In Attempt to Ward Off Defeat, Mussolini Has Changed Generals in Albania, But His Troops Continue Their ' 'Glorious11 Yielding to 'the Invincible Greets.
THE WEATHER
By U. 8. Weather Bureau
NEW LAWS
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vice of the NEWS-REVIEW.
Occasional rain tonight and
luesuay. Millie cnange in iem
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VOL. XLV NO. 238 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSfcBURS, ORfcfeON, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1941. '
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RAF Raid Nazi Trenches
j In France, L lalian
Blows Aimed
At Invasion
Preparations
Germans Hit Back With
Another'Tire Krieg" on
London, Other Places.
LONDON, Jan. 13. (API
Day and nieht air attacks on
both axis allies, from swooping
assaults on troops In trenches
near the German-held French
coast to diving bomb raids on
oil refineries near Venice, were
reported by the air ministry to
day. Night fliers, it said, hit at the
harbors of Brest, Le Havre and
Lorient much-raided nazi sub
marine bases and at oil tar
gets at Porto Marghera, in north
eastern Italy, the German city
of Regensburg and the Belgian
port of Ostend.
The daylight attack on the German-held
channel coast yester
day the fourth in as many days
was pictured not only as an at
tempt to break up any nazi inva
sion plans, but also as prepara
tion for the time when Britain
Wight fell strong enough to carry
Ihe fight to the continent.
: Nazis Also Strike
German warplanes struck at
London, with, another .smashing
I "fire raid" last night but hun
dreds of civilians pitched in to
help firemen smother Incendiary
hombs and put down flames and
the attack ended before midnight
after three and one-half hours.
Other raiders mauled a town
In southwest England for sever
al hours and a government com
munique said "a small number
of persons" was killed. Several
places near the Thames estuary
also were attacked.
The first bodies were recover
ed today from the ruins of a Lon
don subway crossing hit Satur
day night in a heavy German
fire-bombing raid. Military en-
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In Thej.1;
By FRANK JENKINS
HJIORE today about wars, pre
paration for wars and the
necessary processes of PAYING
for them.
It may be a dull subject, but
you need to be thinking about it.
CUPPOSE you owned and liv
y ed In a fertile oasis surround
ed by wide deserts inhabited by
FRIENDLY prospectors, sheep
herders, etc., who gave you no
cause for fear.
In that event, you would ex
change the products of your rich
soil for new automobiles, radios,
washing machines and all the
other conveniences of modern
life.
With reasonably Intelligent
MANAGEMENT, your standard
of living would go on rising year
after year.
OUCH, In substantial effect, has
been the situation of the
United States of America dur
ing the recent years of peace.
CUPPOSE now (for the pur
" poses of this argument) that
Into these hitherto friendly des
erts comes a gang of BANDITS i
&DayV-
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9 u ho cast envious eves upon your;rTcrd In December, 193G.
1 nosscssions and threaten to '
possessions
TAKE them.
(You must
Imagine at this
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Author of Noted
Book Passes On
ZURICH, Switzerland, Jan. 13.
(AP) James Joyce, 58, Irish
author whose novel "Ulysses"
touched off world-wide literary
controversy and influenced a new
school of writing, died today in a
Zurich hospital where he had un
dergone an intestinal operation.
Joyce took seven years to write
"Ulysses." It was banned as ob
scene in Dublin, London and New
York and became the center of
widespread discussion and de
bate. In 1933 Federal Judge Woolsey
Hfted the ban on publiea"tfbh':of
the book in the United States in a
decision which said the book was
unusually frank, but not porno
graphic, and described it as "bril
liant and dull, intelligible and ob
scure by turns."
French Food Ship
Chased By Briton
MONTEVI DEO, Uruguay,
Jan. 13. ( AP) Foreign office
sources reported today that the
.S.OOO-ton French mcrehantnan
Mrndoza, whicli left here last
nifcht in an tttempt to run the
British blockade, had taken sWl
ter in Maldanado bay, east of
Montevideo, after signalling she
had been chased by a British
warship.
Shipping sources said the Bri
tish auxiliary cruiser Asturias
had attempted to intercept the
Mrndoza at sea and followed her
into the bay, later returning to
lie some distance off shore.
