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Make it a Colorful 3 Days: A Black Cat for Friday, 1 3th; Red, W hite and Blue in Flag Display Saturday, and an Aurora Borealis Necktie for Dad's Day Sunday REPARATIONS How much will the U. S. de mand of Germany for the sinking of the Robin Moor, what sea safety guarantee will be asked, and will Berlin comply? These big questions will be answered! ultimately in NEWS-REVIEW, news. V i THE WEATHER By U, 8. Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight and Sat urday. Cooler tonight. See page 4 for statistics. VOL. XLVI NO 58 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1941. VOL XXIX NO.256 OF THE EVENING NEWS IMI MM I IMI IMI C55 ? 3 ll U UUXJ MM (Mi DBF . In The - Day's : : News By FRANK JENKINS JVIE war today (Wednesday) is being fought chiefly with words. There is comparatively little shooting and that is being done cautiously in the hope ot avoiding political complications. USSOLINI puffs out his chest, juts his jaw and tells an Italian audience in Rome: "It should be known that American intervention does not bother us excessively." A little farther on in his speech, he gets off this one: "By AGREEMENT WITH THE GERMAN COMMAND, al most all Greece, including Ath ens, will be occupied by Italian troops." w HEN II duce's Italian troops were trying BY THEM SELVES to take Greece, about nil they got was trouble. It ivasn't. until Big Brother Adolf was called in that the tables turned. Tint Muccllnl Vtnnctc no lniwllv, as if the occupation of Greece t had. been achieved by the,, might of Itauan arms. You can't stop a coyote from bowline. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT tells congress that lease-lend supplies are reaching Britain in ever-increasing quantities and that steps are being taken to see that MORE are delivered. A DMIRAL DARLAN tells the French people he hopes to conclude a separate peace with Germany before the end of the war and thereby earn for France a place in a nazicreated new Eu ropean order. To such an Inglorious end self seeking politicians have brought once-great France. CO much for the minor speeches. The truly GREAT speech, as usual, is made by Winston Chur chill, facing an angry house of commons and defending his lead ership in Britain's supreme hour of trial. IJE dodges no responsibilities. He offers no alibis. Ho in dulges in no glossing over of de feats suffered and no rosy vi- ( Continued on page 4) Klamath Crash's .Deaths Reach 3 KLAMATH FALLS, June 13. (AP The death toll of a head on crash at Barclay springs yes terday had jumped to three this morning with the deaths of John Barlow, GG, and Forrest Kegley, 53, during the night. Barlow, switchman for the Un ion Pacific at Portland, was the father of Lee Barlow, and they, along with Robert Dombroff of Seahurst, Wash., and Marie Mc Farland of Portland were pass engers In the car In which Mau rice "Blackic" Cannalonga, the driver, was instantly killed. The conditions of Lee Barlow and Dombroff, both seriously Injured were unchanged this morning, while Mrs. McFarland was re ported definitely Improved. Kegley, an employe of the Washington veneer plant at Olympia, Wash., was riding in a car driven by his sister, Mrs. F. ' A. Longaker, widow of a former Olympia mayor. Mrs. Ixmgak pr's condition was reported fair by hospital attendants. Cannalonga was an outstand ing witness a few days ago in the Harry Bridges deportation hearing at San Francisco. Aid Rush I o Youth After Fall Into Fish Lake Feared Too Late to Save His Life Emery Carte, Aged 10, of Myrtle Creek, Victim of Vacation Accident. Equipment and men being transported horseback over seven miles of mountain trail were be lieved to bo late to save the life of 10-year-old Emery Carte, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carte, Myrtle Creek, feared to have drowned today In Fish lake, lo cated In the South Umpqua primitive area, 90 miles southeast of Roseburg. While the parents and two oth er members of the vacationing party were lishing from a boat in the center of the lake, the boy was seen to tumble from a log on the lake shore. The parents rowed to the spot as quickly as possible and immediately located the body and artificial respiration was begun. A frantic appeal for aid was sent out over a forest service tele phone line. Dr. Robert Klnoshita, camp physician at South Umpqua Falls CCC camp, gave orders that ! artificial respiration be continued until his arrival and he Imme diately started on a 30-mile over