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Newspaper Page TextIn View of What Happened to Czechoslovakia and Albania, the "Guarantees" of Britain and France Should Give Great Comfort to Greece and Rumania. THE WEATHER Humidity 4:30 p. m. yesterday Gir'r HU'hfKi tempera tut" yesterday fib Lowest tcmperuture last niht -II I'ni-ijitallini for 24 hours I'l t'l ip. Hit J fiiHt of mnuih Jo Piecip. fn.ni Sept. 1. ... 21.3-1 JtolH ieney since Kepi. 1. IMS C.Mi Partly Cloudy, Frost Tonight, WHO'S MOVE NEXT? llrltain Rml Frnnce spoke today 1n nn effort to block ttio Ronm lierlln uxls. Wlmt will be thn nil swflr of Italy ami Germany? Walch for It In the wire service of the NKWSRKVIi:V. vt ' raw me uuubuo i.uum y UA1LY VOL. XLI1I NO. 305 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1939. VOL. XXVII NO. 215 OF THE EVENING NEWS BRITISH f REM PLEDGE GREECE ID Willi EDITORIALS on the - DAY'S NEWS By FRANK JENKINS fiRKAT BRITAIN, the dis- patches s:iy, hits accepted a promise from Mussolini iu keep peace in the Balkans and Mediter ranean area. Meanwhile Britain is concen trating her great fleet itt the Mal ta base in the Mediterranean, which to within convenient strik ing distanc6 of the entire trouble zone; and France Is nutting her Mediterranean fleet on a war na si. nUSSOLINl tells Oreeee he has A no designs on Creek territory and feels only sentiments of friendship for the Greek people. And meanwhile he calls out ad ditional reservists, bringing the number of men he lias under aruis up past the million mark. IflTLKR professes only friend ship for Poland, but there are mysterious tales of heavy troop movements in (lermany although, of course, everything there is so clouded by the censorship that one can't believe what he reads. 'TTALK friendly, and keep fing- ering your knife, ready to plunge it into the heart of the man you're talking friendly to. That is the way the game is being play ed in Europe. A NEW source of worry up pears. The (ienuans and the Italians are showing no disposi tion lo remove 'their firmed forces from Spain although Mussolini is reported to have promised again to get his divisions out as soon as Franco has time to stage a victory pa rade. The worry arises out of the fact that these German and Italian troops are strategically placed nt Fiance's back door, which is none too well defended. Besides, it's a much tougher job to defend BOTH your front and your hack doors (Continued on page 4.) SALEM. April 1.1. CAP) First quarter graphs of Industrial em ployment indicated today that Old Man Oregon is in for a prosperous year. The graphs, compiled by the state industrial accident commission, showed the industrial payroll for the first three months of this year totaled $34,849,118, about $2,000.010 more than during the same period last year. On January 1, the line showing the total payroll rose above the line for the previous year, while on March 1 it shot almost straight upward. The number of men employed Inst month was 109.7i6, more thun la tino above the March, V.m, figure. The average daily wage last month was $4.31, seven cents less than during March, l'KlS. The commission said the figures show business is picking up, but they could not explain why. A plausible explanation, however, was that the state's labor difficulties appeared lo be sot I led. Oddities Off the Press Wire (By the Associated Press) Lucky Trip PITTS BFRG II A romance on wheels boenn three years ago when Garnet Schnltz. 21. tripped and foil at the foot of William Emmett, 22. at a roller skating rink. It will have Its happy ending April 2 when the couple have an nounced they will wed on skatos. Lucky Dog KETCHIKAN. Alaska Thirteen Is a lucky number for some pooch herp. Tho chief of police reported to the rlty council 12 dons In the pound were killed In March and one "given away." Fish Edict Hooks Show Finny Specimen On 17th or Else- Chamber of Commerce's Ultimatum Puts "Must" in Observance of Season's Debut. Local merchants were thrown in to a mild panic today when the Iioseburg chamber of commerce Is snde an ultimatum that. In cele bration of the opening of the 1I31 trout season, every place of busi ness must put on public display Monday morning a fish caught from the 1'mpqua river, or one of its many tributaries, by a member or an employee of the firm. The season opens Saturday, April 15. Chief of Police John S. Duer an nounced that he would head a 