The ir.nch naval attache in
'?uinos -Aires said that the offic
ers of the British vessel "visited"
I he Mendoza, but that he was
without information as to tht
outcome cf the enrounter.
Infoinu-nts said Foreign Min
ister Guam was preparing a pro
test to Ihe Bntis'i government
against tills reported violation of
Uruguay's territorial waters as
well as the pan-American neu
trality zone.
The Mcndoza, apparently the
first French ship to try to reach
home from Argenta since the
French-Go. man armistice, sailed
noin Buenos Aides Friday her.v
llv laden with chilled beef, can
red meat and wool. She stopped
ieie to tfke on additional cargo
before sailing last night for Mar
seille. Movie Comedian Laurel
Re-Weds 2nd of 4 Wives
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 13. (AP)
Sian Laurel, the movie corns
dim;, brought his fourth wife
who also was his second bpek
from Las Vegas. Nev., today for
a honeymoon at home.
Laurel, 50, and Virginia Rutli
Iiuel, 41, of Bcvely Hills, were
re-r.inirled Saturday in a sur
prise ceremony at the Commun-
i ity church's wedding chapel.
I They were married first in
Mexico
In April. 1!134, and di
in
the im.intime,
I-uirel was wer'
m IK.'.Ma. the HussL.n d.incr.
iThat
tempestuous affair ended
Iwilh the comedian ob'ain.nj
I divorce n 1939.
Oil Base
Greek Lunge
Gets Nearer
Valona Goal
Strategic Tepelini's Fall
Imminent; New Change in
Italian Generals Made
ATHENS, Jan. 13. (API
Greek warriors closing in on
Valona, the Italians' only re
maining port of entry into south
ern Albania, were reported
sweeping forward without ser
ious check today in what Greeks
called the greatest offensive of
the war.
The spearhead of the Greek
drive was declared to have reach
ed the vicinity of Tepeleni, an
cient fortress town 10 miles
southwest of captured Klisura,
and its fall was expected momen
tarily by authorities here.
There even were reports from
the Yugoslav frontier that Tepel
eni, guardian sentinel' of an Italian-built
road leading to Valona,
already had been captured, but
this lacked official confirmation
in Athens.
Further Greek advances were
reported on the northern sec
tor of the Albanian battlefront
in the Pogradetz sector, with
fierce hand-to-hand engagements
In proffrMsf'-'X Iffrge- nftmber of
fascist pack mules were captured
on this front, Greek advices said,
adding that the Italian supply
situation had become precarious
there because it would be impos-
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Ex-Convict Held Here
In Stolen Auto Probe
An automobile allegedly stolen
from Carl K. Mills, Cottage Grove
undertaker, was recovered by the
state police this morning before
it had been missed by the owner,
according to Police Sergeant Paul
Morgan. The officers are hold
ing Daniel A. Stiefel, 27, Spokane,
who, Morgan says, has admitted
the theft of the car. Stiefel also
told officers, Morgan said, that
he had served a sentence in Walla
Walla penitentiary.
Stiefel told the officers, the
state police sergeant reported,
that he became sleepy while driv
ing south in the stolen car at an
early hour today. He saw a va
cant cabin in a camp ground three
miles north of Oakland and slip
ped in to take a nap. He over
slept, however, and was appre
hended by the owner, who sum
moned the police. The investiga
tion by the officers revealed
that the automobile had been
stolen, Morgan said.
Where Italians Might Make Last Stand
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As the British lightning advance into Libya swept around Tobruk, cutting the defenders off
from reinforcement from the west, military authorities speculated on the possibility of Marshal Ora
ziani's forces being driven back to Tripoli, great port in far western Libya. Photo above shows a
view of the harbor-front section of Tripoli.
Conviction
Of 2 Men As
Spies Upheld
Russian-Born Ex-Cop of
Berkeley, Soviet Citizen
To Serve Prison Terms..
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (AP)
The supreme court upheld to
day the conviction of two men
one a citizen of Russia and the
other a Russian-bom naturalized
American on a charge of violat
ing federal anti-spy legislation by
obtaining Information from Unit
ed States naval Intelligence files.
