In Spite of the Desperate Chances He's Taking on Winning the War, Hitler Continues to Show Sound Judgment by Refraining From a Blitzkrieg on Ireland.
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VOL. XLV NO. 33 OF ROSEBURO REVIEW .'
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ROSEBURG, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1940.
VOL, XXVIII NO. 241 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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By FHANK JENKINS
jJITLER'S. major drlvo through
Holland and Belgium sheds nt
least n little new Unlit on Britain's
mild errort In Norway. The llrltlsh
secret service must have known
something of the impending smash
through, the low countries, and th?
llrltlsh high command was proli
nhly afraid of being caught off bal
ance If it threw In too henvy a
force against Hitler's Norwegian
adventure.
THE drive through Holland and
Ilelgltnn nlso indicates that the
blockade is pinching Hitler more
than has been admitted. If the
blockade was as much of a joke as
he has contended, he could have
afforded to sit tight and wait for
the allies to uttack.
About all Hitler needed to win
the war was to hold what he has
already taken.
rvlt. WILLIAM AXl.ING, a veter
'.an missionary to the Orient,
tells the Oregon Baptist convention
Ihttt Christianity is the only pos
sible hope for permanent peace be
tween China und Japan.
. The Golden Rule: "Do yo unto
others as vo would that others
j Minn iio unto yotr is about the only
possible hope for peace ANY
WHERE IN THE WOULD.
As long as nations continue to
act on the rule of "do the other
(Continued on page 4.)
BERT SHOEMAKER, high
school senior, suspended nt the end
of a 30-foot rope over the faee of a
rooky rampart of Mt. Nebo, paint
ing his class numerals In the dead
hours of the nlpit. The hours were
no deader thnn Bert would have
been had the "stling bloke."
This wasn't the first effort he.
together wit'j several companions.
bad made to perpetuate the glory
of the class of M on the "classi
cal" contour of the butt where
Fenerations or seniors have left
t ieir mark. Pratted under-class-men
have substituted their own
numerals on several painful occa
sions. Hut somehow or other the
seniors neetn to get theirs bad:
again. It takes a lot of persever
nnce. however, and nlht work, and
paint, and film for Gene Powell,
who snapped the picture appearing
herewith.
For some reason or other, nr
possibly for no reason nt all, I re
call the occasion many years nco
when I wan in high school, when
Blackberry Lawton and I absented
ourselves for some reason time has
made obscure, from Mae Barzee'n
algebra class and hid nut in the
room from which led the ventilat-
zl SAW--
By Paul Jenkins
U. S. DEFENSE PROGRAM SPURRED BY WAR TIDE
i ' j ' ' V ir- '
Roosevelt, Pershing Appeal for Speedy Strengthening of Nation's Fighting Forces
. . 7 1" " : :
Message To
Congress Due
Tomorrow
Probable Program Cost Set at
976 Million; Financing by
Taxes or Debt Limit Hoist
To be Left to Lawmakers. .
WASHINGTON, May 15. (AP)
Rearmament appeals by Presi
dent Roosevelt and General Por
shing spurred congressional lead
ers today to promlso quick action
and almost certain acceptance
of an extraordinary defense pro
gram expected to cost $976,000,000.
While awaiting a special- mes
sage from the .president expected
tomorrow, lawmakers, conscious
or the uncertain tide of battle in
Europe, devoted most of their at
tention to a study of army and
navy noeds.
General Pershing who led the
A. E. P. in France two decades ago,
counselled against any delay In a
rare public statement.
"Every energy in this country
should be devoted to the idea of
pulling the United States in a con
dition of thorough preparedness
against the possibility of war," be
said yesterday.
U. S. Must Keep Abreast.
Presldentl Roosevelt conferred
yesterday -.vJlth congressional and
'military leaders and then told re
porters that the armaments race
had been forced upon the' country
and that it must keep ubreast.
National defense is the impor
tant thing, he suld, and the method
(Continued on page 6)
;.. .u , .mu .tnu c.iigiavins
ing pipes servicing the various
classrooms. There we felt reason,
ably Rale from Hen Huntington's
prying eyes. Hen was our assem
bly over-lord.
Suddenly we were electrified by
hearing our algebra teacher call
ing the roll. We located the pipe
from which the sound came. When
my name was called. I snouted ,
Here! Into the pipe. There wan
i pause, and I could see in my
mind's eye the severe look our
teacher gave the class.
