In Case of War Involving U. S., the Defense Lines Should be Officered by Roosevelt's Cabinet. It's Been Under Fire Long Enough to Qualify for the Task.' THE WEATHER Humidity 4:30 p. m. yesterday 533, Highest temperature yesterday 54 lowest tetnfierulure last ntehl 2!) 1'reHpilalion for 24 hours 0 rreein- since first of mouth 1.74 I'rni'lp. from Sept. 1, 1S3S 12.1S Deficiency since Sept. 1, 1!3S 5. SI Partly Cloudy. BARCELONA ' It's Imminent fall to the Instil-, eeuts will mark the beginning of the end for the existing Snanisli government. Dm It may also niark the beginning of new troubles for Kurope. ' Watch development through NEWS-REVIEW wire ner vice. ROSEBURG. OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24. 1939. VOULMl NO. 237 OF ROSEBURG f VOL. XXVII NO. 147 OF THE EVENING NEW$ .V l' b i? Sr5 Labor Secretary Perkins Target Of Ouster Move Impeachment of Two Aides Also Sought in Resolution in Congress. Delay in Pushing Eviction Proceedings in Case of Harry Bridges Bases Charge in House. WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. (AP) Representative Thomas (II., N. J.), submitted to the house today a resolution directing the judiciary committee to investigate the olti cial conduct of Frances- Perkins, secretary of labor, with a view to impeachment. The measure also suggested the Impeachment of James u Hough tciing, commissioner of immigra tion, anil Uerald l. Ueilly, labor de partment solicitor. Citing testimony before a house committee which investigated im Ainerlcnn activities, Thomas' reso lution contended tne three "were anil are guilty of high ci,"mes and misdenieanors In office" in fulling lo curry out dentii'lullon proceed ings against Harry Bridges, west roast UlO leader. Thomas said Miss Perkins, lloiighteling and ltellly had "con Hiirud to defer and to defeat the deportation." inquiry weic&mcu Secretary PerKinVlfutcicly Issued a statement) declaring she would ask for un immediate heuring to Inform, the country of the "true facts" in the Uridges case. "I welcome the introduction of the resolution," she said, "and shall ask tor an Immediate hear ing before the committee to which it may be referred so congress, and through it the American public, niuy be fully acquainted witli the true fucta of the deportation pro' ceedings in the Uridges case and tile reason why they have been held in abeyance temporarily." On motion of Majority Leader Huyburli of Texas, the resolution was referred to the judiciary com mittee. , 11 Iluyburn told reporters he would "lenve lo the judgment and. good sense" of Chairman Sumner (L Tex.) any action lo iiui taken by that committee. Open Hearing Favored ; Simmers, obtaining permission for calling (lie committee together, said he probably would hold a "huddle" Thursday to decide on procedure. Some of those on the. judiciary committee said privately they believe the three accused of ticiuls should be given a chance to testify at an open hearing. Hridges deportation has been de manded by the Hies committee and the American Legion, among others. Dies committee witnesses testified he was a communist and an alien. Ilridges wns born in Australia. The resolution provides the ju diciary committee "shall report its findings to the house, together with such articles of impeachment as the facts may warrant." The Dies committee, contending Bridges was an undesirable alien tContiniiPd nn nagp fi.) Editorials on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS THIS writer sat yesterday in an all-day conference of business men from five states and one Can adian province. The principle pur pose of the conference was to learn how to operate without going to jail (if possible) under the new federal laws affecting business. (The Canadians, none of whom came from Alberta, where "social credit' has to be struggled with, were inclined to laugh derisively. More about that later.) 