It Seems as if itis Now or Never for a Swimming Pool for Roseburg. The City Council Meets Monday Night for Consideration of This Matter. Better be There; THE WEATHER S By U. 8. Weather Bureau Partly cloudy with occasional showers tonight; Sulurduy partly, cloudy; cooler tonight. BARGAIN The NEWS-REVIEW has an nounced that Its annual l-arralit , days will begin Saturday. . Tlil'j la your opportunity to save money oa your dully newspaper reading, VOL. XLV NO. 147 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, I94C VOL. XXIXNO, 45 OF THE EVENING NEWS fnw roe IMl I UIU N 9 JfflWIi s - 1)3 mm In The I Day's,. K'News ny FRANK JENKINS "PIIE French . and English are fighting each other at Dakar, in Africa, and apparently at Gib raltar, where French warplaneB are reported to be attacking the great nritlsh fortress. . Tingle, But such In war. "TMIE French and the nritlsh hnve fought before often and bit terly. " Wo mustn't permit ourselves to think of allies as comrades-in-arms. Nothing could he farther from the truth. When nntloiiH join ns allies they merely POOL FORCES for the accomplishment of what bus been agreed upon as a common objective. Sentiment lias nothing to do with It. PRANCE beuten, with a gun nt her head, powerless to re3iut Is merely carrying out the orders of her conqueror, choosing to obey rather than take the terrible con sequences of futile resistance. It must be a bitter pill for a once proud empire to swullow. Tho thing for us to remember is that It was quarreling, seirish, demagogue politicians that brought Franco to her present hu miliating siale. WATCH the righting at Dakar. It seems more than tho mere fato of a French colony in Africa. Dakar, at the far western tip of French West Africa, is the near est point to the Western Hemis phere snmothin lefts than 1700 miles from the easternmost tip of South America. That brings US Into tho pic ture. 'TEAMWORK is becoming np parent among the dictators. While (lermanv pounds rtritain at home, Italy threatens the Brit ish lifeline in the Mediterranean and Spain mutters threats at Gib raltar. Japan drives at French IndoChlnn, which is a slop toward the Dutch East Indies and Bri tain's Indian empire. You've seen terriers work to- (Continued on page 4) Bruce Barton Approved By Republican Nominee WHITE PLAINS. N. Y Sept. 27. Rep. Draco Barton, bearing the approval of Wendell 1,. Wlllkle, will be New York's republican candidate for United States sena tor in the November election. On the eve of thn republican state convention, parly leaders agreed upon Barton yesterday after word came from Wlllkle's campaign party that the presiden tial candidate was impressed villi Barton's strength ns a running male In New York. Senator .lames M. Mead of Buffalo is slated Tor renominatlon by the democratic convention. Flashes (By the Associated Press) Oops!! COLUMBUS. O. .7. C. Stopf. postmaster (of oil things) nt Wll lard. O., tried to mail a letter last, night and brought eight pieces of flre-fightlng equipment to n down town intersection. Stopr, attending the national postmasters' conven tion, admitted be mistook n fire alarm box for a mail box. No Kitchen Police? KANSAS CITY T.leut. Col. Fred M. Logan, army recruiting officer, received the following report from n harassed recruiting sergeant nt a Missouri branch office: "Big rush this week of draft dodgers, floaters, hiehbrows want ing air corps only: flying cadets with eighth grade education; Im portant citizens wanting informa tion: preachers, doctors, lawyers, dentists, reserve officers; CCC Jbpan Hints AtVarVith This Country Spokesman Declares That Hope For Settling Differences With U. S. Not Yet Abandoned; Embargo Blamed for Tension. Bv the Associated Press TOKYO. Sept. 27. Japan will trv to live up to her new respon sibilities under tho Rome-Berlin-Tokyo nlliauce by peaceful means, but "there Is no telling whether there might not arise occasions and circumstances calling for mo mentous decisions" on her part, Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka told the nation tonight. In a broadcast he relternted, however, the statement of Foreign Office Spokesman Vaklchiro Suma that the plot does not necessarily mean Japan will enter the Euro pean