Presently she continued, and
when she came to Blackberry's
name, that worthy shouted "Pres
ent!" Into the pipe.
There wasn't any hesitation no
ticeable In teacher'a conduct this
time. We could hear her rap the
desk smartly. Then: "Mr. Hchlel
gel,"' she said frigidly to the poor
devil her suspicions evidently fast
ened on, "I've had enough of your
clownfshnesfl. 1 know neither of
those young men you are trying to
protect are here. You may leave
the-' china, and report to the prlii
cipal!"
I reckon students aren't as orn
ery now as they used to be. Oh. all
right: all right! Never mind. They
are, then!
Light DougSas Primary Vote Expected
Despite New Record in Registration;
Field of Nomination Aspirants Large
Douglas county voters will go to the polls Friday in a primary
election to mark ballots which offer a wide selection ot candi
dates for nearly every office. A large field of aspirants face vot
ers of both major parties for offices of national committeeman,
delegates at large and district delegates to the party conventions,
as well as for several of the state and county offices.
Observers anticipate a coinpara
lively light vote, although regis
tration for the primary election
has set a new high record for the
count. Little Interest, however,
appears to he manifest by the
"man on the street," who seems
to have his mind centered more
particularly on war problems than
upon politics.
Klectlon supplies have been pre
pared by County Clerk Roy Agee
for distribution to the election
boards in the fifty precincts of
Douglas county, and distribution
of ballot hoxeTs and supplies al
ready is under way by Sheriff
Wrebb and his deputies.. J
With only one to he elected, four
candidates are in the field for re
publican national committeeman
Ralph IT. Cake, Arthur M. (Jeary
and Milton HKlepner. nil of Mult
nomah county, and Thurlow Mo
Nary Weed of Washington county.
Democratic voters will lutYft a
choice between Flavcl Temple and
Howard Latouiettc, both of Mult
nomah county. i
Two republican women' aapire to
the job of national commlUoowo
man. Thoy nro Mrs. George T.
Gerlinger and Florence A. Hun
yan, both of Multnomah county.
Four women seek soloction at the
hands of democratic voters. They
are Eva Nelson, Umatilla county; i
8-Month Spending
Proposal Approved
WASHINGTON, May 15. (AP)
A $!70.50.000 WPA appropria
tion, spendable in eight months If
necessary, was recommended to
day by the house appropriations
committee which reported a lessen
ing of "abuses" In relief adminis
tration. The WPA appropriation, which
the committee npproved uh Presi
dent Roosevelt had requested it.
wns part of a $1,111,751,81!! emer
gency relief supply bill for the fis
cal year beginning July 1. The
committee sent the bill to the
house floor.
The $975,650,000 WPA appropri
ation was compared with a $1,477.
000,000 relief outlay for the fufl 12
months of the current year. The
committee said the proposed sum
would provide employment for nn
average of l.MO.OOO persons If used
over a 12 months period or 1,960,
000 on an eight months basis.
Permission to use the money In
eight months, if necessary, was
recommended, the committee said,
on President Roosevelt's request
that this be done and in the light
of reports showing a decline In In
dustrial activities since January,
when the chief executive made his
original reaucst for $975,050,000
for 12 months.
Farm Camps Fund Favored.
Continuance of the farm security
administration's migrant enmp
program was also approved today
by the committee.
Reporting the relief hill, carrying
funds for various F8A activities,
to the house, the committee, in ef
fect, designated $5,000,000 for ex
nendlture on camps during the next
fiscal year starting July 1.
Reerotary Wallace testified that
500.000 farm families were poten
tial recruits in the nation's army
of migrants.
Oregon G. A. R. Reunion
Draws Only Four Vets
PORTLAND. Ma"v 15. fAPt
Four of the men who helped stop
the blltr.kriegs of Stonewall Jack
son and Jen Stuart met yesterday
for the annual Oregon department.
Grand Army of the Republic, en
campment. There are 15 surviving OAR
members In the state but only the
"mrtel nttended. On tVo pui'r-h-tion
of Dr. f'iiai les E. Merrm. 94.
Portland, rhnphin. all oTfii.ei:i
were retained. They ludndi Thx
dore Ponaldon, Porth nd, US, rtm
mander; Henry Itopklr. ft3. New
berg, vice-commander, J. W, RW'.r",
93, Portland, adjutant, an 1 Ih Mcr-rltt
Rinilv F. Edson, Multnomah coun
ty; Cecelia b. Gavin, Wasco coun
ty, and Nora Hltchman, Multnomah
county. Each 'party will elect one
commit teewoman.
