Britain Needs Less Yelp and More Help From the United States il She is to Crush Hitlerism, and It's, up to Us Now to Either Back Her up or Back Down. THE WEATHER NEARER TO WAR That appears to be the present position of the United States. The next few days may see a decision one way or another. And tho NEWS-REVIEW will keep you in formed of developments. . ji ny u. o. weainer Bureau Mostly cloudy with rain tonight nncl Thursday. Little' change in temperature. See page 4 lor statistics. VOL. XLVI N0.26 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1941. VOL. XXIX N0.224 OF THE EVENING NEWS WM fHrDOUGLSS COUNTY DAO WW m mm raw- '...(! ' . , In The Day's . News By FRANK JENKINS IN his surprise speech on Sun- day, Hitler must have been gunning for Churchill, who goes on the pan before the house of commons this week. Otherwise it is a little hard to understand why he went to the trouble to summon the reichstag which is merely window dress ing in the German governmental scheme. The speech seems a bit too mild to have been worth the ef fort, unless dor fuehrer just had one in his system and had to get it out which sometimes hap pens in the case of orators. F he was gunning for Churchill, the heart of the speech was the statement that only 1151 Ger man officers and men lost their lives in the Balkan blitzkrieg. That is cither a colossal lie or a colossal achievement. If the latter, it brings out startlingly the superiority of German arms and military skill and emphasizes the unwisdom of the British ef fort in Greece. Churchill is responsible for lhat effort,' atd it may be that Hitler was speaking to the Brit ish house of commons rather than to the German reichstag. ""PHIS thought naturally arises: If he wants to get rid of Churchill, he must FEAR him. If the British Balkan campaign were as bad as Hitler says, he would want to keep Churchill in power to make other mistakes. So he may have been talking to Russia and Turkey, conveying to them the thought that he can liek them with one hand tied he- 'Continued on naee 4 Woman's Story Points To Jealousy Motive in Slaying of W. D. McNary SAN MATEO, Calif., May 7. (AP) In an attempt to probe the motives of a strange slaying that apparently grew from jeal ousy, police yesterday question ed friends of young Wilson Davis McNary, Jr., who was shot to death here Saturday, and of John M. Holmes, dangerously wound ed by a bullet. McNary, Pendleton and Port land resident, was the son of the retired superintendent of the Eastern Oregon State hospital at Pendleton, and a second cousin of Oregon's U. S. Senator Charles L. MeNarv. Holmes Is a San f Mateo clubman and a reserve captain In tho army air corps. Mrs. Gwendolyn Johnston, a young and very wealthy widow, goffered her assistance to District Attorney Ferrell, the prosecutor said, and told of her acquaintance with both. men. Ferrell announced, meanwhile, that he had not prepared a mur der charge against Homes, al though he had enough Informa tion on which to base the charge. Mrs. Johnston, widow of a mil lionaire sugar dealer, said she in vited McNary to her home for dinner. Thev went out for the evening and returned home about midnight. Ferrell said Mrs. Johnston re lated that shortly after that hour Holmes arrived, obviously intoxi cated, and that he demanded that McNary leave. Instead, Mrs. Johnston asked Holmes to leave, and he did so. but returned. She told him to leave again, and he complied. McNary then went to his ho tel. Mrs. Johnston said. f It was in his hotel room the next morning that police found McNary' body, a bullet through the heart, and Holmes barely conscious, with a bullet in his head. At the hospital It' was said Holmes probably would live, un- FURIOUS British F Nazi,Fr Coast C Nazis Strafe Liverpool, Glasgow, Erin; Iraq War Sees British Gaining (By the Associated Press) British "Spitfires" and German Messerschmitts fought a spectac ular battle over the English chan nel today after a night of aerial fury in which Adolf Hitler's luft waffe again pounded British ship yards and ports of arrival for United States war materials. RAF night raiders attacked the north German port of Hamburg and the docks at LeHavre. Then, by daylight, bombers escorted by fighters roared across the strait of Dover toward the French coast on a new mission. In the channel fight, 24 hours, these claims were made: LONDON Nineteen German fighters shot down, seven British fighter planes lost. BERLIN Six British planes de stroyed; German losses, none. Waves of nazi bombers smash ed overnight at the big Clydeside shipyards of Glasgow, Scotland; (Continued on page 6i Mayor Bowron Wins 2nd Term in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, May 7. (AP) Mayor Bowron, former super ior judge sfwept into office nearly three years ago as a reform can didate, was re-elected yesterday to a four-year term. He defeated Stephen W. Cun ningham, city councilman pledg ed to a business administration, with only about half the city's registered voters casting their ballots. Trailing 90,597 to 112,550 on re turns from 1,750 precincts of 2.753, Cunningham conceded de feat. Wt ft--"- fix i. ft- ;.w '-.