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Newspaper Page Text" It's Possible That Hitler and Mussolini Have Aroused the Resen tment of Stalin by Trying to Make Him Accept Merely the Vice Presidency of the New Europe. THE WEATHER Humldily 4:30 p. m. yesterday 27 Highest temperature yesterday HH J-ownst temperature lam night nil Precipitation Inst 21 hours ;. II Preclp. since first of ninntli 3! Pjeclp. mm Sept. 1, 1S.1I) ....... 32.nr. Deficiency since Sept. 1. 1S39 3:1 .PEACE It's .rumored probable In Eu rope, and-the axis powers may bo . found willing rather than TlMk combat, with IlUHHla over conlrul nf the Balkans, while Britain, too, may be In a receptive mood. Wafch NEWSRRVIEW newa for tho first authentic announcement. Partly Cloudy VOL. XLV NO, 72 0F,R0SEBUHG REVIE ROSEBURG, OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1940, VOL. XXVIII NO. 280 OF THE EVENING NEWS CIS rm 11 Jl IfU InWIUI TilIC- HUM II II LaKar msm H Aim I S UtII HIVILIImII IL IU V vv sr r, v v vv MS ft 1 3 Democracy's Preservation, Basic Endeavor of Willkie x Spur Trade; Stay Out Of v VMsAim National Unity Is Keystone of Industrial System Upon Which Adequate Defense Rests. Nominee Declares. PIIILADKLPIJIA, Juno 29. (AP) Pledged to fight Tor "tho preservation of American demo cracy," Wendell Willkie. tho re publican presidential nominee, be gau today his quest for enough votes to give him tho key to tho while house noxt November. - The republican miiionul c.onven- tiou passed into history wilh tho nonilnuiion yesterday of Senator Charles L. WcNai-y of Oregon for i vice-president and a tumultuous i crept Ion of Willkie. All thai remained was for the new republican national commit loo to meet during the day. Induct :!() new inemhorH into office, ami select tt new party chairman. Invariably, the nominee has the final word about who shall run his campaign, in this case, how ever, the old national committee had approved tho work of Chair man John Hamilton just before Ihe ronvenlion mot. It recom mended that he be continued In Die post, but that action wast tint binding on the new commilieo. Willkie States Views Willkie has emphasized ther.e precepts In hit foreign policy ttulements: Stimulate trader-keep-but r war, aid the allien and Urenglhon United Stnles do fen aofl. "Plainly." ho once added, "nil defense rests upon Industrial de fense, without which we cannot produce the equipment that we need. Hut the keystone of indus trial defense Is national unity." Other foreign affair statements by Willkie have included these: April, 1910. issue of Fortune magazine: "It makes a great deal fif difference, to us politically, economically and emotiunally what kind of world exists beyond our shores. We cannot build our (Continued on page C) J I ny FRANK JENKINS pilE republican platform deslg- nates the COP as the party or "Americanism, preparedness and peace," which has a good ring. The next thing (much more Im portant) Is a nominee who will make people DKLIKVB TIIH PLATFORM. TIIH Philadelphia platform Is one of the shortest on record, which Is a point In its favor. Peo ple today, however, are Instinc tively suspicious of political party platforms, because It has been generations since one has meant nnything. LATEST on the French fleet: Spanish . sources say the French western squadron soiled past Gibraltar today (Thursday) headed Tor Casablanca. French Mnrroc.m base on the Atlantic (in Africa.) Tho eastern squadron will seems to be with the British tit Alexandria. So far no French warship has nailed home to say to Hitler: "Here wo are. mister; take us and use us." RVSSIA presents an ultimatum to Rumania, demanding ces sion of the province of Bessarabia and the northern part of Bucovina along with Russian control of the mouth of the Danube and the Ru- Iff Ml Takes Command At Fort Lewis Sll II ijg , New head of the army's third di vision will be lliig. On. Charles Thompson, above, who July 1 takes over command at Ft. Lewis, Wash. He succeeds Ma"J. tlen. Walter C. Sweeney, who retiroR. Roosevelt Keeps Party Guessing President Has Enough Pledges "terer "Nomination but He Stays Mum on Third Term. WASHINGTON, June 29. (AP) Will it be Roosevelt