'strong-arm squad of his own choosing to enforce the edict and to impose penalties upon the luck less and confer prizes upon the winners. The rules place no regulation upon species, size or weight. All that is required for the display is a fish with head, tail and tins. : Sportsmen are acclaiming the chamber's action, declaring should help greatly to rid . it the stream of chubs ami suckers. Merchants Give Heed The chamber order was followed immediately by announcements from a-majority of the city's lead ing mercantile establishments -that thev will not be open for business until 10 o'clock Monday morning in order to give the management and employes time to obtain an entry in the fish derby. A local sign painter was reported doing a rush business on "Closed Gone Fish ing" signs to be hung in store win dows. A knnenroo court session will ho broadcast by the Rosehurg radio station KUNR at 1:30 p. m. Dick Maddox, appointed by the chamber of commerce to secure compliance with the ultimatum, an nounced that precautions have been taken to see that there are no "Der by Dodgers." The order for the day is. "Get a huh or else!", Maddox declared. "Supervisors" Designated Special wardens and 'check-er-ln-era" have been named to prevent any evasions of the order and to re port the catches for their several districts. Moit Krell of the Western Auto Supply company Btore has been named to supervise the Stephens street section from Cass street to and including the Rose hotel, tak ing in both sides of the street. Wnl ly Itapp of the Pastime Cigar store lias been assigned to the territory on Cass street from Stephens street to the depot and Including Sheri dan street. A. I. Pair of California (Continued on toge 6.) FRENCH CROWD RIPS NAMES FROM DRESS BIARRITZ, France, April 13. (AP) Politically-minded patrons patrons of a Biarritz casino ripped (he jewel-embroidered letters, "It-OMR, BE-R-MN. TOKYO, from the gown of a stylishly-dressed Venerium last night. An excited, loudly protesting crowd swarmed about her when she entered the plnce and tore at her gown. Intervention of a police commissioner present enabled her and her companions to leave. The wnwfn identified herself as Senora Margot Topete. widow of a Venezuelan general. With her were a group of young Spanish women and a Gorman. I Triple Dates COLUMBIA. S. C Speaking nf coincidences Alice Baldwin was 13 years old today the 13th. Ht sister. Mary Elizabeth, will he 17 on the Kill and hor brother, Wil liam, will be 19 on the Huh. Durable KANSAS' CITY Mrs, Geraliline Bowling received a souvenir plate at a theater. On the way home a I man grabbed her and demanded her money. Mrs. Bowling hopped him one with the plate, and he fled. "That's a good plate it didn't break." Mm. Bowling said. "I'll keep It forever." Author, Missing In Voyage on Pacific if & ip j 1 t Richard Halliburton WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP) Representatives Havenner and Welch, of California, joined in a request to President Roosevelt to day to institute a search for the Chinese junk on which (Richard Hal liburton, author and udventurer, set sail frtjyn China, for Sufi Francisco. The junk, manned by an Ameri can crew, has been unreported since March 24, when It encounter ed a storm near Midway island. GOON CASE FIGURE Dave Rutz Declared Model Prisoner During Time in Penitentiary. SALEM. April 13 (AP) Wheth er David D. Rutz. 40, former AFL teamster organizer for eastern Oregon, shall be the first labor leader convicted of violence to be ii'leased from the state peniten tiary was a question for the parole board to decide today. Rutz, received April 16. 1938, nfter being sentenced at The Dalles to two years ami 11 months for malicious and wanton injury to per sonal property, completed a third of his sentence a week ago, mak ing him eligible for parole. Hp was expected to appear before the hoard late today. Board mem bers indicated Rutz' release de ponded on whether Ralph E. Moody, coordinator of the state's war on la bor terrorism, and Judge Fred Wil son of The Dalles, who sentenced Rutz, would recommend it. Attitude Changes When he firHt entered the prison he felt bitter toward the state po lice who arrested hiin. But a month ago Rutz, who talks in the third p- rson when speaking of himself, told the board "Dave Rutz harbors no grudges." Prison authorities said he hns been a hard-working, model prison er. For four months he