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While President Roosevelt Orates Grandiloquently About Fre edom of the Seas, the Axis Bandits Continue Undeterred to Practice Freedom of the SEIZE; WAITING 1 THE WEATHER By U. 8. Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight ami Sat unlay with occasional showers. Cooler tonight. See page 4 for statistics. The nation expects President Roisevelt . to do something to ward ending the strike epidemic, He's the only one apparently; who has the necessary power. When and how will he act? Watch NEWS-REVIEW news fo8 the answers. VOL. XLVI N0.52 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1941. VOL. XXIX NO.2S0 OF THE EVENING NEWS IMI 1 IMI Jl as 3 73 S. - rail mm In The - Day's , News Ry FRANK JENKINS ""ONGRESS now has hp fore it a bill delegating to Presi dent Roosevelt power to take over, temporarily or permanent ly ANY PROPERTY in the Unit ed States that In his judgment is needed to further the defense program. The bill has in advance the approval of the president, of the war and navy departments and Df the office of production man agement. f TNDER it, the president will be empowered to: 1. Take over and operate any Otrikobound munition plant, or lo take over any other plant for any reason he deems sufficient In the interest of national de fense. 2. Seize and use for the Unit ed States any patents or li censes under patents, when con ridered needed to produce assen tial war materials. 3. Requisition ships, wharves, railroads, FARMS or ANY OTH ER facility. 4. Sell or otherwise dispose of an such forms as he deems 'sat isfactory any property, right or Interest requisitioned. THE bill provides that the president must give "fair compensation" for any property requisitioned. If the owner is not satisfied with the compensa tion fixed by the president, ho may accept 75 per cent of it and then sue the government with in two years for the amount ho believes to be fair and just. WASHINGTON dispatches as sert that substantial opposi tion to the bill is appearing in congress. The opposition won't be sub- 'Continued nn pape 4 Washington Grange Chief Hangs Self PULLMAN, June G. (AP) 111 and overworked, Ervin E. King, master of the Washington state grange, was found hanging from a looped chain in his broth er's barn here last night. Sheriff C. J. Walker said he had lumped frpm a ladder to take his own life. King, 48, who had headed the grange since 1933 and was also a direetor of the Federal Land bank of Sookane, had been released earlier yesterday from a Colfax sanitarium to which he had gone i for treatment two months ago. Carl King, his brother, said to dav: "Ervin had been working over 1v hard on grange and bank work during the last year, and the fam ily prevailed upon him two months ago to accent treatment for a condition bordering on a nervous breakdown. He had been despondent but the family had seen no indications that he would attempt to take his own life." King was graduated from Washington State college in 1917 and operated his own farm near here after 1926. Survivors include his widow, a son, and a daughter. Seattle Minister Hangs Himself at Rest Heme ALTADENA, Oil.. June 6. f AP) The Rev. Fritz .1. Hielm, 49, pastor of the Swedish taber nacle In Seattle, ended his life Thursday bv hanging In a rest home, sheriffs officers renorted. He came here five weeks aio to regain his health. He left a let ter addressed to his wife at Se attle. The last entry In his dlnrv read: "I have been suffering 1!? hours of agony. My brain Is all mixed up." STRIKE Mediation Board Can t Back Up Order With 52,000 Workers on Defense Idle, Hope Rests On President for Action WASHINGTON, June 6. (AP) President Roosevelt said today he was consider ing new steps to reduce la bor stoppages In defense in dustries, but was not prepar ed to do anything now while the defense mediation board was working on the west coast aircraft and lumber disputes. Asked flatly whether he was planning to do some thing about the North Ameri can aviation strike and the controversial I n t e rnational Woodworkers union walkout, the chief executive said there was no statement today. Asked whether he meant to emphasize "today," he told reporters they heard what he said. (By the Associated Press) Speculation whether President Roosevelt would move to rein force his injunction against the stalling of preparedness machin ery by strikes grew-' apace in Washington today at 52,800 de fense workers stood idle in labor disputes. , Despllo