Hitler Preceded His Blitzkrieg Against Britain by Holding Out His Hand. Mussolini's Half-Starved Gladiators are Ending by Surrendering for a Hand -Out.
THE WEATHER
By U. S. Weather Bureau
Cloudy tonight. Rains Satur.
day. Morning fog. Little change,
In temperature. ,
See Page 3 lor statistics.
HOUSE VERDICT Ti
. It will be recorded on the Brit-lsh-ald
bill late today and sent
to the senate. How much power
will the president be given?
Watch tor details In the NEWS
REVIEW. :
VOL. XLV NO. 260 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1941.
VOL. XXIX NO.158 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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U. S. Air Force Inferior to
Others, Navy Flier Asserts
Al Williams
Raps Bill To
Help
Shares Lindbergh Opinion
Britain Won't Win: Story
Countered by Stimson
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (AP)
Secretary Stimson informed the
senate foreign relations commit
tee today that the war depart
ment expected "accelerated deliv
f erics" to the army air corps of
the latest type of combat planes
"within four to six months."
Chairman George (D., Ga.)
placed in the committee record a
letter from the secretary of war
containing this assertion after
Major Al Williams, former navy
speed flier, had testified that he
believed there was "not a single
seater, interceptor fighting nlane
in the United States today that is
modern in any sense of the word,
either in armor, fire power or
performance."
Stimson's letter went into the
record only after Senators Gil
lette (D., Iowa),- Johnson (R.,
Calif.) and Clark (D., Mo.), had
nrotested that the secretary was
being permitted to make an addi
tional statement without subject
ing Jhlmself to cross examination, J
, U. 8. Forces "Stripped"
Williams, opposing the admin
istration lease-lend bill before the
senate foreign relations commit
tee, asserted that this country's
air forces were fccing "stripped"
of planes needed for the second
ary training of military pilots be
cause such ships were being
turned over to Great Britain.
A policy of "no more conces
sions" on the administration's
aid-Britain bill was- agreed upon
by the house democratic leader
ship shortly before the fight over
further amendments to the meas
ure was resumed on the house
floor.
Williams said the Allison en
gine, used largely in American
combat ships, had a horsepower
rating of 1075 compared with the
"1200 or 1300" horsepower of the
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In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
FROM Dublin today (Wednes
day): The Irish government an
nounces "this morning a German
aircraft crashed In the vicinity
of Schull, County Cork. Five of
the crew were killed and a sixth
badly injured."
fON'T jump to conclusions. It
may have been a German
bomber taking a short cut over
Ireland to attack British ships
in the Atlanlie.
, But it doesn't make the Irish
feel any easier in (heir minds.
MOT much news today from
' France, where the war's big
gest poker game (right now) Is
being played. But don't take your
eye off old Marshal Retain.
What he finally does will make
history.
DEFORE the senate foreign re
lations committee, where the
lease-lend bill Is under Inquiry,
James S. Kemper, president of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, testifies that his
organization will "support such
further and additional aid to Bri
tain as may be possible, CON
SISTENT WITH OUR OWN DE
FENSE REQUIREMENTS."
THE V. S.- chamler. he says,
suggests these limitations:
No act of war to be committed
by the United States.
American ships to be kept out
of the war zones except with the
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Death Attire Halts
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Shrouded In black and wearing a painted skull mask, Margaret
-Russelt, center, arose In the public galleries oflthe'house during de
bate on the ald-to-Brltaln bill, shouting and waving her fists at
'members In the chamber. She was hustled from the capltol by po
lice, above. The woman gave her address as New York and occu
pation as a "pamphleteer." (NEA Telephoto.)
Pacific Highway
Needs Set Forth
Brief, Approved by Directors of
Assn. Here, Will be Sent to
Washington for Action.
A most exhaustive brief set
ting forth the need for militari
zation of the Pacific highway
was presented for approval today
before the directors of the Paci
fic Highway association, meeting
at the Umpqua hotel In Rose
burg. The brief was prepared
by a special committee and is re
plete with statistical Information,
aerial photographs and other
data supporting the association's
position for federal development
of the highway for national de
fense purposes.
The brief was highly praised
by the directors at their meeting
and was ordered forwarded im
mediately to the Oregon congres
sional delegation and to various
federal departments concerned
with the highway program.