shoveled sawdust, nnd for the past eJght months he has worked In the pris on machine shop. His yard captain reported his "conduct nnd Industry good." Five pounds of emery dust nnd a bottle of nitric acid was his down fall. Rutz, with five others who pleaded guilty and turned state's evidence against him, were charged v, ith placing this mixture in the (Continued on page 6i EARL W1SNER HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT Earl Wlsner, formerly employed In the Fishor store In Rout-burg, suffored a broken leg and severe bruises last night in an automobile accident at Med ford, where he now is employed, according to word re ceived here. Wlsner and Noble Vincent, manager of the store In which Wlsner Is salesman, were traveling in a taxlcnh af'r leaving the place of business, when the ve hicle skidded and crashed Into a pole, according to the information received heie. Both Winner and Vincent were said to be in the hospital. Local Bootleg Gold Racket Bared By 13 Arrests Coins Melted Down, Sold as New Gold, Theory of Secret Service Men ; $24,000 Siezed. SAN FRANCISCO, April 13. (AP) Thirteen men accused of operating a $100,000 bootleg gold selling ring were under arrest in four cities today awaiting action by a federal grand jury called Into special session to consider indict ments. Months of patient investigation by the United States secret serv ice, police and state mining agents, and carefully laid traps resulted in the 13 arrests made swiftly and almost simultaneously yesterday in New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Calif., and Oakland. Calif., and seizure of at least 24,000 in illicit gold. Capt. Thomns B. Foster, head of the secret service in this area, said the scheme apparently hing ed on collection of gold coins sec retly hoarded when the gold re serve act of 1!33 called them out of circulation. Coins Probably Melted Just how the hoard ors were dis covered and persuaded to turn over the coins, and bow the coins wro subsequently disposed of is not known, Foster said. However, ngient 'worked- oft -the theory t-he coins probably were melted down and sold to the mint as new gold. A $20 gold coin contains an ounce of gold, Foster said, nnd the cur rent price of the metal is about $35 an ounce. ' Arrested in New York, with $, 000 In United States and foreign coins in his possession, agents said, was Morris Anolik, 40. Seized in San Jose, were Dan Levin, 44, proprietor of a jewelry store, and Edward Friedman, 39, an employee. Foster reported seizure of about $15,000 in coins nnd melted bars in the basement there. Sam Nankin, Broadway jeweler, was arrested In Oakland. In San Francisco, the nine men arrested and booked as "en route to the secret service" were Mi chael Galli, also known as Gal liani; Edward Levy, gold dealer; Morris Farmer and his son, Gus, jewelry store proprietors; George Zwillinger, goL,l dealer; Dominic Pensabene, jeweler; Sam Hauser, night club and liquor shop opera tor; Frank Llndeburg, and Hugo Landecker, gold dealers. Mauser's ball was set at $20,000 and the others at $10,000. Agents said $4,000 in gold pieces were seized with Landecker. PLOWING YIELDS FARMER CROP OF $20 GOLD PIECES WEISER. Idaho, April 13. (AP Spring plowing on the Davis ranch (Continued on page 6.) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 13. ( A P) Sumner Wells, under secretary of stale, said today an American embargo on war supplies would not promote world peace. He expressed opposition to a man datory neutrality policy in an ad dress prepared for Founders Day ceremonies at the University of Virginia. "The best interests of this na tion, f. welt an the ca.ie of world peace." Welles said, "are not ad vanced by our offering a premium to such nations as may desire to embark upon a policy of dominat ing those peace-loving countries who threaten neither our security nor our national interests, by with holding from the latter the oppor tunity of buying hore the very es sential which might make it pos Bible for them to prevent conquest." REEDSPORT TO LOSE PILCHARD PLANT ItKKDSPOIlT. Ore. April 1.1. ( AP) (lemge t. Harney of Mon terey, fall'., purchased the Ore j;on pilrhaid reduction plant here today and announced It would he transferred to IIoo.ulam, Wash., for the Olympic l-aclting company. Tho nouthwentern Oregon linn had the only reduction operation on the 1'mpqua river. Merchants 32 Die When Two Mexican ' Trains