land trip, seven miles by trail, with a first aid crew from the camp. . A call was sent to Roseburg for the fire department's inhalator, which was rushed to the end of the South Umpqua road by Depu-. ty Sheriff 6. T. Carter and Fire man Tony Shukle. District For est Ranger Avery Berry and Ira Poole, forest service packer, hur ried horses to the end of the road to convey the inhalator over the trail to the lake. The accident occurred about 8 a. m. today, and the inhalator was expected to reach the scene about 12:30 p. m. Withdraw Price Boosts, U. S. Asks Auto Makers WASHINGTON, Juno 13. (AP) Leon Henderson, price ad ministrator, asked five automo bile manufacturers yesterday to withdraw Immediately recently announced price increases. They were asked to cancel the advances "to aid In resisting In flation." The request was made In tele grams to the presidents of the Ford Motor company, the Chrys ler corporation, the Nash-Kelvl- nator corporation, the Studebaker corporation and the Hudson Mo tor Car company. "Recent price advances, Hen derson said, "are Inconsistent with favorable earnings position of the industry as a whole during recent periods. Henderson gave assurances, however, that in "event of speci fic hardship prompt adjustment ot this request will be made." Quick Finish Plan Seen In Nazi Call on Youths NEW YORK, June 13. (AP) The British radio quoted the Swedish newspaper Social Demo kraten today in reporting that the German army had cancelled all leaves and that men born h! 1923 who have not yet done mili tary service had been called tip. BBC added that the Swedish correspondent, presumably in Berlin, had repotted that "the ex planation given In military quar ters is that the measures have been taken in order to end tile war at the earliest KissibI mo ment." Learners' Certificates Denied Cherry Industry WASHINGTON, June 13. (AP) The wage and hour divis ion announced today application of northwest cherry packers for learners' certificates in the in dustry had been denied because the fair labor standards act elim inates the problem of overtime pay. It said the cherry packing season extended over only three to four weeks and was a rela tively unskilled operation requir ing only a short training period. Oil Man Drafted To Assist Ickes I VI R. K. Davles, above, vice president of Standard Oil com pany of California, appointed deputy oil coordinator by Har old L. Ickes, defense coordina tor, Davles, for nearll30 years connected' with Standard Oil In and around San Francisco, will help Ickes coordinate produc tion, refining and transporta tion of petroleum. Plans Complete For Four Events Here Tomorrow All plans were reported com plete today for four major events scheduled for Saturday . in Rose burg. Among the activities for the day will be the first annual Hob by show, the annual Fat Lamb and Wool show, Flag day exer cises, and a public mass meeting to hear information regarding na tional defense problems. The Hobby show will be held at the Knights of Pythias lodge hall, under lodge sponsorship. Ad mission will be free, and all in terested persons are invited to see the displays, which will be open for Inspection all day Satur day. The Lamb and Wool show will be held on Washington street, between Kane and Main streets. Judging will start at 10 a. m. The Flag day program will start with a parade at 7:30 p. m., followed by an open-air patriotic program In front of the Elks lodge hall at 8 o'clock. The Rev. Perry Smith will be the princi pal speaker. The mass meeting at the court house will he addressed by My ron Hunt, Pasadena, Calif., archi tect on army cantonments, who will outline the effect of the proj ected army camp at Medford on the Umpqua valley. Indian Youth Missing From Oregon's Prison SALEM, June 13,(AP) Scott Jim, 13-year-old Indian who escaped from a work gang at the state penitentiary annex Thurs day, was still at large today. State police and prison guards were searching for the convict, eommlltted from Harney county for being armed with a danger ous weapon, In the Santlam river region. Idaho Senator to Join Lindbergh in Speeches WASHINGTON, June 13. (API Senator Clark (D., Idaho) said he would leave for the west tonight for a series of speeches. He will appear In San Fran cisco with Charles A. LIndberg next Tuesday. He has tentatively arranged to speak In Portland June 19. Move Set To RidCIOOf Red Leaders Frankensteen Calls for General Purge, After Batch of Suspensions LOS ANGELES, June 13. (AP) A score of top ranking CIO