The meeting this morning was
given over to the reports of the
various officers and committee
heads. Election of officers was
scheduled for the afternoon ses
sion. In attendance were Howard
Merriam, Cottage Grove, presi
dent: Frank Hull, Medford, sec
retary: C. H. Demary. Grants
Pass: J. B. Coleman. Medford:
Richard M. Elliott, Grants Pass;
Pete Fredrlckson, Grants Pass:
H. E. Eakin, Cottage Grove: Al
len P. Wheeler, Eugene; Wm.
Perry, Medford: W. A. Johnson,
Grants Pass: A. E. Powell, Cen
tral Point; E. B. Day, Medford;
Morris Bowker, J. Ross Hutchin
son, H. B. Roadman. A. C. Mar
sters, W. C. Harding and H. O.
Pargeter, RoSeburg.
Ex-Roseburg Teacher
Dated on Red Cross Work
Miss Caryl Holllnsworth, who
formerly taught In Roscburg sen
ior high school, and who now Is
on the staff of the Pacific branch
of the. American Red Cross, is
to pay nn official visit to the
county chapter Feb. 21, accord
ing to word received today. Miss
Holllnsworth will spend two days
In the county to help in organiz
ing Junior Red Cross work. Ar
rangements are being made for
talks in several schools.
House Debate
Revision of Govt.
Of County Mulled
Douglas Tax League Discusses
"Streamline" Plan, Expresses
Self on Legislative Bills.
A plan for streamlining county
government, through combining
departments and offices and mak
ing other changes designed to re
duce costs was tentatively dis
cussed at a meeting of the direc
tors of the Douglas County Tax
payers' league held In Roseburg
Thursday. The directors will
make an extensive study of coun
ty government set-ups in various
western states before preparing
a formal reorganization plan, it
was announced.
The directors adopted several
resolutions pertaining to bills
now before the legislature or
measures proposed for action. It
was recommended that a bill be
Introduced allowing each county
commissioner mileage of four
cents per mile covering travel ex
pense to and from his home to
the county seat. Opposition was
voted on the bill providing for
the repeal of the reforestation
tax law. Also opDosed was a bill
which would authorize the state
department of forestry to collect
all fire patrol assessments direct
from land owners and file liens
on all delinquent assessments
after a period of 30 days. The pro
posal of eounly courts to elimin
ate from the pension act any men
tion of maximum amounts to be
allotted under old-age assistance
was endorsed.
In the absence of Harry Rice,
president, the meeting was con
ducted by Vice-President L. S.
Compton.
Jehovah's Witnesses Trio
Faces Portland Charge
PORTLAND. Feb. 7. (AP)
,Tudc?e Julius Cohn postponed un
til Feb. 12 a hearing of three
members of Jehovah's Witnesses
yesterdav after the sect jammed
the municipal courtroom.
The three had been arrested on
charges of carrying signs with
out licenses. Approximately 23
witnesses unable to gain entrance
to the court waited on the street
outside with banners similar to
the ones which caused the arrests.
U.S. Bomber
Crash Under
Army Inquiry
Entire Crew of 8 Killed
When Craft Hits Peak in
Mountains of Nevada
LOVELOCK, Nev. Feb. 7.
(AP) Army investigators today
sought to determine why a new
type bomber crashed on a moun
tainside near here yesterday,
cremating its crew of eight.
It was the fourth air disaster
in the west since December In
volving United States war
planes. The plane, one of the army's
newest four-motored bombers,
carried equipment for experi
ments in cold weather flying and
might have had installed the air
corps' Jealously-guarded secret
bombsight.
The tragedy was a mountain
which abruptly rises 1,000 feet
from the desert 12 miles south
west of here.
Sabotage Idea Rejected
Possibility of sabotage' was dis
counted by Col. F. C. Nelson,
commanding officer of McClel
lan field at Sacramento, Calif.,
starting point of the ill-fated
flight.
A rumor that an attempt to
sabotage planes at the field had
been discovered about a week
ago was neither confirmed nor
denied by Colonel Nelson.