24 Out For Delegate Posts
Each party will elect four dele
gates at large to national conven
tions. Republican voters will make
their selections from a tlelit or 11
candidates Fred Wr. Bronu, Mult
nomah county; Robert Campbell,
Multnomah county; Robert A. El
liott, Multnomah county; Robert S.
Farrell, Multnomah county; J.
Mann Fisher, Multnomah county;
Frank Mahood, Polk county; Ar
chie McGowan, Harney county;
Phil Metschan, Multnomah county;
Robert N. Stanfleld, Multnomah
county; Walter L. Tooze, Multno
mah county, and Peter Zimmerman,
Yamhill county. Democratic condi
dates, numbering i:l, include Mar
tin A. Fitzgerald, Union county;
Clarence P. Hyde, Lnno county;
Lotus. U Lanclpy, Multnomah coun
ty; Willis Mahoney, Multnomah
county;' Chaiiea H. 'Martin, Multno
mah county r J.'W. Morrow, Multno
mah county; A. W. O'ConnolJ, Mult
nomah county; Jake Siskel, Mult
nomah county; Joseph F. Wood,
Multnomah county; O. S. Blauch-
( Continued on page 8)
O.K. Put On Bill
To Deport Bridges
WASHINGTON, Mny lfi.-HAP)
The house committee on immi
gration gave its approval today to
a bill Introduced with the single
purpose of deporting Harry
Bridges, west coast labor leader.
The bill was Introduced only
yesterday by Representative Allen
(D., La.) who saiil it was the only
hill of ita kind ever offered.
Dean James M. Lund In of Har
vard law school, acting ns a spe
cial investigator for the labor de
partment, recently held Bridget!
was not deportable.
"If alien radical agitators escape
deportation through some techni
cality, then congress ought to Htep
in apd see that they are deported
by congressional mandate," Allen
said.
OTTAWA, Ont May 15. (AP)
Justlce Rhevrier of the Ontario su
preme court today declared the com
munist party of Canada to be an
"illegal organization."
He sentenced Harry Binder, Con
victed of publishing and circulating
nntl-wnr pamphlets In violation of
the defense of Canada regulations,
to three years in the penitentiary
and fined him $2,000.
The judge set an additional
year's imprisonment as an alterna
tive to the fine for the 20-year-old
former parliamentary press gallery
representative of the Clarion, ban
ned Toronto communist paper.
Bergdoll Knows German
Weapon Secret, Wife Says
PHILADELPHIA. May 15. t AP)
Mrs. Bertha Bergdoll informed
President Roosevelt by letter to
day that her world war draft
dodger husband "knows something
important" about the "secret weap
on" used by Germany.
The native-born German woman,
who became Bergdoll 's wife during
the years he was a fugitive In Ger
many, said she talked with him
yesterday in the Governors Island,
N. Y., army prison where he' is
serving a sentence for draft eva
sion. "Ho told me he knows something
Important about the secret cannon
the Germans used In Jldglnm." she
said In her letter to the president.
"He wants to tell this to you so
you will know be knows what ho is
talking shout, especially a new
gun the Germans have."
Senator Holt,
New Deal Foe,
Loses In Race
':;!. -':'
Wast Virginian Runs Third In
'Primary; Clost Conttsts
, Far Naminatiani Result
From Ballots In Ohio.
f (Ily the Amioclalod PieB)
While President Itoosevclt nml
Senator Robert A.- Taft were win
ning without opposition tho Ohio
delegations to the democratic and
republican national conventions,
yesterday's primary elections in
Ohio and West Virginia provided
these highlights:
West Virginia: Senator Rush D.
Hqlt, new deal critic who wns too
young to tnlie office when first
elected in 1934, trailed for demo
cratic renomlnatlon; Senator M.
M. Neely, his colleague, led for the
democratic nomination for gover
nor. Ohio: Democrats nomlnnted for
mer Governor Martin L, Davey to
oppose Governor John V. Brkkor,
republican running for n second
term; for tho senate sent ot Vic
Donahey, retiring democrat, for
mer Representative John MrSween
ey led on tho democratic ticket and
Mayor Hurold Burton of Cleveland
nnd Representative Dudley While
.ww Ttimtln neck . and nock for
the republican nomination.
