Three Days of Hip-Hip-Hurrah Start Thursday-Let's All Join in and Make This Fall Opening and Industrial Fair the Biggest and Best Ever Held in Roseburg. THE WEATHER I n " II 1.1 Humidity 4:30 p. m. yesterday 59 DO IT NOW Dnrgain tlays are rapidly slipping nway. Act now to save real money by renewing your subscription to tho News-Review. Mall or bring your subscription to the News-Review office today. iglmsi temperature yesterday 64 -owest temperature last liinlit 4(1 freclpilatioii Tor 24 hours..... T Preeip. since first of moulli...... .r,6 I'recip. fro'ai Sept. 1, 2.2U Kxccss since Sept. 1, J938 .04 Showers. VOL. XLIII NO. 143 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1 938. VOL. XXVII NO. 53 OF THE EVENING NEWS S WFDGUGijS. COUNTY DAILY ' Pi ' PHSSHG MWm fi WOK ' ; . l ' ' . . -i Editorials ON THE Day's Newt By FRANK JENKINS . "TpHIS dispatch comes from Wash ington: An end to Spain's bloody civil war, usually well-Informed person h said today (Satur day), may he the next goal of the quartet of Kuropean pow ers which worked out a solu tion of tho Czech-German cri sis." XTKLL, if the solution is as hard on Spain as it was on Czecho slovakia, there won't he enough Spanish soil loft to make a good sized American farm. TPI-IE formula followed in Europe for the settlement of Interna tional crises seems to run some thing like this: "Give the hig fellow what ho "Svants (if he's big enough to take it anyway) and let the little fellow pay the hill." It sounds cold-blooded, and IS. But nations, since tho world be gan, have been great believers In the justice of tho strong right arm. . OO much for sentiment. If you want tho BUSINESS slant, read the following paragraph from tt New York financial dispatch of Saturday: "Announcement early Tues day that Hitler bad proposed a four-power conference gener aled wild trading reminiscent of the 102!) boom. Stocks on ; the New Yofft exchange added some FIVE BILLION HOI, LAIIS to their market valua tion in five consecutive ses sions of advance. Many Issues came within striking distance of the year's peaks and -gains ranging to more than seven points in the main list and to points among inactive Is sues were recorded. Early In the week, losses extended to CContiniied on page 4.) FATHER IS FREED NEW LEXINGTON, O.. Oct. 4. (AP) Pretty, lS-year old Virginia Anuon was released from jail today after Prosecutor T. B. Williams exonerated her tentatively for shooting to death her 63-year-old father. Williams said the girl's story of slaying J sin Annon with a rflle after he threatened to kill his wife was affirmed by her mother and a sister, Georgia. Sheriff James Adrian said Vir ginia fired as her father attacked Mrs. Annon after an nrgument. "I couldn't stand' the quarreling any longer, ami when he went to ward mother I picked up a rifle nnd shot," the sheriff quoted the girl as saying Annon was a coal miner and pot tery worker, but had been out of work for five years and depended on bis eight children for support, the sheriff ti id. Cocksure Yankees Chicago to CHICAGO. Oct. 1. (AP) The New York Yankees, as confident and cock-sure a ball club as ever stepped off a train into enemy ter ritory, arrived in Chicago abend of time today, hurried away to their northside hotel and indicated tbev were ready to take the Chicago Cubs apart 'in the world series opening at Wriglcy field tomor row. To a man. the American league champions made It plain that they decidedly were not worried over the outcome of their approaching skirmish with Gabby Hartnett's pcrappy outfit. "Just watch us go," grinned Out fielder .lake Powell as he and his mates pushed their way through several hundred fans who were on band even thou eh the Yank spe cial pulled into union station about 4S minutes early. Manager Joe McCarthy, bury rhepherdlne his pin vers toward the Edeewnter Beach hotel, de clined to comment on who bis starting pitcher would be for the opener, hut there - was n strong feeling I-efty Gomez would draw the curtain-raising assignment. Sewer Bond Project Will Be Submitted Date for Special Election Will Await Action on City's Application for WPA Aid. A decision to proceed with an an- Plication tor a WPA project on a sewage disposal nlant and in mil a special election to vote on a uonu lasue in the sum of $25,000 was made by the Roseburir eitv v:uum:ji ui. HH roiru ar nmn tiir held last night. The mayor nnd cltv recorder were given authority to sign the project application on behalf of me city, and Attorney B. L. Eddy was