a flurry of legislative proposals for curbing strikes, most eyes turned to the white house in conjecture whether the "unlimited emergency" powers of the president might be invok ed to keep strategic plants open. Queries nrompted by the shut down of North American Avia tion comnany in California yes terday, while the dispute was still before the defense mediation board, brought no indication of executive action, however. Stephen Early, presidential secretary, said Mr. Roosevelt had not been officially notified of the aircraft shutdown, nor had he been anprised of the open defi ance of the board's recommenda tions voiced by O. M. Orton, president of 12,000 striking mem bers of the International Wood workers of America in the Pa cific northwest. The board has no power to back up its recommendations, though President Roosevelt has declared labor and Industry must respect its findings. Board Acts In 3 Disputes The mediation board mean while took these major steps yes terday: Delivered to the southern soft (Continued on page 6) Public Patriotic Rally Planned By VFW Post Here Plans for a public patriotic meeting to be held July 3 were made tentatively at the regular monthly meeting of Patrick W. Kelley post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, meeting at the Knights of Pythias lodge hall last night. The Rev. Perry Smith was placed In charge of arrangements. C. W. Van Voorst was made chairman of a committee which will handle arrangements for a carnival to be sponsored by the post. Gave Mowery, commander, made a request that all members planning to attend the state con vention at Bend, June 19 to 22, contact him for delegate creden tials. The report on the recent sale of Buddy noppirs was that the sale was the most successful in recent voars. The large number of members In attendance at the meeting heard an Interesting talk bv Rob ert Shlrtcliff of Tiller on the pro duction of quicksilver In the Tiller district. H0WD0WN UP TO ROOSEVELT Machinists Aloof , ' ' " t , ' ' i I 5' I n . W ' " , . J-t;i'v' s J, iff " i i t ' - - .'AUf F1 ' ... N ' f r L ,f lsgi it J,'Y' ' - Alone in their dispute with the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., A. F. of L. machinists, left, stand Idly by as the first of 3,000 shipbuilding workers enter the gigantic plant in San Francisco. An esti mated two-thirds of Bethlehem's workers, who had refused to enter the struck plant for more than three weeks, answered the "back-to-work" call. ye ' Unfavorable Reply Handed Japan By Dutch East Indies BATAVIA, Netherlands East Indies, June 6. (AP) The long awaited Dutch reply believed to be polite but unfavorable was delivered today to a Japanese trade delegation which has de manded the right to obtain from the Indies largo stocks of such war essentials as rubber, oil and tin. The chief Japanese delegate said yesterday that the reply would not be acceptable unless it substantially met the Japanese requirements. He spoke of the negotiations teetering on a "pre cipice, with implications of danger to friendly relations be tween Japan and the Indies. SHUNGKING, China, June G. (AP) Many Chinese suffocat ed in a large underground shel ter last night during a five-hour Japanese air raid on this provi sional Chinese capital. Authorities banned publica tion immediately of the number of dead. Residents were kept under ground by the Japanese raiders who made one of the longest raids of the year on Chungking. Numerous fires were started but all were quenched. Malfeasance Charged to Two Yakima Officials YAKIMA. June G (AP) Charges alleging malfeasance in office, due to faultv practices in handling city funds, wore" filed yesterday against Ray Wash burn, city finance commissioner, and Forrest Herring, city treas urer by Lloyd Wiehl, county pro secutor. The practices complain ed of were discovered on a sur prise visit by J. A. Varley, one of the two roving state examin ers recently named. Bond in each of the cases was fixed S1000. at Corvallis Mayor's Son Badly Injured in Fall CORVALLIS, June G. (AP) Howard Hand, Jr., son of Cor vallis' mayor, is in a local hos pital with serious Injuries suf fered earlier 'this week In an 80 foot fall from rocks near New port. He suffered multiple cuts and bruises, as well as head Inluries. leg and elbow fractures. He lost his footing after climbing one of the peaks near Seal rocks with several Corvallis companions. as Others Go Back Property Seizure Bill to be Revised WASHINGTON, June 6 (AP) Administration