versus Will kie? If so. who will be (he presi dent's running mate to balance the republican selection or Sena tor McNary? I he so wero the two big ques tions in Washington today, as democrats sought to gauge the strength or the republican ticket headed by Wendell L. Wllllke. New York utilities executive, nnd looked ahead to (their own conven tion In t'hlcago two weeks hence. The' answer to the first query rested with President . Hoosevelt but he has kept muni on his in tentions regarding a third term. Ardent third-termers h o w e v e r have been more insistent than ever of late that the turn of events abroad make it Imperative he run again. They hope world conditions will Influence his deri sion. Has Enough Delegates There is no dispute that Mr. Roosevelt commands sufficient convention delegates for tho nom ination. He bad 707i votes pledged to him when the last tabulation was made, and only D48 are re quired to nominate. ICven anti third termers concede the nom ination is the president's If be wants it. The unanimity is not so com plete on the -vlce-presidenlial nom ination. Senator Byrnes (!., S. ('.) launch udimirisli ulinn supporter. has been spoken of highly as a likely contender for second place on a third term ticket, lint there also has been talk of another llortsevelt-Carner slate. Other run ning mates mentioned have ranged from Secretary of Stale Hull to Piorello H. La Ciuardia, New York fusion mayor. Comment on Ticket Klsewhere these expressions were forthcoming: Senator NorriB find.. Neb.), a third term advocate "Willkie is Insult the second. ... I don t be lieve there is a ghost of a chance nf Willkie being elected." Democratic Chairman Farley (Continued on page fi Feels Paralysis Coming, Phones Husband, Dies I1KMSTKAD. N. Y.. June 29. f AIJiAoa fnrmjir HnK'fiL'M XtflflH superintendent of nut-Res. rl-year-old Mrs. Mabel Alice Johnson Cur ran knew what had happened when paralysis began to creep over her body. Calmly, Rhe reached for the tele phone in her bedroom and called her husband yesterday: "It's come Franu. nut i navp i: minutes or ro anyhow beloro I lo?sn conscioupness." She asked that a physician be dummoned and her daughter noti fied. She died of a stroke a iew minutes after all had arrived at her bedside. Secrecy Veil Still Shrouds Battle Fleet Mystery of Whereabouts of Ui S. Ships Stirs Comment; Needed Now or Later In Atlantic, Admiral Says. WASHINGTON,' Juno 29. (AP) Tho exact extent of the stato of emergency now existing In the na tion and the secrecy-veiled plans of the main U. s. battle fleet aroused capital conjecture today. The question of the Heel's where n bouts a mystery since tho annu da suddenly quit Hawaii under sealed orders Monday was kept Lo the fore by three fresh develop ments yesterday. From Honolulu came word Indi cating that at least a portion of the fleet might be maneuvering In the vicinity, instead of steaming tor the Panama canal or Philip pine waters, as variously reported. Tho Honolulu advice said that Wednesiluy an inter-island plane had sighted a flotilla of between 20 and 30 warships, one of the air craft can ier Lexington, on the hori zon beyond Hawaii. Need In Atlantic Seen On Ihe other hand. Admiral Wil liam H. Leahy, former chief of na val operations, said he believed the fleet was en route from the Pa cltiu to the Atlantic a 10 day voy age. "I think." be remarked, "the place we need it now is'ln tho At lantic or that is where we are go ing to need it." Leahy, who bad just called on the president, did not elaborate. He said, however, bo had not Inquired about fleet movements. A little later. Chairman Pittman (l)-Nev. of the senate foreign af fairs committer stated in an inter view that It was his "guess" Ihe British and French fleet soon would he moving westward across the Atlantic. Pit (man urged nn "understand ing" between the United States navv nnd the Franco-British fleet as a means of "localizing" Hitler in Kurope. He said the two overseas navies could dominate the Allan tic, while Ihe United Stales con trolled Ihe I'acllic. Naval Work Ordered The navy department meanwhile (Continued on page ) Bomb Trucks Pass Through Roseburg A glimpse nf some of the new