Justice Reed delivered the opin
ion, which applied to Hafls Sa
lich, former Russian employed by
naval intelligence at San Pedro,
Cal., and Mikhail Nicholas Gorin,
a soviet citizen employed by a
Los Angeles tourist company.
No dissent was announced. Jus
tice Murphy, former attorney
general, did not participate.
Sallch was alleged to have sup
plied Gorin with data from naval
intelligence files ' In 1938 after
Gorin had solicited information
concerning "Japanese activities in
that area for use in the event of
trouble between Japan and Rus
sia." Salich was said to have re
ceived 81,700.
Defense Basis Cited
Donald R. Richberg, attorney
for the two men, argued that
conviction under the 1917 espion
age act was justified only if the
information related to a vessel,
aircraft, navy yard or similar
things specified in the statute.
He added that if the act were
applied to everything "affecting
national defense" a phrase used
In the legislation it would be un
constitutional. This, he argued,
would "subject millions to pos
sible Indictment," including
"every newspaper and radio."
"Is there any function of the
government today which is not
connected with the national de
fense?" ho inquired.
The justice department con
tended that violation of the act
involved furnishing secret infor
mation of a military nature "with
a conscious desire or with a rea
sonable expectation of causing in-
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Murder Charged in Fatal
Altercation Over Bulldog
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13.
(AP) Detective Walter Peter
son said that Hans Knccht, 34,
was booked in the city jail yester
day on a murder charge In the
fatal stabbing Saturday night of
Mrs. Irene Ike, 4G.
J. D. Rutherford, 36, who suf
fered a right hand laceration in
the altercation, told Peterson that
the stabbing followed an argu
ment over Mrs. Ike's 10-year-old
bulldog. He accused Knecht of
threatening to kill the animal,
the detective reported.
Peterson said the stabbing cll-
maxed a day long drinking party.
First Tilt On
Aid Bill Won
By Roosevelt
Foreign Affairs Group,
Not Military Body, Gets
Lease-Lend Setup Plan.
.'WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (AP)
j-The administration won today
the first congressional skirmish
over its lease-lend bill for aiding
Britain when the house upheld
pHjcedure charted by the leader
ship for rushing consideration of
the measure; -
By a voice vote, Speaker Ray
biirn's assignment of the bill to
top foreign affairs committee was
approved and an effort by the
military committee to bring the
measure under its control was
defeated.
The vote was taken without de
bate, house rules permitting no
argument on such an issue. The
balloting was the first involving
the British-aid bill introduced in
the new congress Friday. The out
come cleared the way for Chair
man Bloom (D N. Y.) of the for
eign affairs committee to com
mence hearings tomorrow with
Secretary Hull as the first wit
ness. A short time before the house
session started, Rayburn declared
that he "certainly wouldn't op
pose" a time limitation on powers
granted in the bill "if the limit
ran concurrently with the emer
gency." Willkie Backs President
Wendell L. Willkie, 1940 repub
lican presidential nominee, and
others have suggested that the
extraordinary powers which
would be assigned to the chief
executive should be given only
for a specified period. Some re
publican leaders in the senate
have discussed proposing a two
year limit.
Rayburn's comment was made
at his press conference In reply
to a question.
"As to setting a definite time,
such as 90 days or six months or
some other specified period," he
added, "that's another matter."
Ravburn said that he consider
ed "Mr. Wendell Wlllkle's roac-
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Freed Douglas Prisoner
Beating-Robbery Victim
James E. Poe, who was sent to
the penitentiary from Douglas
county in March, 1940, to serve
one year for receiving stolen prop
erty, was In a Salem hospital to
day after having been attacked
and robbed Saturday. Ho was re
leased from the penitentiary Sat
urday after completing his term,
with deductions for good Dena-
voir, and was carrying the sum of
$12, officers said. Ho was attacked,
beaten and robbed soon after his
release, but he refused to discuss
the alleged attack with officers,
according to the report from Sa
lem.
