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Newspaper Page TextFOUR ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1940. lamed Dallr Kirrpl Nundnr fr the KeHrtlw C.t Inc. Member of The AMovUtrd Vwrmm Th A nHoiltt ted Pre In uxclumve ly entitled to iliu usm lur rupuuina tion ot all newa tl In patches ermllteJ to it or not otherwlHu crcdlled In tills paper and to ail local now published herein. All ritihm of r- (nihliciition of Apodal d lunate lies tereln are also roaorveil. HARRIS KISWORTII Knlareri na neeond clans unit tor Muy 17, 1920, at tho pout office at Kowoburtr, Oif-tfon, under act of March Z, 1878. Represented by w lurk -71 Madlaon Ave. CUI liico afiO N. MJchlguii Ave. fan KrnoclBffl'ft Himh Htrel lr trult W. Grand Boulevard l,u AuKtlta 433 8. HprlUK Mtreet Kcmilc 6(KI Stewart Strti't I'urt lanri J0 H. W. Klxtli Htruot S. Luula 111 N. Tenth tit re. it fllUt UTIII Hiiliaerlpllun llatra Dally, per year by until u.oo Dully, ti montha ly mail if.&O Daily, 3 inulilhu by tlitill J.-& Dally, by canir pT month Dully, by currier per year 7.80 ENTHUSIASTIC over u 36 pur cent Inereaso In tli nuinher of building unllH erected In J 03! hh compared with 1938, represen tatives of tlio building Industry are confidently predicting that home building In 1IM0 will exceed thai of 1029. . America noedn new homea mil lions of them. It i oncountglng to nolo Unit the- niitlmi Ih gtdtlng them, even If hoiug houHing expertR have hhIiI they can't be built fan I enough to take euro of tho nccdH. Nearly 475,000 homeH (excluding those on farina) were built In 1139 Ht hii aggregate cost of $1,900,000, 000. In 1931, tho tola I was about 1150,000 limn e. 4 at a coal of $1,300, 000,000. It Is loifCHHt that new building unitH In IHili will total fioo.O'n, or nearly lOO.OiiO more than In 1929. While tho prediction Ih encourag ing, it may also be deceptive, un leHH one undertnuds that the your 192D was by no meant) a 'reak" year In building.-. . . . A bit of folklore Ik Hpi'Iuging up mound the year 1929. looking backward, wo are likely to regard this yeur hh tho golden moment in American hlsdory. Ah a matter of fact, It waH u peuk year In very few roHpectH. It whh rather the year In which the expiring bubble of flounce Buffered Hh final uud explosive pin prick. Ah far hh tho building Industry Ih concerned, the bent year In the punt two decades wan 192fi, when 037,000 now mliaii dwelling units wore put up. After Unit, the Indua try began to Hlump- Un to 1!)28, tho decline was more or Ichh gradual; hut In 1929 tho number of unilH dropped from about 7fiu, 0(10 In 11128 to a little more than 500,000. This wuh u greater decline than that recorded In IDHti. Hullding tf non-rural family dwellings In 1921) watt at its lowest slnco 11)21. In 1933. It nearly ex dred altogether with Ichh than 5, 000 new unitH In the entire coun try. Kvqii if 600,000 new homcH are built In 1910, there will still not be enough count ruction goiut; on to will o Die housing pitib letu. The builders concede that, villi out the benign Influence of (he fed eral housing administration, much oT the presou t const ruction wouldn't he underway. The J-'MA has made it possible for tiuaucial Institutions to extend their credit and has made the hmuemvnei tdilp Held accessible In I hoiisauds of persons who would otherwise have been eliminated. Ltut even the KIIA nasn'l stdved Ihc problem entirely. Asslalatit At torney (ieiieral Tlmnnau Arnold at tacked tl from another approach. Arnold suspected the preseUie of termites within the Industry, both among unions and contractors, lie has begun a ruthless assault upon the corrupt element that Is threat ening tho industry and has already returned Indictments tu a score of cities. Editorials on News (Continued from pnge 1.) pin! pKi;snn:.T not) s i: wi.t s ' message to congiess, delivered today (Wednesday), Indicates that lie Ih thinking chiefly about foreign affalrn. Well, no are all the rest of us. for that matter. Hut history proves that those nations (and rul ers) tbut have paid ton much at tention to foieku affairs have us- uully gouo broko or been licked by their enemies. llHIEN ('buries i (who was be " beaded) hegan to get into sor ioua trouble with