Maybe the U. S. Can't Spare More Naval Destroyers, as Secretary Knox Asserts, but it can Easily Dispense With Another Type of Destroyer in Harry Bridges.
WAR
THE WEATHER
By U. 8. Weather Bureau
Cloudy tonight and Friday;,
Little change in temperature.
See Page 3 for statistics.
It's about to take on widespread
intensity as Hitler negotiates lor
entry through the Balkans and
Mussolini woos Spain for support,
while Japan gives evidence of a
Far East thrust Watch NEWS
REVIEW wire service for Impor
tant developments. '
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VOL. XLV NO. 265 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1941
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By FRANK JENKINS
TT-IESE words are written in
San Francisco, and only a
good roof and firm walls keep
the paper dry.
Outside the window it Is rain
ing. It wouldn't be accurate to
say that rain is falling, for it is
going up, down and sidewise all
at once.
You know how it is if you've
been here at the right time.
IT began about Vallcjo last
night, and from there on in
it rained cats and dogs and little
nigger babies.
Higher up the valley it wasn't
actually raining at the moment,
but there was ample evidence
that it had been. Down the can
yon from Dunsmuir water was
simply gushing from the slopes
nbove the highway, and every
mile or so there were remains
Df a slide.
Moderate slides don't hold up
'raffle very long through there.
After years of practice, the
maintenance crews have develop
ed skilled tactics in dealing wilh
them.
From Redding to Vacaville,
water was running over the
pavement in a dozen places,
with long lines of cars splashing
through.
1JTG war news In the papers,
after clays of comparative
lull.
That little hint about Bulgaria
the other day came straight from
the feed box. Britain severs di
plomntic relations with Rumania,
and in his speech to the com
mons Churchill mentions Ger
man Infiltrations into Bulgaria
and adds that they probably
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Summer Colony of "Sport sville" Being
Developed by Ex-Judge on Little River,
Representing Investment of $30,000
A summer colony develop
ment, directed bv P. .1. Peltier,
retired municlnal iudee from
Los Angeles, renresenting an In
vestment of more than $30,000,
is in prom-ess on Little river.
Judge Peltier recently purchas
ed lfiO acres, known as the
Hampton pronerty, near the
Wolf creek CCC camn, 315 miles
east of Roseburg, and is encag
ed at present in clearing under
growth and erecting four mod
ern houses. It is planned, he re
ports, to construct eight addition
al houses in the near future.
Installation is beine started on
nn electric generating plant
which will be operated by water
nower and furnish current for
lights and appliances in the sev
eral homes. Apnroximately 5,000
feet of circuit also will be strung
through the woods and fields of
the property, Judge Peltier re
ports. He is at present directing the
work of clearing the property
and construction of buildings, but
will leave Feb. 20 for Los An
geles where he has several speak
ing dates and will close un busi
ness affairs. He is General man
ager of the Great Western Live
stock show at Los Angeles and
also vice-president of the Ameri
can Section of Livestock Judges.
Landsc.ine Phase Emphasized
An ardent gardener, he has
brought approximately SG.0O0
worth of nursery stock to ho
used in landscaping the grounds.
Catalpa trees are to be planted
for a distance of one-half mile
on each side of the road, and
flowers and shrubs will be plant
ed over the entire property. No
timber Is being cut and ail flow
erlng and decorative shrubs will
be left to preserve the natural
beauty of the location.
Among persons who will make
Axis Mlans Mediterranean
HitlCr Cdlfe ?
Yugoslavians
For Parley
Mussolini, Spanish Chief
Reach Accord; Convoy of
British Ships Blasted
By the Associated Press
The premier and foreign minis
ter of Yugoslavia were reported
today to have reached Germany
for a conference tonight with
Adolf Hitler completing, pre
sumably, the pattern of axis pow
er politics which spells peril for
Britain at both ends of the Medi
terranean. As the Balkan diplomats were
reported at Munich, Generalis
simo Franco of Spain was taking
leave of the French chief of
state, Marshal Petain, after two
days of talks In which he also
had an Italian audience with
Benito Mussolini.
The Yugoslav officials hurried
to the relch under circumstances
suggesting that Hitler may be
planning pressure on their Bal
kan country for the passage of
German troops southward.