Instructed to preuaro the nec essary ordinance calling for the eiecuon. date for which was not specified. The project, which Is contingent upon the outcome of the election, will, if it is approved bv the voters, complete the city's effort to free the South Umpqua river of pollu tlon. For the past year the city has noil constructing, wilh WPA coop eration, an intercepting sewer sys tem. This project is considerably advanced over the schedule orig' inally adopted. . "We practically have completed in one year the work we set out to do In two, .Mayor A. J. Young declared, commenting upon the present situation. Due to tho advnnced stage of the program, nearly all funds allocat ed for the work have been exhaust ed. The city, however, has on hand sufficient material to com plete its part of the sewer Hue project, and the WPA is preparing. It isireoorted, to budget additional fundi" to, vpwvide the .labor-floce&v fuii'v to complete tho work. The coming week. It. is announc ed, will ee completion of siphons under tho river and Peer creek. leaving only a tunnel In the south part of town nnd on the west side of the river as the only difFlcult piece of construction remaining. The intercepting sewer, when completed, will carry all sewage to a point west of the city. It Is pro posed to construct a disposal plant on the property formerly used by the city as a dump ground. In discussing this matter with WPA officials. Mayor Young re ports, the representatives of the (Continued on pngo 6.) MISS M. H. WILSON, 71, DRAIN NATIVE, DIES Miss Minnie Hannah Wilson, 71, pioneer Douglas county resident, died last night at her home In Drain foll(;ing a long illness. She was born on the Wilson do nation land claim near Drain Feb ruary 22, 1S67, the daughter of W. H. and Hannah Wilson, early Doug las county settlers. She had made her home in Drain for the past 3G years. Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. J. L. Cowan, Drain; Mrs. Ella Burt, Portland; Mrs. Mary Perry, Trout dale nnd M i s. Maggie Cook. A ga lea, and a brother. J. E. Wilson, Yoncalla. She was a member of the Chris tian church. Services 'will be held at the Chris tian church In Drain at 1 p. m. Wednesday, with Rev. E. J. Hel seth officiating. Interment will fol low in the Yoncalla cemetery. Ar rangements are in charge of the Stearns Mortuary, Oakland. Arrive In Start World Series KRNR Broadcast to Start at 1 1 A. M. Play ball! That stirring or der will thrill millions of baseball fans tomorrow when the New York Yan kees nnd Chicago Cubs meet on Wriyley field in Chicago In the first Rnme of the 1938 World Series. A grandstand neat is offered every Doug Ipp rnunty fan by Station KRNR- which, by way of the Mutual Broadcasting vstpm will present a play-bv-play reDort of each game. The broadcast is scheduled to start at 11 a. m. Bob El Ti. sDortscater for station WGN will call the frame in Chicago, with Quin Ryan on deck to supply color commentary. Fair Angle Mrs. Roy L, Hazlett displaying yelowtail taken by her In Mexican waters last summer. Mrs. Haz lett will assist her husbarJ "Doc" Hazlett In conducting fly-casting demonstrations' here this week. T Displays ' it International Exposition Carry Off Top Honors. Douglas county exhibitors 'at the Pacific International Livestock show in Portland have made an out standing record in prize awards, according to E. A. Britton, county 4-H club leader who wns at his home here today after spending the past few days In Portland. Turkey growers of the Oakland district swept nearly all of the prin cipal prizes, while corn growers of the county took top honors in near ly all divisions. Mr. and "Mrs. Roy Medley of Oak land, with their bronze entry, swept that classi taking all first prizes and the grand champion award. Mr. and Mis. Fay Loatherwood of Oakland, displaying blacks, took first on old loins, second on young toms and first and second on young hens. Francis Cobb of Oakland, with n display of White Hollands, took first on adult hens, third on young hejis, and third and fourth on young toms. In the 4-H club corn division, Walter Marks of Roseburg placed first with his 10-ear display and Alvin Heard of Lookingglnss and Lnflrle Ritchie of Garden valley were second nnd fourth place winners. Ritchie took first in the' 25-ear display and Heard was second. In the 10-ear open class for southern Oregon, D. C. McGhehey of Glengary took first place, and r. H. Dawson of Wilbur was third place winner. ! In the 10-ear display of white corn, McGhehey won first