 acres on upper Little river and Ib making plans to construct a log cabin sum mer home on the site and beautify ing the grounds, it was disclosed today. Judge Peltier, who Is an outstand ing and well known floriculturist in southern California, specializes In the growing of dahlias of huge pro portions, some blossoms having reached more than 16 inches in di ameter. His exhibits of dahlias and other flowers won tho first award at the Chicago world fair. MADRID ARMY TO DISCARD ALIENS GENEVA, Sept. 21. (AP) I)r Juan Negrln, premier of govern ment Spain, announced today his government had decided on the Immediate total withdrawal of all foreign volunteers fighting with government armies. Negrln asked the league of na tions to appoint an International committee which 'would go to Spain to verify complete with drawal. State Master Gill Greets Grange, Praises News-Review Publicity, Calls Attention to National Meet I am very glud to bring greet ings to .tlie grange memberB of Douglas county. This Is a very Important grange year, and It Is n fine thing that Is being done in this Issue of the Roseburg News. Review In publicizing the grange story. The eyes of agricultural Amer ica will be turned to Portland In November and all classes of. the nation's citizens will watch with Interest the decisions reached by this Important national grange session. Thousands of grange mouthers from Oregon and nearby stutes will trek to Portland to see the national grange in action nnd take the seventh degree. In pre paring for the seventh degree, many will need to tulte the fifth and sixth degrees nnd both of these degrees will bo presented nt the conference In Douglas coun ty on October 1 nt Riversdale grange hall. Never In nil tho history of the grange Iikb so much respect been accorded to tlie grange as tliore Is today. It ((lands today as the world's greatest and oldest farm organization. A historic document of the grange Is the declaration of Win. Dusenberry Badly Hurt, One Companion Killed Outright. PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 21. f AP) All early morning collision of ((a automobile nnd truck-trail-er on N. R. Union nvoutio trail th of Denver street, killed Morschel Moody, 23, Portland, seriously in jured'.' William DliKHliberry, 21, of 612; N.' Alaekson street, Roseburg, and hurt' I). K. Phulr, 2fi, Warren, Orb..' iAII wore soldiers nt Van couver barracks. Moody, driving with tho other two soldiers to t lie barracks Iron Portland, struck the loft front of tho trailer with Biich force that his maehino wns wedgod un der the wreckage and he died there, pnssersby being unable to extricate lilin. Tho truck was driven by Hnrold K. Bradford, ill, l.yle, Wusll., en route hero with a consignment of pears. Phulr- told Invostigators thnt be fad the other soldiers, ail mil 8icians, hnd played at un army dunce nt tlie burracks, took three Portland girls home and were en rnuto back to their quarters. What caused Moodv to hit the trailer could not be immediately determined. Dusenberry suffered a skull fracture and Phalr received chest, arm and face cuts ainI some teeth were driven through his chin. William R. Dusenberry Is tho son of Mr and Mrs. John R. Dus enberry, owners of John's Clothes shop nt 542 North Jackson street, Roseburg, and Is a member of the 7th Infantry band stationed at Vancouver barrucks. BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, Utah. Sept. 21. (AP) Capt. George E. T. Eyston rode five miles today with death tugging at his giant racer, "Thunderbolt." Attempting to raise his 'own world land speed record of 357.fi miles per hour, the covering over the two right rear wheels of tho car fouled and the machine car eened through the measured mile at 340.85 miles per hour, sliding on the back corner of Its metal shell like a bobsled. The car was so badly damaged Eyston said lie was through on the flats for the year. Eyston's departure from the flats ends the 1038 high speed rac ing season. Ills challenger, Cobb, who by speeding 350.2 miles per hour on September 15, broke the 345.40 miles per hour record Eyston set on AugUHt 27, left from New York today for England. TENMILE ASKS PWA GRANT FOR SCHOOL Alttt Howard. cUrk of Douglas county school district No. 7, has applied to the PWA for a grant of $4,&00 to aid In constructing a grade school building ot Tenmlle, estimated to cob!1, $10,000 Tour trdtotte and Phillip of I'ortbuid are architects for tho project. The application 'ill be ecut to Wash ington for approval. 