Huge Nazi Army Ready
In some quarters it has been
considered possible that Hitler
perhaps uneasv over Russia's tra
ditional "bltr Slavic brother" pro
tection of Bulgaria--would seek
transit of nazi troops through
Yugoslavia into Greece as an al
ternate route Instead of through
Bulgaria.
Germany is reported to have
GOO.000 soldiers massed in Ru
mania for a swift thrust
into
southeast Europe cither
Greece or Turkey.
Russia declared a month
at
ago
that if German troops were enter
ine Bulgaria, it was done without
either her consent or knowledge.
In Rome, it was officially an
nounced that Mussolini and Fran
co reached "complete agreement"
on the roles of Italy and Spain in
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up the colony are Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Dartnell of Kimberly,
Nev.; Mr. and Mrs. H. Bouska,
Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Loescher, Los Angeles and oih
ers, Mr. Peltier states.
The colony is to be known as
Sportsville and probably will be
incorporated in the near future.
Area Given High Praise
"I have fished the Umpqua
river and its tributaries at fre
quent Intervals since 1900,"
Judge Peltier said today, "and I
know of no more beautiful spot
in the United- States.
"You people here In Oregon
do not realize what a wonderful
thing you have. It is at your
back door and you are so famil
iar with it that you cannot ap
preciate its worth.
"For many years my fishing
trips have cost me from $15 to
$20 a day. I had to drive many
miles, hire cabins, boats and
guides. Here you travel only a
few miles to find the finest fish
ing and the most beautiful scen
ery and all without any great
expense.
"The Little river section In my
mind is the finest recreational
spot .to be found anywhere. It is
a safe and easy stream to fish,
abounding in trout and located
in one bf the most beautiful and
restful spots I have ever found.
"For years I have been rav
ing to my friends about the pos
sibilities of the Little river coun
try. Now that I am retired and
have time for the development I
have long envisioned, I am find
ing great enjoyment in prepar
ing this site for the use of my
friends and myself."
Judge Peltier's enjoyment,
however, is being somewhat tem
pered at present by a severe case
of poison oak contracted while
clearing brush.
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scores ot Homes in an exclusive residential district of Alameda,
Calif., were flooded when high winds from the Pacific drove waves
over breakwaters, flooding streets and buildings and causing thou
sands of dollars damage. Here one Alameda resident awaits "res
cue" by boat.
Phony Money Flood
Is Launched Here
Residents of Roseburg and vi
cinity were today carrying huge
sums of currency. Of course, the
so-called money is of a phony va
riety, but nevertheless it may
prove to be mighty valuable. Any
way holders can easily deal with
sums running up into the hun
dreds of thousands and even mil
lions and it's a great feeling even
if it is only in fun.
Roseburg merchants are pass
ing out to customers a phony cur
rency as a part of the annual
Spring Opening program March
21 and 22.
Saturday, March 22, is to be
known as Auction day. Hundreds
of valuable merchandise items,
including radio sets, furniture,
lamps, flour, etc., will be put up
at auction and the phony money
now being distributed by merch
ants will be accepted as payment.
The phony currency is given in
denominations of $1,000 with each
50-cent purchase In a store co
operating in the program. The
event is sponsored by the Rose
burg chamber of commerce and
the retail merchants committee.
Blood Test Convicts Man
On Drunk Driving Charge
Convicted In Justice court hero
today on a charge of drunken
driving, Paul H. Layne, Medford,
was fined $100 and sentenced to
30 days in the county 1all. He re
cently was arrested by state po
lice and pleaded not guilty. A
blood test was taken, however,
and was sent to the state police
laboratory and was reported to
show a high decree of Intoxica
tion, Justice of the Peace R. W.
Marsters reported. A hearing was
held before the judge this morn
ing, resulting In conviction.
Using Void License Sends
Driver to Jail 1 0 Days
Austin McDonald was arrested
bv state police at Reedsport to
day and is being brought to Rose-
burg bv the state police relay to
serve 10 days In the county Jail
after pleading guilty In the Reeds
port court to a charge of driving
with void California license
plates, Sheriff Cliff Thornton was
informed by telephone.
Alameda Homes
30,379 In Oregon
Draft Classified
SALEM, Feb. 13. (AP) State
selective service headquarters
said today that 30,379 of Oregon's
134,613 registrants have been
classified and that 20 per cent
have been certified as available
for full military service.