'THESE men. most of whom re presented rather large enter prises (this writer was probably the smallest individual In the group) weren't trying to beat the new laws, but were honestly seek ing to comply with them. The point is that NO ONE (and this gathering represented some of the best brains on the Pacific Coast) knew juM how to comply Great Northern's President Passes William P. Kenney ST. PAUL, Jnn. 24. (AP) William Patrick Kenney, 69, presi dent of the (Jreat Northern Rail way since 19.12, and dean of the James J. Hill-trained executives of that road, died at u hospital here today. Kenney had been engnged in rnllwuy work for 52 yeara, 337 of them with tho Great Northern. Bovn in Wotortown, Wis,, lie came to Minneapolis with his parents three years later. He attended the Minneapolis public schools, worked meantime as a newsboy, a Western Union messenger boy and for tho Milwaukee road. . S.I ELLISON PUSSES 1 AT 86 Pioneer of Douglas County rails to Survive Injury on Last Birthday. Mrs. Susan A. Kllison, pioneer of Douglas aounty and resident of Kosehurg for the last 35 years, died yesterday at her homo, 318 South Pine street at the age of Sfi. On her S6th birthday October 1 Inst Mis. Ellison suffered a fractured arm in an accidental fall, nnd this injury, together with complications attending her advanced age, had rendered her bedrast until her death, which occurred on the 60th birthday of her surviving son, Ed ward J. Ellison, of this city. Besides her son, Mrs. Ellison leaves a sister, Mrs. Katherine Gorrell, of Umpqua; a nephew, C. S. Henry, of Calupooia, and a grandson. The funeral will be held from the chapel of the Rose burg Undertaking company Thurs day afternoon at 2 o'clock, with services conducted by Rev. Mor ris H. Roach of the Presbyterian church, of which Mrs. Ellison had been a member for a ha If century. ff'niitlnupd on tirpp ft with these new laws without run ning the risk of going to jail. That fact illustrates eranhicallv the handicnps American business is facing. THE legal representative of one of the concerns present at the gathering put it tins way: "We have so many new laws that are drastically revolutionary in character that the courts have n't yet had time to catch up on them. And besides the courts have been under intimidating pres sure in so many ways that we can't anticipate how they will rule. "As a result, lawyers CAN'T AD VISE THEIR CLIENTS how to act in the conduct of their busi ness, because no lawyer feelB safe in offering advice. Everybody Juut has to go ahead and take a chance. "There is simply no such thing .in rpasnnablv safe lee.il advice in i : (Continued on page 4) Utility Zone Bill Disliked By Governor Sprague's Fear of District Exploitation Postpones Introduction of Law in Legislature. By PAUL, W. HARVEY, JR. SALEM, Jan. 24. (AP) Objec tions by Governor Spruguo today apparently delayed again introduc tion of the long-awaited peoplps utility district law. which would give districts power lo issue rev enue bonds. - Hprague's objections to the pro posed law, which Is in the pocket ot Sen. Lyman Ross (l)-Aloha), Vame after similar objections by Peter Zimmerman, former state senator and member ot' the legislative com mittees of the- State Grange and Fanners' Union, and Herman E. Latky, attorney and representative of the Southwest Washington Util ity Districts association. The supreme court ruled today the 1931 PUD law was valid, Ross commenting he was certain his pro posed bill likewise is constitutional. Sprague Not Satisfied Sprague said he was not satis fled the proposed law is adequate to prevent financial exploitation or districts. "1 don't believe it should be nec essary lor district commissioners tO( obtain the approval of voters lor every minor issue of certificates they sell. But major issues of cer tificates should he submitted to the people," he said. He added that the sale of revenue certificates should be subject to the same restrictions as apply to other state securllles, and that a minimum fpriee should be estab lished for 'all certificates. 1 The governor did not comment on other features of the bill, as serting it was a legislative ques tion. Objections Specified Zimmerman and Lafky told the governor they wanted deletion of all provisions for issuance of obli gation bonds, require competitive public bidding on the sale of rev enue bonds because "private sale of bond issues leaves the way open for an inside monopoly.V forbid tax levies for a period longer than is necessary for creation of dis tricts, eliminate the provision for voter referendums- on all acts of district commissioners, and Impose restrictions on the commission's power to sell district properties. Compensation Act Changed Governor Sprague's . unemploy ment compensation law amend ment, designed to overcome fed eral objections and bring $0,(100,- uou benefits to Jobless, was passed by the senate 2ti to 31 and sent to the house yesterday. It was refer