Uohn Bull's Urgent Appeal for AM to Combat the Axis Onslaught Could Well be Answered in Kihdby Uncle Sam With His Own S.O. $.--"Stymied on Strikes" UPHEAVAL That's what looms for Hitler when he starts moving troops or . war supplies through Yugoslavia to attack Greece. He has cowed the government but not the-re-sent ful populace. Watch the NEWS-REVIEW service for ex plosive events. . THE WEATHER By U. 8. Weather Bureau Fair tonight and. Tuesday. Lit tle change in temperature. See Pago 3 for Statistics. VOL. XLV NO. 298 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1941. VOL. XXIX N0.186 OF THE EVENING NEWS i ll af f He DOUgDCOUNTY DAttS .- ; ' RITISH Plane Yill Rush Measure To Roosevelt President Signs Naval Works Program; Lakes Pact Made With Canada WASHINGTON, March 24. (AP) The senate passed and sent to President Roose. velt today a $7,000,000,000 . appropriation to finance the administration's all-out Brit ish aid program. The vote was 67 to 9. The appropriation, already passed by the house, was ap proved without change. Dur ing the two hours debate pre ceding the vote many sena tors who opposed the origin al lend-lease measure said they would vote for the ap propriation to carry out the law. Arrangements were made to fly the bill to the presi dent, now cruising in south ern waters. Naval Bill Signed President Roosevelt signed In to law todav two bills authoriz ing a $340,526,383 naval nubile works program. The legislation includes funds for developments at Guam and Samoa in the Pa cific and at the naval and air bases in the Atlantic acquired from Great Britain. V In testimonv made public to day by the senate appropriations committee. Budget Director Har old D. Smith testified that Brit ain had spent or obligated $2,700,- 000. 000 for defense equipment in the United States up to January 1. s "This would mean," Senator Adams (D., Colo.) remarked, "that the British SDending would stop at $2,700,000,000' and we would nick ud the load and add $7,000,000,000." The committee learned from Secretarv Stimson that needs of other nations, "notably the Greek government" were Included when the $7,000,000,000 total of (Continued on laee fi) By FRANK JENKINS AS these words are written (11 " a. m. Friday) Yugoslavia is reported to have decided to join the axis in some more or less limited manner not satlsfyingly described in the dispatches. . There are hints of Internal trouble over the decision. Four cabinet members are said to have resigned with Regent Prince Paul (Yugoslavia has a boy king) re fusing to accept the resignations. Four anti-German generals are said to have been quletlv pen sioned earlier In the week pre sumably to get them out of the way. ' It sounds like typical German strong-arm work at the top. OREEK quarters are described " ns "stunned" bv the news, having been assured only a few days ago that the Yugoslav crown council would not take any action at this time despite Insistent axis pressure. Nohndv should be stunned bv ANYTHING that hanpens In the Balkans. The air down that wav is thick with fear and treachery these days. This writer's advice to readers Is to keep their fingers crossed until the shooting actually starts. OEFORE blaming the Balkan neonles too severely, consider their historical barktrround. For more than 500 wars, while Rome was decavlne, nil thev saw of cn-ermnent was the Intrimie, the treachery, the asnssinatfon. the venal cupidity that aecom- In the Day's News I .. w j - (Continued on page 4) i r1; AID Bl IS PASSAGE COMPLETED BY "Millions" Sp 1 '; by Nowa-Revlow Photo nnd Enernvlnff. More than three hundred million dollars In phony money was spent by members of the big crowd pictured above In attendance at the auction held In this city Saturday as a part of the annual Spring Opening sponsored Friday and Saturday by the Retail Merchants committee and the Roseburg chamber of commerce. Merchandise Items were sold on bids by a professional auctioneer, and small articles were bid up Into the millions of dollars, affording a great deal of amusement to the throng attending the event. John Busenbark Of Melrose Dies John Busenbark, 89, a resident of Douglas county for the past 31 years, died at his home at Melrose today. Although in fall ing health, Mr. Busenbark had been active until very recently. Born May 31, 1851, in Butler county, Ohio, Mr. Busenbark was engaged In farming In Il linois and Kansas prior to mov ing to Oregon in 1909. He pur chased a large tract of land at Melrose, where, with the aid of his sons, he built up one of the most successful farms of the county. Very active throughout his residence here in civic affairs Mr. Busenbark for 12 years serv ed as community chairman for the farming communities of Mel rose, Flournoy valley, Cleveland, Elgarose and West Roseburg in connection with the Red Cross roll call. He was prominent for many years in the work of the Melrose grange. He cooperated in numerous public affairs in Roseburg, and was particularly enthusiastic over all sorts of sports events. He leaves four sons. Rovce A., Tence D., David and John Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. L. E. Good bourne, all residents of the Mel rose district. He also leaves 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. The