prize. The first place in the 100-ear.open class went to Marks wilh Ritchio in second place. The Douglas county booth spon (Continued on page 6.) SUSPECTS HELD IN MEEKS KIDNAP CASE BAKKUSFIKLD. Calif., Oct. 4 (A I) Four itinerant farm work ers, arrested In Bakersfield on a confidential tip, were questioned today concerning the recent kid naping of Mrs. Norman Meeks, wealthy ranchers wife, who es caped unharmed after her abduc tors demanded SlS.oon ransom. Northern California o f f I cers eached here last night to attempt to identify the men from descrip tions given by Mrs. Meeks. Captured :s they slept In a small cottage on the outskirts of the city, the four were looked as I.eroy Nichols, 27; Sherman Beav ers, 22; Raymond Beavers, his brother, 24. nnd I.e Burgess. 2(1. RIVER YIELDS BODY OF P. H. CORBETT PORTLAND, Oct. 4. fAP) The county roroner said today that a body taken from the Columbia river n:ir Harden Island hud been Identified as that of P. H. Corbel t, 40, McMinnvitle. ii City Tax Levy For Next Year Will Be Lower Few Changes Made From Last Year s Budget in Recommendations of Committee. A reduction of approximately .6 of a mill in city tax levy will re sult from the action taken last night by the city budget commit tee, in the event the budget final ly Is approved as recommended. The levy will be S2.59S.75 below that of last year, although the ex penditures listed total $90,876.25 as compared with $Sti,775 In the current budget. Monev on hand and anticipated receipts, amount ing to $14,000. however, makes possible the reduction In levy, which as now proposed would be Tho city - budget proposed for lflitO lj chanrrcd only slightly from that Tor JJI38. Salaries are un changed, except that of - the city recorder, for which the committee recommended an increase of S15Q for the year because of addition al work thrust upon his office by the Intercepting sewer project. Requests of the fire department for a material increase In allot' meats for payment of salaries to truck drivers and for equipment were rejected by the committee. Truck drivers presented a re quest, backed by a liberally signed petition, that their salaries be raised from $l,2mj t $1,fi()0 per year. They urged the increase on the basis that they are requir ed to work long hours 12 hours per day that they do janitor work in addition to the llmo giv-: on( to the fire department, and.. th$t- thiivpypparaUou)j,eQivi'e?j several years ot expertonee. The committee admit t ing -fliat the hours are long and (odious, contended that the labor Involved, coupled wilh the fact that quarteiv. are furnished, does not justify the increase requested. The eslimnte of $1,700 for s.m- pties was trimmed to $1,300. Sui (Continued on page (S) RAILROADS SAY Payments During First Half of 1938 Highest in 22 Years Is Claim. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. (AP) The railroads defending their de mand for a 15 per cent wage cut. contended today the average pay of their workers during the first half of 1938 was the highest in 22 years. I. Kimer Monroe, statistician for the Association of American Rail roads, gave to President Roose velt's fact-finding board a table showing average earnings of $!US.&3 for rail workers in the first six months of this year, or an annual rate of S1.K37.G6. This compared, Monroe said. with an average of $371.83 paid workers In the industry for the first six months of 1!)37 and an average of 1.781.21 for the year. Monroe a figures showed, how ever, that despite the higher av erage pay per workers the roads' total payrolls for the first six months of this year were $12fi. 183.570 under the Sft77,0!)7,H!)f pair in wages in the first six months of 1!IH7. This was accomplished by reducing the number of employes from 1.121.42 to !l2fi.f5RS. In testimony yesterday, A. F. Cleveland said the government was largely responsible for finan cial difficulties of the railroad difficulties which the carriers have contended make a pay cut necessary. Cleveland, a vice-president of tho A. A. It., told the board govern ment production of hydro-electric power, its shipments at half rates and Its Improvement of water ways had worked to reduce rail road revenues. CHURCH LANDMARK BEING DEMOLISHED Work of demolishing the r-yiar-ohl Kpisrn church building has j been start t-d. preparatory to the construction of a new edifice, soon to rise on the same location. The ( new building will include both the church and parish hall, and will pro-1 vide space for alt activities. The i