red to the house revision of laws committee, nnd final action was ex pected this afternoon. Three senators voted against the revision, which provided that no unemployed worker need accept a job vacated by a strike or lockout. Previously the senate voted to add a provision that the antl-piek- (Continued on noee 6 WOULD DEFER FREE WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. (AP) President Roosevelt submitted to congress for its consideration to day the report of the joint prepara tory committee on Philippine af fairs recommending postponement from 1946 to I960 of economic in dependence for the Philippines. Mr. Roosevelt said the report, made public lust November, had his approval as well as that of Presi dent Quezon of the islands. It proposes gradual elimination of existing trade privileges, begin ning in 1946, to permit the island republic to adjust Its economy to the normal condition of a com pletely free country having to pay in full tariffs the United States demands of other nations. Full duties on her exports to this country finally would be levied J 4 yeara after political Independence was granted in 1946. The report was prepared by a committee appointed by Presidents itoosevelt and Quezon. FIREMAN DIES IN LONG ISLAND BLAZE NEW YORK, Jan. 24. (AP) A fireman was killed today fight ing a three-alarm fire that destroy ed 16 small stores in the Thomson Hills business section of Long Is land city. Police estimated the damage at 2'f 0.000. Diversion of Commissioi. Chairman Wild Life Conservation Program Handicapped by Use of Funds for Other Purposes, Sportsmen Told at Meeting Here; Proposed Increase in Fee for Non-Resident Anglers Held Justified. Raids' by other departments of government on . tho funds of the slato game commission seriously handicap the program of wild me conservation. Dexter Rico, chair man of the commission asserted last night before a well attended annual meeting of the Roseburg Rod nnd Gun club. Sneaking be fore the large group assembled At the Knights of Pythias lodge hall. Mr. Rico declared that tourists and non-resident hunters nnd an glers should nsslst In Oregon's conservation program by paying a higher license fee than is imposed upon the resident of the state. Sneaking of the commission s policy, which has fostered a legis lative measure raising the non resident angling fee from $3 to $5, and which woud abolish the $1 three-day fishing license, Mr. Rico declared that tourists "should help keep up the playground they come here to enjoy." Foresees No Protest. After their own Btrenms have been depicted of fish nnd their Voices of Crash Survivors Heard by Tanker as It Nears in Darkness. ' NEW YORK. Jan 24. (AP) Why the luxurious British airliner Cavalier crushed at sea with tho loss of three Uvea remained a mys tery today ns ten survivors de scribed how they sang und shout- eel to keep their courage alive un til their epic rescue. They told the story of nn It hour ordeal spent clinging to life belts in the Atlantic -wastes ft chronicle of gallantry with both comic arid tragic overtones after receiving a hero's welcome on their arrival Into yesterday. The Ice-crusted tanker, Esso Raytown, which - snatched them from a watery grave Saturduy night after the world hud all but given them up for dead, was sur rounded by whistling tugs as it plowed up the choppy channel. Alrplnnes dipped In snlulo in tho frosty sky, and a crowd of 2,000 cheering persons waited at the pier. Of the five men nnd five women survivors only the widows of two of tho victims Mrs. Donald Miller of Lincoln, Neb., nnd Mrs. John Gordon Noakes of New York showed evidence of strain. Mrs. Noakes fainted. Weeping, she was taken to a private hospital. The others refused medical treatment. Song Brings Rescue. The survivors' jubilation on their arrival was reflected in the faces of the members of the Buytown's crew who. owed a lifeboat to their aid after they heard cries in the stygian night. "We were without Btnrs, moon or sextant In complete darkness," said Stanley Taylor, a seaman who stood in the lifeboat's bow. "And then the whole crowd of them started singing. We listen ed and the sound guided us to the spot.' Oddly, none of the fortunate ten could recall what they sang. Reports icing conditions caused as the huge 19-ton plane flew through Bqunlls were responsible for Its four motors quitting were denied by First Officer Neil Rich (Continued on