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Newspaper Page TextI( m t . If England Can't Protect Her Shipping Close to Home, What Success Can be Expected in Trying to Get War Goods Across the Atlantic From the U. S. A.? THE WEATHER TWO SECTIONS TODAY Humidity 4:30 p. ni. yesterday 92 Highest temperature yesterday 47 Lowest temperature lust night 41 Precipitation for 24 hours.. T Preclp. since first of mouth .22 Precip. from Sept. 1, 1939 3.K4 Deficiency since Sept. 3, 1939 3.21 Rain Warmer. VOL. XLIV NO. 193 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1939. VOL XXVIII NO. 93 OF THE EVENING NEWS si nia fir ; C Co i 58 , ENGLAMDfro HEME FDR In The Day's News Ily FRANK JENKINS My FRANK JENKINS . T'O DAY'S (Friday's) dispatches disclose considerable , cautious angling (most oL' it, apparently, in spired by Germany) to get Kooao velt to ask both sides' for a state ment of war: aims. - If both an swered truthfully; they would say: "1. To lick the other fellow. "2. To take bis shirt." -; 1VJO official statement of Euro Vpean war aims, of course, WOULD be truthful. If made, it would he all prettied up to look like a Sunday school program.) THO DAY'S dispatches disclose al 7 so that 2,000 Czech students have been demonstrating against the government set up by Ger many in the Dohemla-Moravia part of seized Czecho slovakia. Everything isn't settled, you ; see, when a powerful conqueror grabs the territory of a weak neighbor. The conquered popula tions remain to be dealt with. We could put our own Western Indians tn reservations, for example, but we had trouble making thein stay there. One of the first principles of conquest Is that you. have to handle 'em after you conquer 'era. 'ti pENIIHIS .KHAN nntl Tamer luno had a method of their own for hundllng conquered popula tions. They simply KILLED THEM OFF, one Rood massacre solving (Continued on pace 4 11 MILLS CONFESS' WAGE ACT EVASION NEW YORK, Nov. 21. (AP) Fieven of the country's major knit ted garment manufacturers - an I sellers acknowledged in federal court today that they had violat ed the wage and hour law. As a result, 10.000 home work ers will receive approximate! v $20,000 in wage arrears. The companies consented to tho entry of a permanent injunction restraining them from any further violations of the law, either di rectly or by subterfuge. Those involved were: Regal Knitting. Inc.: May Knitting com pany: UIiib Ilird Knitwear. Inc.; Newport Knitting Co., Inc.; Fay In fants Wear, Inc.; Cupid Knitwear Company, Inc.: Knitting Company, Inc.: Morris Bernstein and Samuel Bernstein, doing business as In fanta Sweater mills, and Julius Bergcr. T h e government's complairt charged the defendants with evad ing the law by devising a purchase nnd sales plan from which it ap peared that their former home workers had lost the status of em ployes and had become "indepen dent manufacturers and producers." Sally Rand, Expert With Girl Figures, Proves Failure With Business Type RAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21. (AIM Helen Gould Beck, better known as Sally Hand, fan dancer, definitely has withdrawn all claim to the title of smart business wo man. She is just a very broke little girl, who would rather not bother her head with dull figures, especial ly ones written in red. She told a group uf iohK-fuced creditors In bankruptcy court yes terdav her finances were, well, frankly, "n mess.' True, she took In $74,830 from various enterprises at the Golden Gate exposition, sometimes vulgar ly called skin shows, and many thousands more from night club performnncos at the same time in San Francisco. But shp didn't own them she only pot part of the take and when everybody else got through taking cuts and the current bills ere met, the debts Just seemed to pile up faster than the money came in. U.S. Aviation Training Site Sought Here Roseburs's Eligibility for Course Gets Recognition, Application Now Up For Action. Roseburs's application to be come one of the 38 towns tn the United States to be selected for federal training course In aviation was given official recognition yes terday, when E. W. Wright of Port land, northwest supervisor for the civil aeronautics , authority, made formal inspection of facilities here. In the event the application sub mitted by Rosehurg is given for