bodv was brought to the Roseburg Undertaking company parlors. Funeral arrangements have not been made. Runaway Visits Kin Here During Broadcasts While radio stations 'in the state of Washington were broad casting apneals Sunday from Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Miller of Bremer ton for aid In locatine their 13-vear-old son. the youth. Gerald .Teffer Miller, was visiting In the DouHas countv tall with his cou sin. Raymond Weed, of Klamath Falls. Weed Informed the officers that the bov was a runaway and he was nlared in custody while relatives were contacted. His re turn home was being arranged todav. Incidentally, making arrests easv for officers would nnnear to be a family trait, as Weed was tailed Feb. 10 when he ran his ait tnmohlle nn the courthouse stens. He was released fodnv after serv ing a tail term for drunken driv ing and paying the fine of $100. Holiday Crowd in Jewish-Owned Shops in France "Administered" , VICHY, France, March 24. (AP) Fifty-nine more Jewish owned shops in the German oc cupied zone of France were re ported today to have been placed under French administrators, bringing the total to 1,432. Blood Test Ordered in Drunken Driving Case Arnold Charles Kast, 26, a log ger from Drain, was in custody today on a charge of drunken driving. Kast demanded a blood test and arraignment was post poned pending receipt of a report on the test made at the state laboratory. Radio Dial Changes Ordered by U. S. For March 29 Affect Oregon Stations Radio station frequency changes ordered by the federal communications commission to go into effect at 3 a. m. March 29 will affect all but two Oregon stations. KOAC, Corvallls, on 550 kilo cycles and KGW, Portland, on 620 kilocycles will remain un shifted. The News-Review station, KRNR, will drop on the dial from 1500 to 1490. Other Oregon changes follow: Old New KEX, Portland 1160 1190 KXL, Portland 1420 1450 KOIN, Portland 940 970 KWJ.I, Portland 1060 1080 KBPS. Portland 1420 1450 KALE, Portland 1300 1330 KWIL, Albany 1210 1240 KAST, Astoria 1200 1230 KBKR, Baker 1500 1490 KBND, Bend 1310 1340 KODL, The Dalles .1200 1230 Kore. Eugene -. 1420 1450 KUIN, Grants Pass 1310 1340 KFJI. Klamath Falls 1210 1240 KLBM, I Grande .1420 . 1450 KOOS. Marshfield .1200 1230 KMED, Medford 1410 1440 KSLM, Salem 1360 1390 To Cut Interference The changes, affecting about fifty million radio push buttons, are being made In conformity with Mexico's ratification last year of the North American re gional broadcasting aereement reached at Havana in December, 1937. The agreement, slened bv Canada, Cuba, Mexico and the U. S.. was designed to permit the 1300 North American stations "to operate . simultaneously with a minimum of Interference." Because Mexico's high-powered stations may be Used tinder the agreement onlv to serve "Mexi can nationals." certain oblectlon able broadcasters, many of whom Roseburg Slayer of His Mother Pays Penalty in Noose ' WALLA WALLA, March 24. (AP) Donzel Davis' last thoughts were for his young wife and their 3-year-old daugh ter as he paid with his life early today on the gallows of the state penitentiary for the ice-pick slay ing of his mother. The 24-year-old Seattle man, in a last minute stutcmcnt from the death chamber, asked the forgiveness of his wife and daughter. Earlier he had express ed disappointment that he did not have an expected final inter view with them. Radio dial aoove Indicates where you'll find your local ra dio station after March 29. If It is now at 760 kilocycles, a glance at the oh art shows you that It will be "plus" 10 kc or 10 kc farther up the dial at 770 kc. All stations will go up the dial except those at 1500 (present designation of the .NEWS-REVIEW station, KRNR), which are "minus" 10 kc, dropping to 1490. went to Mexico after being bar red from the American air for undesirable programs, will have their power materially cut down, if they are not completely put out of business. futo S! ,5,o! jVAR1ED , 1500 LOCAL 10 ,490 CLEAR .. ICHANNEL W0 40 ,450 V , 30 I 880 j A 870 ) , 790 780 ) 740 J ' m- NO 5M (CHANGE. Accord Ends Two Defense York Strikes Three Other Production FrontsIncluding West Coast Area, Threatened By the , Associated Press The office of production man agement chalked up strike set tlements in two plants with vital defense orders today after a week-end of intensive effort, but storm clouds hung over three other defense production fronts. CIO representatives at the Harvill Aircraft Die Casting cor poration at Los Angeles agreed to halt a ten-day-old strike last night after reaching agreement with the management on de mands for union recognition and wage increases. The disputants agreed to continue negotiations on other Issues and to submit them to arbitration if still dead locked later. This strike had caused great concern to the OPM because the company's production was essen tial to the operation ol eignt ra- ciflc coast aircraft plants. The walkout had involved 350 of the nlant's 425 employes. Striking CIO workers at the Aluminum Company ot Amer ica plat in Edgewater, N.1 J., al- so-agreod to -resume work today and continue 1 negotiations 'over wage increase and overtime pay demands. The OPM had request. ed that this be done. The plant