parliament, he got actlvo In KOKKIUN AKFAIItS, hoping thus to distract Kngland's attention from tho mess ho had made of affairs at homo. Ills scheme didn't work, but It has been tried since by nearly every ruler who has got Into trouble ut homo. Noted Comedy Trio Billed on KRNR The new top-Might musical mm cdy, "The Harbors of Heevlllo." Willi that famous trln nf Tin. I'ii:k and lat-ry as typically Anicrlcun an tlin Hone Howl Karnes mid Nl'.y Hcraimra, will licciiinn a regular Monday and Kriiluy night It-cut for KHNIt 1 IhIl-iipih wlifii It hu lis preinlfii' broadraHt Monday nlKlit. January 8, at !i:lf. KnaturliiK tlionn nationally known nrilata of radio. Htaga and m-reeii. Tom (lluil Van dovorl, I lick (Marlin Hurt) anil Harry ((Inrdon Vandovnr) : llol TronillRr, famous phiniBt. and Hi'l KliiK. announcer, "Tim HurboiH of llouvllln" will bo hoard each Mon day and Friday iiIkIU ovor tlin Don Leo network at 0:15 to !l::m I'aclllc Htundurd thm. "Tim llarlicrs of Ilct'vlllc" In a muHical comedy allow built around a mythical small town barber shop any siiiall town wburo tlio charactors llvo and hrcnlho kohhIp wuore all local gossip liappcnliiKS arc allPd dally. Tho tlnoo "clip- prs." Tom, Dick and Harry, who aro known us 'Tho Harlii-rs of Hen- vllle. take tho singing roles na well as character parts. It Is said that this trio is Ihc most versatile of its kind on the air today, being able to handle character purls and vocalize In eight different dialects. Marlin Hurt (Dick) the man whh Iho double voice, takos both female; uud rnulo voices willi ease. Jobless Insurance Tax Boost Cited SAI.IOM. .lull. n.-Nearly a doilblo1 lux lor unemployment Insurance Is faced by those employing eight or more persons unless payments on t la.m payrolls are made this liiiimb,' was the wurnliig today of the statu administrator, Silas (laiser. I The II per cent fcdcnil lax may bo offset up to the 2.7 per cent coillribtlted lo tile state llllemploy. moot compensation fund. If tbu stale payment is not completed i and u certificate filed under Tiiln IX of the federal act before Janu ary 3D, llllll, the employer becomes liable lor both taxes or a total of fi.7 per cent, Mr. Caisor points out. renames and Interest also uiu chargeable against dcllnuucnls. Those employing from four In seven must pay the stale uiicmploy- uieni nix oi .( per cent nut are not subject to the federal social security act. "Many com i ibitloi H already are completing slate reports fur l!l.'.!l so us lo ounliry curly for Hie (it) per cent offset," explained Admin istrator (iuiser, "because of recent legislative ebunges uud because of cnulusinii under social seciirily laws, any employer or employe wauling exact information should contact the nearest cmploymt of- iico or write io ine unemployment commission ut Sulem liRadiinurtors. Steel Baron Schwab Died "Poor," Journal Reveals I'lTT.SIirillill, ,lun. C- (Al'l Slcelniuslcr Charles M. Schwab, a mull I millionaire for III yeurs. Is "iilil by the I'osl-Cimello lo have died "a poor man." "Ills weallh had withered away." reported Hie newspaper, "l-'ornier busluuss associates of .Mr. Schwab voniii niitiil,,,i-i ,.e tl - " K"'' llllll ' Andrew Curnegie Kalhcrcil about I him. have discussed for weeks Hie dlHuppeuraiice of the once vasl ' oniwiui nil nine. No uccoiiuls bine been filed hv eveciilors of Schuiib's will, which wits probated In New York whore be died on September Is. Kdwunl Sehwiib. u brother, said mi ac couniilig would be nunle within Hie usual six uinnilis limn, milling "any Hliilemenl now would be pre mature." Agenls of the Pennsylvania reve nue department reported they bad been unable to locale personal or leal properly in Ibis stale belong ing to Schwab. Monmouth Contracts For Bonneville Energy rnin i.ANH. Jan. It, (Al' -The nit le municipal it y of Mo:i moulh. 