Another 3.7 per cent were cer
tified for limited service such as
bookkeeping and other clerical
jobs.
The number deferred because
of having dependents was 627
per cent, while only 1.8 per cent
were deferred because their Jobs
are vital to national defense.
About 6.3 per cent were deferred
for physical disabilities or crim
inal records.
Local boards nave been direct
ed to stop sending questionnaires
as soon as they have enough men
qualified to fill their quotas, plus
15 per cent to cover physical re
jections.
Questionnaires will not be sent
to all registrants immediately
because their classifications may
change before being called up for
service. This would compel the
boards to reclassify such men.
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Canal Zone Flier Killed
As Pursuit Plane Crashes
BALBOA, C. Z., Feb. 13. (AP)
Second Lieut. John Kepllnger
Fisher, of the United States air
reserves, was killed today when
his pursuit plane crashed into the
mud flats at Chame point dur
ing combat maneuvers.
The accident was the fourth
pursuit plane crash in the past
36 hours here.
Lieutenant Fisher, 26, former
ly lived in Providence, R. I. HIS
father lives at Joseph, Ore.
Alaskan Marshal's Aide
Lost Overboard at Sea
SEATTLE, Feb. 13. (AP)
Lee Ray, about 20, son of a Sew
ard, Alaska, attorney, was lost
overboard from the steamship
Alaska as It was near Seattle
early today.
Line officials said Ray was act
ing as a guard, assisting Deputy
U. S. Marshal Irwin Metcalf,
Seward, who was taking several
persons to a hospital for the In
sane at Morlngside, Ore.
Villkie Urges
GOPtoBack
Aid to Britain
Democracy's Fate Held
At Stake: Stand Opposed
By Other Party Heads
' By the Associated Press
Wendell L. Willkle in a Lin
coln day address called on re
publicans to seize "a golden op
portunity" and take the lead in
furnishing American equipment
to "the fighting men of Britain."
But the 1940 presidential nom
inee declared that death awaits
the party if it finds "nothing
nobler to do than compromise"
now "In one of the critical mo
ments of history."
While Willkle spoke in New
York before the National Re
publican club last night, other
Lincoln day banquets were being
held in every stale and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Not all the speechmakers
agreed with Wlllkie's conclu
sions. Most of them conceded
the advisability of American aid
abroad, but some took sharp ex
ception to terms of the pending
lease-lend bill, which Willkle has
endorsed with modifications.
I "Betrayal," Nye Cries
Senator Nye (R., N. D.) told a
Philadelphia audience that Will
wte's' support ' of the legislation
represented a "betrayal" and de
clared that "If Mr. Willkle has
not destroyed the two-party sys
tem in this country, he has at
least contributed to its destruc
tion." Senator Taft (R., Ohio), anoth
er opponent of the lease-lend
measure, asserted that Wlllkie
"does not and cannot speak for
the republican party." Taft as
serted there was no "precedent
or principle for the view that a
defeated candidate for president
is the titular head of the party."
"I favor aid to Britain." the
Ohio senator said, "but I oppose
tne lease-lend bill because in my
opinion In Its present form it
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1 SAW
By Paul
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THE OPERATING TABLE In
the surgery at Mercy hospital,
with Nurse Calla sitting at Its
head preparatory to administer
ing anaesthetic to an imaginary
patient The table is an A5a
Scanlon-Balfour: of late type,
mobile, adjustable to almost any
desired position and has more
gadcts on it than the control
room of a submarine.
My mind, I think, would be
much more at rest In the sub
than If I were lying on that table.
Above the table and supported
on the movable standard shown
above It In the accompanying
picture, is a huge "Surg O Ray"
operating lamp, which also is ad
justable to many positions. It
throws a tremendously clear,
penetrating light, and is battery
connected; so that, In case of fail
ure of the standard electric fa
cility, a turn of a switch insures
continued operating light.
In the cases dimly seen In the
p5
Thrust
Plea Covers
Fish Control
On Columbia
Washington Solon Asks
Oregon Legislature to
Aid in Industry Rescue
in'
SALEM, Feb. 13 (AP)
Governor Sprague signed 13
bills today, Including a meas
ure to authorize county
courts to create forests and
parks which could not be dis
posed of without vote of the
people.