war. The announcement of the sign ing of tho new pact did not creato great excitement throughout, tho nation. Newspapers went on tho streets with extras, but the popu lace remained silent and quiet. Suma said Japan had not aban doned hope of comnnslng her dif ferences with the United States. Sumn declined to malic anv com ment on the firth nrtlcle of the pact which says it has no bearing on existing commitments of the signatories with the soviet union. (Advices received by tho Asso ciated Press in New York two days ago said the three-power pact was about to be announced, largely as n result of negotiations carried on In Tokyo by a special envoy from Adolf Hitler, Helnrich (leorg Stahmer "We are not going to partici pate In the European war. 'We are not going to attack any country," Suma said, adding the purpose of the pact was to solidify the com munity of interests of the signa tories. Clash With U. S. Feared Tho signing of tho pact came nt time when Japanes sources as serted that the United States, hav ing embargoed scran metal ship ments to Japan, definitely bad al lied herself with Britain and China. A clash between Japan and the United Stales "now seems inevit able" said tlie influential newspa per Asalii. Suma said such words ns at tacked" and others used in the summary were more closely defin- (Continued on page 6) Regional Red Cross Meeting Is Dated A roRlonal Rod Cross conference for Cons. .Tackaon, Josephine. Kla math and Douglas counties, will be held in Tioseburg October 11, Mrs. Harrv Hatfield, chairman of the HouKlas county chapter of the American lied Cross, announced to day. SesKions will be held morn- ins and afternoon at the Elks tem ple in Ilospburfj and the noon luncheon will be held at the Ump- qua hotel. Miss Anne Carter, field represen tative, and Henry Baker, assistant manaser of the Pacific branch, both of San Francisco, will conduct, dis cussions. Because of tho enlarpement of the lied Cross procrnni. due to the organization's part In national de fense, an intorestinir meeting Is anticipated, Mrs. Hatfield states. All sessions will he open to tho nonnrnl public. From Life plugs with administrative dis charges: married men with and without kids: in fact, everything ex cept good single men wanting en listment in the line of the army." False Alarm KANSAS CITY Mrs. Dorothy Cross. 27. fainted when she looked out n window and saw firo trucks stooping before her home. A city ambulance physlfinn revived her and informed her it was the house next door that was on fire. U-HoO, Officer! PEORIA A policeman hailed a motorist who had snnrled traffic by trying to make a "U" turn on a busv strept. "Sav, ynt! can't do that." he barked, walking over to the car. The motorist glonced let'., right, and then at the policeman. "Oh. I believe I can make it," he reassured the officer. President Is Silent About Nippon Pact Chief Executive Confers With British Ambassador; Defense . Officials Also Quizzed Prior To Cabinet Session. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. (AP) Secretary Hull said to day that Japan's alliance with the German-Italian axis merely made clear "a relationship which has long existed in ef fect" and which the United States had taken Into account In determining Its own poli cies. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. (AP) President Roosevelt told the press today he could not say any thing about the new Japonese-fier-man-Ilallan pnet because ho had re ceived nothing ofricinl on It. Tho chief executive added that the state department undoubtedly had received official news on the agreement, but that it had not reached him. Asked whether the ten-year treaty was unexpected, the chief executive replied yes and no, but did not elaborate. Asked whether an embargo on oil shipment to the far east, was contemplated the president refer red questioners to the state depart ment. To other questions about the pos sibility of any additional export restrictions, Mr. Roosevelt said the subject was being studied nil the timo but there wns no news on it. Mr. Roosevelt held his regular Friday morning press conference shortly after representatives of Ja pan, Uexiuany and Italy, in the pres ence of Adolf Hitler, had signed a 