1'olk countv. (re.. signed a L'o year contrai t with (he Ilonin' ville power ad inin 1st ration today lor ou kilowaMs oi energy. I leltvory w ill het;iit as soon as the city has acquired a dislrilmt ion sysiem. Mayor K. It. Itowei.sox :td ised Ailmiuislralor 1'aul .1. Raver Herniations h.nl stalled lor pur ilmse ol the .Mountain Stales Tow er company ho'diiies In and adja cent Monmouth. The contract did nol set up re tail tale schedules hut stipulated that (he ciiy and administrator amet' on rale rediiciinns be loir dc livci bruins. Another Spy Loses Head Under Official Nazi Axe IIKKI.IN. .Ian ti. I .M') - Helu lull lielilianl!. J. was ilccnpil.tlcil today as a spy for mi undisi bmed lofeigu illlelligenec service. He was the ftist person lielleadeil lit tleimuny fin espimini;i' Ibis ear, III llilty, II peisous were executed. OUT OUR WAY r Unity Unaware Of England at War LONDON. .Ian. 6. (AIM Home from (lei many whose Kovei nmeut and rncurcr site Idolized, Unity Vulkyr'le Kreeiuan-Mitloiil rested today under treatment for a mys terious Illness or Injury still un aware, her father said, that Great Itritain is at war. Huron Kedesdaie, who met the 2f)-yeur-nld Unity with uti amtiu lance at Kolssloue whore she land ed Wednesday from a chuunel trip, said: ".My daughter, poor child, docs not even know that KiikIuikI in at war." . Tenant farmers und villaem stood along the way as tint ambu lance rolled Into Htch Wycomhe, 20 miles from London, where lies the Hedesdale estate. Women call ed out, "it's lovely to have you Imck." hut a village idler hooted, "Heil Hitler!" The father Mould not disclose the nature of I'niiy's ailment, say inw oniy: "She's (pilte worn out. poor thing." Some British press re ports were that she was KutTtM'inu from a gunshot wound in her nock, suffered five days alter Lhn l-Juro-peau war started. She wore a scarf high around her neck when she let! Folkestone. KRNR Mutual Broadcasting 8yUm 1500 Kilocycle HKMAININ!. Hitl ""IDAV I :lin- Trojan Horses, MIIS. I : I a L. A. Open lioll, 1 IIS. I : 4 r Melody Strings. MIIS. r:lio liinmy Kennedy's Orch., M Its. ri::inSlory Hour. fi:lnl -Tonight's Tune. 6:05 News. Calif. Pacific Utili ties Co. 6:10 News - Review News Flashes. (i : ir - 1 linnet' Dance. ll:Hii John II. Hughes. II: in - Hotly Jane Klioiids, MIIS. 7:00 Tropical Serenade, MIIS. 7: 1"i -Mutual Maestros. 7:::n-liiipcriul Intrigue. MIIS. S:llil Hollywood Whispers. MMS. S:l,'i .lack McLean's Orch.. MIIS. R : :!" Interlude. S::i."i -Sterling Young's Orch., MIIS. 0:03 Alka Seltzer News, MBS. H I". I'.lll Men s Orch., MIIS. :3o To Me Announced, .MIIS. lii:lin-Sign Off. SIMi.W, JAN. 7 S:UU llinlber Al Heller Says. MIIS. 8:15 Glad Tidings of the Air, Rev. Ira F. Rankin. S::ill- Voice of Prophecy t'bolr, MIIS. S: iri Canary Clionis, MIIS. !i:iiii - I'eioln Siring ijuarletle. MIIS. 9:15 The Chaplain Speaks, Rev. Perry Smith. !l::lll American Wildlife, MUS. !i:l." Symphony. m en - Sumner I'ltiidle, I'iiinlsl, MIIS. 10: 15 Romance of the Hi Ways, Greyhound Lines, MBS. 1 '::: W'ul! Symphony. ,MHS. 11:00 Baptist Church Services. 11': no- Mi'dilaliou uud Melody. M US. IL' ::e Haven of Ileal. MUS. I -en Nobody's Children. MUS. 1:30 Lutheran Hour, MBS. 1' "' Sunday Variolies. 1' Melody Multure. :i :i -- Shew of the Week. MIIS. I no Huch Camilla Series. M IIS. 1:30 The Angeius Hour, Dr. C. A. Edwards. f,:uu American I'lii'llni of tile Air. MIIS. 6:00 Old Fashioned Revival, MBS. 7:00 Good Will Hour, Ironicd Yeast. MBS. s no (Hilt Williams' Orch.. MIIS. v K. I;. .hhl Kilcar Magnln. M US. :!o- interlinle. s J", llol.by Uynies' Orch.. MIIS. S I.". I 'Irk Hal ite's Orch . MIIS. 9:00 News. Serutan. MBS. 9:15 The Quiet Hour, J:l.-.--SlKll UK. Ml l. I A Y. JAN. X 7 - SI ul l and NniiM'llM' 7:30 News-Review of the Air. 7:40 News, Gilmore Corner. 7:45 J. M. J odd Says "Good i opfmfp AR'jq i itflV Ktrrr ' 1 I I I . - A THIS EOX OF ) ANYBODV THAT I I ., COOKIES A.M' 4 I TAKES AS LCMC J J. ' 4? ( ET A FEW V AS VOU DO TO 4&$3L V& h J, I t DlDM'T THIMK. 