page Hi SEATTLE BUILDING SWEPT BY FLAMES SEATTLE. Jan. 24. (AP) Fire department officials were at' tempting today to determine the origin of a fire, which broke nut shortly after midnight and swept through four floors of the five story Maritime building In the wholesale district. Fire Chief William T. Fitzgerald said the blaze started in the Pa cific Electrotype company's of fice on the second flour and shot up an elevator shaft to the upper floors and then spread out. Fitzgerald, who at the height of the blaze estimated the Ions at between 75,0o0 and tlOO.OOU, said after the fire bad been extinguish ed, he doubted if (be damage would be that high. State Game Fund Hit by Dexter Rice forosts ' stripped of game, they come to' Oregon for (heir hunting and fishing," Mr. Rice Bald. "Wo are devoting every energy to n pro gram which wilt preserve our fish and game HI'o. Why shouldn't those tourists he expected to help In that program?" The majority of the tourists and vacationists coming to Oregon to hunt and fish, Mr. Rice asserted, are sportsmen who are Interested in the problem of conservation. Few of them, ho said, would ob ject to paying an increased license few. He pointed out that the state of Washington, with a larger li cense fee than is required in Ore gon, issues more non-resident li censes Hum does this state. The $1 'vacation 'license, issued for three-day periods is too difficult of enforcement and should be dis continued, Mr. Rice said. Funds Diversion Assailed. The speaker bitterly assailed the distribution of game commission funds to other stato uses, stating (Continued on page 15.) Supreme Court oJF Oregon Rules Against Protest From Tillamook. SALEM, .Inn. 21 . (AP) The state supremo f court ruled consti tutional today the t !:i 1 law provid ing tho machinery for creating people's utility districts. In the same opinion by Justice rieun, the high court upheld Cir cuit Judge R. Frank Peters' con tention that tho Tillamook PUD was legal. Clark Mudloy, Tlllumook county taxpayer, sought to have the law declared invalid on grounds It took properly without due process of law. Sen. Lyman Hons (I)., Aloha), sponsor of a new PUD law which would give districts power to issue re ven no bonds, said bo would In troduce bis bill soon, adding ho had been wailing for today'H de cision. "The public utility districts provided for by the terms of the uct have as their sole purpose the welfare and prosperity of the peo ple of the district," the court said. The court also upheld a decision by Circuit Judge James T. Ilrund of Coos county that members of an AFL sawmill workers union who seceded to Join a CIO union were not entitled to uny part of the funds of the AFL union. PORTLAND. Jan. 21. (AP) (Jus Solomon, attorney for the Bonneville d a m udmlnlHtrutlon, said toduy a state' supreme court decision upholding the 'J',',l law providing machinery for the crea tion of people's utility districts left "no doubt as to the validity" of the PUD measure prepared for In troduction at the legislature this week. "The proposed Fln law Is based upon the l!t:tl act und since this has been upheld the new act would be constitutional," the attorney said. "There ure no major changes with reference to its constitution ality." The new law would give people's utility districts power to Issue reve nue bonds. "An adverse decision would have rataed havoc with the legislation," he added, "but now there is a prec edence for guidance." SOLDIERS HOME IN WILLAMETTE ASKED SALEM. Jan. 21. (AIM A bill providing for tht establishment of a state soldiers home was Intro duced In (he legislature today by Heps. Harry It. Wiley (It., Albany). Hector MarPherson (It., Albany) and Sens. Charles Chitds (It.. Al bany), Joel C, 1 tooth (It., Lebanon) and L. W. Wipperman (It., (irants Pass l, MacPherson said, the bill was de signed to revive the state soldiers home formerly operated at Hose burg, but with a view of establish ing It in the Willamette valley. Thirty Deaths Attributed To Storms, Cold 12 Ships, British Bombing Plane-Missing; Mid-West Scourged by Snow, Icy Winds. Ily (ho Associated Pl-ftHH Rolie from lilllin' cold nnivocl In tho cuHt today while IiIkIi wIiuIh and fresh snow whipped up drifts lit the middle west. At least 30 deaths were reported from both sides of tho Alhuulc, lastted by perilous Ktlles. In Lon don Lloyds received word three ot 16 ships that sent SOS bIkuuIh yesterday