Senator Holt was running third
flgnillHt Judge Hnrley M. Kllgoro,
the lender, and former Governor II.
O. Kump. The vote:
In of 2.379 prcclnolB, Kll
goro 60,877, Kump 47.97K, Holt
35.6G4.
Htnle Senator Thomas n. Sween-
(Continued nn pnffn A)
Threat to Britain
Greater, Nazis Say
RERUN, May 15. (AP) Sue
cess of the nazi forces in their
lighting campaign in Tho Nether
lands wi hailed by morning pa
pers throughout the country. One
authoritative commentntor describ
ed the achievement of Adolf Hit
ler's military machine, In bringing
down a "well-armed nntton of over
x.000.000 in a little more thnn Ion
hours, ns "unique in history." -
Rut in military circles the strate
gic -alue of the Dutch surrender
as it affects the progress" of the
campaign against the allies, wns
singled out as the most vital fac
tor. '
More than one newspaper com
mentator pointed to tho fact that,
with Dutch airports In Gorman
hands, the war now virtually Is on
Knglaml's doorstep.
"The threat to the British iHles
has advanced further." said the
Hnmburger Fremdenblntt, which
nihled that the distance between
tho hoolt of Holland, const town
Just west of Rotterdoin, nnd tho
English port of Hnrwlck, Is only
124 mlloB. and that It Is only 150
miles to Harwlck from Vllsslngen
(Flushing) In the southwest of Jieo
lund. This was only one of numerous
if unofficial indications that the
next mnjor German blow may be
delivered against England rather
than against France.
Others took occasion to point out
that, with the Dutch const-line In
Germnn possession the air force
nnd the submarine fleet would be
able practically to paralyse ship
ping to and rrom llrltnln's east
(Oast; as well as to Inflict heavy
losses on the llrltlsh navy when
ever and wherever its warships ap
penr in these waters.
Sabotage Suspected in
Alabama Arsenal Fire
MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 15.
(AP) An investigation of the
mysterious burning of Alabama's
national guard arsenal Includ
ing a possibility of sabotage
was ordered today by Adjutant
General Smith. The fire de
stroyed an estimated $1,500,000
In military equipment and the
142.500 arsenal building last
night.
One of the first to arrive at
the scene. General SfWth told re
porters later he saw flames In
the front and the rear of the
building, and the two outbreaks
apiieared to be unconnected.
Air Force Of
Britain Deals
Heavy Blows
Attacks Delivered Behind Nail
Lints as Nation Realizes
War Brought to Her Door
' by Conquest of Holland.
LONDON, Mny In. (AP)
"Highly successful" British air at
tacks behind the German lines
were reported today as the uaxl
conquest of Holland hammered
home to Britain her own exposure
to aerial raiders.
Machine-gun fire soundod this
morning near tho mouth of tho
(lumber river, along the English
eust const.
Berlin broadcasts heard .here
sharpened Britain's anxiety and
spurred recruiting of-a new home
front army to fight a possible In
vnslon by nazl parachule troops.
"Germau planes already are
within easy reach of the Important
English nort of Harwich." a Her
man nnnouncer warned. "More
limn that, thev have. bases for dl
nu t attack against tho whole of
England . . . In this nge of modern
warfare, (ho insularity of tho Uri
llsh Isles has ended." .
Harwich Is less than 125 mill
from the Dutch mnlnluml.
Another' enfrt : "' - "
"Tho German army Is'now stand
Ing ut Englnnd'B dour, which can
lie reached by our fighter planes In
less than an hour.
"That Is tho Importance of Hol
land's capitulation."
Air Force Blasts Nails
The air ministry Bald British
filers had given the French "valu
able assistance" in tho great bat
tle which developed at Sedan und
the crossings of the Meuse yester
day. Britain's air force, it said, "dos
troveil permanent bridged and two
pontoon bridges nnd with nnllnlr
crnft guns brought down 15 Ger-
(Continued on page 8)
One Dies, Four Injured
in Fire Near Florence
FLORENCE. Ore.. May 15.
(AP) One man was burned lo
death and four members of a fam
ily were critically Injured today
when flameB destroyed the H. H.
Koppaug farm rcBldenco on the
North Fork river 10 miles east of
here.
Lawrence Ray, employe on tho
fsrm, age 22, was burned to death.