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Wield Gavels at Legislative Meet
Siy1
These men will guide the proceedings of the Oregon legisla
ture, which opened at Salem this morning. At left is Senator Dean
Walker of Independence, president of the senate, and at right Is
Representative Robert S. Farrell, Jr., of Portland, ohosen speaker
of the house.
Avoid New Taxes, Keep Within Budget
Goy. Sprague Urges Oregon Legislature;
Six Major Recommendations Offered
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR.
SALEM, Jan. 13. (AP) Gov
ernor Charles A. Sprague asked
the legislature today not to enact
any new taxes, asserting that
Oregonians should be spared in
creased state levies because the
federal government will have to
Impose heavy taxes to finance its
defense program.
. Addressing the ppenlng session
of the 41st legislative assembly
Governor Sprague advised the
legislators to avoid "extrava
gance" in their appropriations so
that the budget won't bo thrown
out of balance.
The governor, after asserting
that the state liquor control com
mission will not submit any legis
lation because the people appar
ently approve of exlsltlng liquor
laws, made six major recommen
dations:
1. Increase the limits on length
and weight of trucks permitted on
state highways.
2. Create the office of adminis
trator for the workmen s compen
sation law, with the administrator
responsible to the Industrial acci
dent commission.
3. Equalize school taxes within
counties.
4. Extend the administration's
forestry program by stronger fire
prevention and suppression meth
ods, by enforcing minimum forest
standards to permit natural re
forestation, and by further ac
quiring lands for growth of new
forests.
5. Construct a new state build
ing in Salem to house the public
utilities commissioner and the un
employment compensation com
mission. These offices now use
rented quarters, and the rent they
pay would pay for the building.
which would be erected opposite
the new state library.
G. Adopt a six-year building
program for the 12 state institu
tions.
Wants No Tax Increase
I would remind you," the gov
ernor declared, "that the cost of
national rearmament will be
enormous, and that the leuerai
government must Impose heavy
additional taxes upon the people.
We should recognize a priority of
claims for this cause and hence
the state should avoid increasing
the tax burdens of our people. I
hope the legislature will not de
vote valuable time In trying to
uncover new sources of revenue,
but that It will seek to apportion
wisely the revenues now furnish
ed under the exlstln g tax struc
ture." While endorsing President
Roosevelt's defense program and
his policy of "accelerated aid for
Great Britain." Governor Sprague
said "our national policy should
be one of aid to China and eco
nomic restraint to Jannn."
Favors Bigger Trucks
The highway commission's bill
to permit bigger trucks on state
highways Is expected to he one of
the most controversial of the ses
sion, but the governor endorsed it
on grounds that the restricting
of trucks handicaps many areas
of the state which are dependent
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Roseburg Chosen
By G. O.'P. Clubs
For 1941 Meet
PORTLAND. Jan. 13. (AP)
The Oregon Republican club's
executive committee Saturday
named Barbara' Benson of Sa
lem to succeed Mrs. Elsea Scott
Keeney of Portland as young re
publican national committee
woman. Mrs. Keeney resigned.
Roseburg was selected as thejed one vote.
club's 1941 convention city and
trie date was tentatively sot for
late in September.
Mrs. Georqo T. Gerlinger, na
tional committeewoman from
Oreqon, described preliminary
meetings looking toward forma
tion of a council of republican
organizations which would
serve as a clearing house for ac
tivities, ideas and finances.
Strike Over "Hot" Goods
Hits Another Ward Store
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 13.
(AP) A strike of employes at
the Montgomery Ward and com
pany store here was ordered after
pickets were placed about the es
tablishment, Max Langford said
Saturday.
Langford, International repre
sentative of the A.F.L. Retail
Clerks union, said pickets were
withdrawn earlier in the week
when It was agreed that goods
from the struck Portland store
would not be accepted. Ho ex
plained the agreement was
broken.
Auto Plunge Kills Three
Men in Lane County
EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 13. TAP)
Three men were killed Satur
day and n fourth Injured In the
plunge of an automobile from the
Willamette highway Into Salt
creek.
Carl C. Owsley, Salem, and Joe
Donohue, address unknown, were
killed at the scene and Henry W.
Gerlg of Salem died en route to a
hospital.