The f o u r-motored, 225-ton
bomber left Sacramento at 8:28
a. m. yesterday en route to
Denver with Capt. R. S. Free
man, commandant at Ladd field,
Alaska, at the controls. The
Diane and crew had arrived in
Sacramento last month from
Alaska, and planned to proceed
to Wright field, Dayton, Ohio,
before returning to the terri
tory. The last report was heard
from the plane at 9:30 o'clock,
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Wife Prefers Jail to
Spending Mate's Money
SEATTLE, Feb. 7. (AP)
Mrs. Norman Bell McElroy,
bride of three months, was con
victed In police court of speeding
and fined $15.
With her jaw set, the 26-year-old
bride announced that she
would serve out the fine In jail.
"I have the money," she paid,
"but It really Isn't mine it's
money my husband gave me for
groceries. I broke the law. Mv
husband had nothing to do with
it. I don't see why he should be
punished for what I did."
She began serving the three
day sentence yesterday after
noon. At 8 p. m., Acting Police
Judge Charles F. Smith releas
ed her, ordered the remainder of
the fine suspended.
"I think." he said, "she has
probably learned her lesson."
Girl Scouts Offer
1
On behalf of her sister scouts throughout the nation, Mary
Louise Harrison, District of Columbia girl scout, presents Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt with a "promissory note" In Washington. It
pledget girl scouts to "pay to the order of the people of the United
States any required number of hours of service In the Interest of
national defense."
Bill Aimed
At Reds Gets
Senate Okay
Penalty Fixed for Those
Advocating Government
Overthrow by Force
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR.
SALEM, Feb. 7. (AP) The
senate passed 20 to 8 and sent to
the house today a measure to
send to prison persons who advo
cate overthrow of the govern
ment by force.
The bill, which Sen. Rex Ellis
(R.-Umatilla), the author, said
was directed at .communists,
would provide prison sentences of
up to 10 years or $10,000 fine, or
both. .
While Ellis explained the bill
was Intended to keep communists
from sabotage of rearmament In
dustries, opponents contended It
would lead to persecution of Inno
cent persons and was an abridge
ment of the constitutional guar
antees of free speech and free as
sembly. "In these times, when he see
every nation In Europe collapse
because of subversive activities,
we should pass this bill. If I had
my way, I'd put all the commun
ists In concentration camps," El
lis said.
Sen. Harry M. Kenln (R.-Mult-nomah)
took the floor for the
first time this session to say
"there Is no Immediate danger
from communists. This bill Is part
of a wave of hysteria. I hope that
some halt will be called to mea
sures of this type." ,
...Sen. Joel. T. . Booth- (R.-LInn).
said "this Is a war measure, and
we all know we're near war now.
I would not approve of It In
time of peace, but I'm for It dur
ing these times."
After the vote was announced,
Kenln changed his vote and said
he would move tomorrow for re
consideration of the bill. A legis
lator who moves for reconsidera
tion must be on the prevailing
side.
Longer Logs Voted
With only . Mahoney voting
against It, the senate nassed and
sent to the house a bill to give
the highway commission author
ity to grant annual permits for
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Olalla Farmer Accused of
Larceny of Turkeys
M. A. Schwarzlose, Olalla
farmer, was at liberty today un
der $200 cash bail following his
arrest late yesterday on a charge
of larceny of turkeys. Schwarz
lose is accused of taking several
turkeys from the L. E. Shinn
flock, according to Sheriff Cliff
Thorton. He waived preliminary
examination and furnished bail
pending further court action
when arraigned before Justice of
the Peace R. W. Marsters.
Service 'Check'
Bogus Bills -For
Real Goods Will
Flood Douglas
Douglas county residents dur
ing the next few weeks are go
ing to be able to carry huge sums
of money In their pockets, ac
cording to H. A. Stucky, chair
man of the annual Spring Open
ing committee. Starting Feb. 11,
Roseburg merchants will start
passing out bogus bills in de
nominations of $1,000 for each
50-cent merchandise purchase.
The sums accumulated may he
used on Auction day, March 22,
the highlight day of the Spring
Opening program when flour,
wearing apparel, furniture, ra
dios and many other .valuable
articles of merchandise will be
sold at public auction with pay
ment in bogus bills saved be
tween the dates of Feb. 11 and
March 21.
Announcement will be made
early next week of. the mer
chants participating in the plan,
and purchases In any of the
stores mentioned In the an
nouncement will be accompanied
by bogus bills good for use in the
auction.