-.7. 'Tt V .J' Mrs. Gwendolyn Johnson less complications set In, but that he unquestionably would be blind, the bullet severed the optic nerves. Ferrell said that as police lift ed Holmes from the hotel room floor he murmured "McNary stole my girl." AIR BATTLES RAGING OVER 'Lame Duck' Hops To Federal Bench Sherman Mlnton WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP) President Roosevelt nominated former Senator Sherman Minton of Indiana today to be a judge of the seventh circuit court of ap peals. Minton, who was defeated for reelection last November, later was appointed an administrative assistant to the president. He will succeed the late Judge Walter E. Treanor. The seventh circuit embraces the states of In diana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Churchill Wins Vote After Blast From Lloyd George LONDON, May 7. (AP) Win ston Churchill won today from the house of commons a tremend ous 447 to-3 vote of confidence de spite a stringent charge from David Lloyd George, world war premier, that "America has got to do more" if she is to enable Brit ain to beat Germany. The elder statesman warned the government against exagger ating the speed or amount of Unit ed States aid and declared Ameri can war organization tradition ally is "full of disappointments for the British. He demanded a "real war cabi net" and "an end to the kind of blunders which have discredited and weakened us." However, Lloyd George cried: I thank God" for Secretary of War Stimson s speech of last night, and said it was clear that President Roosevelt, by his "changed" aftitude, and Stimson both realized the gravity of Brit ain's position. Churchill retorted that nearly 500,000 British imperial troops now stand guard to defend the middle east and that Britain can count on enough new American ships to help her through 1942 in the battle of the Atlantic. No Farther Retreat. The prime minister proclaimed, too, a halt to the British retreat in the Mediterranean basin with the flat declaration: 'We intend to defend to the death and without thought of re tirement Crete and Tobruk." It is on Crete, big Island to the south of the Greek mainland, that the British and Greeks are mak ing their final stand as allies; It Is In Tobruk, Libya, 80 miles from the Egyptian border, that a Brit ish garrison Is holding out behind the axis advanced lines. The vote was 447 to 3, and thus ended a critical two-day debate on Britain's grave reverses on both shores of the Mediterranean. "It might be that the Germans will arrive In Iraq before we have crushed the revolt, in which case our task would be greater," Churchill warned, "or it might be that the revolt went off at half cock In consequence of our land ing troops at Basra. "We Intend to assist the Iraqis to get rid of their military dicta tor as soon as possible." Lloyd George was not among the trio who voted "no" on the confidence test. They were com munist William Gallagher, social ist Denis Prltt and Dr. Arthur Salter, laborite. Public Lands Board of Assn.1 Sets Meeting Two Vacancies Will Be Filled; Guy Cordon Tells Of Legislation Progress A meeting of the special public lands committee of the Associa tion of Oregon Counties, for the purpose of electing a new chair man and executive secretary, will be held in Portland Monday at 10 a. m., it was announced here today by Attorney Guy Cordon, legal adviser to the association. Morris Bowkcr, county judge of Douglas county, chairman of the special committee, recently was summoned into active army serv ice, and Earl B. Day of Medford, executive secretary, has been ap pointed to the state tax commis sion. Members of the special com mittee are County Judges Guy Bovineton, Astoria; N. B. Hlggs. Burns: C. D. Nlckelsen, Hood River: E. L. Pone, Oregon City; U. E. Reeder, Klamath Falls and County Commissioners R. H. Lawhorn. McKinley, and Wm. R. Miners, Pendleton. Progress Made On Plans Attorney Cordon, who has just returned from several weeks spent " In Washington, D. C, whore he has been presenting the program of the Oregon associa tion, as well as the recommenda tions of other organizations in western slates, reports that good progress is being made on plans to secure federal payments In lieu of taxes on federally owned lands. A bill recently introduced by Senator Charles L. McNary, which would provide federal pay ments cqlal to 2 per cent of the fair value of public lands, is in di rect accord with the recommen dations made by western states, Mr. Cordon reports. The bill pro vides federal payments to states (Continued on page 6) Land Office Clerk Reported Missing Local and state police have been asked by George Flnley, re gister of the U. S. land office at Rosehurg, to assist in a search for Albert A. Norbeck. of Black foot, Idaho, land office clerk, missing from Roseburg since Monday evening. Norbeck left the office Monday complaining that his head .pain ed him. Finley reported. He was believed to have struck his head against a desk. He failed to re turn to his rooms, and has not since been seen. He is described as 28 years of