leaders reached the conclusion today that there was no chance of pass ing the war department's prop erty seizure bill in its present form, and Indications were that entirely new legislation would be proposed as a substitute. The bill which has stirred un the most opposition since the ad ministration's aid-to-Britalii pro gramwould authorize President Roosevelt to take over temporar ily or permanently any prop erty of any kind which could be used to further the national de fense program. Senator Byrnes (D., S. C), acting majority leader, told re porters that "cool heads" in con gress could "sit down and draft a bill which would accomplish the desired objectives without making it possible to charge 'dic tatorship.' " He. predicted that such a measure would bo work ed out. Rose Theater Returning To Full-Time Schedule The Rose theatre, which has been open only four days weekly for the past few months, will re sume full-time schedule starting June 15, It was announced today bv Donn Radabaugh, manager. The new schedule calls for a single hill Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of each week, offering top flight pictures, Mr. Rada baugh .reports. Pal night will be observed each Wednesday and Thursday with a double bill, which will Include a first run feature plus a second run film. Shows Friday and Saturday will offer a double bill of action and western pictures. Mr. Radabaugh also announced that admission' nriees are In he reduced nl Ihn Rose theatre except on Pal ! infill.-., win-ii un: nil-anil n UTS will prevail, but will admit two persons for the price of one ad mission. Three Navy Fliers Die When 2 Planes Collide SAN DIEGO, Calif.. June 6. (AP) The navy reported today that three filers were killed and one Injured in a mid-air collision of two planes from the heavy cruiser Chester near San Cle mente Island yesterday. The deaths brought to 24 the number of naval aviation men who have died since Jan. 1 In accidents Involving San Diego- based planes. to Work I British Defeats I Sharply Scored 1 v n s Bynore-Besisna EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 6. (AP) Former War Secre tary Horc-Bclisha today sharply criticized the governments han dling of the defense of Crete, which he characterized as a mili tary disaster. "We suffer defeat after do feat," he said, "and always for the same reason lack of appre ciation, lack of preparation and imperfect execution of the pro ject. Each reverse is glossed over by the same series of In compatible explanations, and the narcotic of false confidence In the future Is invariably applied . . "The bare description of what our imperial forces have under gone In Crete arouses not only the deepest emotion but the most serious foreboding." Turning to the home front, he said "productivity in factories and docks is falling at an alarm ing rate . . ." "When shall we be using to the run advantage our manpower to improve production and make available the constant flow of fully-trained recruits to industry," he asked. Hore-Bellsha proposed recognl tion of common citizenship by l.reat Britain, the British empire and the United States as the "most hopeful assurance of the determination of the democracies to establish a new order." Hore-Bellsha also suggested lhat "the industrial effort of the British empire and the United States, In order to reach Its most intensive pitch and fullest scope, should be directed as the military effort of Fiance und Britain was lirected In the last war bv a single allied council fortified by expert knowledge." Argentina 'Warms Up to Hemisphere Defense Plan BUENOS AIRES, June G. 'AP) Argentina apparently abandoned today her lukewarm attitude toward Intercontinental defense by Inviting military lead ers of seven American nations, including the United States, to tour her defense establishments. Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bo livia, Chile, Peru and the United States were asked to send dele gations, headed If possible by- war ministers, to this country July 9, when Argentina cele brates her 125th anniversary of Independence from Spain. Argentina has been the only American nation standing aloof from Joint hemispheric action. Peace Offer Talk Rapped By Roosevelt Nazi Propaganda Blamed For Rumor Anent Winant; Ship Seizure Bill Signed WASHINGTON, June 6. (AP) President Roosevelt declared today that Ambassador John G. Winant had brought from Eng land not even "a tenth cousin of a peace offer," and added that German propaganda was respon sible for peace talk. He added: 'Absolutely nothing like It, pro vided you use this not as a de nial by the president but as an accusation by the president." Asked whom he was accusing, Mr. Roosevelt said persons being duped by Germany. He voluntercd the Information that he had on his desk two or ders which he said had been Issu ed by the official German propa ganda agency In Berlin to what he called nazls and fascists In this country. The first order, Mr. Roosevelt said, told them to stress the Idea that Germany had no thought of doing anything against any coun try of the entire western hemi sphere. The second, he said, ordered nazi and fascist sympathizers, as soon as Winant arrived back In the United States, to spread the story that he was bringing a scare-head story that Britain waB about all in and was talking peace, i .. '.-... ... More Propaganda Cited Mr. Roosevelt asserted further more that It was an amazing coin cidence that stories of the types recommended by Germany had appeared In a certain typo of newspaper in the United States. Told by a reporter that there was an impression being spread that Britain had said she could not last more than a few months without Increased American help, the chief executive declared that this never had been said unless It was by Berlin. It did not come, he added, from a responsible source. A reporter remarked that peo ple would bo shocked to hear that Germany was sending orders to this country, and he asked how orders were sent out and how the system operated. Mr. Roosevelt declined to go (Continued on page 6) Roosevelt Trying To Scuttle Road Plans, Mot t Says WASHINGTON, June G. (AP) President Roosevelt "is attempt ing to scuttle the federal-aid road program by fostering legis lation to give him blanket author ity to use highway appropria tions as he sees fit," Rep. Molt (R.-Ore.) said today. Mott asserted that the presi dent's message of Monday to con gress Ignored defense highway recommendations of Thomas H. MacDonald, head of the public roads administration, and the ad vice of the National Association of State Highway Officials. Molt added that he would op pose passage of two bills which, he said, were Intended to carry out the president's wishes "to curtain congressional jurisdiction over the federal-aid program Ini tiated by congress." MacDonald recommended $287,000,000 for the first year for the defenes highway plan. The states would be required to con tribute onlv a small sum toward $100,000,000 for strategic roads. The other $187,000,000 would not rentiirc matching funds. "I know of absolutely nobodv who Is In favor of the president's recommendations." said Mott. "The MacDonald report Is spe cific and acceptable; the presi dent's projiosal Is not. "This Is an Important matter to the west, particularly, because out there the federal government owns large percentages of the land, long roads are required, the population is thinly distribut ed and the tax burden on the peo ple for roads already Is heavy." Chevrolet, Noted Auto Designer, Speedster, Dies Louis Chevrolet DETROIT, June 6. (AP) Louis Chevrolet, 62, pioneer mo torcar designer and In his earlier days one of the greatest of all racing automobile drivers, died at his home here today. Chevrolet was born In Switzer land. He drove a Flat racing au tomobile over a measured mile at Sheepshead Bay, New York, in 52.8 seconds for a new world's record In 1905. He regarded as his greatest achievement, how ever, the designing and building of two consecutive Indianapolis speedway winners In 1920 and 1921 the first driven by Chevro let's brother, Gaston, and the sec ond by Tommy Milton. ' Paston ChovroletAVvas killed at) collision In 1920, Louis Chevrolet built the first Chevrolet automobile In 1911 In cooperation with William C. Durant. The Chevrolet company became part of General Motors corporation In 1915. In addition he was the father of the "Fronty-Ford," a popularly priced racing car of bygone years. Draft Act Amendment Sets Deferment at 28 WASHINGTON, June 6. (AP) The- senate military af fairs committee approved an amendment to the selective-ser vice act today authorizing the president to defer the Induction Into the army of draftees who have reached their twenty-eighth birthday. No provision was made to ex cuse from service men over 27 years old who already have been inducted Into the armed forces under the selective act. SALEM. June 6. (AP) State selective service headquarters to day asked nil selective service registrants