Other measures signed to
day would authorize the gov
ernor to create a military
general staff composed of re
tired national guard and
army officers, prohibit op
tometrists from advertising
fixed prices, and abolish the
Portland office of the state 1
superintendent of banks.
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR.
SALEM, Feb. 13. (AP)
Breaking all precedents, Sen.
Thomas Voyce (D., Whatcom),
chairman of a Washington legis
lative fisheries delegation, de
manded today that the Oregon
legislature give its fish commis
sion power to regulate fishing in
the Columbia river so it can co
operate .with Washington in con
serving sthe river s -salmon. --.Bespeaking
from the senate ros
trum to members of both houses,
Voyce said "we're asking Oregon
to shoot square with Washing
ton. We want 50 per cent of the
fish. We're asking you to do
you're share of conservation and
propagation of fish. We want
you to be good neighbors."
Voyce, proposing that Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho organ
ize a trl state authority to have
full powers over conservation
and propagation, said "Washing
ton urges and demands that the
Oregon legislature pass a law to
give the Oregon fish commission
rower to regulate fishing."
The proposed tri-state author-
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background arc kept surgical Im
plements rows and rows, hun
dreds of them, brightly gleam
ing on their sterile shelves.
Immediately across the hall
from the surgery there is a
small room containing the ster
ilizing equipment, for use in
cleansing and sterilizing the In
struments, and the sterilization
of the bundles of dressings. All
the water used Is distilled.
. Most people have a certain
dread of an operating table
particularly if they find them
selves in need of going on it. I
supse I know why, of course;
hut really, if a patient finds an
operation necessary, his stay on
the table is the least of his wor
rieshe knows so little about it
at the time!
As far as that goes, the exper
ience should even appeal to his
ego; because for once In his life,
If never before or again, he's
the cynosure of each eye In the
room,
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Wounds Lawyer
At Reedsport
REEDSPORT, Feb. 13. A
world war ' one-pounder shell,
manufactured more than two
decades ago for the specific pur
pose of tearing the flesh of men,
achieved its intended destiny yes
terdaynot on a battlefield of
France but in the office of a
Douglas county lawyer.
Wallace Benson, Reedsport at
torney and city official, lies In a
hospital in the Port of Umpqua
city severely wounded as the re
sult of the explosion of a shell,
supposedly a "dud," that he had
long treasured as a souvenir of
the great conflict.
For 20 years this war memen
to, considered no more harmful
than a piece of old brass, had
been an ornament on Benson's
desk. Yesterday afternoon, as he
reached for his hat, he knocked
over his tall paperweight. It fell
to the floor, exploded, tore' a large
gash in the abdomen of the un
fortunate world war veteran and
mangled one of his hands.
Though the wounds are pain
ful, stated Deputy Sheriff Harry
McCabe, who reported the acci
dent, Benson is expected to recover.
Rutland Railroad
Tieup Threatened
Wags Reduction Resisted by 15
Brotherhoods; Strikes In Other
Localities Increased to 4.
By the Associated Press
A-way to avert a strike on the.
Rutland railroad In Vermont was
sought by the national mediation
board In Washington today fol
lowing nn urgent appeal by Wil
liam H. Wills, Vermont governor.
The line Is a link between Mon
treal and Boston, and Wills term
cd the prospective strike "import
ant nationally and International
ly at this time."
. Fifteen railroad brotherhoods,
representing 1,300 employes, vot
ed to strike at 6 p. m. tomorrow
"to resist a wage reduction of
from 10 to 30 per cent," railway
labor officials said.
The line is in receivership, and
some Vermonters expressed fear
that If a strike berran the road
mletit cease operations perman
cntly.
Negotiations In the strike of
CIO emnloyes of the Allis-Chal-
mers Manufacturing Co.. Mil
waukee, were renewed today In
Washington after union and com
pany delegations held separate
discussions last night. The strike,
now In its 23rd dav, Is holding
up production on $45,000,000 in
defense orders.
Other labor developments In
eluded:
Akron, Ohio A federal con
ciliator attempted to mediate a
labor disnute at the Sclherling
Rubber Co., which has defense
orders for tires and anti-gas
eoulnment. Union workers autho-
rlzed a strike not as yet ap
proved by the ClO-Unllod Rubber
Workers union International
board- after the company reject
ed demands for wage Increases.