age, slender build, five feet nine inches In height, weight about 150 pounds, dark hair and eyes. He limps slightly on his left leg. He was wearing a light gray suit at the time of his disappearance. Norbeck had been employed here as a clerk since March 16. when he was loaned to the local office by the Blackfoot office during the absence of C. F. Spald ing, chief clerk, who is on vaca tion. Parole Breaker Ordered Taken to Penitentiary Ernest Hill, who recently was paroled, In circuit court from a sentence of one year in the state penitentiary, after pleading guilty to a charge of perjury, was or dered to serve the one-year term today by Circuit Judge Wimbcr ly. The parole was ordered re voked following Hill's arrest by city officers on a charge of drunkenness. One of the provis ions of the parole was that he should abstain froti Intoxicating liquor, but he was taken Into cus tody only a few hours from the time of his release on circuit court order. The charge of pee lury was filed because of an al leged false affidavit to secure title to an automobile. Tourist Crop High In Value, School Told Oregon's Natural "Sales" Advantages Narrated by Highway Dept. Publicist Oregon's tourist crop, surpass ed in the amount of revenue pro duced only by lumbering and ag riculture, can be vastly increased through community efforts, Ben Titus of the travel and informa tion bureau of the state highway department told a group of more than a score of persons who last night attended the first session of tho Tourist Information school at the Roseburg chamber of com merce offices. Due to numerous conflicting at tractions, attendance at the school was not as largo as had been anticipated, but a much larger group is expected next Tuesday when Commander Scott of the Pacific Greyhound lines Is to be tho speaker. Tourists spent more than 45 million dollars in Oregon last year, Mr. Titus told those in at tendance at last night's session. "This is important money," he said ."because it is all in cash, it Is all new money, offsetting the mqnoy that goes out ot tho state for'new automobiles, gasoline'and products not manufactured in Oregon. The tourist crop, while not producing as much revenue as lumbering and agriculture, has a greater profit, because (Continued on page 6) Counterfeit Money Sends Truck Driver to Prison PORTLAND, May 7. (AP) A charge of possessing counter feit money resulted in a two- year sentence In a federal prison for Ross Miller, 58, truck driver, yesterday. Federal Judge MeColloth pro bated a 2-year sentence on Sil- vestro Racanelll, 44, gardener, similarly charged. I SAW By Paul THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC PASSENGER DEPOT In Rose burg, one fine spring day not long ago, when the sunshine cast a pleasant warmth and, for all one could see, the whole world was peacefully serene. Of course I knew the world (the big bad outside world) wasn't at peace, bv a long shot; but It was peaceful here. One could see that with half an eye. Not a man nor a woman or a child was anywhere In sight; not a car on a siding, nor a switch engine, not even a gas speeder, and as for a train well, as for a passenger train, Just dismiss the idea. I said. "This is the kind of peace," I thought to myself, "which really we ought to capitalize upon here. There must be lots of peonle In the world who can't abide the noise of tooting engines, clatter ing couplings and clanging pas senger trains. This should be an Ideal spot for them to retire to." ENGLISH Picket's Vigil Quickly Terminated PW-U ir - ... iv Adduce co h. W.. i J. TEAMSTERS ' INowa-Rovlew -Photo nnrt Knirriivlnff. Roseburg's first picket In ths current labor strife had only one day of duty when an AFL teamsters' dispute with the Paclfio Fruit and Produce company was settled yesterday. A picket was sent from Eugene when the Roseburg plant was closed Tuesday morning In sympathy with strikers at Klamath Falls and Bend. The Eugene picket was relieved Tuesday afternoon by Bob Span cake, above, one of the local teamsters. All local employes were back at work today. River Yields Boy Who Died With Birthday Rod SEASIDE, Ore., May 7. (AP) The body ot Bruce Gaffney, 7, was recovered from the Necanl cum river here yesterday. He drowned while using for the first lime a fishing rod which was a birthday present. Jenkins Newa-HflVlrw f'huto and KnKrnvlng The tall grasses waving over the various trarks undulated se ductively In the light breeze, reminiscent of meadowlanils in May throughout the world, I sup pose; hut Ihese, being right here at home, appealed to my sense of local pride. Nowhere, I assured myself with a glow of satisfac tion, could any people possibly find such green, such luscious, such absolutely delectable grass In their railroad yards as we have. It occurred to me it Is no wonder mv friend, Jim Clark, the agent here, loves It so. Passing the next day I was de lighted to see a local sports en thusiast training his bird dog In the stilendld cover there, and paused and watched him with a nostalgic eve. I only hope, I thought as drove on, that he doesn't chnse all the rabbits out. Although I reckon, like the quail, you couldn't keep them from re turning to a spot so Utterly de sirable and Ideal. - 1 CHANNEL -' ' . .