Mrs. Claude Killlnbock and her
daughters, Marie, .1, and Claudia,
1, were rushed to the hospital ut
North llenil, In very serious condi
tion. Tho father, Claude Killing
beck, received severe burns on the
legs and feet mid also was taken to
North llend.
Origin nt tho fire nnd details of
Ihe tragedy are unknown.
lJ
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Waterfront view of Rotterdam, Important Dutch North Sea coast town, captured by the Germans and
almost certain to be used by them as one of the war plant bases for a blitzkrieg on England, leaa than 2J9
miles distant. Asked how soon a great air offensive would start against England, authorized nail sources
in Berlin answered today: "Whenever we are completely ready at exactly the right moment when It
Is most uncomfortable for England."
Meuse River, in
Scene of Seesaw Battle of
600,000 Men; Losses Heavy
Invaders Reported to Have
After Having Been Hurled Back From Previous
Thrust: Aerial Forces of British, French Hurl
Tons of Bombs on German Lines, Boats, Roads.
PARIS, May 15. (API Gorman forces which had forced a
passage across tho Meuse were reported at tonight's French war
ministry conference to hve .pushed forward and pierced some
allied positions along a line north of Sedan.
German tanks broke through allied positions on the we,st
bank of the Meuse and were followed by infantry.
The allied forces withdrew to new positions.
"The war of movement has begun," said a war ministry
spokesman. "The situation is serious, not critical." , v
Previously the French command reported that about .half the
German forces which crossed tho Meuse river yesterday had been
driven back.
It estimated that 20 divisions on each side a total of 600,
000 men were pitted in a finish fight in the "Battle of th
Mouse." ,
Sedan Center of Major Combat
' I - i c I 1 11. -
war ministry spokesman had admitted that nail forces, smashing
at positions south of Sedon, had crossed the river and established
a salient four miles deep on its south side.
The major struggle apparently was centered around Sedan,
10 miles within France from tho Belgian frontier.
But the French also reported a successful counterattack on
the northwest flank in Belgium and solid defenses to the south
east in France. , . -i i: i fct Of
The German thrust originally penetrated ten miles south of
the river or nearly 20 miies Into France this spokesman said,
but a French counterattack reduced this pocket polow the river,
to about four miles. '" , v - , ' .
German Tanks Spew Flames . I '.. t
Both sides were using the most modern arms, including big
fleets of armored cars and tanks, thousands of pianos and tho
newest types of guns. .
One German attack was reported to have been pointed by
flame-throwing tanks which shoot fire 70 yards. In the world
war, flame apparatus with 15-yard rango was nearly as danger
ous to the handlers as to the intended victims. '
A German tank attack in the level region northwest of Na
mur near Gembloux was hurled back by Fronch counterattacks.
The Germans were reported to have suffered "enormous
losses," particularly in tanks and their crews, and a 4-to-l ratio
in planes. '",'
The situation of the allies in central Belgium was declared,
"favorable." '
Fronch and British aerial forces, meanwhile, were laying
down "tons and tons" of bombs on German rear lines, troop con
centrations, highways, boats and bridges.
German planes were reported bombing the French rear
guard.
Coupled with the. powerful
thrust Into the French section of
tho Meuse line was the nu.i report
that n German spearhead aiming
at the Belgian -forllficntlons of Na
mur had overwhelmed two fori:
in that defenso zone.
Authorized sources said tho Ger
mans Jind crossed the Meuse river
Monday and, tho Bame dny, nnd
conquered the forts of Dentin and
Douclen, south anil west of I.lege. ,
(I.lego and Namur both aro on
tho Mouse, Nnmur about 35 miles
to tho west of I.lege. Tho allien
dinve acknowledged tho loss- of
only one fort, Ebon Emael, In the
I.lego mllllarl.ed .ono.)
Tho German high command al
so reported telling blown to allied
fo eftwi no nnnnm'
Likely Base for Blitzkrieg on
Sedan Area,
Pierced Allied Positions
L. .. - uj .11.. . C....1.
British Air Head Warns
America to "Prepare."
London, May is. (ap Tim
Dolly Express, one of the nowspn.
pers owned by Lord Beaverbrook,
Britain's newly-nppolnted minister
of aircraft production, said In an
editorial today:
"If, as a result of the German,
victory In tho low countrlos, , . .
Britain coaBOB to control the At
lantic, tho possibility of Invasion
of America Ib nt hand.
"Americans thorel'oro have a
period In which to make prepara
tions, They should do so on a
scalo bigger than anything that
ever has been known."
England