were heading for home ports, but the others were unheard trom. Mritish warships and airplanes searched the Kngllsh channel for a British bomber, nilsHhiK since yesterday with six airmen aboard. New deaths attributed to the se vere cold or winter highway dan gers in the United States Included those of a man found frozen lo death at Laportc, lnd.; a woman killed near Shelbyville, lnd., as an automobile skidded on an icy road; a 55-yenr-old man who froze, to death while walking to his home at Duuniore, lAa. More Snow Forecast The mercury climbed about 22 degrees since yesterday in New ICuglund. Greenville. Me., had 8 ubovo zero compared with II be low yesterday. Norlhl'ield, Vt had Hi above. Snow, probably followed by rain, was forecast. Snow flurries fell in Connecticut where temperatures were In the high 30's. Pennsylvania tempera tunes were rising slowly front lite low 20s and light snow ami sleet visited the eastern half of the state. Temperatures generally were In the 20's In Michigan whore new snow was reported rrom several points. Snow whipped over most of Indiana during last night and more was predicted for today. A high wind and snow limited visibility In northwestern Iowa where tho snow ranged from 2A to i mcbea on tho ground. Tumporu- turcs were from 17 to 3-1 degrees. ine snow In Nebrasku measured six inches in some places. Wisconsin enjoyed seasonable weather today but another cold wave was reported on tho way. Ohio bail normal weather after slight snow last night. Tempera tures in south Dakota ' woro rrom 2(1 to :in above accompanied by snow flurries. E PETITION'S TARGET SALEM, Ore., Jan. 21. (AP) An initiative imtitfnn In nhnliHli state liquor stores and to permit sulo of liquor by the drink in ho tels and restaurants was filed with the secretury of state today by "Common Sense Incorporated," Mel P.' .Brown, president. The measure, which would ap pear on the November, l!Mll, ballot If 20,020 signatures of registered voters are obtained, would tax li quor JI.2K n Kill Ion and place a gross sales tax of two per cent on retail licenses. Sponsors claimed the bill would increase the revenue to cities and counties and for old age pensions and public assistance. Sale of packaged liquor would be through private outlets. The liquor commission still would have supervisory powers over wholesule and retail sale of all liquor, beer and wine. The num ber of retail outlets would be llmlti'd arcnrdlng to population of each city or town. 4-YEAR TERMS GIVEN BATHROOM LOOTERS MKDKOIM). Ore.. Jan. 21. (AP) Chester Webb, Karl Snyder and Milton Hogers, who entered pleas of guilty to larceny of bathroom equipment from an unoccupied rural area home, were em-h sen tenced to Tour year terms In state prison Tuesday by Circuit Judge Norton. The district attorney reported Snyder was purpled from the state penitentiary at Salem last June, and that Webb was on probation from California. Ora M. Kultzsou and Harold (fut:ham. who plead guilty to the same offense, were each g ranted suspended sentences as first of fenders. Life Term Drawn Day After Killing The law acted swiftly in deal Ing with Ernest J. Mahr, at top, who was sentenced at Racine, Wis., to life Imprisonment the day after he slew Ruth Scott, lower photo, 16-year-old girl. With an axe In her Milwaukee home while attempting robbery. Ha alio brutally attacked the girl's mother. Several hours later he was arrested while hitch-hiking and confessed the slaying. U.S. MY PROBES F Presence of French Airman on Death Craft Breaks Federal Rules. LOS ANOKUOH, Jan. 21. (AP) High-i'iinking army officers sought a cnusft toduy for the fluin- in,; crash of the nation's newest light houihcr which killed Its lest pilot and seriously Injured ti i-' re rich airman, wltose presence on tho ill-fated flight wuh mysteri ously unexplained. Douglas Aircraft Corp., builder of the metal twin-engined tricycle- geared plane, admitted it was be ing groomed for war department competition at Dayton, Ohio. Hut company officials first gave an incorrect identity und then re fused explanation as to why Paul Chemldliti, .'CI, of the French ulr mlnlHtry, accompanied Test Pilot John Cable, ;tf, when the secretly designed bomber took off yester day. A hnif-hnur of difficult . aerial maneuvers, and then Cable appar ently cut one engine preparatory to climbing trinls at lialf power. From a low altitude, the plane fell into a Hteep vertical