church membership, greatly enlarg-1 ed In the past few yearn, could not he accommodated in the space pro vided in the old building. Fall Opening . Parade; Stunts Plans Formed Jr. Chamber of Commerce Three Day Gala Event to Include Cavalcade of Thrills. Plans toilny noarod completion for the gala fall opening nnd in dustrial kIiow which will begin Thursday evening with music, street events and a window un veiling, und continue through to n grand finale dance nt the armory Saturday night. Tho event Is spon sored by tho newly organized Junior Chamber of Commerce. Tho window unveiling Thursday evening which is scheduled for S o'clock will include also the formal opening of the new offices ami dis pluy rooms of the Junior Cham ber of Commerce located on Steph ens street near Cass. Preceding the unveiling, the Jtoseburg municipal band, school band nnd several drum corps nnd drill teams will march and play on tho downtown streets. News-Review Open House In1 connection with nnd partici pating in the fall opening, the Kosehurg Ncws-Itevlew will bold an open bouse at its new homo nt 211 Main streot. Evoryouo is in vited to visit tho new News He- view building nnd limped tho new offices and printing plant. Friday morning tho Industrial show will open in the Uoseburg armory nt 10 o'clock, llranges of IKiuglas county. It is nnnounced. will sponsor numerous nt tractive llsplays. Hot hiKcuits nnd honey will he served free, (he commit tee .states, .ami,, special. eiUerlaln m"eht Ts lining arranged iiy tho Jun ior Chamber of Commerce, which will bo presenlcd during the day. lllngo stints In the evening and (Continued on pngo 6) VICTIM OF PURGE MOSCOW, Oct. 4. (AP) Tho whereabouts of Marshal Vasslly K, Ulueclier, commander-in-chief of the far eastern army, Is mystifying foreign circles here. Kcports are circulating In Mos cow according to which be Is va riously reported transferred, de moted nnd even arrested. There has been no official confirmation of any of these reports. There is one derlnlte (net at tho bottom of the rumoi-H, however, and that is that nliiechei's name has not been mentioned In the soviet press for several weeks, although much has boon printed about the far eastern army. Meanwhile, Prnvdii nnd Izvestla. organs of tho communist pnrty nnd the soviet government respectively, both repudiated reports said to be circulating abroad Soviet Itussla bad concurred in the Munich four power accord. They said soviet nnih.issndors In Loudon und Purls actually were not consulted by the llrltlsh nnd I'lcnch governments nnd Russia hud no part In tho ugieement, which I'rnvda described as "a cao- Itlllulloii, not an ugieement," Notice to Merchants Cooperating with the Douglas County Junior Chamber of Commerce in Its Fall Opening, Industrial Fair and Fall Frolic, the News-Review will present a snecial Fall Opening and Fall Fashion edition Wed nesday, Oct. 5. Because of the short no tice given of this edition, the News-Review will accept ad vertising copy up to 9:30 i. m. Wednesday. Merchants desiring adver tising space in Wednesday's paper arc asked to make reservations immediately and to furnished copy as quickly as nossible. Phone the News-Review, No. 100, and a member of rh advertising department will call to pick up the copy or assist in the preimration of layout nnd material. Former British Prime Minister Endorses Chamberlain's Acts But Opposition Resumes Attack LONDON. Oct. 4. (AP) Karl naldwln, Neville Chamberlain's predecessor ns prime minister, to day endorsed Cbnmberlnin's Mu nich nccord while tho angry oppo sition renewed ils nssimllt on that pact for the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, naldwln. In his maiden sneech In the house nf lords, declnrod "when the prima minister took that decision to go to llorchtes gaden there wns nothing olse on euith he could have done nnd I thank Ood he wns ablo to do it." While Dnldwln spoko tho labor opposition in the house of com mons bitterly iissulled Chnmbor laln for tho four power Munich agreement. It wns the second day or debate on tho prime minister's policies which was expected to con tinue through tomorrow. "I rejoice that these meetings (between Cbnmberlaln nnd Adoir Hitler) have taken nlnce." ltuld- win told n cheering bouse, "nnd in what my old colleague and present chief has accomplished. 