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The Russians Appear to Have Transformea1 Hitler's Blitzkrieg Schedule Into a "Skicl" and the Skidding Should be Continuous Over Snows of Winter, THE WEATHER By U. 8. Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight and Friday, See page 4 for statistics. REVOLUTION Hitler rule in conquered coun tries is facing lota of grief. Up risings may seriously Impede the blitzkrieg program, despite execu tions. Follow this development la NEWS-REVIEW service. VOL. XLVI NO. 151 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1941 VOL' XXX NO.40 OF THE EVENING NEWS 1:1:1 ' fH t DOUGLAS COUNTY DAJL? " " II IIIUylL. VUII Democrats Vd 11 Rally in Ros( l xrg Banquet Set For Saturday. Umpqua Hotel Two Rival Aspirants for Governor, Other Leaders Of Party Will Speak Democrats of southwestern Oregon will hold a banquet rally at the Umpqua hotel in Roseburg next Saturday evening, at which state party leaders will also be present. Democratic policies will receive full discussion, and fu- kture campaign plans may also " get attention. Listed on the program for speeches are two rival candidates for the gubernatorial nomination, Lew Wallace, present Multnomah county senator, and Howard La tourette, national committeeman. Also slated to talk are the party's state chairman, Charles Leach; the president of the state young democratic organization, Paul Plank, and Arthur McMahon of the Oregon State Bar Assn., and Floyd K. Dover of Grants Pass, mentioned as a probable candi date for congress. Regional party leaders who will also be present and address the gathering are Judge Clarence Barton ot Coqullie, Ed Kelly of Modford and Mark Weatherford of Albany. . .... , ... ... Maurice Hallmark of this city will act as toastmaster at the ban quet, tickets for which may be ob tained at the Umpqua hotel, from Glenn V. Wlmberly at the Doug las National bank, Earl Wiley at the Hansen Motor Co., or at the Film Shop. The sales are in charge of Mrs. Anna Fisher, chairman, and Mrs. Jesse Os borne. The banquet will open at 6:30. ' Following is the personnel of the reception committee: Walter Fisher," chairman; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adams, G. V. Wimbcrly, H. C. Darby, Jess" Lasswell, Judge Clarence Barton, M. L. Hallmark, Mrs. L. A. Dillard, Mrs. Ray Parslow, Mrs. Douglas Waite and (Continued on page 8.) In f he Day's News By FRANK JENKINS WEW YORK is America's larg- ' est city. : It is also, by long odds, Amer ica's easiest large city to get into and out of by automobile. ZOOMING In from Washington V and Philadelphia, by High way No. 1, the Pulaski Skyway is encountered out in the edge of Newark, and one climbs prompt ly up above the narrow, twisted streets with their complicated traffic and bargps in over an ele vated roadway that is the last word. Leaving (northbound) one sim ply turns toward the Hudson river, goes as far as possible without running Into it, climbs a ramp to the Hudson Parkway, follows it to Yonkers and after a little minor struggling with construction projects gets onto the Merritt Parkway, which de posits him In due time at the be ginning of the Boston Post Road. It is as simple as falling off a log. A FTER wandering around and getting lost and then Inquir ing the way and fighting traffic and getting lost and doing It all over again trying to get into and out of Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, the New York system of highway entrance and departure soothes the ruffled spirit of the motor traveler as oil soothes the troubled waves of the ocean.. EAVING the Holland Tunnel - (after passing under the Hud- .(Continued on page 4). Veteran Turns in Son, a Deserter Patsy Barbo, Sr., lower pic ture, of Freeport, N. Y., served with the A. E. F. In France. He was proud when Patsy, Jr., upper picture, enlisted In the army seven months back. A few days ago when Patey, Jr., walked Into the Barbaro home, a deserter, Patsy, Sr., did his duty as an old soldier, called authorities. New Legion Post Bows atSutherlin Organization of a fourth Ameri can Legion post in Douglas coun ty was launched at Sutherlin last evening under direction of Dist rict Commander V. J. Micelli of Roseburg. After approval of the organization to be known as Suth-erlin-Oakland post and comprised of war veterans of those localities by the executive committee, which meets October 19, depart ment heads will install the follow ing post officers, elected last night: Commander, Harry W. Chenoweth; vice-commander, Paul G. Athoy; adjutant, M. J. Ponton; Sgt-at-arms, Clyde C. Holman; finance officer, Alfred Wakins; historian, James E. Stearns, and chaplain, L. E. Thompson. i Mr. Micelli was assisted during the evening by I. H. Rlegel, com mander of UmpqUa post, and George Trapolis, L. H. Crouch, J. L. Pounds and E. A. Post. Sutherlln-Oakland post Is the fourth post to be organized in Douglas county, the others being Roseburg, Drain and Reedsport. Mr. Micelli anticipates organiza tion soon of