hank, seeming ly out of control. Cable's parachute fulled to open as he plummeted to earth. Cheinld 1 in stayed with the plane as It crashed into a parking lot near North American Aviation com pany's phi nt at Los Angeles muni cipal airport. Frenchman Rescued Nine automobiles wen? demol ished and 10 persons, Including four women, slightly hurt by the flying wreckage. Flames gushed from the crumpled bomber, but Chemhllfn, one leg broken, his back wrenched and head battered, (Continued on page 6) ROCKSLIDE STRIKES TOWN; TWO KILLED PKNTICTON, II. C, Jan. 21 (CP j A man and woman were killed early today when a rock slide crashed down on two blocks of the little mining town of Med ley. II. C, wrecking five houses and damaging four others. Imports reaching hero from Med ley, nestled iu a bowl between tTiwcrintf mount ii Ins. nnld Peter Strand. 55. and a Mrs. C.reen died I when a 2o -ton rock crashed through a house In which they were sleep- i Insurgents' 3 1 Guns Shelling Doomed City Government Heads Getting Out of Capital While Army Remains for ' Final Stand. ; ' HENDAYE, Francs (at th Spanish Frontier), Jan. 24. (AP) Insurgent forcei today ' mashed the last natural de- fenses southwest and north- ' west of Barcelona and their nuns h,nan nnnplnn hlnk plosives Into the Spanish gov. ernment capital, military dlt- patches said. . A crushing three-way drive was reported to have crum- - bled these defenses and Insur- ' gent columns this afternoon ' were said to be ringing the . city between six and seven miles away. . Barcelona was In plain view' ' of the insurgents. . ' Advices from Insurgent flli lioiulqnarters nnld artillery anil wai'planes were shelling and bomb; Iiik Barcelona while ti-nmiR nmirAfl down from surrounding heights onto the coustnl plain not far away: i no government was rushing lta iniiilstrk'H nnd civilians out of the, capital Into the protection of the mountainous area to the north to ward the French frontier, but gov ernment troopB were still holdinir out before Uarcelnun. Reports -teaching tho frontier said General Jone Mlaja lilnmeir. tho "savior of Madrid," was called to riy from the central zone ! to command the Inst-Ultch defense ot Barcelona. Even though Barcelona nhonlif mm- me- govern ment nnomiy ' Was Installing Iih offices in oilier towns, determined to carry on-tuo two nnd ono half yonr old i civil war lo the "". . IL :: . HRNDAYR; iSnKJnt 'th Hnnn-! ish Frontlm), JaiiV 24:(AP) Spanish Insurgent forced today an- llOUnCnri thn tlrllfiDmftnt nt town of (lava, seven miles from i)un:uumn proper, nnti said tua Spanish Kovernment'H capital waa under jthe direct fire of theh1 artil lery. ' While Generalissimo Franco's column driving along tho coast (Continued on poge 6.) JAIL BREAK EFFORT: AT EUGENE FAILS RUG KNK, Jun. 21. (AP) Fol lowing a hold attempt to escupo rrom the Luuo county jail, Saiifoni Parton, 31, was being held hero to day for federal authorities on chargeH of violating tho Dyer act In transporting a stolen automo bile across a stato line. A Jail official discovered Partoli lust night tunnelling beneath the wulls. Stato Trooper Frunk Lev lugs arrested him .near Cottage Grove yesterday. Tho officer said he found tho prisoner sleeping In an automobile which hud been re ported stolen In Colorado. Sheriff C. A. Swarts said today Parton will he held pending the ar rival of authorities who are expect ed to take him back to Colorado for prosecution. Pnrtou's jail breaking attempt was foiled by his own Ignorance of the time of day. Me had excavated a deep hole under the west wall of the Jail building and would have made his freedom within a short, time had he realized the jailer would make his regular nightly in spection of tho Jul! "tank" after ti o'clock. Me wuh caught In the act of shoveling dirt and rubble under ono of tho bunks. Legislative Work To Be Summarized Daily On KRNR A new informative program to be heard daily, Monday through Friday, at 5:45 p. in., ban been Initiated by Station KItNIt, featuring Harris Ells worth, editor of thn Roseburg News-Review, In a summary oi legisbitlve activities. Mr. Ella worth will outline the progress made by tho legislature on Im portant measures, discuss bills in which the public Is generally Interested, und otherwise sum nmrlze the work of the legisla tors. Listeners ore Invited to submit written Inquiries regard ing legislative subjects In which they may be particularly Interested.