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ROSEBURG. OREGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1 940.
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THIS column in Htm originating
on tho Wlllldo train, which lit
tho moment is ncarlng Eugene.
Most of us, short of tlnn and hav
ing to got back 1o vo:k, are got
tlne off there.
No Wlllkie yet. Wc'vo gono
without lunch for frar he might
come In while wo were nwuy and
thus we'd miss him. The Blight
impatience that always manifests
Itself nt sueh a time comes to tho
surface.
Sonioono mutters that it IooVb
lll:o we've, heen sold down tho
liver.
THEN, ns casually ns l.lva. Wlll
kie, he appeals. Like hcv, he
doesn't "make an entrance." He
just walks In. There are informal
introductions by Kalph Cako, re
puhllcan national commit teeinan
for Oregon.
Like his wife's, Wendell Will
tile's handclasp Is warm and
friendly, and when ho looks i t you
you feel he Is sizliiK you lip ns
you are sizing him up. You uro in
stantly sure he Is Interested and
not just putting on a shov.
Q Tins'
frnn
ISTIONS fly. Ho answers
ankly and without hesitation.
What, endears him to newspaper
men Is that he attaches no (nulli
fication that "tills Is oft tho re
ford." "As an experienced spcoker," he
Is asked, "you knew whether
crowds are friendly or unfriendly;
liow have you felt about, tho
rrowds you have talked lo on this
trip?"
Any pollticlr.il this writer has
ever, questioned would have boom
ed back: "Wnndorriil, simply
WONDERFUL."
Wlllkie replies: "V.'ilh one ex
ception, I've felt that they were in
terested and friendly. Tho excep
tion was in the San Joaquin valley
the drapes of Wrath country. I
felt plainly enough there that
some of Hie crowds were un
1 friendly."
ANOTHER question: "low
nhout this Texas talk; do you
really think yon have a chance to
carry Texas?"
Ho grins. "Of course, not." he
anr.wers. "I'm just trying to scare
the new dealers Into wasting some
of their war chest in territory
they're sure to get anyway. We
hear they sent $2nu,nuO Into Texas
the day nTter wo !eft."
The customary political answer
' would have been: "Sure. Texas
Is GOING REPUBLICAN this
year." The point, an this writer
sees It, is that Wlllkie is kidding
nobody himself or anyone else,
lie is willing to face the facts.
TPHE skilled politicians shaVe
their heads at this Wlllkie ha-
hit of speaking frankly ami taking
(Continued on page 4)
Flashes From Life
Rv the Associated Tress
Mo Contest
LEPANTO. Ark Politics hart
nothing to do with the outcome of
the annual American Legion terra
pin derby.
Terrapins named "Roosevelt"
and "Willkfe" never moved from
the starting line. The winner was
"Shanghai 1.11."
Handy With Andy
K1NSTON. X. C Authorities
were hard put figuring a wov to
recapture Anrtv, a surly HSO-pound
brown beir who escaped from his
cape, until Keener Ed Phillips re
membered Andy's fondness for
cookies.
With a ble hoi of the goodies.
Philllns lured the animal step by
step from the porch of a woman's
clubhouse to his quarters.
Activi 1 of Japan is Threat
to U. S. Peace; Britain Will
Continue to Get War Goods
Japan Expected
To Support Axis
If U.S. Enters War
(By tlifi Associated Press)
TOKYO, Sept. 2(i. A highly quali
fied japanoKo informant, picturing
the United Stains as an unalterable
opponent of Japanese expansion,
declared today that Japan Is expect
ed to f,'o to active support of Ger
many if the United States enters
the European war.
(Trustworthy advices received
yesterday hy the Associated Press
said that Japan Is expected soon
to announce a new pact, perhaps a
full alliance, with tho noine-Berllu
axis.)
The Japanese informant said his
government finally is convinced
thai the United States is unalter
ably opposed to Japan's "legiti
mate" expansion in the orient.
This source said that "strength
ening" of the unti-coniintern pact
of Germany, Italy and Japan hud
become ono of the main objectives
of Japanese diplomacy in the past
year.
May Agree With Russia.