equipment being furnished the IT. S. army was afforded Roneburg residents thin moruinr4 when a fleet of bomb trucks passed through the city on the way to Tacoma. The equipment Includes a truck with motorized crane nnd trailer for handling l.ooo-tou bombs. The trucks are for delivery to the 3.11st bomhlng squadron. Word was received today by Chief of Police John Inter of plan ned heavy I.Voojp movemeis through lioHcbnrg In July and Aug ust. Six sections of the :inth in tan try will pass through Roseburg July .11. Huer was informed. The units will leave Grants Pass about 7 n. m.. and should arrive In Hose burg about 10 a. m. The sections will travel at 15-minuio intervals. Two sections will be moved through the city Aupust 7. The police department is request ed by the war department to fa cilitate passage of the motorized units through the city. Fraud Indictment Hits Oregon Mine Promoter CHICAGO. June 29. (AP) A fedeial jury indicted Dr. W. A. UiK.liniv vnuliiPil'i nn rhnrfrt f if using the mails to defraud and vio lating tne socurines anu excnniw act. Regional SKC IHreclor w. Me- VI ,.11 I.',.,.ir,.t- i.ttnrfrml til- MllftinU' collected SlGT.OOO from about 2uo investors In the mid-west who wished to put their money In the Oregon Chromium-Gold Pre-irganiz-ing syndicate, also known as the Oregon Chrome-Gold project. Kennenv sain tne nipraiure oi wn prnject claimed the companies held 1 rtirt nnr-an nn Qfllmnn mountain near Powers. Coos county. Ore., whereas the tract actually was only 1700 acres in size and Dr. Muchow lacked a land patent be cause the mine was not worked. Nazi Agent Held In Los Angeles Herbert Iloehue. above, 29-year-old German, is held at Imh Angeles on a charge of tailing to file with the secretary of state a registration statement showing he is an agent of the nazl government. He was arrested by G-men after buying an airways ticket to Buenos Aires. Outlaw Bund, Reds, A.F.L Head Urges WASHINGTON. Juno 29. (AP) Congressional action to outlaw Ihe communist parly and tho na.i bund was advocated today by Wil liam Green, president of Ihe American Federal inn of Labor, Green made thn recommenda tion In an address to the Fill-sponsored national, police academy. "I feel that wu are Inviting dan ger by permitting the communist parly and the ua.l bund to con tinue lo operate openly or secret ly in this country against the in terests of the United State," he asserted. He declared the federation he bends "never has been hood-winked by communist, nazl or fascist propaganda" and added: "When tho congress recently adopted measures to purge com munists and nals from relief rolls and to keep an official check nn the whereabouts and activities of resilient aliens, the American Federation of Labor interposed no objections. "Wo consider it shnmeful that a -labor group, not affiliated wilh ihe American Federation of labor, bitterly opposed these measures, and lent itself to underhanded at tacks on the federal bureau of Investigation." I SAW y root JeahJm Limiini J liaMM liia irnVi rr THE HOME of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. IlenBlee on Cow creek, a couple or miles above Riddle. A portion or the house (the living room, dnwnstalrs to the lert as shown In the picture appearing herewith) Is one of the oldest structures in the county. II was erected on a part of the old Wilfon donation land claim In isr.i, I think it was. The lienslees (who. Incidentally, are the parents of Mrs. George Sin gleton of Roseburg) bought the ranch In l!tl!l, completely remodel ing the house into a modern dwell iiif carefully retaining, however, the wnmlerrully constructed room mentioned above. , Surrounded by wide, green lawns and gardens, and nlenBantly shaded bv many treeB, this homo ia one or the nicest In the county. Kvery where are stone walks leading to flower wardens. In one comer la a plat devoted to many varieties of cactuses; in another a pool; be tween the two a stone well, with Fingerprint Act Approved j By Roosevelt 3.500 000 Aliens in U. S. Come Under Provisions; Federal j- Drive on Undesirables to J Be Launched Monday. WASHINGTON, Juno 29. (AP) i-Prnsident Roosevelt signed Into low today u bill requiring