Crash MEXICO CITY, April 13. ; (AP), Mexican railroad offices ' here said they had reports of ; 32 persons killed and 42 in. jured in a passenger train col- Hsion near Queretaro early to da. The first reports were that one train crashed Into the rear ! of a second on the Guadalajara ,' Laredo line. - One train, which left Lara do yes terday, had stopped to repair a de fective air-brake line near the sta tion La LLave, 140 miles north of V.exico City, when a train from Guadalajara plowed into the rear of it. It was the latest of a series of wrecks on the worker-operated national railways, the management of which recently charged there were eforts at sabotage to dis credit the railway and the govern ment. ,S. Extensive Damage Done to Budding Fruit. .Grain in . Several States. CHICAGO, April 13. (AP) Snow and freezing weather gavo n midwinter aspect to a large sec tion of the nation today. The I r. S. wea t h er bit rea n re ported the worst of the cold snap was over but no real balmy weath er was in sight. Extensive damage to budding fruit and some grain crops was reported in agricultural areas. Smudge fires burned through the night in the Vincennes. Ind., fruit belt. Orchardists said the apricot. , plum and pear crops In Pike coun ty were almost a total loss. Northwest Arkansas fruit grow ers feared apples, grapes and her iTes already in bloom had been in jured by the unseasonably low temperatures. Big lettuce nnd on ion crops on Long Island, New York, were similarly threatened. Yesterday was the coldest April 12 in history for some cities. Chi cago's 21 was Be ve n f leg rees be low the previous record, establish ed in 19ti0. The board of health was flooded with complaints from apartment dwellers who complain ed of lack of heat. City ordinances require landlords to furnish heat until June 1 if necessary. The cold weather caused some apprehension over coal supplies in view of the suspension or bitumin ous mining In the Appalachian Held pending negotiations for a new labor contract. Coal was rationed at the United State military academy at West Point under an order for the "strictest conservation." ASKS GAG ON HIGH OFFICIALS OF U. S. WASHINTOr-J, April 13.(AP Senator Hi-ldgc (It., N. II.) asked the senate today to cxpresn con demnatiou of "all in f lamina tory Htatementn and press releases of the high officials of this govern ment which have the effect of an tagonizing the peoples of other na tions against us." The New Hampshire senator In troduced a resolution saying thnt "It Is the sense of the senate that this government must do all In Its power to prevent American man hood from dying on the battlefields of Euroie und to prevent American women and children from the haz ards which modern war presents to non-coiiilmtants nt home." JUNK BAN ENDORSER OFFERS GIFT OF $10 ASTORIA, April 11. (AP) J. T. Wooily of HrnwnHVllln wns so n prpoialivp of tho Port of Astoria's :ict!on In rinsing lo handle srrup iron for J.ipsn hp s'nt the com misRion ilo ycsirilny. Port Manager It. It. Pnrtldt, who is helping the commission prepare lefense against the Waterfront Kmployers' association stilt of $:I7, tun) resulting from the srrsp Iron dispute, sent It hark. Trade Pact Program Of U.S. Blocked Blame Placed on Dictator Countries by Wallace, Urging Congress to Back Subsidies. WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP) The senate passed and tent to the house today a bill making the 1937 marketing agreement act applicable to Pa cific northwest boxed apples. WASHINGTON'. April 13. (AP) AHSertiliK "dictator nations" had blocked surceHH of the admintatra- tion'a trade pact proKrajn, Secre tary Wallace urKed congress today to back Kovernment subsidies ol wheat and cotton exports. Wallace testified at a closed ses sion of the senate appropriations sub-committee conshloriiiK demands for a S40ii,ou(i,tioi) Increase in funds to bolster the administration farm proKrain. Wallace praised tho administra tion's crop control ond benefit pay ment proKrntn for fanners, anil al so the reciprocal trade pronram during normal limes. 