Youngstown, Ohio A wage dis
pute broueht on a walkout yester
day of 150 emnloyes of the
Youngstown Metal Products Co.,
which makes parts for manufac
turers worklnp on defense orders.
Hancock. Mich A strike af
fecting 551 employes of the
Ouincy Mining Co. shut down pro
duction at a copper works yester
day. Wage Increases and the
question of a union shop were at
Issue.
Or. R. A. Payne of State
Health Board Passes
PORTLAND, Feb. 1.1 '(AP)
A member of the state board of
health, Dr. Roy Alpha Payne, 55,
died hero yesterday after a long
Illness.
The Portland physician was a
member of the University of Ore
gon medical school staff, and last
year was president of the Mult
nomah County Medical society.
He formerly was president of the
Pacific Coast Roentgen Bay so
ciety.
He practiced here more than
20 years, after coming west from
Minn., survivors Include his wid
ow and four children,
Committee
Okays House
Action A 5-8
2nd Senate Group Gives
Approval to Debt Limit .
Boost to 65 Billion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13,
(AP) A call on Britain to
state her "peace alms" In es
tablishing a post-war order of
world peace was voiced In the
senate today shortly after
the foreign relations commit
tee voted a IS to 8 approval
of the administration's aid-to-Britain
bill.
Senator Austin of Vermont, tha
assistant republican leader, ex
plained that in making this sug
gestion he was not proposing its
Ineorooration in the lease-lend
bill, but merely that Britain's
peace views should be considered
when the negotiations began for
the transfer of war materials. ;
"She should be willing to com
mit to us," he continued, "that
thereafter in the orient when wa
take a stand we will not be left
there holding the bag that she
will not abandon us as in tha
case of Manchukuo." . '
Austin went on to say that
there ought, also, to be some un
derstanding for cooperative de
fense of the 8,000-mile Atlantia
shoreline in the western hemis
pherea defense strong enough
to expel any Intruder.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-J.
(AP) The senate foreign rcla
tlons committee approved today,
'15 -to 8.. the administration's altV
to-Brltaln bill.
The legislation was approved
In substantially the form voted'
by the house. It now goes to tha
senate floor for debate, which
will start Monday and which
leaders hope to restrict to two
weeks.
The committee acted finally
after rejecting a proposal by
Senators Johnson (R.-Callf.) and
Ellender (D.-Ln.) to restrict the
president's authority to send
American armed forces out ot
the western hemisphere.
The committee refected also
an amendment proposed by Sena
tor McNary (R.-Ore.), which
would have stated specifically
that any shins transferred to for
eign countries must be returned.
No amendment was put for.
ward In the committee on Wen
dell L. Wlllkie's suggestion that
aid under the legislation be limit
ed to Britain, China and Greece.
Debt Hoist Also Okayed
In related action, the senate fi
nance committee pave quick ap
proval today to legislation In
creasing the national debt limit
to S65.0O0.0O0.OO0 to meet costs ot
defense and proposed British aid.
At a brief executive session the
committee reported out legisla
tion already annroved by tha
house. This would boost the pres
ent debt limit of $45,000,000,000
plus $4,000,000,000 earmarked for
national defense; subiect all fu
ture federal security issues to fed.
eral Income tax" and give the
treasury broad powers to issue se
curities in small denominations.
Senator Brown (D.-Mlch.), who
presided at hearings on the mea
sure and will act as floor leader
for it, said the legislation would
be taken up In the senate Friday.
What Aid Bill Provides
The British aid bill would per.
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Trillium. First
Sorinq Symbol,
Presented Here
Predictions and forecasts of an
early spring hnve been rlfa
throughout the ITmnnua valley
for many weeks. Old-timers and
amateur weather prophets have
pointed to numerous signs Indi
cating that spring is "just around
the corner" and that the season
will arrive far ahead of schedule.
Until today these were Just pre
dictions but now the proof is at
hand. Joe Dehernardl of Idlevld
today brought In the first trllllum
of the senon.
It Is well known that when
lamb's tonmies and trllllttma
bloom In the Umnqun valley
snrlng Is at hand. The first trll
llum has mnde Its debut. Who can
find the first lamb's tongue?