1 GO TO THE &TORE I fMi V YOU'D MIMP J I NEEPS SOME I fair Jf ' V COPR. IMP BY Ml SCHVICt. INC. DAILY DEVOTIONS Hit. CIIAS. A. EDWAKDS Much of our success in tho or dinary ul fairs of life will depend upon our reudiuess to muko uho of tho chunoes und occa sions und opportunities that come lo us along the way. One man wins yhere uuutlier loses out because be does not have the wisdom to see or the alert ness to use tho opportunity. Wo loo often enmpiuin tbat lite has not given us u chunce. when tho trull, is that wo foolishly lot tho chance slip past us, und that ap plies in the whole realm of fine achievement. How often has u kindly Providence beckoned to us lo do or to bo this nobler or better IhiiiB and we gave little or no heed. Content with our present condition we fulled to seo (lod's gracious 'leadings to higher and better things. Wo thank Thee, our Heavenly Fath er that wo rcallzo Thy spirit culls to us to attuln the host tbat life has for us. That spirit knocks at tho door of our hearts. Help us to be awake lo the cull und muy we open our hearts lo Ills gracious incom ing lor Jesus sake. Allien. - , Morning." , 7:!i'.' Ilhapsoily In Wax. S:liil llnaklun Club. AMIS. S:.lll Keep Kit to Music, MIIS. S' lri liailio (iarden Club, .MIIS. 9:C0 Man About Town. II: IS -Sons of tlin 1'loneers, A1HS. 9:;0 Ma Perkins. Proctor and Gamble, MBS. !l: I', -Toronto Trio, .MIIS. 10:011 -Varieties. I: l-l Hilmakors. M IIS. 1ii::iii K'noch Lights Orch.. .MIIS. 10:45 Adventures of Uncle Jim my, Copco. 11:1111 Openuls llmvaiiaiis. MIIS. 11: la Kl I'aseo Trotlbudores, M US. II ::!!' .Muse und Music, M IIS. 1 1 : tr. .lliiimy Kennedy's Orch.. M IIS. ll'Mlu Luncheon Munce. 12 : 15 I il.lt O'llearn, Tenor, MIIS. ll'::iu Hbylhni ut Haudoin. 12:35 Parkinson's Information Ex change. 1J:45 News, Safeway Stores. 12:53 News-Review of the Air. 1:00 Henninger's Man on the Street. I:l.7- llnii l.cu School of tho Air. M IIS. 1:30 The Quiet Hour. 2 ' ni - t Your Command. 2: la -.li.lilisi.n Family. MIIS. 3::m .Melody Matinee. 2:4.V- L. A. Open (lolf. MIIS. :l:oii Pioneers of tho Prairie. :l: 1.1- Marrhme License Humane es. M IIS. I - Pultun Lewis. Jr.. MIIS. I K. - Haven or Itest. MIIS. 1 : 1.1 Tea Time I lance. r. oii-Author-Author. M US. f. :ui - Voice of Industry. .V 13- Varieties. II: Mil Tonight's Tune. 6:05 News, Calif. Pacific Utili ties Co. 6: 10 News-Review News Flashes. I',: la -r" This War." MIIS. 6:30 John' B. Hughes, Avalon CI gareties, MBS. II: !" - Pinner liance. :iiii ildress by Pres. Koosuvott. MUS. :tn Lone Hanger. MUS. :iio Dunce Orch. ::!" - Interlude. ::l"i Orrull Hecilal. MUS. : t'. Adrian Kolliul Trio. MIIS. : 00 Alka Seltzer News. MBS. : 15 Barbers of Beeville. Brown and Williamson, MBS. ::lu Sneech bv Senator Uurton Wheeler. MUS. :mi Sign orl. Mickey Rooney Barred From Races; Too Young Ml .ll. Flu., Jan. r, t.M') MUkey Kooney. the screen's cur rent number I box office at'rac (ion. Is loo young to attend the horse rn res tn Florida. lie went to Tropiuil park, uhile ami toning at Miami Hem h. but u hiirrett because a state law pro hibits minors at race tracks. He is IH. , Back From Portland Mrs. F. C. Gin nee has returned to her home at il.M Kant l-iue street, fol Nwliiii nil etkhi day stay in Port land I.Mtniki her duo liters it ml stuier. By Williams J.R.WII-UAM5 T. I MO. U. g. MT. Ofr. I b Labor Body Agents Blamed for Strikes WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. (AI1) , M rs. Klin ore Horrielt, a regional di ; rector who once 'complained of i "OdPU" and "un-American" lac 1 Ilea by labor board agent, toKtl 1 fied today long deluya in handling ! Wagner act cuaos In 1 137 tended to i promote labor ntrlken. i Mrs. Herrick, regional director in New York City, made the Htato ntent before a Iioiiho committeo in vestigating both Ibo act and tho board. This period of delay, she ex plained, in reply lo questions by Representative .Murdock (I)., I'tah) followed immediately the supreme court's validation ot the Wagner act when a large number of new cases were filed with the board. .Mrs. Herrick complained to ii ! meeting of regional board officials ! here la the full of l!i;i7 that they had to "wait-wafl-wait for boaid 'decisions in muny cases. "How long O lord how long must we wait?" she asked in u memorandum submitted to that conference read into the record. Mrs,. Herrick also testified tho men she accused of "OdPL"' ac tions objected to her policy of bringing employers snd employes together In joint conferences. Lothian Predicts Major Nazi Attack CHICACO, Jan. 5. ( AP Ger many probably will launch a "ter rific" attack against Kngland and Franco by land, sea and air this spring. Lord Lothian, llritlsh am bassador to the I'nited Stales, told the Chicago Council on Foreign It li bit ions lust night. "If and when the attack coined," be