mal approval flight training will be provided by the federal govern ment for a class of 10 students. The Inspection made yesterday reveals that Rosehurg can meet all requirements for such a course, .Mr. Wright told the directors of the chamber of commerce last night. Me highly praised the work being done by the Umpqua Flying c-liih. which he declared Is one of 'th Imi'i'dqI iiiwI ninai Hi'livp erniiiiR of Its kind In the state. Classes Provided For Recent congressional authoriza tion provided for training in avia tion to he conducted in colleges and -universities throughout the (Jutted States and further specified that five per cent of the funds al lotted should be used in training civilian pilots outside the program established for colleges. Under this five per cent clause, the federal government wiil train 380 fliers in groups of 10, and in the Pacific northwest one class will be estab lished in each of the states of Ida ho, ..Oregon , Washington,. andMon t'a'ua."' ' " ' : It Is specified that such classes must he located outside cities where college instruction is avail able. This regulation eliminates from competition the cities of Cor vallfs, Albany, Eugene, Portland and Ashland, where schools have provided federally sponsored avia tion courses. Med ford also Is bar red because the training by tin. school of educution at Ashland U Siven at the Medford airport. Ho? mrg nnd Klamath'Falls are report eil to be the principal contenders for the one non-college class in Oregon. Girls Eligible Students eligible for the training must be between the ages of IS and 25 years, and must be able to pass rigid, physical tests. Students may be either married or unmar ried. One feminine student will be Included in each class of ten mem bers. The sum of $290 Is provided for the training of each student. In addition to flight training, the class will be given a ground (Continued on page 6) HOME PRACTICALLY STRIPPED BY YEGGS McMINNVILLE, Ore., Nov. 21. (AIM Marion Schlndler of Grand Island told Sheriff Manning yester day that he could put up with a little conservative burglary but the yeggs who frisked his place during the family absence last week-end went too far. They even took the drawers out of the kitchen built-ins, to say nothing of the globes out of the light sockets. They took the re frigerator, washer, circulating heat er, davenport, chairs, chair cush ions, silverware, dishes, cooking utensils nnd a general household inventory. So. with a wnvo of a band, she explained apologetically that she just didn't have any money at all with which to pay $(14,631 in debts. Arthur P. Sharpo, attorney Tor John O. England, appointed re ceiver, asked some questions. Jewels? Pawned, said Sally. Insurance? None. Car? Mortgaged, to raise $500 to pay her hotel bill for a penthouse apartment so she could leave town on tour with her trunks, her fans and her bubbles. Real property? "What Is real property?" she asked, puckering her brow. No, she didn't own any land, ex cept part Interest in a little orange grove her mother eave her several years ago when she paid off the mortsrage. The bearing was continued to December 20, or mavbe January, because Sally might be in Florida by that time. Session over, the dancer hurried out to catch a plane for Portland, Ore. Teach" Testifies in Bund Case Accompanied by her attorney, Mrs. Virginia Cogswell, eight-times married "Georgia Peach " arrives at New York. She was a witness before the grand jury taking testimony in the government income ta investigation of Fritz Kuhn, German-American bund leader. At Kuhn's trial for embezzlement, Mrs. Cogswell's physician testified Kuhn offered to pay his fee for attending her. L- Proiect Gets Action From C. of C; Talk by Mott on Roads Sought. A committee to make a thorough siuiiv oi pinna ror n city park and "wlinntfnR pool was authorized lr the directors of tile Rosoburg chnmher or commerce at their re enlnr meeting last nlKht. Senti ment favoring the construction of a swimming pool Is pxowlnj? rapld lv, the directors snid. and it was the opinion that such a project should he linked as well with a city park. President Maurice Hall mark was instructed to appoint a committee to make a very thor ough study of the matter and to report hack to the chamber of commerce at a later date. The secretary was