-.""Li Petty Theft Orgy Jails Youth Here A cascade of papers and ar ticles of clothing pouring from a rooming house window result ed late Tuesday In the arrest of Lawrence Crittenden, 17, of Wichita, Kansas, and tho recov ery of articles stolen from a number of parked automobiles, Chief of Police John S. Duer re ported hero today. Persons who saw articles fall ing from the rooming house win dow Informed the police, wno found the youth discarding all ar ticles bearing Identification marks, Duer said. Suitcases con taining clothing, a sample case filled with choice pipes belonging to a salesman, nnd various small articles were taken from automo biles on a hotel parking lot, tho officer reported. Duer said Crit tenden had admitted the tneits and also told officers he had failed In attempts to break Into a number of penny scales in front of business houses. He was surrended by the city officers to the county Juvenile court after his age had been au thenticated by messages from Wichita. Alleged Drunken Driver Said Wanted Elsewhere Earl F. Haley, 27, of Eugene, was brought to Roseburg last night from Reedsport, following his arrest there on a drunken driving charge. Sheriff Cliff Thornton reported he had been advised by the state police that Haley is wanted in Merrill, Ore gon, on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses, and may he surrendered to Klumath county officers. Soldier at Fort Lewis Commits Suicide FORT LEWIS, May 7. (AP) Using a scaffolding being er ected for photographers at a troop review to be held here, Pri vate Manuel Archuleta. 21, of An tonlto, Colo., hanged himself here during the night, Fort Lewis officers reported. Army officials said they knew of no motive for the suicide, "Right Now" Action Urged By Stimson War Secretary, Atrter Talk With F. D. R.. Asks Speed on Aid to Britain WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP)' Secretary Knox said today that tho navy Is "readier now than ever" to undertake the Job of as- . surlng delivery of war supplies to Britain if and when it is as signed to such duty, The navy department chief made the statement at a press . conference in commenting on a speech last night by Secretary of War Stimson In which Stim son advocated use of the United States navy to assure a victory for Britain in the battlo of tha Atlantic. At the same time, Knox disclos ed that the navy was taking over the seagoing activities ' of the coast guard. The process, he said, amounts to a "transfer bod ily of the coast guard ships and their crews." . Knox was asked by reporters for comment on Stlmson's plea for naval action "right now" and he said, "I thought it a forth- right, courageous and very en lightening talk animated by a high spirit of patriotism." Few Supply Ships Lost Shortly before Knox's press conference, Senator Vandonborg (R., Mich.) announced that Chalr-t man Emory S. Land of the mari time commission had Informed h'nn that "only eight ojit of 205 ships that left our ports with sup plies for England were sunk In. the first three months ot this year." Quoting a letter from Land, Vandenberg told the senate com merce committee that these were the "first facts I have been able to obtain from any responsible officials as to how much of our magnificent aid to Britain is ac tually going to the bottom of tho sea." " "This Is .a very encouraging report," Vandenberg told other senators as he quoted the lettef from Admiral Land. Before tho committee session, Vandenberg charged that many loose figures about ships sunk wore being used "to whip up sup port for convoys" and that lie proposed to try to learn the ex act facts. A reporter asked Knox wheth. er the Stimson speech was de signed to pave tho wav for ac tion by the administration to ward the objectives which Stim son sponsored, and Knox replied "no comment. -"Is the navy ready to do tho job Stimson suggested?" the sec retary was asked. "The navy Is always ready readier now than ever," was thd reply. Special Importance was at tached to Stimson's words in many quarters because Stephen Early, presidential secretary, said it could be assumed that the war department chief discussed his (Continued on page 6) House Votes F.R. Permit to Take Oyer Alien Ships WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP) Legislation to permit Presi dent Roosevelt to requisition Idle foreign ships In United States ports for national defense was passed by the house today and sent to the senate. Approval came on a roll call vote after the members had de feated two attempts to prohibit the president from transferring any ship taken over from one belligerent to another. The vote on passage was an nounced as 266 to 120. . The legislation would apply to 83 foreign ships, Including 2 Ger man and 28 Italian vessels, and would expire June 30, 1942, un less the present emergency end ed before that date. The maritime commission would be given authority to pur chase or oharter foreign-owned ships a powor It does not now have, '