'lint actions of tho dictators hnvn kept that pulley from moellnu' tull success, Wallace sum. lue re ciprocal trade proKniin lus not broimlit hack lo III" farmers of the ltiilteill Slates more than a Hinnll iwrllnif of ' their lost nmrkeln (or wheal, and due lo world conuiunns upiuiri uily ran not do so in Hie near future. Two Crises Faced The secretary said this govern menl must subsidize wheat and cot ton exports in order to retain its share of the world market until such time as international onree nients can be worked out. The present farm proKiam, ne ndded, Is faced now with a surplus crisis In two fields: (1) exports crops such ns wheat and cotton and (2) crops used 111 mm country su.ii as "dairy products, pork products, poultry nnd engs. fruits nnd vege tables." Wallore sold the export Bllbald) and more recent barter proposals would deal with the first phase while Increased government ex pendlluies probably would be need ed for the second. Wallace went over the situation (Continued on page 6) WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP). I lif-li administration offlrlala met loilxy to discuss means or Keeping American business "going as usual" In the event of a Kuropean war. They snld thoy did not, nccessnr. 11, expect war or any oilier seri ous disturbance, but felt It their duty to he prepared. Those attending the meeting In cluded Secretary of the Treasury Morgeiitlinil, Secretary of Agricul ture Wallace, Chairman Manlnor S. Kccles of the federal reserve board. President George. I. Harri son of the New York Federal He serve hank. Securities Commission er Jerome Frank and Herbert Fels, economic adviser of the slate de partment. It was learned the group agreed every effort should be made lo keep American security, commun ity, exchange am olher markets open, regardless of Kuropean events. 'Iluslness as usual" was the theme uf the discu.!idnlis, and no question of legislation was raised. It was leumed the conferees prl marlly reviewed the powers they nl reaily have to stublliic conditions. HEART ATTACK KILLS MAYOR OF TACOMA KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., April 11. (AP) Mayor John Charles Siegln of Tncnma. Wash., died of a heart attack late laM night ns the truln which was inking him home entered the oulsktrU of Klamath Falls. Mayor Slegle was returning from California, where he had pent some time recuperating from bronchial pneumonia, ihe strain of which had affected his heart. With him was bis wife. '1 hey have three children. Independence of 2 Balkan Countries To Be Supported, I Chamberlain Advises House Turkey Indirectly Included in Guarantee, Consultations With Russia Continue, Prime Minister Adds, Making It Clear That Extension of Defense Front Is Sequel to Italy's Seizure of Albania. LONDON, April 13. (AP) Great Britain and France pledged '"all the support in their power" today to Greece and Rumania if their independence were threatened. . The action, announced to the house of commons in emer gency session by Prime Minister Chamberlain, widened the anti aggression front started by the two powers with a similar pledge to Poland after Germany absorbed Memel. Chamberlain made it clear the extension was the sequel to Italy's Good Friday leizure of Albania. GERMANY READY TO SET Responsibility Would Lie With Democracies, Nazi Officials Declare. 11KRMN, April 13. (AP) Of ficial Germany took the pohtltton toiluy if (ho world should he plunged Into wnr tho fault would Ho with tho democracies for not heeding He!ehnftiehrer Jlitler'fl "pletiB" for peace and hid wurn lugH ugaliiHt "International wnr mmiKi'i'H." , .. The Hulled RtntcH Wfis present ed uh an exumplei o a nation 'which ToHtert the 'Tvur pnychdfi. Cotntnentlnfr on the decision of American inmtrnnce companies to cancel war rink fnKurni.cn for Cler man nnd Italian HhlpH, n govern ment Hpuketuunu Raid: "If n people-Ib being urged Into war the way tho American pyopjn nro nobody need ho Burpr Inert K iHiHincHH gets Jitlery. Thin IB n typical example of panic politics. "Six to eight ttmcH n dny news is given nut In the U. H. A. of the kind that only can be called war eorroHpondentn' r e p o r ting. We condemn nil Hint Bort of report ing "Germany Is doing nothing but pleading for pence. Our fuehrer blniHelf huH decided to call the September party rally at Nuern berg 'the parly convention of peace. " Theno viewB were Pxpresficd an fieiinany'a nownpnper war, In- crenHtngly centered on Tlritnln to counteract "Infamous bubpIcIoiib" of (lerninny'n plnitH, hash inert unprecedented vehemence and oh new demandH were raised for col- (Continued on pane 6) EUGENEANS REBEL ON FINANCING SCHEME F.ITCiCNK, April 13. (AIM TBHslve resistance against Kit gsnc's graduated assessment on water hills to