The event Is being sponsored
by the . Roseburg chamber of
commerce and the retail mer
chants committee. The group in
charge, consists of Mr. Stucky,
chairman; Roger Bailey, Roy
Bellows. Bob Franks. Fred Lock
wood, Bill Machen, Mrs. Harvey
Stark and Marshall Pengra.
State VFW Commander
Defers Roseburg Visit
The special meeting of Pat
rick W, Kelley post,V. F. W.,
originally scheduled' lor Feb. 8,
has been postponed until Feb. 15,
Commander T. F. Holmes an
nounced today. The postpone
ment was authorized In order to
permit the attendance of De
partment Commander I. D. Can-
field, who has been called to a
conference at Portland on the
8th.
The meeting now set for Feb.
15, will bo attended by the do.
partment commander, depart'
m e n t senior vlce-commanrier,
Louis Starr of Portland: Depart
ment Adjutant H. E. McGuffln,
Department Chief of Staff Jack
Mantor, Department Service Of
ficer G. O. Pike, all of Portland,
and District Commander Eugene
Horton, Marshfleld.
The highlight of the meeting
will be initiatory work as exem
pllfied by the Del Rogue post de
gree team of Grants pass.
Federal Agent Here to
Explain Food Stamp Plan
P. J. Easton, representing the
surnlus commodities admlnistra
tion. spoke Thursday before the
Roseburg Rotary club and is to
remain in Roseburg for the on-
suing week, during which time
he plans to address granges,
civic clubs and other organiza
tions to explain In detail the op
eration of the surplus food stamp
plan recently put Into operation
In Douglas county. Mr. Easton
will be available to any group
desiring his services as a speak
er and arrangements may be
made through the Roseburg
chamber of commerce. He will
talk to WPA crews and clients
of relief agencies. He will tell
of the stamp plan, school lunch
program and the relation of the
stamp plan to the defense pro
gram. Burglary Committed at
Farm Bureau Exchange
Police officers today are Inves
tigating a minor burglary at the
Farm Bureau exchange, where
several pocket knives, stamps
and various small articles were
stolen Thursday. Entrance was
pained through a basement win
dow.
Cigaret Blamed for Fire
That Kills Semi-Invalid
MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 7.
(AP) Victor L. Snyder, 51, a
semi-Invalid, died in his bedroom
yesterday, trapped by flames
which destroyed the house.
Fire Chief Roy Elliott blamed
the fire on a cigaret.
Italians Flee or Surrender
Vhen Their Last East Libyan
Stronghold Falls to Enemy
Triumph Gives Conquerors Short-Distance Base From
Which to Hammer Sicily; RAF Again Blasts Nazi
"Invasion Ports" in French Coastal Area.
By the Associated Press
Striking in a blinding sandstorm, Britain's desert troops have
captured the Italian stronghold of . Bengasi, In eastern Libya, Brit
iih general headquarters announced today, and cut the fascist
line of communications south of the city. The citadel, about 350
miles from the Egyptian frontier, surrendered yesterday.
British general headquarters said the Italians were demoraU
ized and outmaneuvered" in this latest British triumph of a west
ward sweep that has carried the Imperial Army of the Nil. across
400 miles ot desert In 61 days.
Railway Employes
Threaten to Strike
Paid Vacations Issue Resting on
Vote of 14 Unions; Ti.ups
Continue at Two Plants.
" The possibility that about 750,
000 class 1 railroad employes,
members of 14 standard brother
hoods, might strike for paid vaca
tions centered labor's attention
today.
George M. Harrison, spokesman
for the 14 unions, announced In
Washington yesterday that bar
ring a last minute settlement
strike ballots would be mailed to
the- membcrshlD February 15.
Thirty days would bo allowed
for voting, however, and that,
coupled with the 60-day "cooling
off" period" provided'' 'Urtder the
railroad mediation act, would pre
vent an actual walkout until late
spring, provided a strike Is called.
Meanwhile efforts would be made
to mediate the dispute.
The 14 labor organizations In
volved Include all the standard
brotherhoods except the trainmen
and engineers, dispatchers and
Pullman conductors.
Strikes Continue.
Meanwhile strikes continued In
several of the nation's Industrial
centers, with consequent delays
to the national defense produc
tion program.
At Chicago 6,500 employes of
the International Harvester com
pany's tractor work remained
out, as did 7,000 workers at the
Allls-Chalmers company In Mil
waukee, Wis.