to listen to a radio broadcast on the Columbia Broad casting network at 2 p. m. Satur day, the broadcast to be sponsor ed by national selective service headquarters. Tax Study, Bid for Industries Urged By Sprague at Commission Meeting SALEM, June G. (AP) Gov ernor Sprngue, addressing the Oregon Industrial development commission at Its first meeting here today, said Its principal Job would be to determine why some Industries have located In Wash ington instead of in Oregon. "This Is n sublect of very great concern to the people of Oregon, nnd particularly to the city of Portland, which has been anxious to realize on the devel opment of Bonneville," the gov ernor said. Asserting that studies bv the Honneville administration "show ed a very reasonable equality as regards industrial taxes In the two states," the governor said that "slnre the time these studies were made, Washington has in creased its sales tnx by one per cent. That should weigh the scales In our favor." He also recommended that the commission study the effect of a state tax commission ruling that all assessments must be uni form, which, he said, would create a "grave problem" In Portland, which has been giving a differential In favor of resi Axis Planes Hit At Malta; Gibraltar British Bomb' Island of Rhodes, Ports In Africa; Nazis Pour Into Syria ROME, June 6. (AP) Its Ian planes attacked the British stronghold of Gibraltar, which guards the western gate to tha Mediterranean, last night and struck stmultnneouslv at British airports on Malta, In the central Mediterranean, the high con mand reported today. - The bombardment of Glbraltal was the first to be officially an. nounced by the axis command. The dally war bulletin, however, made no mention of results lit either attack. British planes, In turn, bombed Bengasi and Dcma, Libya, and! bombed the Italian island ot Rhodes, in the eastern Mediter. ranean, on Wednesday night, tha high command said. One British plane was said to have been shot down In Africa. (Linked with Wednesday night's heavy assault on the main British naval base at Alexandria: these reports indicated that an axis campaign to bottle up tha British Mediterranean fleet may. alreody be in motion.)' ' (London radio said casualties at Alexandria numbered 150 killed, and 200 wounded.) British middle fast headauaft tew. reported -toqav that EA? bombers attacked Italian plane vesterdav at Aleppo airdrome. In Syria the first official British disclosure that fascist aircraft were In the French middle' dost colony. One plane was destroy. ed. It was said. The attack was the fourth on Aleppo and the 17th against Sy. rlan objectives since the British first asserted the Germans wera using airdromes there as way stons en route to Iraq. . Besides hitting planes on tha landing field, today's war bulle. tin said hits were registered on hangars and runways. The Turkish government-con trolled radio said Germany was moving troops Into Syria "by land, sea and air almost daily." Amid Indications that British troops might move Into Syria at nny moment, NBCs correspon dent in Ankara, Turkey, said Ger man soldiers were reported to have occupied Damascus, the capital of Syria, only 60 miles from British-ruled Trans-Jordan. Blows Struck In West Area In the western air war, London had its first daylight air-raid alarm since April 22. It lasted half an hour, while a small for mation of nazi planes flew over, wheeled and returned south. There were no reports that bombs had been dropped. German aerial activity last (Continued on page 6) dences. "Interim committees In tha past have been productive of good, especially those dealing with taxes," he continued. "But you must recognize that tax structures can't be altered cas ually." Speaker of the House Robert S. Farrell, Jr., said the commis sion must submit a good pro gram to the next legislature that will result In getting new Indus tries for the state. "We've got to get Industries." Farrell said, "because our fish ing, lumber and mineral Indus tries are diminishing. The re sult is that our assessed valua tion is decreasing. "We have to build a basement under the assessed valuation, and at the same time build a roof over governmental costs. If we don't, then chaos will result." Eccles said the committee, au thorized bv the 1941 legislature, would hold hearings over the state. He also will appoint sub-, committees to study government al structure, to eliminate over lapping; the tax system, debt service, and public Improve ments. '