1 know no other man who would have brought it to n successful issue." Ilaldwln wns given H tromenilous ovation. It was his first speech 111 Unity of German People Is . I heme of Address at Karlsbad. KAItLRHAl) (Karlovv Varv). MUitet (-110111(1, Oct. 4 Ar) Chun- ellhr Adolf Hitler, maklnii - a triumphal lour of bis newly ntinex ed Sudeten territory, (old an elec trified Sudeten (lermaii audletice today "I didn't know how I would sometime get here, hut 1 did know I would come." Hitler was given a tremendous ovation when he arrived at this world-famed spa. Many In the audience had been von tlun in April and recalled Hen present at the Sudeten party cou-h-lu at that time wns content to ask only that the Suddens be given full autonomy in the Czechoslovak state and the right to practice their nazi beliefs. Today they saw in Hitler the In cnrnaiion of their dream come true union with Germany. litlers centra (heme was an (Continued on pngo C.) IirOItLlN, Oct. 1. (AP) Hopes are high among Merlin political and economic theorists tho world may look forward to an upsurge of prosperity, now the war scaro has dwindled. They .argue the Munich four power accord on peaco restored confidence among Kuropean na tions. Cermany will profit from (he In diistrles and raw materials receiv ed by absorption or Czechoslovak Sudetenland, one Informed econ omic spokesman acknowledged to day. The nation already has begun plans to link tho newly acquired industries with the (erman four- year plan for economic Independ ence, Other nations, too, can benefit, the Certnans say. They believe the way 1h open to settlement of ques tions on colonics, world monies and international Indebtedness. fjermany's first task Is working nut ways to diminish unemploy ment and put the Sudetenland In dustries mining, porcelain, shoes, munitionsto work. The full machinery in the ap proximately 20,000 square miles of territory likely will net under way (soon after final determination of the new boundaries, ARTILLERY FACTORY WORKERS ON STRIKE VAI.KNCIKNNKS, France, Oct. 4 f A P ) Two bund red workers ol the nationalized artillery fac tory at Oeuain, nenr Valenciennes, went on strike today when they were asked to work more than the usual ' 40 hour week nn guns or demd by the wnr ministry. The sinkers ilerMon rntlo'-ed . the refusal of Valenelenries linn workers to work more than 10 j hours. ' parliament since May, 10.17, when, still a commoner, ho spoko In the lower house. The opposition attack was re sumed ns trlumphnnt nazi legions occupied further Sudeten nreao of Czechoslovnkln by Clement R. Att lee. lender of the labor opposition, with a private notice of nn "urgent" question to the prime minister. Attlee demunded debate not bo shut off before the "back benchers" tho rnnk and file of the house hail an opportunity to speak. Ho iiiso urgeu questions concerning nrltnln's guarantee of Czechoslo vakia's now frontiers and n flrltlsli loan to Prague should bo threshed out thoroughly. The government expects to end tho debute tomorrow when it will present n motion approving the pilmo minister's actions In Eu rope's recent war scare. Tho labor opposition decided to Introduce "u reusoned umeiidment" to the government's motion. It will advocate a return to col lective security through the league of nations and nn Immediate "sum moning of n world cont'orenco to consider removal of tho economic and polltHil grievances which Im peril peace." Need for Arms Limitation Stressed by State Dept. Secretary. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. (AP) The state department watched to day for reaction -from abroad to Undersecretary Sumner Welles' declaration arms limitation and w o r I d economic reconstruction nre needed for International sta blllly. In a broadcast nddrnss, Welles said last night these were "the great underlying needs of today, the solution or which becomes dally more necessary." Together with arms limitation and reduction, Welles said, there should bo "a world wide agree ment to cease Tor all time attacks on civilian populations by air bombing and by gas." Tho under secretary of state gave no hint whether this gov ernment was considering taking the initiative In calling confer ences nn theso subjects. Welle, who spnke on the Wash ington livening Star radio forum, also gave the story of President Roosevelt's appeals for peace dur ing the Geriuan-Czechusluvakian urlsls, He disclosed: 1 The president's direct appeal to Premier Mussolini to use his good offices with Chancellor Hit ler was communlcatud In sub stance) to tho Italian government two hours before Mussolini tele phoned Hitler asking him to con tinue negotiations. It was Musso lini's telephone call that was cred ited wilh Inspiring Hitler to call tho Munich four-power confer ence. 2 "Information of unquestion ed authenticity"' had been receiv ed by this government that two o'clock In the afternoon of Wed nesday. September 28, hatl been fixed for the entrance of the Ger man armies into Czechoslovakia. 