instructed to Invite Congressman James Mott. to come to Rosehurg at his own convenience and to discuss the McDonald plan for federal con "'ruction of military highways. The chamber of commerce will call i luncheon meeting, open to the public, when Congressman Mctt specifies the dnte he can visit the city. Road Jubilee Coming Plans also, were discussed for a largo scale celebration to be held probably about the middle of Julv to mark the opening of the North Umpqua road from Roseburg tn Diamond lake. It was nnnnunccd that plans f:r the organization of a junior cham ber of commerce, to Include the ago group from 21 to 3fi years and to operate In conjunction with the senior chamber of commerce, are near completion. An organiza tion meeting, It wns stated, has been arranged for Nov. 30. The committee on arrangements for the Christmas party, Dec. 2, reported all plans completed. TWO-GUN WOMAN HELD FOR MURDER DALLAS, Tex., Nov. 21. (API fortune Mnililox, whose blazini guns killed Ilrooks C. Coffman, It) year-old criminal lawyer is free under J7.5IM) bond. Coffman' was facing trial on charges ho stabbed Miss Maddox. 26. with an Ice pick because she re fused to go to California with him. He was married and had three children. He fell to the sidewalk on a busv main street, screaming "don't kill me. Corlnne" as Miss Maddux drew two guns from under her coat and fired yesterday. She w,m charged with murder. THREE NATIONS BUY SCRAP IRON OF U. S. NKW YORK, Nov. 21. (API A record order for 850,000 tons of scrap Iron has been placed In the United States for shipment to Eng land's war-burdened steel mills. It was learned today In trade circles. In addition. It was said, Italy has bought around 1S0.000 tons and Japan about 100.000. At the current -price of about $21 a ton for heavy melting scrap in the Pittsburgh area, the tonnage would be valued at approximately ?23,00O,OO0. CITH1ED LOTS ATTRACT OFFERS Council Authorizes Sales of 3 Tracts; Alley Job Ordinance Passed. TncreaHinB interest la bein sho'ii in- city-owned lots, "Council man Percy Croft, clmlrmun. of the committee In charge of the prop erty, reported to the council at ita regular meeting laHt night. Mo re ported offers for purchnso of three lots, nnd Rtated that other deals were being negotiated. The council approved a proponal to sell two lots In North Roseburg to Harry Hatfield and George Ware. The two lotrf, each with 25-foot frontage, are located be tween the residences of the pros pective purchasers. The sale price wns fixed at flflt) for each lot. Approval also was given the committee's proposal to sell one half of the lot at llowden nvenne and Riverside drive in Laurelwood to Harry Goodetl for $250. Mr. Goodell previously has purchased city-owned property In Laurelwood and has constructed attractive homes on the land. He Informed the committee. Councilman Croft said, that he desires to purchase one-half of the corner lot and nlans later to buy the other half if conditions remain favorable. Inquiry also hns been made, Mr. Croft stated, for a lot at Madrono and Riverside streets In Laurel wood and the council fixed a price of $250 on the property. An ordinance providing for the navement of the alleyway extend ing from Lane to Mosher streets.1 between Rose nnd Stephens streets, was passed after third reading. The Improvement is ex pected to cost in the neighborhood of 81,500. Six applications for annual re newal of beer licenses were ap proved. j FLIGHT SAVES LIFE OF AILING WOMAN HAMILTON. Calir, Nov. 21. (AIM An emergency night last nigbt to Red Bluff, where the mother of Privnto Cleveland Knox lay critically ill, probablv saved the woman's life, ormy authorities disclosed here today. Private Knox received word at 11 n. m. his mother needed an ini mediate blood transfusion to save her life. A twin motored bomber was immediately wheeled out. and with Captain Walter C. White aa pilot; I.ieut. C. L. Hamilton, co pilot and Prlvnte Knox and Jack V. Smith aboard, took off for th-y northern California city. Tests disclosed Knox' blood was the right type, the transfusion was given and doctors-said the soldier's mother showed immediate improve ment. PROBES WRECKAGE, FINDS HIS FATHER AUnKVII.LE. S. C, Nov. 21. f AP) T. Dale Ferguson, Jr., came unon an overturned automobile be side a highway. After notifying police, be dug Into the wreckage and extricated the injured driver. It was his father, Deputy Sheriff T. Dale Fer guson, who died a few hours later In a hospital. Budget to Cut jl; S. Deficit. -Being Studied Offset to Higher Cost of Defense With Slash in .. , Relief Outlay Eyed . i at White House. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (AP) A 1 1)4 1 budget designed to cut the federal deficit for the year to around. $2,500,000,000 by offset ting hisher defense costs with low er relief uml other expenditures nnd increased tux revenues was authoritatively reported today to he under consideration at the white house. Although official figures could not he obtained some o? them have not been decided yet Steph en Karly. while house secretary, said surmises about n sharply re duced deficit were "pretty close." Harold IX Smith, budget direc tor, also said "cuts are being mado on come items." Getting the deficit down to $2, 000.000.000 was said to be the de sire of some administration ad visers but this figure was said reliably to be too optimistic. Items Forecast From these hints, authorities de duced the following rough esii mates of what President Roosevelt might recommend In his annuul budget message to congress in Januury for the 1941 fiscal year, beginning next July 1: Kxpendltures Nearly $9,250,000, 000. Jteceipts About $0,500,000,000. Deficit About 52,500,000.000. The amount of next year's reve nue constitutes perhaps the big gest question mark in the presi dent's budget-making. . Officials stiy, . since business is much bet--terl-ftx 'revenues- shwld -bV . con siderably higher, but some of the (Continued on page fi) 0,-C. PI TO DBMS Douglas county today received a check for 528,236.07, the second payment to be received within a month from the redernl govern ment covering money due on O. and C. grant hind payments In lieu of taxes. The county recently re ceived J5l.9it0.il, which represents 50 per cent of forestry revenue for (he first half of the current year. These receipts go into the general county fund Instead of being dis tributed to various taxing districts. The payments were made in com pliance with the act of 10:17. The second payment represents 25 per cunt of collections to he applied on the amount of delin quency for the year .l:i0. This sum Is being divided between tbo coun ty and the taxing districts. NAZIS SAY MUNICH BOMBER CAUGHT HKRUN, Nov. 21. (AP) Hein-ric-h Himmler, chief or the Gestapo naI Hecret police announced to duy the arrest of a man In connec tion with the attempted bomb as sassination of Adolf Hitler Novem ber 8 In Munich. Himmler said the man, Georg Riser, 36, of Munich, confessed No vember 14 after "steadfast de nials." Kight persons were killed by a bomb explosion In the Munich Bitergerbrau cellar eleven minutes after Hitler left following n speech that eelehruted the anniversary of the unsuccessful 1!23 nazi putsch. PAROLE DENIED TO TOM PENDERGAST WASHINGTON. Npv. 21. (AP) Tom Pondergast, one-time hg boss of the Kansas City democratic machine, was dented a parolp to day from the fed oral penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kns, The federal board of parole an nounced it was "constrained to the strong conviction" a parole "would be unjustifiable and liu-Minpatlhk' with the public Interent." "BAD BOY", 39, DIES IN 6-STORY PLUNGE NEW YORK, Nov. 21. (AP) Henry Trieste. 3ft. plunged to hi! death from the roof of a slx-stnrv mnrtment house on Eaat 12th street. Police found this noto in lit room : "I don't deserve, to live. I am a had boy." Garner Given 01; of Glass As Candidate Texan Advised to Express Views Before Primaries; McNary Seeks Farm Vote for GOP. WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. (AP) Senator Carter Glass disclosed todiiy ho has two choices for th-3 1910 democratic presidential nom initiion Vice-President G u. r n o r and Senator llyrd (I)., Va.) "1 know of no men bettor quali fied for the presidency that John Garner or Harry Ilyrd," Glass told reporters. The Hl-yeur-old Vtrginitm. declin ed to discuss bis views regarding a third term for President Roose velt. Although Glass generally has been understood to oppose a third term, his friends reported he diil not wish to say anything which might create party friction. it was said authoritatively, how ever, the