registra tion and fingerprinting of approxi mately .1.r00,000 aliens In the Unit ed States. In a statement Issued simul taneously, the- president expressed hope that no "loyal nlienB" would bo'fluhjeeted to harassment In the course of this program but added: "With those aliens who are dis loyal and nro bent on harm to this country, tho government, through Its law enforcement agencies, can and will deal vigorously." : In effect, Mr. Roosevelt reproved some slates and communities which have undertaken to deal with aliens Individually. F'The only effectivo system of control over aliens in this country must coin from tho federal govern ment alone," bis statement said. "This Is as Hue Bom a practical point of view us 11 1b from a legal and constitutional point of view. Since congress, by the act, has nttempled to provide a hHirIo and uniform method of handling thla difficult problem of alien reclaim tlon in tlila country, it seema to me thai ntteinpta by the states or com munities to deal with the problem Individually will result In undeslrn- hlo conruslou and duplication. i Roundup 8tarts Monday Federal agencies roordlnalcd final plans Tor Ihe start of ncllve oprriillona ouinst the new public enemies undesirable 1 aliens ami fifth colnmntsls. 3Clie fiwt jwrlinn .of Ihe campaign pels under way Mohdav, Ilio offec live dnto for regulations which ninlco the leual entry of aliens Inlo the United States more dliricull. A second portion aimed nt Il legal entrv and infiltration got the "go ahead when President Itoose' velt signed n bill yesterday provld- (Cnnllnued on page 6) Cooperage Strikers Turn Down Compromise Bid PORTLAND. .Tune 20. (AP) More than 300 Cooperage workers rejected a fi-eent hourly wage In crease In n secret volo yesterday. Chairman Harry Peterson of the union negotiating c.ommltleo said loilay. They have been striking for n 75 cent boost nt the Western Cooper age plant here nnd In n smaller subsidiary plant at Seattle. News-Review Photo and Enjrraving- old-fashioned pulley and bucket; adjoining the house to the west Is a shaded, cool, comfortably and completely equipped Hummer kit chen; In another corner an outdoor fireplace and everywhere are orna mental plantings of flowers ami shrubs. Kleclrlc pumps and a gravity system combine to Turnlsb water an Ihoo gallon tank always Is full Garden and lawns are brightly green and growing, "We hunted everywhere wo knew for nn 'old oaken bucket' for our well." Mrs. Ilenslee Informed me, "but finally had to content our selveo with an ico cream contain er!" This well In used for drinking purposes, and 1 can testify that tho water is sweet and refreshing Iv cold. It had been many a day since 1 had drnwn a bucket out of well. I liked the novelty of it thl. nnp.' hiif u'nuliln't earl. tn water hundred head of stock that way. Overstepping in Rumania Brings Aid Pledge to King Peace Move In Air Word From Europe British - Russian - Turkish Plan to Bargain With Axis Duo Envisioned by Neutral ' Diplomatic Source. LONDON, Junn 29. (AP) A nmitrul rllplnnmltc nmircn envtaioiiH a poHRllilft HritiHii-ItiiHHian-Tui'klHh nllKiimpnt la bargain with Gnnnuny ami ltuly In a warn inovo imtil u 1 "In (lie air." Any nllnmiit by Cnrinnny to In vailo ICiirIiukI la llkoly to await tlio .ontenmn or llitu iiiovh, tlila aotirttc nalil taut nlKbt. lie milled Hint llrltaln'H nttltmln apparently ilepomleil on Ibo re flpomto of Frnnce'H colonies and fleet to the rollyiiiB call of French General Charles Do Oaulle recog nized by Ihe llrltlBli government an leader of nil free I'Tenetimon I" 'Mtht on far-the allied cnimo. Tho dlnlnmatlc sourco pointed out, In this connection, tho order of amoral Mlllelhauser, commander or the French nrmy In Syria, for "cessation or hostilities" there. (A broadcast on the Borlln wave length, heard hy N11C today, said j (lenet'iil Nogues, Kovenini'-generul and fommauuer-in-ciiH'i m r Morocco, also bad ordered his Hoops lo cpiiFo lighting nnd lay down Ihelr nims). Britain'! Tatk Heavier Vermin Itnrllelt. commentator for th-New-imnle4i predicted defection or most or the French despite 'no Claulle's appeal. ' "Faced Willi Ilio possibility that (lie French African colonies now will