The United Rubber Workers
(CIO) local at the Selberllng Rub
ber company, Akron, Ohio, voted
to strike for higher wages, sub
ject to the approval of the Inter
national union. However, the men
remained at work while leaders
of their union prepared to open
negotiations with the manage
ment.
A strike of truckdrlvers which
for six days had tied up deliveries
of all except perishable and emer
gency goods In Dayton, Ohio,
area was settled last night when
18 hauling firms agreed to a un
ion contract.
Holman Offers Measure
Affecting Vote Returns
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (AP)
Measures Introduced In the sen
ate yesterday were these by Ore
gon senators:
Holman Forbidding the dis
closure of any election returns In
races for the presidency, vice-
presidency or congress before all
polling places in the United States
had closed. He offered his bill to
"prevent election returns from
any part of the United States
from affecting voting in other
parts of the United States.
McNary Authorizing the sec
retary of agriculture to make
agreements with land owners In
national forests regarding the ex
tent timber should be cut or per
mitted to regrow.
British-Aid Bill Rapped
By Congressman Mott
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (AP)
The lease-lend bill is "the very
worst way" to Rive aid to Great
Britain, Rep. Mott of Oregon
told the house this week.
He expressed belief England
should be aided, but said the bill
was "not only the worst for the
United States, but worse for
Great Britain Itself."
British general headquarters)
also reported more than 3,500 Ital
ian prisoners have been taken
since the British knifed Into the
Red sea colony of Eritrea, in East
Africa, "and many more are com
ing in."
, Bengasi, the capital of Bengasi
province in North Africa, ; was
Italy's last big stronghold in east
ern Libya.
Italians In Utter Rout
' The fate of 25,000 fascist troops
garrisoned at the Mediterranean
seaport, former headquarters ol
Marshal Grazianl, was not . im
mediately disclosed. Dispatches
from Cairo, however, said Italian
forces throughout the whole east. .
ern region were capitulating ot
fleeing.
In London British military
quarters said Marshal Grazlani'g
position in North Africa now was
so bad that Premier Mussolini
might be forced to risk the Itat
lan fleet in an attempt to move
-celnf orcements .. and supplies
across the Mediterranean to
Libya.
These quarters also pointed out
that capture of Bengasi gives tho
British a short-distance base
"from which we can hammer German-occupied
bases In Sicily." :
It was the fifth malor Italian
stronghold taken by the British
since General Wavell launched a
counter-offensive last Dee. 9, fol
lowing in the wake .of SIdi Bar
rani, 75 miles Inside Egypt, and
the Llbvan fortified towns ot
Bardla, Tobruk and Derna.
Reourrent rumors that Hit
ler might be planning to send
troops to bolster Mussollnl'a
faltering legions In North
Africa prompted a statement
by Gen. Maxima Weygand,.
commander of Franoe's
armlet In French North
Afrloa.
Weygand deolared no ne
' flotations were under way
for the landing of nazl treopi
at Blzerte, French Tunisia,
and he denied that France In
tended to let Germany use
the Blzerte naval bate.
In East Africa, heaw fighting1
was reported continuing around
the Erltrenn town of Cheren,
where a force of 10.000 Italians
was said to be opposing the Brit
ish advance toward the colonial
capital at Asmara, 42 miles to tho
southeast.
No new mntor developments
were reported from the Ethiopian
or Somalllnnd fronts.
"Invasion Ports" Pounded
On the western Euronean front,
the British reported another
smashing overnight assault on
five German-held "invasion porta"
Calais, Dunkerque, Boulogne,
Dieppe nnd Fecamp in which
"many bomb bursts were observ
ed . . and large fires Btarted."
Docks, railways, warehouses.
shipping nnd barges which might
be used as cross-channel troop
transports were among the tar
gets attacked.
London reported a lull in night
attacks by the nazl luftwnffe, but
with daylight a low-flying Ger-
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TODAY'S
TOP
ODDITY
By the Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS "In the next
two or three days," a fortune tell,
er warned Mrs. Esther Byers, 29,
"someone is going to grab your
purse."
Outside the house a few min
utes later, Mrs. Byers told police,
three young men threw her to the
ground and fled with her purse,
$2.50 and a $10 pen-and-penctt set