Meanwhile, he indicated, a non
aggression pact with soviet Russia
Is not unlikely.
"Japan Is and always will be op
posed to communism," he said, "but
this doesn't mean that a working
arrangement; with tho Russians can
not he effected."
(Recent Japanese press commeitf
has urged rnpprochtueut between
Tokyo and Moscow and jupau re
cently changed her ambassador to
Moscow lor that ostensible pur
pose.) "Japanese has consistently sought
only peaceful, economic penetra
tion of the far east," said this quali
fied informant, returning to the
question of the United States.
"Our sphere of action lies here
and we prefer not to send troops
and warships to the various cor
ners of tho far east to guarantee
that penetrntiou.
"However, the United Slates has
consistently attempted to block Ja
pan. Kven during times when the
British offered conciliation, the
(Continued on page 6)
Canadian Cruiser
Takes German Ship
OTTAWA, Sept. 26. (AP) The
Canadian armed merchant cruiser
Prince Robert has captured the
German express cargo ship Weser
off Manzaulllo, Mexico, Navy Minis
ter Angus Macdonnid announced
today.
The Weser, a 9, 179-ton ship which
plied as a passenger liner on the
North German Lloyd's Bremen
Pacific service, took refuge in
Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, shortly
after the war began. She moved
thence to Manzanillo, arriving late
in July.
Maedonald said the Weser left
Manzanilio yesterday and was seiz
ed last night.
(Mexican west coast waters, in
which the capture apparently was
made, are Included In the American
neutrality zone.)
The captain and most of the crew
of the Weser have heen transferred
to (lie Prince Robert and the prize
ship is being escorted io Ksqitlmalt,
R. "'., the navy minister said.
Credentials
SANTA MONICA, Calif. The
credentials committee put delegates
to the fitnlc Federation of Ijibor
convention on the. spot. It seated
delegates only after proof that their
suits and hats carried AFL union
labels.
There was no record of a turn
down. Sabotage
TOPEKA. Kans Police are try
'ng to find two dummies so Coach
Rimer Holm's Washburn college
team can get some practice.
The dummies for tackling
were taken from the football prac
tice field.
"Here we are with a tough game
against Tulsa Saturday," Holm
said, "and no tackling dummies,'
Sail Ho!
IEPOE DAY, Sept. 26. (AP)
The smallest audience of. the
season saw what natives con
sidered the "best show" yester
day as a 75-foot black shark dis
ported for two hours 300 yards
offshore. John Smith, aqtiurtuni
employe, declared the shark's
"seven-foot dorsal fin looked
like a sail.'" It was the first
largo shark ever seen here. .
G. 0. P. Strategy Is
Planned at Rally
Well Attended Business and
Luncheon Sessions Held in
Roseburg by Party Workers.
Plans for n vigorous campaign
on behalf of republican candidates
were outlined at a rally of party
workers held at the I'mpqua hotel
yesterday. A deflnito program was
formulated at morning and after
noon business sessions for work in
the respective precincts. One of the
alms will bo to get all voters to
the polls and steps to organize for
that goal were taken.
The business sessions were con
ducted hy Mrs. O. C. Brown, vice
chairman of the republican county
central committee, acting In the ab
sence of Chnlrmftn IT. O: Fnrgeter
who was cnlled out of town on a
huslness trip. A majority of the vot
ing precincts of the county were
represented by committeemen and
oommitteewomen, making ono of
tho largest rallies of the kind ever
held In the county.
The two sessions were addressed
by Mrs. Grace M. Wells, state vice
chairman, and Mrs. Cleorge If.
Spear of Buluth, Mlnn.t regional
representative of the republican na
tional committee.
The noon no-hostess luncheon In
connection with the nil-day rally
was sponsored by the Douglas unit
of Pro-America, with Mrs. A. E.
Kent and Mrs. Voile Broadway as
Joint chairmen.
Mrs. H. C. Wnddoll, president of
the county unit, presided. Harris
Ellsworth, editor of the News-Review,
introduced the guest speaker,
Mrs. Spear, who gave an interest
ing talk on issues Involved In the
coming election. She nlso spoke of
the work of the national, state and
county committees.