surrender." llartlott said today, "the British government must bo prepared to fight two wars, the one west of Olhraltar and tho other east of tho Island of Pnntellarla, (Continued on page 6) Greyhound Stages Attacked; 7 Hurt Windshields of Two Vehicles Smashed by Thrown Rocks On Highway Near Hedford. MF.DFORD. Ore., Juno 29. (AP) Seven passengers wero Injured, none seriously, about 11 o'clock Frlduy night, when unknown van dals, riding In an nuto, hurled a lnrgo rock through tho windshield of n northbound Pacific. Greyhound stage, nt Sardine creek, nn the Pa cific highway. Sheriu fy" , Hi own reported. A half hour later a southbound stage had it boulder hurled through Its windshield near Foots creek, hut none of the passengers wore In jured, due to the rock hitting low. Ole Erlckson, Medrord, driver of tho soullibound stage, escaped in jury. John Mass, Medford, was driver of the northbound singe. lloih attacks occurred on narrow bridges, tho sherirr said. There wero 27 passengers on tho northbound bus, and .15 on the soullibound. The list of Injured, principally from flying gluss, Is: !,ola rtynn, Walla Walla. Wash., glass in one eye, and facial lacera tions. John Mass, Medford, driver of the northbound bus, right eye cut by glass, arm mid shoulder bruis ed by rock Impact. Laura Purcell, San Francisco, glass In both eyes. I .en ore Cnshlon, Vnncouvor, P,. C, glass In both eyes, cut on fore head. Archie lleynolds, I.os Angeles, glnss in eyes.. Minnie Crocker, Senttle, glass In both eyes, and cut on chin. All the Injured were brought lo ibis city by n special stage dls- pulrhcd rrom tills city. Sheriff Mi own said the methods employed In both assaults were to toss a rock from the passing auto into the stage windshield, bitting them wilh terrific force due to the speed or tho vehicles. The aherelfr said there were no clues to th identity or number of miscreants, due to the darkness. All the driv ers saw was the approaching head lights. Officials attributed tho at tacks to strike difficulties. lioth drivers kept their vehicles under control, and wore able to stop them speedily. Famous Italian Air Ace Killed 1 rL t, Marshal Itilo Balbo nOMB, June 211. (AP) Mor shul Halo Ilnlbo, governor-general or Libya, was killed yesterday while pllollng a plune ovor Tobiuk, Libya, during nn enemy bombard ment, no official announcement said today. . .i". The plane crashed In flMnns, killing all ten person nhnard. ; Whodior the eiieniyi uUuitk.Jfr. relied to wiib from tho sea or air was not Immediately disclosed. The dashing, colorful, black- bearded trans-Atlantic filer was one nt fascism's celebrities and sometimes was mentioned ns a poS' tii.in successor to Mussolini as llnlv'a next duco. llo was tho leader of a historic masB flight of Italian planes lo tho United States in UHil. Thieving Gypsies Get Prison Terms Sentences of one year each In tho sluto penitentiary were Impos ed in circuit court hero today up on Pole Kphrem, 24; Roslta Cala eotch. 3B, nnd Rachel Murks, 21. three of a group of flvo gypsies ar rested a week ago on a charge of larceny. Hnsha Miller, 30, was fin oil $500 and Melvlna Miller, IIS, was released from custody. Tho four who wore arraigned In court pleaded guilty lo complaints charging larceny rrom tno person, District Attorney J. V. Ixng Inform ed tho court that the three wo men, claiming honllng powors, plac ed their hands upon Mrs. II. C. Sel lers, nn aged paralytic living nt lteston, and stole S4I10 from nn nnron nocket. Ephrom, I.ong said, was the driver of tho automobile in which the women were riding and where officers later discovered the atolen money hidden In a featber-flllcd pillow. Tho money stolen from Mrs. Hol lers. Ihe district attorney said. reprosenlcd the life savings of the woman and her husband, and was lo be used tn tnko them back tn their former home In South Carolina. The court also imposed a ono- year penitentiary term upon Clar ence Morris Sider, 20, of Portland, who pleaded guilty to auto theft. Suthcrlin. Traffic Crash Kills Cottage Grove Man KUGHNI:. June 2!). (AP) F.it eene tallied lls first PHO tin I fit ri'tnlity Indny. A collision nt a residential Intersection vesterdav nfternnon killed Isaac Leslie liird. 