officials are coming to Los Angeles in response to Richard T. Frankensteen's call to purge the Pacific coast leadership of the United Automobile Workers of subversive elements. Frankensteen, national head of the aviation division of the CIO UAW, declared in an address their purpose Is to "clean out communists from positions where they could dominate CIO policies in the UAW organizing drive on the Pacific coast." Ho reiterated his declaration that the five-day strike at North American Aviation plant called by local union officials during ne gotiations before the national de fense mediation board at Wash ington, was "a wildcat and out law strike." "I condemn the irresponsible acts of the local leaders of the striking UAW who surrendered our union to the communist party and who sought to use its strength to preelpltnte a strike against our national union, our national government and our na tional defense," he declared. Frankensteen has suspended officers of the local union and members of Its negotiating com mlttof along with five UAW in ternational representatives. He announced he had filed charges against Lew H. Michcner, UAW west coast regional director, with national CIO headquarters. Next objective of the UAW air craft organizing drive, Franken steen said, will be Douglas Air craft Co., with some 20,000 pro duction workers as against 9,000 at North American. MACHINISTS EYE REQUEST OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT By the Associated Press Resumption of full-speed pro duction on $500,000,000 worth of (Continued on page (i) I SAW By Paul RED CROSS GARMENTS ready for packing at headquart ers of the local chapter, from which they will start on the first leg of a scheduled trans-sea Jour ney to Great Britain. These garments have been made from material furnished by the United States government, by a group of 375 Douglas county women forming the production corps of the chapter. This shipment one of several made and to be made throughout the year, consists of 92 women's and girls' dresses; 18 women's and girls' skirts; 45 layettes; 20 boys' shirts; 16 boys' overalls; 45;eral functions of the Red Cross boys' shorts; 15 convalescent which that splendid organization robes; 10 hospital pajamas; 10 continuously employs to further men's sweaters; 36 women's Is chosen labor of assuaging the sweaters; 60 children's sweaters ; sufferings of needy people and 10 knitted suits for chil dren under six years of age. The lavettes consist of abso- lutely everything an Infant re-j quires, ail mane irom inp boiipsi, wiui.ii nave m-t-n uimmi'u uy mm finest materials. All ' materials 'institution for Red Cross pur used is of fine quality and meant i poses, is used by the local chap for durability. ter In the work being conduct- Mrs. L. H. Coleman, chalman'ed by Its various branches. Elected Head of Oregon's Masons Circuit Judge Arthur D. Hay, above, of Lakcvlew, who Thurs day was elected grand master of the Masonic grand lodge of Oregon at Its annual communi cation In Portland. Sexton Mountain Road Bid Goes to Engineer PORTLAND, June 13. (AP) The state highway commission awarded contracts totaling more than $250,000 yesterday and re ferred to the engineer with pow er to act on a $313,317 bid on im proving the Sexton mountain sec lion of the Pacific highway be tween Roseburg and Grants Pass. The Sexlon mountain bid was from Frank Penrpaeker, Port land, for. grading . I.7,,.mles In Josephine county on the Grave creek-Jump Off Joe creek sec tion. Vichy Restrictions Fall on Hapless Jews VICHY, Unoccupied France, June 13. (AP) The French government clamped down today on Jews In the unoccupied as well as the German-occupied area, virtually barring them from all professions and businesses In a special law which provided heavy penalties for Jewish vio lators. Jnkfq News-rt.ov'w Photo find EnRravlfig fof the production corps, who may be seen standing beside one of the tables in the picture above, Informed me that, up to the first of June, the corps has made this year 3034 garments; repaired 307; assembled 90 layettes; filled 100 Christmas hospital bags and made 90 bibs. This represents a lot of work, all of which has been cheerfully donated by the women belong ing to the corps. It will mean a lot of happiness and comfort to the poor, war-stricken people in England for whose relief It is Intended. It Is one of the sev- throughout the world. The entire upper floor of the V. S. National bank building, consisting of many rooms all of "We Won't be Buffaloed by