added, "ft will be with all the ferocity and ruthlessness tho nuzis have taught us to expect." The ambassador expressed the belief that the anticipated attack would be repelled ami if repelled as decisively us was the big Gor man offensive nf 1918 "it will not be long before Ilitlerism itself goes dowu to defeat." Lord Lothian termed mastery of the seas "the real key to victory" und asserted Germany would be "on top of tii world" If she com pelled Great Hritain and France to surrender their fleets and naval hases. Felony Charges Against Estabrook, Rosser Dropped HILLSIIOHO, Jan. 5. AI) Washington county felony charges against Jack F.stnbrnok, secretary of the AFL'h warehousemen's union, and Al K. Itosser, former teamslers' union official, were dis missed yesterday by Circuit Judge Frank H. Peters. Kstabrook was tried three times on a charge of using explosives to ilamagu the property of another. ' lie was convicted by a jury in Sep- tember. 1!C'.S, but the decision was I reversed by the state supreme 1 court. i Itosser. serving a 12-year prison term for arson In connection with I the burning of a West Salem box . factory, was never tried on the Washington county indictment. Judge Peters said the doubtful I outcome of another trial, scattpr- tng of witnesses and expense to the i state were bis reasons for dismiss j lug the charges. Date of Red Cross Annual Convention Is Advanced WASHINGTON. Jan. ."i.-iAI't-The lied Cross said today that be en ise of heavy burdens arising from war relief activities abroad its annual convention would be held here April I instead of In At lanta May Return to Portland Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Camnbell. Jr.. have re turned to their himo In Portland, following h wsit over the holidays here with the former's parents. School Superintendent Mrs. W. M. Campbell. ATTACK Oil AMERICA ! Startling Expose of U. S. Lock of Defense By GENERAL ARED WHITE WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENED CAPTAIN IIKNNINO, daring young United States Intelligence officer, Bent to Parla to get the .Mexican picture. Impersonates LIKUTKNANT UHOMLITZ, now held Incommunicado abroad, for merly an American officer In the aervlee of Van Hassek. GENKKAL VAN HASSEK, mas ter of Mexican forces, plana an at tack on the United Slates and questions Benuing concerning its strength. CHAPTER IV Denning found himself assigned to a stuffy little room tbat was piled high with American ne s DH iters and magazines. Half a dozen other officers were engaged in reading these publications. Each day this group was requir ed to make a summary of Ainerl- an press opinion as affecting Mexican relations. Outwardly a peaceful enough job, but one that Denning knew to he a vital pari of Van Htissek's war machinery. During the next few days JJen- ning kept pretty much to himself, though cuuttously making friends with tho Austrian, Captain Flneke, who sat at hm elbow. A hit at a lime he meant to gather the infor mation he bad come for. If long rlBks had to be played in order to secure Important secret Informa tions, that would huve to wait un til he had the lay of tilings at headquarters. Mexico City. Heniuug observed In his off-duty strolls, was serene and untroubled. Mexican troops themselves bad undergone a tran sition. They had shoes on their fnm n,l it Ik" I -lit no In thoir rutiks land were used largely as labor 'troops. L'xcept for patrols and a daily guard-mounting theio was no dally martial display In the city. Ruiz, holding tho milltf.ry rank of colonel-general, was an Imposing figure, erect, leun, dashnr;. His uniform was always vivid and lie was forever attended by flashily uniformed aides and orderlies. Benuing thought Iiulz must have been picked for appearance as veil .is his susceptibility to control, in order to put on u r:iow mat would catch and hold the Mexican ima gination. By the end of a weel, Benuing hud gained something of Flncke's confidence together with a knowl edge of the workings of Van Has sek's headquarters ut the palace. He had adopted the habit of going for a walk each evening with the Austrian, usually to the Ala- i meda. Denning had learned Unit the Austrian was an artilleryman, on temporary detail at headquarters because of, knowledge ot the V lilt ed States, , "But at headquarters, Fiuekc," Benuing prompted, "life is nol too active. Isn't it your experience that once headquarters gets its claws on an officer he's sunk?" The Austrian responded w 1th ? grunt of contempt. "I'm an artilleryman, not a staff officer," be snapped. "My bat tery of seventy-sevens is at Jolisco .for target practice anil I'm in Mex ' Ico City only until the show opens!" 