40, Cottage Grove. Iora Tlbbetts McMilrnhv. Kllgene. driver nf the second car. was only slightly In jured and Mrs Uilrd is In a hospi tal wilh Injuries reported as nol critical. Corvallis Highway Auto Wreck Kills Girl Driver TOLF.no. Oro.. Juno 29. (AP) An automobile left the Corvallla highway near hern early today, killing the driver, Chilsllno Dyer ley. 20, of Toledo. The victim's mother. Mrs. Poor! Hyerley. and a brother-in-law. Merle Kay, were slightly Injured. Russ Go 25 Miles Beyond Ceded Region Hungary, Bulgars, Fearing They May Be too Late to Take Part in Dismembering of Neighbor, Gesture at War. . By the Associated Press - BUCHAREST, June 29.-i Germany and Italy were said on high authority tonight to have assured Rumania that they would prevent any furlh. er red army advances Into King Carol's kingdom. The Informants, who are close to the palace and cab inet, declared that the govern ments at Rome and Berlin had promised Rumania even -land and air asslstsnce if Russia made further attempts to overstep the line of terrl- -torlal demarcation agreed upon by Carol In ceding Bess arabia and northern Bucovina to the soviet. Itussln's occupation of Tinman- Inn territories ceded hy King Carol wob reported transformed abruptly Into an invasion of old Kumunlu today and Rumanian mllllury lenders speeded general tunblll.utlon which will . place 2,miil.O(io men In battle array with in tho next few days. Fresh substantiation for reports ' that the soviet troops hud uilvanc ed Into Itiimanln itself were re. .delved In semiofficial nnariers " but difficult communications do. Inyed details from frontier nnlnta. Jammed with confused masses of oltlzeno nnd soldiers answering the inobllizntlon call. It was said hero, however, that It was entirely posslblo the red army taking ovor Dessarabla and northern Bucovina might have over-stepped the agreed frontier limits in error. Ofriclnl quarters made no comment. . The soviet army was snld fo bnve penetrated to the towns of Dorohlo nnd Itotoshunl in Mold avia. 1!i nnd. 25 miles respectively beyond the Itlvcr Pnilh, western boundary of llussurahlu. Other Neighbors Menace . The Impression prevailed In . dl Dloinntlc circles Hint the-Hungarian and llulgnrlan situation had ctilmod, but King Carol wiib said lo bo taking mil precautionary measures. Itnth countries hnvo territorial claims nn Kuinnnla dat ing rrom world war duys. rtumunln agreed lo give up Bess arabia and northorn Bucovina to Itiisslu without opposition, but. King enrol met the Joint dangers or further territorial demand from mobilized Hungary and Bul garia with an order for mnhlllzn. tlon "to the Inst man." Pollco In Bucharest took strict precautions against possible pub lic demonstrations agulnst Hun gary as indications that she might seek to enforce her clulms to Trnnsylvanla caused excitement to mount. Bloody Clashes Occur . The soviet occupation of Bess arabia nnd northern Bucovina brought bloodshed. At Cernnutl. 15 miles south of tho border of Polish Russia, anli-commiinUt cl vlllnn snipers rired on advance tank units of tho soviet army, anil were not dispersed until Itusj'un infantry arrive,! In rorce. At , an undisclosed point on tho Bessuva-bian-Jtiissliin Irontier, Rumanian troops opened fire with mncliine guns on Hiisslan infantrymen. The fighting at Cernautl, a city of 110.01)0 population, hegnu ns a skirmish between communist and :uitl-communlst civilians. Arrival 9f the Russian tanks, which went (Continued on page C) Ranger Loses Life Saving Girl From Drowning YRKKA. Calir.. June 2!). (AP) Forest Ranger John F. Williams, 42. gave his life n save a 14-year old girl from drowning. Williams' daughter, Hazel, 1.1, and Marilyn Mndsen of Sacramen to, went swimming yesterday la Scott river. 35 miles east of here. Williams was rigging a springboard nearby. Suddenly the Madsen girl nhout ed for heln and sank. Williams dived In, fully clothed, nnd reached the girl as she was going down, a second tlmo. He swam with her to a nearby sandbar and then snnk back Into the water exhausted. Williams Is survived by liij widow and six children. (Continued on page 4). i ii amsilil ii'i ' l mi i ii i i