Attorney Paul Oeddes Introduced
tho various republican candidates
who are seeking office at the No
vember election.
Mrs. Wells was then Introduced
by Mrs. Waddell nnd gave a short
talk outlining preelection cam
paign plans.
The luncheon was served in the
Umpqun hotel civic room anil busi
ness sessions were held In the blue
room.
Gas to End Life of
Portland Slayer
PORTLAND. Sept. 2(1. (AP)
George O. Woolever, 3!). will be
executed in Oregon lethal gas
chamber unless an appeal from his
conviction of first-degree murder Is
successful.
A circuit court Jury of five men
nnd seven women brought in the
verdict yesterdav. Judge Robert
Tucker said the Jury's failure to
rerommenrt leniency made the
death penaltv mandatory.
The jurv convicted Woolever of
slavine Claude mrt Russell Shaver
of Vancouver. Wash.. Anrll in at
the homo of his estranged wife's
mother.
Communists Denied Place
on Washington Ballot
nf.YMTIA. Wash.. Sept. 21!.
(AP) Declaring there is sufficient
proof to justify a reasonnhle con
clusion that the communist party
"advocates the forceful overthrow
of the government of the Fnlte'd
States." Attorney General Smith
Trov ruled yesterday the party
should not have n ntnoe on the
Wnshlngton state ballot this fall.
Troy gave his ruline at the re
quest of Mrs. Belle Reeves, secre
tary of state.
He held that the "candidates
from the communist party could not
except hy fraud take the oath of
office."
I
President Bars
Sale of Scrap
Iron to Japan
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2fi. (AP)
President Roosevelt today, in ef
fect, clumped an embargo on ship
ments of scrap iron and steel to
Japan effective October JO but
left open the way for exports to
nations In the western hemisphere
and to Great Britain.
The action came within 24 hours
after the export-Import bank had
announced a new $25,000,0011 loan
to Chlnn, whoso stubborn resist
ance has been the chief obstacle
to Japanese expansion In tho far
east.
A whito house statement an
nouncing the new export restric
tions did not explain why con
tinued shipments would bo permit
ted to Britain, but this exception
to the western hemisphere limita
tion obviously was in line wllh the
administration's policy of aiding
the British In their war with Ger
many nnd Italy.
Nor did the statement mention
tho Japanese hy name. Japanese
purchases of American steel and
Iron scrap to help supply her mili
tary machine active for three
years in China and now apparent
ly on the move against French In-do-dhlmi
have declined- this year
hut still remain large, according to
commerce department figures. Bri
tain is now tho biggest purchase);
of tho metal.
Italian purchases were substan
tial until the British blockade stop
ped shipment. Records showed no
exports of the metal to Italy dur
ing July.
A statement Issued by the white
house . said Mr.- Roosevelt, had ap
proved the establishment of addi
tional controls over the exporta
tion of Iron and steel scrap "with
a view of conserving the available
supply to meet tho rapidly expand
ing requirements of the defense
program in tills country."
Stephen Early, presidential sec
retary, told reporters in response
to questions that Mr. Roosevelt
had been in almost continuous con
sultation, mostly hy telephone,
with Secretary Hull, hut that he
know of no major conference sche
duled hy the chief executive to
consider touchy far-eastern prob
lems.
Loss of Job Nets
Total of 4 Deaths
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. (AP)
Four tragic deaths were linked to
day to the dismissal of a young
father from his job.
Robert Fletcher Sadler, a sales
executive for International Busi
ness Machines Corp., lenped to his
death from Manhattnn bridge yes
terday, apparently inconsolable In
the belief that a report he had made
on a subordinate caused the hitter's
discharge.
lcss than a day before, the form
er employee, Donal O'Reilly, had
shot to death his two young sons
and then killed himself after a fran
tic search for work during which
he kept the loss of his Job a secret.
Sadler. 32, a West Point gradu
ate, learned of tiic murders and
suicide yesterday.
His Immediate superior, Charles
S. Scott, told police Sadler was
shocked when he heard of O'
Reilly's death because of a report
he had more on the man's ability
as an installation worker.
"He told mo he was responsible
for It," Scott said, "although I tried
he had made on the man's ability
only one of several reports on O'
Reilly which resulted In the man's
dismissal."