1 Denning laughed and said, "But with your fluency in Knrcllsh, your chief isn't likely to part company with you when our troops head in to the I'nited Slates." "I've Colonel Bravot's word for II!" Ftncke huid hotly. "Yes, and I'll remind him of it as soon as he returns from Washington, which ought lo bo any day now." Denning prolonged the promen ade with Fincke, stopping from time to time at the bar of the (ion zates near the park for Scotch-aud-soda. Once the Fincke artillerist enthusiasm was aroused, the Austrian needed little urging to ituik. At first he boasted of bis own tguns, then branched off Into the suujeci oi an itassett s superiority In artillery. For each regiment of infantry there was a full battal ion of seventy-sevens or the new ln.Vnilllimetcr cannon. In addition there was the marvelous new ten inch gun with a maximum effective ranee of thirty utiles. An adaptation of the Big Bertha of World war days, but this one travels at from thirty to thirty-five miles an hour. So powerful a wea pon H had to be transported In five sections, urawu uy uuge iasi inic lors. The barrel, forty-five feet long. Less than two hours requir ed to assemble it al a given point ready lor action. Then there were batteries of 21 lrn 1 1 111 i tni- hou-ll vnru iiiiilfii'lf ,1 In 'two loads and eaofible of mil I liti; down shells ten miles distant. In addition. Van Hassek's mo torized Infantry divisions, each of l.non men. were provided with the last, word in anti tank, antiaircraft, and auxiliary weapons, including an immense quota of light and heavy machine guns for each regi ment. Kach division had seventy two anti-tank guns of -millimeter add the newest 47-mllllmnter types. As for anti-aircraft, the Van Has sek artillery would be able to route t he stoutest air a Hacks on troop columns, supply establishments and depots. In addition to (heir stund and (heir 4u-millime(er for medium pon for hea y. long-rHUge v ork, and their u millimeter for medium mime, was their light -millimeter gun. Add to this a lUiVmillimeter special anli-uircrall taunoti. As for tanks there were three regiments in Mexico now. wiih more reported on the sea. Kach re;:imeni btwsted 7.".o tanks, mostly eight-ton light tanks, btil with a goodly supply of the new sixteeu ton heavy tank. Both types cap able of thirty miles per hour. "What a wonderful show, Brom lltz!" Fincke exclaimed when he had elaborated these weapons tn detnil. "Particularly when we pound their artillery to pieces with our superior ranges. Hlmmelcreui' They will be helpless in counter battery." "Not too fast, Fincke," Hennlng cautioned. "We mustn't forget their tremendous manpower once they get them equipped.'! "But a million men can crush the Americans before they cau get themselves ready!" "A million men, perhaps, but bow can we ever expect to get a million men mobilized In Mexico without rousing the Americans fi nally to action?" Fincke stopped In his tracks and his blue eyes looked gravely at Benuing through their thick IcnsesA The Austrian lowered his voice. "That Is not mere surmise, Brom litz. This I will tell you In ihe deepest confidence. One day in General Van Hassel. 