10-year military and economic treaty declaring the readiness of the three powers to join forces if any ono were nttacked by a nation not now involved in tho European war or Asiatic conflict. This clause promptly was Inter preted Tn Imdon as applying to the United States. President's Schedule Given. Shortly after the press confer ence, the white house made public a schedule of presidential engage ments today which included con ferences with the British ambas sador, Lord Lothian, and with key defense officials, prior to an after noon cabinet session. The subject matter of these dis cussions was not made known im mediately. The group on defense included Secretary of War Stlmson. Secre tary of the Navy Knox. Assistant War Secretary Patterson. Under secretary of tho Navy Forrestal, Wtllium S. Knudsen. of tho defense commission. Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations, and (lenernl George C. Alarshall, army chief of stnff. Prior to Lord Lothian s call, Mr. Roosevelt had told reporters, in reply to a question that, he had heard nothing about a report the United States would furnish Great Britain with hair of its new (Continued on page 6) D. A. V. to Visit Facility Sunday Annual Visitation, day, sponsored by the Olsabled American Veterans of the World War. will be observed at the veterans facility In liose- uui'R Himday. Sept. 29. It was nn nounrod today. A Ihtro mini tier of visitors from all parts of the state are expected to be present for a short proeram at the recrea tion halt and an inspection of the facility and its equipment. The D.A.V. last year was repre sented by approximately 200 mem bers from all over Oregon, and n larger "rowd is expected this year. Representatives of local service and civic clubs and other Interest ed Individuals are invited to join with the veterans. The purpose of the visitation is to better under stand the provision made by the veterans administration for the veterans in need of hospital or domiciliary care. A public meeting will be held nt 2 p. rn. nt the recreation hall, at which time Colonel K. F. Tandy. manaRer, will be tho principal speaker. Portland Church Gets Large Gift of Cash PORTLAND. Sept. 27. fAP) Members of Portland' first Naza rene church learned yesterday that an unknown benefactor had given $10,000 in cash to the church. Rev. Fletcher Galloway said the money would be applied against church indebtedness. Under Two Flags The British flag flying above the Italian flag at the masthead of this submarine tells the story of a naval victory. The sub, Italy's Galileo Galilei, was captured in the Gulf of Aden when British trawler Moonstone's depth charges forced It to surface. Army Planes Are Forced to Land One Bomber Lands at Yakima After Being Reported "Miss ing; Two Down at Spokane. YAKIMA, Sept. 27. (AP) U. S. army bomber 7511, with MaJ. N. D. Ilrophy as pilot, landed at the Vnkima airport last night and is still held here. No report was made here as the airport did not realize the plane was 'missing." Major lirophy and Capt. C. 11. Stone, two of the four men nboard the plane, talked with the army air station at Hoeing field, Seattle, to day and said they would continue on to Sacramento, Calif., with clear ing weather .their destination when they left Seattle yesterday. Rod wenther and Icing conditions compelled them to turn back while over Oregon. The men aboard were Cant. C. II. Stone, pilot; Major N. I). Hrophy, MaJ. J. W. Spry and C. K. Wilson, a civilian mechanic. Tho party came hero from Wright field, Dayton, Ohio, three days ago and had been visiting tho Uoelng aircraft factory plant. The ship was a 1)1 8 A Douglas bomber. It was due at Sacramento at G: 45 p. in. Italn and heavy weather here this morning prevent ed any immediate slops to start a search. SPOKANE, Sept. 27. (AP) Of ficers of I wo tnlu-molnred bombers from McChord field which lauded at Fells field here last night, said today they would return to the coast as soon us weather cleared in the sound area. Names of those aboard Hie two ships were not given, but nt the national guard air squadron head quarters It was explained the planes had been up on a 'local" flight when the weather "closed In" on the west side of the state and the planes were flown to Spokane. Mrs. W. Dingman, Garden Valley Resident, Dies Mrs. W. E. HlMiieva) Dingman, 71, a resident or Garden Valley, died In Hoseburg at. noon today following a long period of Illness. Uorn May .10. lsii'.i, Mrs. Dingman came to Oregon In 1932 and made her home in Garden Valley since that date. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Gammon, Por terville. California, and a son. Frank Dlller at Kit Carson, Colo rado. She leaves six grandchil dren. The body haB been removed to the Tioseburg Undertaking company parlor. Funernl arrangements have not been made. Japanese Move Into Indo-Chma Prepared Apparently for Long Stay Troops Pour In; Action Has Ceased Temporarily. HAIPHONG, Freneh Tndo-Chinn. Sept. 27. (AP) More Japanese troops with full equipment and piip plies for a long stay poured Into TIaiphonrc in a cnnllnuiuK stream this morn ins nnd six Japanese planes roared low over Hanoi, diawinn no anti-aircraft firo but evukiiiK n stroiiR French protest The soldiers disembarking at this p.ort today were the follow up for 2,000 Japanese admitled yesterday under a French-Japanese agree ment in which Japan has gained new bases for operallons nmiiiiHt the Chinese forces of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. The French colonial administra tion ordered an immediate protest t.o Tokyo as a result of the low altitude flinht of the warplanes over Hanoi, Indo-China's capital. Meanwhile, hlh quarters said that Major-General Issaku Nishl hara. head of the Japanese mission In the troublous negotiations for Japaneso entry, had left French colonial waters with Japanese nn val units last nlwht. Departure of the warships left only Japanese army transports. Indo-China authorities had asked Tokyo (o send a plenipotentiary to lake Nishlhara's place with power to command all Japanese fnrccH, in cliulliift the south China armies, uiiIIr of which crossed the Indo China bonier from the norlh last Sunday night. The French said this was a violation of the agree mttit. which provided only for en try at the coast. French officials said that all mili tary operations . bad ceased in northern Indo-China after the French withdrawal from Iangson. in the border region. The French troops, having suf fered considerable loss In the fight ing for 1angson before a truce was effected, faced the Japanese across a river Just south of tho town. It wan said that the Langson clash in no way affected execution of the Hanoi convention of Sept. 22 In which details of thn Vichy Tokyo accord were wnrked out per mitting peneeful Japanese entry. Under the. convention tho Japa nese will land 6. 000 men to garri son Haiphong nnd "protect" three air bases, Including the Hanoi civil airport. Dr. Blosser Named to State Medical Board SALF.M. Sept. 27 f AP Dr. H. 1.. Illosser of Portland was ap pointed by Governor Charles A. Spargue today to the Btale board of medical examiners, succeeding Dr. Joseph F. Wood. Portland, re signed. Dr. Blosser will serve until Feb. 2S, 1913. All England Under Attack ByWarhawks Total of 98 Raiders Shot Down Indicating Sharpest Engage mtnt for Several Days; Artillery Duel Continues. Tty the AHsneinted Press LONDON, Sept. 27. German airplanes attacked all England by the howling hundredjs today in one of the mightiest aerial offensives' yet launched in ths long battle for Britain, and late In the afternoon at least 98 of the raiders had been officially declared shot down . The defense thus wan operat ing with a fury not seen in nearly two weeks. A Krent nir hnttlo wrui fought within tho elRht of obfververa in a Rmithwetit. London ntihurh thla aft. ernoon with at leaHt 100 Brlllnh and Gorman plane fllllna; thn Hkies after three urnml-scolo nttaelta had been made by tho naztft in a renew al of their ninsB asnnnlta,: on thin eanitnl. llrilish nnd Oerinart long-range artillery nlso foucht a duel across the 22-nilln Dover ntrnit. tho Ger man shells rorkinir the Dover area with two shells every two minutes, and. tho nrltlfdi fire incrpimliiK in Intensity after half an hour. One formation of nine German nlaneB streaked ncrosH central Tendon during tho nrogresa of the battle. They were flying so high they could be seen only by the aid of nowerfnl