Sadler, married and tho father
of two children, stopped his nuto
mohllo on the bridge, climbed to
the railing and Jumped as other
motorists ran to stop him.
State College Enrollment
of Beginners Is Higher
CORVALLIS. Sept 26. (AP)
Oregon State college freshman en
rollment reached H07, six per cent
more than at this time last year of
ficials said. Final figure in 1939-40
was 1504. The record is 1510, set
tho previous year.
Milo Warner
Is Named To
Head Legion
Boston Convention Shouts Down
Proposed Neutrality
Amendment; Elections
.Contest Short One. .
BOSTON, Sept. 2(1. (AP) Milo
J. Warner. Toledo, Ohio, attorney,
won election as nntionat comman
der of the American Legion today
in a landslide on the first ballot.
The contest for the most prized
of nil I,eglrm posts was nettled
quickly after tho veterans' or
ganization, at the closing session
of: Its 22nd annual convention, de
cided overwhelmingly ngalust any
declaration In favor of U. S. neu
trality. After a heated floor fight, tho
Legionnaires shouted down an
amendment favoring neutrality in
all foreign affair dealings, thus
reversing an unbroken policy of
the organization for tho last 10
years.
The floor hattlo for tho nation
al commuiidcrshlp. which had
started as an apparently tight con
test between ten candidates, was
over almost hefnro It began. Stnte
delegations holding inoro than 700
votes, a majority, seconded the
nomination of Warner, thus virtu
ally assuring his victory.
Named on First Ballot
On the first ballot, Raymond
Fields of Guthrie, Okln., who was
Warner's closest rlvnl, conceded
the election before tho roll was
half called and arose to move that
the election be made unanimous.
A moment later, Edward Schelb
erllng or Albany, N. Y., nnd
Churl W; Cnnh-of Chrlstlans
bui'g, Va two other candidates,
also moved that Warner's election
be made unanimous, and lho con
vention so voted.
A wild ovation followed. Shriek
ing former doughboys, sailors and
murines marched up and down the
aisles, hailing Wurner.
After a dramatic light on the
convention floor, tho more than
1.401) delegates roared out a voice
vole against tlie . amendment to
the legion s foreign relations re
solution, which read:
We affirm our historic policy
(Continued on page C)
Outlet for Canned
Turkey Meat Grows
Market outlets for canned turkey
meat are showing considerable im
provement ns a result of war condi
tions, according to F. A. Hard, own-er-ninnager
of tho Hurd cannery.
Mr. Hurd returned last night from
a three-day huslness trip to San
Francisco.
The local cannery recently start
ed marketing canned turkey meat
on a small scale, and to date has
purchased and packed approxi
mately 300 birds.
Many dealers in fancy food prod
ucts have heretofore largely han
dled delicacies Imported from Eu
rope. The war, however, has inter
fered with procurement to such a
degree that many aro now seeking
domestic products nnd canned tur
key is ono of the Items being ac
cepted, Mr. Hurd stales.
The local cannery IB putting out
a handsomely packed can which
has found much fuvor wllh retail
ers. Mr. Hurd reports, nnd he an
ticipates a greatly enlarged outlet
In the near future.
McNary Urges Money
for Bonneville Dam
WASHINGTON. Rent. 20. (AP)
Senator Charles McNary (R.. Or.)
republican vice-presidential nomi
nee, urged a senate appropriations
committee yesterday lo Increase
the appropriations for Ronnevllle
dam by $4,000,000.
The committee is conducting
hearings on tho house-approved
$3,800,000 appropriation for trans
mission lines.
McNary said tho money would
complete the final four of Bonne
ville's 10 generating units which he
declared vital to die defense pro
gram. Such an Increase would boost the
total Bonneville appropriation at
this congressional session over
$10,000,000.
Portland Woman Fires
at Peeping Prowler
PORTLAND, Sept. 28. (API
Mrs. Marion D. Leploy told police
she fired at a Peeping Tom out
side her window last night. She
said sho thought she wounded- the
prowler.