7 . R. W. SILL purposes of the national grange. While written 73 yenrs ago It stands today as one or the finest pronouncements for uu agricul tural organization. Producers' Right to Kill and Pick Recognized in Accord at Portland. PORTLAND, Sept. 21 (AP)r Thanksgiving day diners can sharpen up. their) .carving ; knives wiinoui uppreueuHion, Hopresuntatlves of tho Oregon Turkey (Jrowors, Inc., anil the state council. of meat cutters and butchers have reached an agree ment on killing and picking of tho 1D3.S turkey crop In the receiving plants of cooperatives at Eugene, itoHohurg, Albany, Oanby, Uei'mond and Heriniston. The agreement, negotiated after weeks of discussion, wilt prevent a recurrence of the disnute last sea son when California bay cities re fused to handle Oregon turkeys which had not been handled by union members. An announcement said the union did not claim juris diction over the work of killing and picking by Individual farmers -but, merely provided fur handling in plants. WASHINGTON. Sent. 21. (AP) A promise of plenty of turkeys for Thanksgiving nnd Christmas dinners came today from the de partment of agriculture. Experts said tho 1038 turkey crop was about 3.7 per cent larg er than last year and the festlvo gobblers were somewhat heavier because of plenty of green feed in most sections of the country. Tur key toms will avorage 17.8 pounds livewelgbt nt time of marketing, the department daid, while hens will overage 11.9 pounds. BOAT SINKS AFTER BEING LIBERATED RAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21. (AP) After being pulled from the rocks yesterday at Point Arena, where she went aground Saturday, the freighter Dorothy Wlntermore sank while In tow of a tug, mail no officials said to day. The 27 crow members of tho vessel were on other boats when she sank, and were being brought back to San Francisco. The vessel, used as a cargo vessel by the Hammond lumber and shipping interests of San Francisco, was on route to Port land from here when she ran aground In n heavy foir. In Salute to the Grangers ' 'Today the Roseburg News-Review, and through it the business men and women of Roseburg salute the granges and grange members of Douglas county. In this edition, in three interesting sections, the News-Review endeavors to portray !he history, aims, accomplishments and cunent activities of Douglas county grangers. The forthcoming weeks are to be weeks of great ac tivity for active grange members. Booster night, Septem ber 3')th, participated in by every grange in America, will be closely followed by Douglas county grange members with the nnnual grange conference October I. November 16th to 24th inclusive, the National Grange will meet in Portland. It is in honor of these importnnt and interesting events that this edition is presented. To the officers of the State Grange, the Pomona Grange and the numerous subordinate granges in Douglas county, the News-Review is indebted for much of the material appearing herein, and to them extends sincere thanks. Without their loyal and prompt cooperation this edition would not have been possible. Sudetenland Will Be Given Up To Hitler Ultimatum Issued By England and France t Balks Effort to Delay Action. Decision Displeases Czech Pooulace; Hungary and Poland Follow Up With Demands. By the Associated Press. Czechoslovakia yielded to French and British pressure todav and accepted the two na linns' plan for meetinp Adolf Hitter's neace terms, It was announced Informally by the propaganda ministry at Pra gue. Britain and France were no t'fled of the decision, which which would hand over to Ger many much of Czechoslovakia ' Inhabited by Sudeten Ger- ' mans. Crowds In tho streets of the. Czechoslovak capital were in an excited mood and authorities ex pressed concern about their reac tion to news that the republic bad glvnn In. , Britain and Franco last night rejected Czechoslovakia's plea for further negotiations on Hitler's demands and delivered n new note, rogardfMl os virtually an ulti matum, to President Denes. . Tho nolo w ii s reported to have told Hones unless Prague gave In to TTltlor's dnmands, Britain and! Franco would havo to stand by and see. Czechoslovakia invaded. Semiofficial sources in Paris said , HUler bad told the two.domo-., emtio powers that ho would take Sudetonlnnrl by forco unless C'echoHlovakia yielded by Thura-v day. . - . . . . . Yields to "Friends' The official announcement - of Czechoslovakia's final decision to yield to the British-French plans said: "Our TrlondH to whom we have been attached- for 20 years advis ed us to Been re ueuco by making territorial sacrifices," it said. "Czechoslovakia suggested a sottleniont by Judgmont of the In ternational court but Unit sug gestion whh rejected. "What Is to bo lost is still tho subject of negotiations. "Your government in' tho Inter ests of pence decided to mnko some sacrifice' to avoid suffering iiiid the loss of its whole exist ence." "Czechoslovakia wan threatened with . violence," the statement snid. "Destruction of the state was threatened." It declared the changes to be worked out In the. Sudeten Ger man region to be ceded to Ger many still was the subject of ne gotiations. Thorc was no suggestion of tho amount of territory to be ceded to Germany nor which of the Bohem ian territories were to be declar ed autonomous within the Czecho slovak statu. Meanwhile, Italy spurred Po land and Hungary on to demand parity with Germany In settling, the Czechoslovak minority ques tion. It was said in Rome Foreign Minister Count Clano bnd promis ed the Polish ambnssador and the Hungarian minister Italian aid In recovering Polish and Hungarian minorities from Czcbairvakia. France, England Flayed Maxim Lltvlnoff, soviet Russia's foreign commissar, accused Franco and Groat Britain of capi tulating to Adolf Hitler's demands and disclosed they bad ignored Russia's offer of military help to protect Czechoslovakia. The foreign commissar, In a (Continued on page 6.)