senator would work to have the Virginia delegation to the democratic convention instructed for Hyrd but Glass would support Garner If Ilyrd were unable to ob tain the presidential nomination. Garner for Economy Garner's associates here predict ed today that the vice-president would make a comprehensive state ment of his views on national prob lems curly next year. They sntd ho probably would emphasize Jio desirability of ending federal de fir Its, but might uphold accom plishments of the Roosevelt ad ministration in general terms. Campaign managers for the vice president are planning to multe an aggressive drive for delegatoti In the state primaries next spring. Some ,of them were said authori tatively to havo. convinced -Gaiv ner that hu should mako known IiIh views beforo the primaries In order that voters might huvo a clear understanding of his posi tion. Glass, discussing democratic prospects for J9-10, said that If t ho party Is to win, the administra tion "ought to slop spending more money than It collects." Ho assert ed that bo would make a battle for reduced federal Hpendlng at tbo next session If there appeared to be any prospect or success. "Hut I'm too old to devoto n lot of energy to a futile fight," he de clared. McNary Seeks Farm Vote Meanwhile, senators interested In farm and pension programs con tended that those Issues would be of major importance In fixing the political drift Tor 1910. Senator McNary of Oregon, the (Continued on page 6) B. P. W, CLUB PUNS 1ISGIVI BALL Flnnl arrangements havo . been nui do hv I ho Business und Profes sional Women's club for the An nual 'I'liiMikHglvfng bull to be held Thursday evening from 9 : 30 to 1 2 : 30 o'clock a t t he armory, 1 o which the public has been invited. Mrs. ('. W. Slnniger, president of the B. P. W. C, will act as of ficial boslesH with Miss lln Lau bach and Miss Lucille Lenox aso rbafrmen. They will be assslted by Mrs. Story lies, Mrs. Nance Fltzslmmons. Mrs. L. L. Spencer, Mrs. Gene Mills, Mrs. Irvin Brum. Mrs. Elizabeth Garrett, Mrs. M. Hazel Dixon. Vera Fredrlckso'i, Ai'iies Plti-hford, Dorothy Norton, Eloda Taylor, Lavola McMillen, Hazel Doerner, Margaret Johnson, Bess Wharton, Gladys Haskln, Mar tUa Puny, Lois Duncan and Nadine Pinkerton. A program has been phtnntrd to open the ball at 9:30 o'clock and will include special musical and flam in a numbers. The Rosebutg Melody Aces will furnish the music lor dunr-ing. MOVIE CRAFTSMEN STRIKE AVERTED IIOLLYV)OOI), Nov-' 21. (A P) A walkout or 35,000 A.K.L, Btudio craftsmen, scheduled for this morn ing, was postponed at. least tem porarily pending further confer ences between producers and tin IoiiIhIs. The delay was announced last night at conclusion of an enter-genr-y conference on the federa tion's darmnd for 10 per cent waee boosts. President Jeph M. Schenck of the Association of Mo tion Picture Producers declared: "We have made eonsh!c?abt pro gress and it appear as If all our dlffeienccs will be taken caro of." Wins in Stretch For Flier Course I A ' I ! L m , f Hi I I i ' f .it Back cracking and head bump Ing her way to five feet two, Kathleen Hlldebrand, above won admittance to CAA pilot In struction courses. Turned down repeatedly because of 'her height, fell one Inch short of minimum requirements, the 19 year old Kansas City junior college girl resorted to strotching whenever she thought of It to increase her low celling. . f'Whew," Kath-, leen sighed when ohe - saw the pointer at 5 feet, 2 Nov. 17. "Now I can relax," 80 can,, her fans from coast to coast. BRIDE DIE II FIRE BLAINE, Wash., Nov. 21. (AP) Orvlllo Algyer, 32, city attorney of Bluiiio. and his bride of Blx weeks, tho former Dorothy Hanson. 