More Billions
For Defense
In House Bill
Committee Lets $1,469,993,636
To Bring Army Well Over
Million Mark; Supplies
Contracts Planned.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. (AP)
The house appropriations com
mittee recommended today thnt
congress vote an additional $1,469.
!)ft3,fi30 In cash nnd contract au
thorizations to bring the nation's
army to 1,399,441 men by next
July.
The committee approved a hill
which would Increase tho sosslon's
total appropriations nnd contrac
tual authorizations for lho armed
services to a peacetime record of
S12.13CS32.510. This did not In
clude approximately $4,700,000,000
authorized for a "two-oconn navy"
program.
An Item or J1,002,97(!.49(l to feed,
clothe, equip, pay nnd otherwlso
provldo for national guardsmen,
roservo officers and draftees was
In addition to $338,2(13,91)2 appro
priated early In the week for bar
racks nnd other housing needs.
Tho hill Included $1(15.000.001) of
appropriation nnd $150,000,000 of
contractual authority lor expedit
ing production or airplanes, the
goal for which was said to ho 30,
OOii a year by 1942.
Other major items Included $107,-
(Contlnued on page 6)
Auto Wreck Victim
Taken to Portland
Rulh Parker of Tenmlle, who suf
fered a broken arm In a four-car
automobile wreck Tuesday night nt
Shady Point, was taken to Port
land Inst night for treatment at
the hands of a bono specialist for
an Injured arm. Examination, It
wns reported, revealed that the
hone In her left forearm had heen
J broken nnd badly splintered. Miss
i Parker was an occupant of tho car
belonging to M. O. Stohlo of
Cnmas Valley.
The Stoblo car was overturned In
a collision which nlso involved au
tomobiles driven, by James Am
brose, Roseburg youth, nnd Charles
II. Krebs of Rushlakc, Wisconsin,
Others injured In (he accident
were Mrs. Arthur Krebs of Rush
lake ami Mrs. E. R. Payne of Co
burg, Ore., both of whom wore nblo
to leave tho hospital after being
treated for minor Injuries; Claris
sa Mabley, June Goctz, Loroy Dry
son and James Ambrose, all of
Hoselmrg. Tho Roseburg young
people were quite hndly cut nnd
bruised. Miss Mnbiey surfered
scalp wounds and chest nnd back
Injuries, llryson suffered tho loss
of several teeth and a splintered
jawbone. Miss Goetz wns cut about
the face and head and suffered
lody bruises. Ambrose received
head culs and body bruises. All
have heen released from the hos
pital. Officers reported that an Investi
gation wns continuing but that no
arrests have heen made.
CIO Votes to "Withhold"
Endorsement of President
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 2C
(AP) Portland CIO longshoremen
decided Inst night to "withhold"
tholr endorsement of President
Roosevelt, secretary Maurice Fish
er said this morning.
Fisher, secretary of the local
International longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's union, said Harry
Bridges, west coast CIO union
chieftain,' advocated the action.
Bridges attended the meeting.
Fisher said the union decided to
withhold Its support until assured
or sympathy for Its demands In the
current negotiations with employ
ers: that the Landls ruling in the
Bridges deportation heurlng would
stand: that the Wagnor act would
bo retained In present form; that
nntlonnl derenso legislation would
not be converted Into a club against
labor.
President Approves
New Lending Plan
WASHINGTON. Sept. 211. (AP)
A SMO.OOO.OOO export-Import lend
ing program for Improving econo
mic conditions In tho western
hemisphere became law today with
President Roosevelt's approval.
The new act Increases the lend
ing authority of the reconstruction
finance corporation by $1,500,000.
000. Of this sum, $500,000,000 will
go to the export-Import bank for
use In Latin America. Tho re
mainder is for the genernl uses of
RFC Including loans to defonso in
dustries.
Air Duel Hits New Peak; i
British Planes Blast Berlin,
Continent Invasion Ports
British Smart Under Withdrawal of Ships From
Dakar; Claim Direct Hit on Famous
Tempelhof Airdrome, Munitions
Factory and a Railroad Yard. V '
By the Associated Press
LONDON, Sept. 26. Long-range German guns flung shell
across the channel into Dover this afternoon while the nazi assault,
on London was renewed by two waves of bombers. ,
The shells bursting in Dover killed a man and a woman. Fori
over an hour the bombardment continued.