hires 3,000. On the other side of the de. fense labor picture were these develonments: At Bethlehem, Pa., the CIO steel workers organizing commit tee stood ready to walk out of the Bethlehem Steel company plant if officials of the employes' representation plan tried to con duct a scheduled election toaay. The SWOC claims the E. R. P. is a "company union." A repre sentative of the E. R. P. said the election would be conducted any way. Bethienem nas jb.uuu em ployes and a billion in aeiense contracts. Chicago Police Massed At Chicago 1,386 policemen, nearly a fourth of the city force, were marshaled for the reopen ing of the McCormlck works of the International Harvester com pany, closed for three weeks by a CIO strike for union recogni tion, wage increases and other demands. An AFL organizer said (Continued on page 6) Banks in Shanghai Bombed; Ten Slain SHANGHAI. March 24. (AP) Ten persons were killed and at least 56 Injured today in ter rorist bombings of two Chungking-affiliated banks, and United .States marines began a patrol of American property nearby. An unexploded bomb two feet long and a foot in diameter was found In the Farmers' bann, an other Chungking-affiliated Insti tution In the International settle ment. All casualties were Chinese, Many of the Iniured were In such serious condition it was feared thev would not recover. One explosion which wrecked the building housing a branch of the Central Bank of China In Bubbling Well road In the Inter national settlement killed three and Injured at least 36. Two bombs, one explosive and theothcr Incendiary, blew out the Interior of a Bank of China branch at the Canldrome Doo rac ing track In the French conces sion, killing seven and Injuring 20. The bombings followed arrests of 130 Bank of China employes last week by the police ministry of the Japanese-supported Nan king regime in a move described as retaliation for assassinations of officials of the Nanking Cen tral reserve bank here. SENATE G. 0. P. Heads Refuse to Let Martin Quit Chairman's Resignation Rejected; U. S. Declared "Staggering to War" WASHINGTON, March 24. (AP) The republican national committee today received the resignation of Chairman Joseph W. Martin, Jr., and promptly re jected it unanimously. Martin, the house minority leader, told ithe committee in exe cutive session that when he ac cepted the chairmanship It was "with the expectation I would be relieved upon the conclusion Ol th? campaign." Martin curlier declared tnat the United States was staggering "along in the direction of war" and "face to face with the possi bility of national bankruptcy." Under the circumstances, no said, the responsibility of the re publican party was to "police and audit the new deal administra tion to protect our country from financial, political and social bankruptcy, ... "The scandals of 1918 must not be repeated." Addressing a closed meeting of tho national committee called to discuss.1 organization problems, Martini the house minority lead er, ' asserted - in his - prepared speech that there was a genuine need for national unity in for warding defense plans, but said this must not be achieved by de stroying the two-party system. Wlllkie "Not Interested" Before the national committee convened, Wendell L. Wlllkie, the party's nominee In the recent presidential nomination disclaim ed the "slightest" Interest "at this time In the candidacy of anyone for any office In 1942 or 1944." Wlllkle's statement was occa sioned by reports, circulated on the eve of the meeting, that he was "not Interested" in the 1944 nomination for president. These reports led to speculation that he would back Governor Harold E. Stasscn of Minnesota for the nomination when the time came. "Such talk Is pure nonsense," was Wlllkle's reaction. He cit ed the gravity of world affairs and the enormous detense proo- lem. commenting: "The sooner nartisan politics is adjourned and talk of candidacies ana peuy am bitions discontinued the better off every one will be." Committee members seemea agreed that Wlllkie should con tinue to be regarded as the titu lar head of the party, although some leaders were not In sym- (Continued on page 6) Selectees Will Be Entertained Eleven selectees, completing Douglas county s March quota, were assembled In Roseburg this afternoon preparatory to depart ing at 12:15 a. m. Tuesday for armv Induction headquarters ai Portland, where they will enter the U. S. army for a year of mili tary tranllng. The men were enrolled this af ternoon with the Oregon re-employment service, which will en deavor to see that they are pro vided with work following their discharge from the army. The enrollees will be entertain ed at dinner at the Rose hotel to night and with a brief program arranged by the local selective service board. They then will be guests of the theater manage ment at a motion picture show at Hunt's Indian theater. The groun Includes Walter San ders, Jr., Elkton; Alfred Buss, Haakon Haukaas, Lawrence Gudge, Booth: Glenford Guy, Al- via Wright. John D. Conine, Rose burg: William Hollamon, Yon calla; Charles Pell, Glendale; Ronald DcWItt, Tiller; Pete Ulam, Myrtle Creek. Forest Safety Program Drawn For Congress WASHINGTON, March 24. (AP) A congressional commit tee which