Discussions, " Berlin Word Ruhr Blasted By British In Record Raid Industrial Structures Smashed, Fires Started; Counter Attack Repulsed (By the Associated Press) A British warplano scored a torpedo hit on one of Ger many's last two remaining pocket battleships today, the British air ministry announc ed. The ministry said the bat tleship was attacked off the coast of Norway and that "danse clouds of smoke rose from the vessel." Later, It was said, the nazl sea raider and her five es corting destroyers were ob served "retiring toward the Skaggerak at greatly re duced speed." , . LONDON, June 13. (AP) Many an Industrial building was blown into the sky and numerous fires were started lost night in Germany's great manufacturing region, tho Ruhr valley, by a large force of British bombers In the heaviest raid of the war on that' region, 'it was claimed offi cially today. The blasting, fiery success cost the RAF six planes acknowledged missing from the bomber com mand. Within a 50-mile radius in the Ruhr area about three-fourths of Germany's whole coal output is mined and about the same pro portion of her iron and steel In dustry is there. Tho district is linked by a net work of roads, railroads and can als between closely-set Industrial towns. Many of these were be lieved to have felt the weight of the RAF's blows since the com munique dealt with the valley as a whole without mentioning any center specifically. A bomb-burst In one railroad yard, the air ministry news ser vice reported, "was followed by a succession of explosions in line, (Continued on page 6) Father Killed By Spanked Daughter KLAMATH FALLS, June 13. (AP) A 13-year-old girl who was spanked for quarreling with her 11-year-old brother was blamed by a coroner's Jury here today for the fatal shooting of her father at Cunby, Calif., Tuesday night. The father, Ray Harpham, 30, Southern Pacific railroad teleg rapher, was shot through the neck with a .45 calibre pistol. He was brought here, where he died yesterday. The children's stepmother, Mrs. Edna Harpham, testified at the Inquest that her husband had se verely spanked his daughter, Rn mona, for quarreling In the night with her brother, Ray, and was returning to the children's room to quiet further disturbance when he was met at the door by a blast from the pistol. The girl Is In custody at Al turas. Cordon Presents Group's Gift to Senator McNary WASHINGTON, June 13. (AP)---Senator Charles L. Mc Nary of Oregon was honored by Washington, D. C, and Oregon friends last night at an Inform al dinner on his 67th birthday anniversary. Speakers Included former May or Joseph K. Carson and Charles E. McCulloch, Portland; James Twohy, governor of the federal home loan bank system. Comp troller of the Currency Preston Delano and Brig. General Thom as M. Robins. Guy Cordon of Roseburg pre sented a group gift to Senator McNary. Hint of Invasion' Squelches Issue Of Nazi Journal BERLIN, June 13. (AP) Pro paganda Minister Paul Goebbels, In an article appearing In an edi tion of the Voelklscher Boohach ter which later was confiscated, discussed today the possibilities of Invasion of England and indi cated the island of Crete was an example of what might happen to the island of Britain. "If today Crete events are hot ly debated in England, one need merely to substitute the word England for Crete tp understand what is meant," Goebbels wrote. There was a veiled suggestion that surprising developments might be In store for England within two months. , He said that "If two months ago someone had told Churchill we would have Crete at the be ginning of June he probably would have laughed. But today Crete is in our hands and if someone now wore to tell him what might happen within the next few months he probably would laugh again." Goebbels said the British have a traditional attitude toward mili tary matters and are slow to ad just themselves to technical de velopments. The German army, on tho other hand, takeB nothing for granted, experiments con stantly, works out 'old problems In tho light 6f technical advances, he wrote. Occupation Of Damascus Waifs On Negotiations CAIRO, Egypt, June 13. (AP) Free French forces have com pleted the encirclement of Da mascus, Syrlu's ancient capital, and apparently are nwnltlng the outcome of negotiations for peaceful occupation ot tho city, authoritative sources reported tonight. Pressure also was reported In creasing In tho sector south of Beirut, capital of Lebanon, with heavy fighting also taking place specially around