The warplanes which flew against London did not penetrate!
to the center of the city, but veered off about the time they
reached the defense ring. British authorities said the attackers,
were driven off.
The British air ministry declared that ?n Heavy attacks against
Berlin and seven German-occupied ports on the continent last!
night the royal a r torce came ott
Italian Supply
Bases Are Bombed
British Shell Troop Centers
Egypt: Firing at Point
Blank Rang Destructive.
in
ALEXANDRIA, Egvpt, Sept. 20.
(AP) British naval forces agnln
have shelled Itnllan supply bases
and troop concentrations in the
Sldl Barranl area, inflicting heavy
damage and leaving behind a trail
of hugo fires. British naval authori
ties announced todny.1
The warships werd said to havo
moved inio ine warors a suort ais
lunoo off Sldl Durrani nnd fired
at point-blank range, scoring direct
liils on Itnllan military objectives,
(In Rome Hie Itnllnnf high com
mand acknowledged the British na
val bombardment of Sldl Hamuli
nnd ndded that the Italian port of
Tohrult on tho Libyan coast had
been bombed hy British planes.
This Indicated that Tohruk had
been bombed heavily by the British
two days In succession.)
A British naval communique, snid
the new nttack on Sldl Barranl
tho third In 10 days was made
about dawn yesterdny. Many
shells were said to have fnllen in
lho heart of liases established hy
Marshal Rodnlfo Graalanl for his
iuvnsion of Egypt.
WnvoB of flames were seen to
leap skyward and severe explosions
followed. One huge fire was ob
served burning two hours after the
bombardment ondnd.
The British claimed they appar
ently had further soriously dis
rupted ornzlaul a efforts to got his
troops in advanced supply bases
into fighting trim for a possible
enlnrgemont of his eastward thrust.
The British doclnred that their
warships were shelling Italian
bases at will and thus far had not
encountered any opposition from!
tie Italian fleet.
Boston Gets Thrill
Scores of thousands of usually staid Bostonlans line the route of
march a Legionnaires parade opening the annual convention of the
American Legion In Boston, Mast. National preparedness probleme
and a fight for the choice of national commander loomed during the
conclave, I
without the loss of a plane,
j no uermnn-uniiHn
aerial duel
reached new peaks today with Ber
lin's longest raid nlarm of tho war,
the honviest bombardment of the
tiormnn-held "Invasion coast" and
the 19th consecutive night of
bombing for London.
A number of persons were killed
and wounded in a northeast coast
town where a German raider drop
ped bombs during the morning.
I louses, stores, a garage and a mov
ing picture theater were damaged.
The British, In tholr third succes
sive major night raid on the Ger
man capital, reported hits on the
great Templohof airdrome, a muni
tions factory nnd a railway yard.
Importnnt power atntlons also were
attacked, tho air ministry said.
Tho great naval base of Kiel was
oven another night targot
When daylight again streaked the ;
oliannel fskleK fresh BritiBh a-lrmon,1'
heavily bundled against the chill. .
roared off to a now offensive
thrust Inspired hy the constant
threat of invasion from the German
hold French coast.
Like the rumble of thunder Jp ft
channel storm, tholr bombs hurst
todny In the region of Calais and
Cnn GHz Nca.
This daylight -assault K nln.
utos in which the terrific detona
tions were heard on the English,
side ns virtually one continuous re
verberation followed a three-hour
attack In the light of a palo noon.
rrom Boulogne to rmnkernuc.
Tho weather on the English chan
nel mny have motivated th-i Intensi
fied British pressure on the "Inva
sion const" Choppy seas which
rendered impossible any inva
sion by shallow-draft loatn such
as Herman Invaders might use
quieted ns the day came on.
By tho Associated Press'
Events shaped rapidly today
toward the entry of Spain into
tho war on the Bldo of tho R(me-
uernn axis apparently to permit
an attack on Britain's great rock
citadel at Gibraltar by German
troops passing through Spain.
Berlin reported that Inclusion
(Continued on page 8)
as Legion Marches
T''ia'Vtr!,n