finance n sewage disposal plant has become evi dent. During the first quarter the wa ter hoard Issued bills totaling Mr,Ki; ;il but only $33115 has been paid. Water department collec tors said many persons had flatly refused to remit. Mayor Kllsha l.argo recommend ed action which may take one of three forms: Shutting off water and light, suit to collect, or crim inal action on gorunds of violation of sanitary regulations. Affable Tavern Keeper Branded as Head of Exposed Narcotics Racket KANSAS CITY. April 13. (A P) A pudgy, smiling saloon keeper was arc need today as (tie hend man of n narcotics ring n federal aucnt said illd a ll.uuo.uon-a-inoiith bunt liens hi'fnre raids swept up 13 of Its leaders. Angelo l)onnicl, f4, who ran a dlriKy little tavern m-it to the tem porary federal building, was known as the "mayor of Ninth street." Al ways uffahle. he was a fumlllar, bowing ligure around the federal building, where he sometimes ap peared to ply his other trade of hondsmun. "(ireetlngn, Mr. assistant district attorney," he would cry, and "(ireetings. Mr. deputy clerk of the federal court." When an official came Into his place for lunch, Don n id himself would liot up to recommend some thing especially flnn on the menu. He rattled around town In a 1920 I model couch and was continually bemoaning the hard breaks life Premier Daladler. of France made a similar statement In Paris and announced his nation bad re inforced Its defenses "to guaran tee the frontiers of France and its empire against any surprise." The premier added France would go to tho aid of Rumania if that Italkan kingdom considered her vital Interests In Jeopardy? He declared the French govern ment attached "the greatest im portance" to the prevention ot any modification by force or "tho menace of rorce to tne status quo In the Mediterranean sea or the Italkan peninsula (Rumania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Turkey.) Meanwhile France strengthened her land, sea nnd air forces and coordinated them with nrilnln's to bolstor their "halt Hitler and Mussolini" campaign. The prime minister mode It plain Turkey was included Indi rectly In the new guarantees, mut ing the assurances to Greece and Iliimiuila wore being cnYntnntilcnt ed "esfi'iicdiliy tri Turkey whoso close relations Willi the (Ireelt gov-, eminent are well known." Chamberlain declared nnll-ng-grosslon consultations with soviet Russia wore continuing when members or the house shouted: "What about Russia?" The prime minister disclosed new Itnllan assurances Italian troops, planes and pilots would lenve Spain Imnicdately after the Madrid victory parade, now sot tentatively for May 2. One More Chance for II Duce He gave Premier Mussolini one (Continued on page 6.) DIES COMMITTEE FILES RANSACKED WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP) Offices of the Hies committee on iin-Anierlrnn activities were brok en into four times in tho ten duys preceding April 3, It was dis closed today. A special guard has been as signed since that time to the com mittee's suite in the old house of fice building on Capitol hill. IloBks had been senrched nnd flies In one room rlfleij. Robert K. Stripling, committee secretary, said It nppeared fo him that "snoopers" were responsible, as no Important documents were missing. WAR-FEARING LAD COMMITS SUICIDE LOS A NO ELKS, April 13. (AP) A war that may never come was blamed today by the coroner'a of fice for the death of 17-yenr-old Buddy Merrlell. The youth was found ft suicide; yesterday. Detective Captain Frank KuUcnherger snid Buddy feared the United StutcB would enter a war and that he would have to fight. handed him. Today he was In jail with seven other men arrested here yesterday. The other five prisoners were ar rested lu New York City and Okla homa. Ulchard K. Phelps, assistant dts trii t attorney, said he had evidence; Donnlci was "the man behind thn scenes In this case that many peo pie are fining time because of him and that be was responsible for the introduction of drugs Into tho city." H. J. Ansllnger. U. S. commis sioner of narcotics, said Kunsa City was the "capital of narcotic diMrthufinn in the midwest." A spokesman for the bureau of narcotics said the ring's "dHtrlbu tion fanned In every direction ox cept eastward." "It covered the Ptvifip north west," he said. "Its drugs wero shipped to Minneapolis. Its opera tors were active lu New Orleans and the coast.