's office I glimpsed his little map of the Unit ed States and on It aro red .ar rows pointing In from the south, the east, and the west. I had only a glimpse before be returned he map to his desk, but I cuught fig ures enough to convince me of a million men." Benntng managed an Indifferent smile and decided to close this dangerous subject. "With a million men, Fincke, a great deal might be done," he said, and added, with a glance at his wrist watch, "but it's getting late and what do you say to Borne din ner?" I The two went to a Mexican cab aret on Avenlda Hidalgo, a favorite spot of officers of the new regime. Benuing ordered diuuer and pick ed at his meal. Apparently he was mildly entertained by the nhow about him. Actually he was only vaguely conscious of his surround ings. His mind wuh busy with I niiunes oiseiosures, wiin a piec ing lugeuier oi me inings van IluKsek had told him. Denning made his decision. There was the air corps yet to check, and somo verification of Fincke's disclosures. That should not be difficult. But only Van Ilassek would know the broader plan of allack on the United States and Benntng knew now that he must find some way to tup the Van Hassek bruin, ut any cost. A glance at the Van Hussok opera tion map might answer all ques tions. In some way he meant to get his eyes on that )nup. His thoughts were Interrupted by the action of Fincke In springing abruptly to his feel. A dark, er- ject man in Mexican uniform paus ed at their table to acknowledge the Austrian's greetings. "My colonel, I um overjoyed to see you back in .Mexico!" the Aus trian exclaimed. He turned to Ben uing, who got to his feet. 'I wish, my colonel, to present our new of ficer. Major BromlltK, who has re ported to us from Kuropo in your absence. Major, our chief of serv ice. Colonel ilravot." The Frenchman searched Ben uing with a quiz.icul glint as if try ing to associate him with some vague memory. In a moment his black eyes cleared and he passed on with a stiff bow. Benning'a memory had clicked instantly on seeing the colonel. Ilravot, his chief of service, unmis takably was Sergeant Caujos, the masqueradwr In American uniform on whose trail he hud been camp ing at San Antonio. Denning had little more than set tled down at his allotment of American newspapers tho next morning than Van Hassek's major domo. Captain Schroff, came in with a summons. "Excellency directs that you re port to him immediately," Schroff muttered. Denning promptly went down the tiled corrdnr to the Van Ilassek suite. He had spent the night on pins and noodles, knowing that once the Dravot memory clicked the jig was up with him. What did this summons mean? However, he kept his faith In his masquer ade. Since leaving Bordeaux he had effected those slight changes in appearance tbat are the most ef fective masquerade. The Atlantic sun and wind had given his lace a deep un, and he had cultivated a thin mustache cut at a rakish angle. At San Antonio his hair had been rather full, now it was crop ped close at the sides and the length of his head Increased by a bristling pompadour. His new Mexican uniform, cut wide at tho shoulders, gave his torso a differ out appearance from that of the civilian clothes ho had woru in Texas. There was a catlike animation in Van Hassek's one straight eye that puzzled Denning. The pecul iar smile on the general's thick lips was equally baffling. "Sli down, Bromlitz, I want to talk to you," Van Hassek invited. "Tell me, aro you very much in love?" Denning blinked at the amazing query, then smiled back with a shake of his hc .d. "There was a young lady in Lux embourg, eh?" . Denuing's mind instantly picked up the Van Hassek purport and he confessed. "Yes, Kxceltency." "Her name?" "Mademoiselle Luectte Uncos." "And you promised yuu would bring her to Mexico Cltv with your first month's pay. DrotuliU?" "Csually, in such cuses," lien nine evaded. " om attempts to make parting as paiuless as pos sible.' Van Ilassek chuckled. "But sometimes such promises come home to roost, Bromlitz." He push ed his cull button ami Schroff came in. Van Hassek grunted in structious. (To bp continued) Returns Here Attorney J. (). Watson has returned here, follow Ing the holidays In Portland visit ing relatives and friends. Japanese People Feel War Strain Hardships, Sacrifices Make Them Wonder If War en Chinese is Worth While. . Ily RBLMAN MOWN TOKYO (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) The Japanese government Is confident that It Is achieving Its aims In China, but many of the Japanese pcopla aro wondering whether It la worth while. Japan has conquered more than a third of Cliiiu s population ami area, including her richest prov inces and moat modern Industrial ooutors, and Japanese leadera are confident of ultimate complete vie. tury in the plan