the coastal town of Sldon, still held by the French. Officers and men from French warships Interned In Alexandria harbor for a year past are joining the free French In Increasing numbers, observers said today, and Syrian developments may bring a definite showdown on the status of the fighting vessels de mobilized last July after the French-Germnn armistice. ' The allied advance Into Syria is known to have had strong re percussions among the crews re maining on one French battle ship, four cruisers, three deslrny- ers and one submarine at Alex andria. The warships, besides being stripped of their ammunition and oil sunnlles by agreement with tho British, had their crews cut bv almost 2.000 men who chose to return to France. Tho newsnnner Le Pharo Egvn tlen renortcd manv of the desert ing officers and men "indlgnnnt" over renortcd German use of Syrian air bases. Two Die In Electric Chair for 31 Murders OSSTNTNO, N. Y., June 13. (AP) New York counted 31 murders-for-money avenged today with the electrocution of Harry Strauss and Martin Goldstein, chief executioners of the fantas tic Brooklyn murder syndicate. The two men died last night In the Sing Sing electric chair, both silent In their final moments. Strauss, who had feigned In sanity, gave up shortly before he died and talked for the first time since he entered prison. He talk ed, among other people, to Eve lvn Mlttleman, known In Brook lyn as "the kiss of death girl." be cause five previous boy friends died with sudden violence. Strauss was boy friend No. 6. Torpedoing Of Ships Not To Halt, Warning Washington Preparing Protest, Which Will Demand Reparations By the Associated Press German authorities declared bluntly today they would not be "buffaloed" by United States re action to the sinking of the S. S. Robin Moor America's first tor pedo victim of the war even as the state department In Wash ington prepared a vigorous pro- test based on evidence that the ship was deliberately sunk by a nuzi U-boat. "We won't be buffaloed by any American and English discussion concerning the Robin Moor," a Berlin spokesman said. "Whenever any ship with con traband sails for England we'll shoot at it, whether it is the Ro bin Moor or anything else." Sumner Welles, United States undersecretary ot state, declar ed In Washington yesterday that the Robin Moor carried no arms, ammunition or military material ot any character and that her general cargo, ranging from -steel rails to - women's hosiery , was destined for no port in a combat zone. The German spokesman said that many ships bound for Eng land had already been sunk and that Germany was In no hurry about participating in discussion of the Robin Moor Incident. One of the Robin Moor's sur vivors, who spent 18 days in an open boat under the blazing tro pical sun, declared that armed German seamen came aboard the ship and seized her radio to pre vent an SOS before she was sent to the bottom by a torpedo. In Washington, Informed quarters said the state depart ment's protest over the Robin Moor would demand not only reparations but also assurances by tho German government that such attacks would not bo re peated. Attack Narrated With 35 persons still missing from the sunken craft, the Robin (Continued on page 6) Moscow Denies Menace From Nazi Army on Border MOSCOW, June 13. (AP) Soviet-Russia said tonight that German troops, freed from ope rations in the Balkans, are rnov Ing to eastern and northeastern Germany (where they face Rus sia) but added that "it must bo assumed" that the movements have no bearing on Russian-Gorman relations. , Some reports said Germany was demanding use of Russia's vast Ukrainian granaries and tho passage of German troops through Russia Into the middln east. London heard that Adolf Hitler had made demands of such mag nitude on Soviet Premier Stalin that acceptance would virtually end Russia's military hold im both the Baltic and Black seas. There were widespread reports, too, that Germany has massed 130 nazl divisions roughly 2,000, 000 troops along the soviet bor der. Foreign quarters In Ankara, Turkey, said last week a German Invasion of Russia was set for mid-June. The London Times, often offi cially Inspired, commented on the reported turning point In Berlin-Moscow relations with the declaration that the two nations were playing "a dangerous game of bluff and counter bluff." The Times said Germany and Russia were "determined the one to extort and the other to refuse as much as It dares without pro voking open hostilities."