glaRHes. Shells hurst nil around them, nnd one section of five turned back. The other four disnpoonrcd In a cloud as llrllloh.flehters closed in. - 180( Planes Take Part . At le.iRt J"f German planes took nnrt In ll" first of three waves this mornlm", aflor Tlrllaln's own mass formations hud delivered the severest nttneks vot against Ger mnnv and her trnns-rhnnnol ennstn. A German scout nlano evidently fGontinued on page K Youthful Valsefz" Editor Is Quoted VAI.RKT7. Sept. 27. fAP) Vulur.f y'u tilling nf Tnnnl.llM..lnH. the Slur--exulted todav in Its Sen-' Inniber Issue over the McNnry noti fication ceremonies held recenllv ill Salem. The Star's editor, 12-venr-old Dorothy Anno Hohson, at tended them. "Wo roilo out. In tho press hns to Senator McNary's farm at Fircone nnd had salmnn rooked In the ground hv Henrv Thlele, who is a chef In Portland. Ills stomnch is tho snino slzo as daddy's. "As wo drove past the orehnrd we saw three demnenrts atenling Senator McNary's filberts. They ran when they saw us. "You never nw so monv renubll cans eating salmon . . . After lunch evnrylvwly walked around and talk ed. Toe Martin, chairman of tho renubllrnn national committee, kent talking and IniiL'hlng with a lady i" nine nis wiro cou Hin t come. IThe Star's usual accuracy lansed in this paragraph; Joo Martin Is unmnrrled i. ' Included nmong Valsol7. Items: "Things have been verv busv nnd nxelline in Vnlsnlx this month. Thnv put big Hghls un on the bill and haul logs nil night. . . . Mr. nnd Mri. Guv Went have left Vnl sctz. The Indies nf the bridge club cave Mrs. Went a lovely silver dish. She cried. It wns a good dish, though. . . . School opened Mnn dnv. the loin, and Is nil nice nnd sliinv Inside with new pnlnt on ac count of the money from tho quilt." Palmer Hoyt Addresses Multnomah Republicans Port TT, AND. Sent. 27. (API Corn pel ence In government Is the basic Issue In tho presidential el ection tills year, Palmer Hoyt. nnbllsher of tho Oregnnlnn. told Multnomah county republicans yesterday. He asserted hnlh candidates ad vocated an America too strong for nnv aggressor but continued: "fan the country renrm adequate ly with Madame Perkins and Ifar old Irkes on tito Job?" and "can the factories onerate to cnpaclty with the present nersonnel of thn notional labor relations board in office?" Falling Tree Kills Elderly Woodsman POTITT-AKD. Sept. 27. f API A tree he felled himself struck Hugh T.ealry, 71. near his homo hero yes terday, inflicting fatal Injuries, Herds Brothers DALLAS, Sopt. 27. (AP) When a member of Captain Hay nioud Scott's national guard company calls the guy next to him "In-other," lie probably means It. Captain Scott haB nine brother combinations In his command. He Is himself the senior hulf of the company's only father-son team. Promotions Listed For Army Officers Largest Mass Promotion In Peacetime Includes Elevation of Two Generals. WASIItVGTflM Hon 97 (Am President Roosevelt nominated 113 army officers today for tempo rary promotion to major general and brigadier general to meet the requirements of tho exnandlng land forces. It ItlVolven tlin ttirirnat mnon nin. motion of top-ranking officers In Uent'O tltlin IllHtnrv nffl!n!a ontrl Twenly-clglit were nominated for advancement to major gonernl and 85 for promotion to brigadier gen eral. Tnnninsr thn lnnir llaf- onnt in ft,n senate wnn thn nnmn nf nt-ltriwlla,. General Jay L. Benedict, comman dant of the military academy at wesi roint, who was advanced to major general and assigned to command one nf tltn tlima naw army corps planned by the war department. i llrigadler General Fdwln M Wot. son. tho nrnHiflnnt'n nliln v.. nomlnnted to move up one grade to major general. The troop commnnders promoted with their home towns and presout asHlgnmonts include: Infantry division commanders, to be major generals: llrlc-nillftl' rinitni.nl Mntl.nn M Walnwrlght, 67, born Kort Walla wunn, wash., now en route to Philippine Islands. Hl'lirmllAI. flmmfnl niinxlni TP Thompson, B7, Jamestown, N. X)., commanding third division, Fort ,ewiH. ' Marshfield Heads List of Cities; Few Accidents SALEM, Sopt. 27. (AP) Port land, Marshfield, Newborg and En terprise led Oregon cities during August in reducing tho number