to establish "a new order in Kast Asia." The Japanese people, however, worn with war, find their lot a heavy hardship for the present and tbey look into the future with foreboding. Ordinarily stolid and uncomplain ing, the people will tell, off the rec ord, of their sacrifices for the succesuos the army lias won In China. Many wonder whether the cost Is equal to the gain. There is ha idly it neighborhood, a factory, an office which liuu not contributed its dead tq tho battlc- i rielils of China. I There is hardly an individual I who has not felt the finuueial load i weighing more and more icavilv. Many are near the breaking point. Restrictions Felt Today in Japan a 15 per cent tux makes a 2i)hcii cup of coffee cost 23 sen. If the bill in a restaurant reaches three yen, the customer pays moro than four yen, including taxes. Shortages are such that some products cannot be bought for any price. The gasoline ration for a taxi .is two gallons u day. Medical supplies, aspirin anil Insulin mr. ticiilarly, are below tho danger point. 'Fuel Is low. Hallway cars are not heated this winter. Office buildings had no heat until after Uec. . And then went on a ration ' that was half their consumption last year. Gas inspectors recently visited every home ill Tokyo, scaling ono burner on each kitchen range. They loft the warning that gas imlng water heaters might be Healed be fore tile end of the winter. Cotton, wool, leather, metals and canned goods almost have disap peared from the market. There is a cigaret famine about every to months. When you buy a carton of ciga rots the clerk removes tho indi vidual packages and keeps the car ton. "I must send It back to the factory for re packing," he says. Living Costs Soar Official figures show an average Increase In food costs of 130 per cent In tho past IS months, with rice up So per cent, fish S!j0 pet cent and vegetahlos 200 pur cent. Clothing costs are up an avorugo of 2S0 per cent. Items aro nil per cent higher, coal lno por cent high er and charcoal, chief fuel for tho masses, up 110 per cent. Wages have lugged behind the price increases except In munitions and heavy industries fields, where they are high. The munitions boom brought thousands of people, hard pressed for a bare existence on farms. In lo cities, depressing wages not connected with the war and causing a shortage of agriculture labor. The migration, plus othur fac tors, caused a rice shortage which nearly caused a panic in the irov- ' ernment. U. S. National Bank Notes Heavy Gain in Deposits According to Iho comptroller's y:nn its fii I JCCCU! IICI' ;t'l, UI0 LllltOll Stales Kallonal bank showed dt ! malls of J13:i,lli0,:i4 l.da. Accord ing to the manager of lhn Itoseburg .hraiich. this Is tho highest point in ueposus ever reached by the bank at the time or an official call. At the corresponding period la.t year, denosfis ww-o si-hi ir.c 'tr... o a gain of over twelve million do! mis. in me same period, re sources Increased from 51:il7.Vl 027.ST to $14l.:l,r,!i!i.7'.'. The in crease la both deposits and re sources Is at tho ratio of approxi mately one million dollars per month. According to the report, loans for commercial industrial and ag ricultural purposes aiso ahowud u healthy gain. William Powell of Film . Fame Weds Diana Lewis HOLLYWOOD, J,,,, r,(,J Screen Slur William Powell and liiana Lewis, young uriross. were married at a dude ran. b near Las ct-us today, M. l;. M. ,, .,. llounced. This was Powell's third,' mar riage. His second wile was Carole Lombard, who now Is .Mr. Clark Cable. The brliln Is 23. Her iiarenls, Mr. and Mrs. .1. ('. Lewis. re veterans of vaudeville and the theater. Her sister is Maxino Lewis, a singer. She and Powell, 47, mnlored from Palm Springs t uB,i. The bride is due buck ul Ibe studio Mondav to lake a leading rule in the Kddie Cunior picture, "Forty Little Moth ers." Parole Granted to Gilbert Beescmyer SVN yCHXTIX. Clllir.. Jan. 5. (API (lllbert II. Heesemyer, 51. who was sentenced lo 4H years ill prison after the collaeso of the Guaranty Itiillding and Loan asso ciation of Hollywood, in 1 !:(. was granted a parole toiiuy. A tiiiidiliiin of the parole was thni lloesi-iiiypr be elven apprmed employment 111 Chicago.