Investigated the na tion's forest problems outlined to day a 12-polnt program to check what it described as "ruthless de struction of our forests." The first recommendation was for extension and Intensification of cooperative protection against fires by Increasing a federal au thorization for preventing and fighting fires from $2,500,000 to $10,000,000 a year. Other recommendations were: Agreements for cooperative management of intermingled pub lic and private forest holdings; rental of forest land to the gov ernment for rehabilitation work; federal cooperation with states to encourage and develop farm for est cooperatives; extension of for est research work; Increase to $10,000,000 the federal authoriza tion to aid states in acquiring for est lands; an investigation of puipwood purchasing by paper mills: provision for a forest credit system to make long-term low In terest loans to private forest and naval stores operators; extension of cooperative protection against forest . Insects and diseases; an "equitable" contribution to local governments to compensate for taxes on forest land removed from tax , rolls through federal acquisition; acceleration ot tho federal acquisition program in forests, and increase appropria tion for cooperative farm fores try. . Senate Rescinds Ban On Buying of Argentine Beef WASHINGTON, March 24.-, (AP) Reversing a previous vote, the senate approved today a pro posal to permit navy purchases of canned corned beef from Argen tina. The proposal, offered as an amendment to the naval supply bill, failed on a tie vote of 32 to 32 last week. Vice President Wal lace was not present to break the tie. Without objection, the senate today approved a motion to cor rect the roll call to make the vote 33 to 32 In favor of the amend ment, after Senator Russell (D., Ga.) had told the senate he had voted for the amendment but that his vote had not been recorded. I SAW y Pool f ,t. JC I. RAY WRIGHT, above, of Days Creek, and a fine Perchoron stal lion owned by him. "He's six years old," Ray Informed me, "and weighs about eighteen hun dred at present. As you see, he's not fat I have used him to put In my grain crops this spring. He's a splendid worker In har ness or out of it!" Earlier In the day I visited Ray I had seen at Earl Sumner's farm a colt from this stallion. Two years old, sixteen hundred sixty four pounds In weight, he was al most a dead-rlnger for his sire. Mr. and Mrs. Sumner manage the big Marstcrs-Ncuner date prune orchard a few miles east of Canyonvllie. Most of their time Is directed towards the care of the orchard; but I don't mind telling you that they raise some tremendously large and tender white chickens which fry extra ordinarily well. (No, Doe, their Yugoslavian Heads Yield; People Angry Greece, Britain Join In Warning; Turkey, Soviet Reach an Agreement BELG RADE, Yugoslavia, Mareh 24. (AP) Pamphlets strewn tonight in the street of Belgrade threatened assas sination for government leid . erf who had agreed to sign ' Yugoslavia as a member of the three-power paot.. , "Those government leaders who have agreed to the axis demands are traitors,'' the leaflets said. "Those who risk the heads of 16,000,000 people must un derstand the risk. to. their own heads. "These traitors must be prepared to face the fate of those who have betrayed Yugoslavia In the past." By the Associated Press ' A heavy movement of Gorman troops through the Struma river valley In Bulgaria toward tha Greek frontier was reported In unconfirmed Balkan dispatches today as Yugoslavia's Prince Paul, overriding angry protests against submission to Germany, prepared) to Join the Rpme-Berlln-Tokyo al liance. Military experts have said tha Struma river valley would be tho likely portal for Adolf Hiller'a expected attack on Greece. Official German quarters Jrt Belgrade said "Yugoslavia woul have to sign up as a partner Just as -Hungary, Rumania, Bul garla and Slovakia have done- rather than as merely a panlve) member. Presumably, this would give) Germany the right to march nazl troops through the Balkan king. i dom via the Vardar valley stra tegle gateway for an Invasion ot i Greece. Greeoe, Britain Warn ' I Greece herself warned Yugo slavla against any "hostile act" In) cooperating wjth Germany, and the British minister in Belgrarid addressed a note to the Yugoslav government appealing to the rc gency not to "betray" Yugoslavia I (Continued on page 6) JmIiIm Newn-ttovtow I'hoto and EnnrnvtnB legs aren't yellow they're blue.) www Ray Wright's farm Is one ol those surprisingly located places which so unexpectedly are to be discovered all over Douglas coun ty. A mile or so to the north ot the Tiller highway and reached by a steep, winding road, it perches on top of a mountain with half of creation, or so It seems. In view below. Forming a nucleus for Its timber stands and pastures are forty acres of good farm land. In addition to his farming ac tivities, Ray drives a school bus serving the high school at Days Creek. He and Earl and I found time tho other afternoon to watch a softball game being played be tween the girls teams of Days Creek and Myrtle Creek high schools. The latter won by a com fortable margin. Comforting, that Is, to them at any rate. It not to the D-C gals.