Edward Mulcrone was slightly
Injured and a fifth, unidentified
man escaped unhurt. All were
employed In a Southern Pacific
railway company gang at Mc
Credlc Springs.
Northwest Turkey Show's
Dates This Year Fixed
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13.
(AP) The Oregon Fairs associa
tion announced dates for leading
Oregon fairs at Its annual meet
ing here Saturday.
Dates included:
Oregon State fair, Sept. 1-7;
Pendleton Roundup, Sept. 10-13:
Pacific International Livestock not seriously hurt and were dls
Exposition, Portland, October 4- charged from Mercy hospital after
11: Northwest Turkey Show, i receiving treatment for cuts and
Oakland, Ore., Dec, 913, '
Caucus Gives
Speakership
To Farrell
Session Expected to Las!
50 Days at Longest; Law
Agenda Well Prepared.
SALEM,' Ore., Jan. 13. (AP)
The 41st assembly of the state
legislature convened with Robert
S. Farrell, Jr., of Portland assur
ed of election as speaker of th
house of representatives and Dean
H. Walker of Independence as
president of the senate.
The election of Farrell, 34-year
old Portlander, was assured last
night when a caucus of the state's .
representatives gave him 33 votes
to 27 for his opponent, William
H. McAllister of Mcdford.
When the voting of the pre-
session caucus was completed, giv
ing Farrell a winning edge, Mc
Allister moved to make the vote
unanimous and it was accepted.
Official election of Farrell from
the house floor today was ex
pected to be a mere formality.
Representative Eugene fc..
Marsh, republican of Marshfleld,
moved for a secret ballot on tne
caucus vote but the motion was
defeated. Farrell supporters had
opposed a secret vote.
Representative Frank Lonergan
of Portland expressed a desire for
a harmonious session of the legis
lature and the caucus ended with
Farrell and McAllister shaking
hands.
Jobs Awarded.
Joseph F. Singer of Portland,
veteran sergeant-at-arms of the
house, was., nominated without
opposition.
Frank B. Tichenpr, Port Or
ford, defeated the voteran Rollte
Southwick for house doorkeeper,
35 to 24. Wendell Willkie receiv-
Fred Drager of Salem was re
elected chief clerk and Patricia
Sylvers of Eugene was named his
assistant. Jack Eakln of Dallas
was named reading clerk of the
house. C. A. Hayden, Klamath
Falls, was re-elected house mail
ing clerk, defeating J. W. Bolin,
Salem, 48-12.
Edith Bynon Low, Salem, was
named house calendar clerk.
Three contests developed in the
senate causus for desk and floor
positions.
Mrs. Elizabeth Glatt of Port
land was elected assistant chief
clerk, defeating Walter Mcacham,
also of Portland, 17-10. Meacham.
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Crash Near Elkton
Kills Coos Woman
Mrs. W. E. Beaumont, 45, of
Marshfleld, died in a Marshfleld
hospital Saturday night as the
result of injuries suffered In an
automobile acciutnt near Elktjn
eatly Saturday afternoon. Her
daughter, Jeanne Beaumont, stu
dent at University of Oregon,
suffered a fractured hip, while
Mr. Beaumont escaped wi'.h
minor bruises.
Mr., and Mrs. Beai'monf, who
operate a myrtle wrod shop at
Marshfleld, were on their way
heme from Los Angeles, wl.ern
they had established a branch of
their business. They had gone
to Eugene to take their daugh
ter home for the week-end and
were driving along nn almost
straight piece of road when their
car, a large new sedan, went off
th? road and rolled over several
trr.cs, according to the report
from the state police office here.
The Injured persons were giv
en first aid by Dr. Pertha Do.
vore of Drain and were tak?n by
Strarns' ambulance to Marsh
fleld for hospitalization.
Roseburg Men Slightly
Hurt in Wreck of Auto
Lyle and William Roberts of
Roseburg suffered minor Injuries
Saturday night when a car re
portedly driven by Kenneth Kent
skidded and rolled off the high
way on a turn about a mile north
of Roseburg. Kent was uninjur
ed. The Roberts brothers were
bruises.