24, of Illaliu', lost their Nvus early this morning when fire destroyed their cabin at the -Green Gables -into camp hero. Origin of tho flro was undeter mined bin firemen said It might havo started from a cigarette. Algyer and his brldo had been living at tho court since their re turn from a brief honeymoon trip five weeks ago, The city attorney formerly lived In Seattle ami was graduated from the University of Washington law school. BOY STILL SOUGHT IN KLAMATH FREEZE KLAMATH FALLS, Nov. 21 (AP) Systematic search for "Sonny" Maxwell, i year-old who wimdernd awiiy from home Sunday afternoon, was resumed at 0 a. 111 today. Sc'int hope is held that tho boy Is still alive after two nights of sub freezing temperatures. An estimated ITiUO men combed the hills on the east i-dge of town last night nnd early this morn ing but tho searchers, on foot, on horseback and In automobiles, armed with flashlights, lanterns and aided by two veteran tracking dogs, failed to turn up a trace of the child. The dogs lost the boy's trail at the edge of a burn. BEER PARLOR HEAD ACCUSED OF MURDER LA GRANDE, Nov. 21. fAP) Tbo Union county grand jury In dicted Walter (iover. r.S. North Powder beer parlor proprietor, yesterday on a charge of second d"Rree murder in connection with the death of Virgil Jett, 2. In Octo ber. Gover was (tcoused of shooting Jett for Insisting upon p'nying a nlckel-ln-the slot music machine af ter midnight. bernian H xport Trade To Be Halted 'Ruthless Brutality' of Sea Warfare Denounced by Chamberlain; Three More Boats Sunk. LONDON', Nov. 21. (AP) Great Britain hns decided to soizo exports of Gorman ownership 01 origin on the high sens Prime Min ister Chamberlain announced today , in retaliation for what he called "many violations of international law and tho ruthless brutality of German methods." During tho last war Chnmberhiin recalled that exporta of German origin or ownership were nmdo subject to seizure on tho high sens as. reprisals for suhmarino attacks 011 merchant shipping. As Chamberlain made this an nouncement in the house ot com mons, attributing to German mines the heavy merchant ship losses off the British east coast of the pas: few days, another ship, tho ll.fMO ton Japanese passenger liner Teru kunl Muru, was sunk off the east coast. The sinking Japanese liner, which couhUbe-seen "from tho shore, .carried a crow or ISO and 2 J passengers, one of them British. A lifeboat and other craft rush ed to the rescue, and some surviv ors wore brought to shore. Neutral Ships Involved British reprisals against Ger many, extending the blockade to exports as well, as Imports, would mean concentration on iieutr! shipping, since Germany horsnli! Iiuh practically no ships at aea now. The aim would he to halt com pletely all eca commerce with Ger many. Cluimboriuin mado his statomont in-r-e.ply -to.a .quaatliiiL.by,, Otmosiv. ttou Lhborlto Leader Clement At tleo'on whether the government proposed to mho any action as a Vesillt of the iii.viii" tif iiiiimn niiiefl sank tho Netherlands passenger ship Simon Bolivar and other ves- (Continued on pago G) GRAND COULEE, Wash., Nov. 21. (AP) One man was killed and two others seriously Injured today when an empty concrete bucket hooked tho end of a Grand Couleo dam construction catwalk and hurled them tu a concrete block 2f feet below. Virgil L. (Boulder) Smith, 33, concrete foreman and widely known 'western construction work er, died in, a hospital three hours after the accident. Ills staill was fractured. Tho Injured wero R, A. Riulku, 30-y oar-old bureau of reclamation Inspector who has a fractured pel vIh, fractured elbow, broken arm and sundry other Injuries, and Ed Nanpooya, 27. Nospolom Indian concroto worker, who suffered a fractured polvls and threo broken rlhs. Smit b's death brought tho toll since Grand Couleo construction started In 1033 to t'fi. JAIL AWAITS DOG OWNER SANS PERMIT lacking money tn pay a fine of $10 imposed in the justice court. W W. Ilmiipi."-- c-? "i.oo!;;rs committed by Judge R. W. Mnrs ters to five days In tho county jail. Hammond pleaded guilty to pos session of an unlicensed dog, being one of tho defendants; nam ed by the county dog control board in Its campaign In force compli mice with tho dog license law. Two other defendants, Elmer Thomp son, Yonculla, and J. L. Sl)aw,( Lookiugglnss, against whom com plaints were filed yesterday, havo not yet appeared for nrruigiimeut Hammond, who pleaded that ho bad unfinished work at his homo property, was permitted to return homo this morning but was In struct by Judge Marrtters to pre sent himself to the sheriff thlH evening to begin his fivo-day sen teuce. , ; DIES AT SIGHT OF WIFE IN BANDAGES ASTORIA, Ore., Nov. 21. (AP)' Unhurt in un automobilo accU dent on the Oregon Const highway, Harvey Willis of Gearhart dropped dead today when ho saw his hand aged wife at n Seasido hospital. Mrs. Willis suffered only mlno$ scalp and leg cuta, j GfilDpLpM;