'A The administration was con vinced war in Murope was Immin ent. Mr. Welles described tho se quence of events leading up to President Roosevelt's first appeal,; sent to President llenes of C.echo- 1 (Con Hnued on patre fi) Oddities Flashed Bny the Amoclated Prasa . Lap Dog at $10 a Lap NKW YORK. Klhridge (Jerry Snow, wealthy baker anil broker, decided, as Ik walked Ihrough Cen I nil Par k, his Pekinese dog wn .thirsty. 'I I'? held it up lo lap water from a drinking fountain and promptly received a summons. A magistrate fined him J In. 100 Per Cent I.OS ANGKI.KS. - At hast Tour men have the correct answer for the content sponsored here by a shoe store chain - - a contest to guess the exact number of dimes contained In a cert n in shoe. fttit for these four men It Is no guesswork, They broke I lie contest show window, ran off with the shoe and Its dimes. Disorders Are Reported From Border Areas Daladier Seeks Decree Pow ers to Restore Economic and Financial Security ror r ranee. GOVERNMENT RESIGNS LONDON, Oct, 4. (AP) A Reuters (Britlih News Agency) dispatch from Prague tonight reported that the Czechoslovak povernment under General Jan Syrovy had resigned. The government will be re constitute! with Syrovy contin uing as premier, the dispatch said. The resigning government was formed by Syrovy, Inspec tor general of the Czechoslovak army, when former Premier Ml Ian Hodza resigned September 22 during the Sudeten crisis. nUDAPRST, Oct,, 4 '(AP) Numerous war veterans more than 45 years old had orders to report to tho nearest army recruiting sta tion today as tho Hungarian gov ernment pressed Its claims to Hun garian miniority toriitorlea of Czechoslovakia. . The requisition of certain raw materials and ordei-H prohibiting the exports of metals, textiles, chemicals and leather were made known today, apparent indications Hungary was prnpnrlng for all eventualities. While the foreign office awnltod Prngue's answer to n note In which the Immediate beginning of nego tiations for the return of Hungar ian territories was asked, n cab inet meeting was called for this af ternoon to decide what measures should he taken should Czechosh: vakla refuse to comply "with' Hun garian demands, , Nowspaper reports of "Increased Czech terror" angered Hungarians meanwhile. ' ' Mass meetings In various parts of (Continued on page 6.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. (AP) MaJ. Con. Henry H. Arnold, tho new chief of tho army air corps. said today, this country doesn't need a great many more military airplanes, but needs faster ones. When the present air corps de velopment program Is completed In HMO, the army will have 2,320 craft. General Arnold, in nn In terview, called this "a very good figure as things stand now." Hut greater speeds are needed, ho said, remarking "bombing planes with speeds well in ex cess of 300 miles per hour are just around the corner," and other righting craft will he still faster. "Tho bomber can carry tljo bomb load." ho said. "Tho navi gator can locate his position. With the uso of the bomb sight, we can hit the target. Tho main thing now Is improved performance--gain speed, cut down time. SpeeiJ Is the thing." Speed is one of the factors be ing studied In the army air tests now underwny at Kort Bragg. N." C. A telephone network has been set up to warn tl(e fort of the ap proach of "enemy" planes, so that defending planes may take tho air. A 300-mile-an-hour bomber could reach an objective loo miles away In 20 minutes n short period for planes to got ff tho ground nnd reach ffu'htlng altitude. From Press Wire Mod ern Version KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.Two birds with one stone that's noth ing. Mrs. Itty Kthhrldge bagged two blacktail buck deer with one bullet while hunting near here. She Tired, One buck fell dead. Its companion, a few feet beyond, slum hied and fell too, mortally wounded. Has a Conscience CHARLKSTOWN, W. - Va. Si las Noko took n key a prison mate whittled nut or n broom handle. unlocked his cell door, and escap ed from tiie county Jail. Then he telephoned Sheriff Kin 's t Watson long distance from llillsboro, Va., and asked permis sion to be jailed again. He was "sorry," he said,