of trafric accidents, the stato depart ment said today. In cities of moro than 10,000 pop ulation, Portland was first, follow ed by Astoria and Klamath Falls. Marshfield led citlea of 5.000 to 10,000 population, The Dalles and Corvnllls being second and third. I SAW a By Paul ;'tei; i:4: Effw-A' A "STUFFING" CREW nt work tho other night at the News-Review, exceedingly busy inserting cerluln printed forms In letters ad dressed to the newspaper's mail subscribers and which were limited todny. Those In the picture appearing herewith are, from the camera: lotus Knight Porter, Sandra I)o Irfiyne, Vera McCllntock Jones. Bet ty .shoemaker und Olive lies. Three of them Lotus, Ollvo and Ilotty are members of the News-Review staff; Vera and Sandra were good Samaritans lending a helping band In an emergency. Ordinarily Out undoubtedly by this time you arc aware) I know very little of the subject I may at the time be writing about; but this particular ono happens to be right up my alley. I know exactly what It is about. Tho gals woro preparing matnrlnl Informing tho News-Review's sub scribers that the 1940 model sub scription bargain rate was due to Axis Pledge To Complete Globe Circle Spheres of World Influence Are. Formally Determined; Status Concerning Russia Declared Unaffected by Deal. Tly LOTUS P. LOOHNEIt HEItLIN, Sept. 27. (AP) Get, many, Italy and Japan welded a new totalitarian bloc today with, a one-for-all and all-for-one pledge of aid against any now enemy entar- Ing either the Kuropetra or China war an Implicit warning to the United States. With Adolf Hitler as an onlooker., tho Ttome-Berlln foreign ministers nnd the Japanese ambassador to nerlln signed a solemn 10-year military and economic treaty de claring the readinoss of the three governments to Join their 250,000. 000 people as world-scale buttle comrades. Advance preparations for such an' eventuality were written Into the treaty by an Immediate undertak ing for joint technical consultations by representatives of the three powers. Tho three powers formally di vided sphere of world Influence, Japan being recognized as the leader In rounding a "new order in. greater east Asia" and Germany and Italy for "establishment of a new order In Europe." The three powers affirmed that tho terms In no way affect the po litical status of any one of thein as regards soviet Russia. Germany, with her Russian non-aggression' pact, Is the closest of the three to the U.S.R. , Tho pnet brings togethor the orlg tnal membership of the antl-comin-torn neenrd but goes Infinitely fur ther than the old agreement fo1 ex change Information for earthing activities of International commun ists. As for their world front, tho Tok-yn-nerlin-Rome slgnntorles pledged "to assist one another with all po litical, economic nnd military means when one of the three con tracting powers is attacked by a power not at present Involved In tho European war or In the Chinese-Japanese conflict." , Tlint wns the kernel of the .pact. LONDON, Sept. 27. (AP)i-The signing nf the (lermnn-Italinn-Japa-neso military alliance todny was re garded In diplomatic circles here as the most momentous diplomatic de velopment tho world has soon since Germany und Russia announced their non-aggression pact a few (Continued on page 6) V Jenkins -JZiJr f'V f News-rtovlew, Fhoto and Engraving? open noxt Saturday, September 28, and that the Nows-Rsview was try ing to make it as easy for every onemail and carrier subscrlbec alike to renew for another yoar, as was humanly and, er, economi cally possible. There's a lot of bunk peddled an nunlly to newspaper readers as to) why they should renew their sub scription to this or that paper, t don't suppose It does much good. I've nn Idea the wholo thing, as fai ns the subscriber Is concerned, bolls down to this:! Does be like the paper, or don't ho? In Its advertising this year, the) News-Review, to the best of ltts ability and knowledge, Is going to acquaint Douglas county folks nod only with what it has to sell them, hut with the people who help pud tho newspaper out, and to a cer tain extent the equipment wttbt which they work. Thoro are quite a few of us hero, for a small dally; you might jusj as well know wbo we are. . j