a fifth post, either at Myrtle Creek or Canyonvllle, in the near future. Gets 5 Years for Beating Wife Over Ride on Bus ROCHESTER, N. Y..Oct. 2 (AP) Alfred Buttarazi, 37, will spend one to five years In a state prison for beating his wife be cause she rode a bus downtown (15 cents fare instead of walking. He was sentenced yesffrday following conviction for second degree assault. Dodgers Win 2nd Game To Knot Series First Game's Score, 3-2, Repeated; Wyatt Hurls Victory for Brooklyn NEW YORK, Oct. 2. (AP) Brooklyn's Dodgers came roaring back behind great pitching by Whitlow Wyatt to defeat the Yankee 3 to 2 today beofre 66,248 cheering fans and knot the world series at one victory apiece. After being pounded for four solid hits and two runs in the first three innings, Wyatt settled down to blank the Yankees the re mainder of the route, while his mates were pounding Spud Chan dler from the mound in the sixth frame, when they scored the win ning run. Camilll, Dodger first baseman, who could do nothing but strike out in the opening contest, knock ed in the winner today with a' single off the Yankees' relief hurler, Johnny Murphy. The Dodgers made only six hits off Chandler and his successor, while the Yanks got nine off Wy att and threatened regularly, but the Flatbushers put theirs togeth er in the fifth and sixth rounds. As a result of today's victory, the National leaguers go into the third game tomorrow on even terms with the Yanks, and with the added advantage of playing In their own field In Brooklyn. The defeat snapped a string of 10 straight world series triumphs for the Yankees. 1 Wyatt; 32-year-old righthander who won 22 games during the re cent National league campaign, pitched masterfully after, his shaky start. His first ball appear ed to grow faster as he went along, bearing down on every pitch, and toward the last the Yanks were lucky to touch him. He struck out three out of four batters who faced him at the end of the sixth inning and in the seventh. Game by Innings First Inning. Dodgers Walker fanned. Her man knocked a bounder to Gor don and was thrown out. Reiser fanned. No runs, no hits, no er rors, none left. Yankees Sturm struck . out. Rolfe dragged a bunt for a single. Henrlch walked, very low outside. DiMaggio knocked a roller to Reese who threw to Herman to (Continued on page 3) Air Spotter Class Will Open Monday; Volunteers Needed Instruction classes for the op eration of the Roseburg air raid filter center will begin Monday evening, Lieut. Truman Runyan, officer In charge of the Roseburg unit, said today. Each woman volunteering for this service will be asked to give her time either mornings, afternoons, or evenings on Monday, Tuesday and Thurs day. These nine hours of instruc tion will be sufficient for train ing for the operation of the local filter center, Lieutenant Runyan said. After this Instruction period there will be only eight hours of brush-up practice sessions during the air raid alert scheduled for the entire Pacific coast between October 28 and November 1. Fifty additional women are needed to adequately operate the local filter station. Stressing the Importance of this work, Lieuten ant Runyan said that contrary to popular belief, the filter stations in the outlying sections such as Roseburg are the most important of the entire air raid filter or ganization. The local defense council today ured all available women to volunteer their services for this highly Important work. women witn avauaoie time are asked bv the defense council to contact Lieutenant Runyan at the chamber of commerce office as soon as possible. Scores Trapped In Buildings Blast CUMBERLAND, Md., Oct. 2. (AP) A tremendous explos ion, thit afternoon leveled three two-story buildings in the heart ot the business district, and fir that broke out immediately trapped an uncounted number of persons in the flaming wreckage. Rescue workers, their efforts temporarily halted by the flames, took at least 23 persons to hospitals. Cries of many others trapped in the wreckage could be heard. The buildings leveled by the blast, origin of whichvas not immediately known, were the Wagner meat market, the Hein rieh and Jenkins men's clothing store, and the Lichenstein Pharmacy. Box Score NEW YORK, Oct. 2. (AP) Orricial box score of the second world series game: Brooklyn AB R H PO A Walker, rf 4 10 5 Herman, 2b 4 0 14 Reiser, cf 4 0 0 2 Camilll, lb 3 118 Medwick If 4 12 0 Lavagetto, 3b ..3 Oil Reese, ss 4 0 0 2 Owen, c 2 0 16 Wyatt, p 3 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 6 27 13 New York AB R H PO A Sturm, lb 5 0 1 11 0 Rolfe, 3b 5 Oil Henrich, rf 4 1 L DiMaggio, c ...'.:....:..3' 0' 0 Keller, If 4 1 2 Dicker, c 4 0 0 Bordagary 0 0 0 Rosar, c 0 0 0 Gordon, 2b .1 0 1 Rizzuto, ss 4 0 1 Chandler, p 2 0 1 ; 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murphy, p 1 0 0 Selkirk, .-. 1 0 1 Totals 34 2 9 27 15 Ran for Dickey In 8th'. " Batted for Murphy in 9th. Brooklyn 000 021 0003 New York 011 000 0002 Errors Gordon, Reese 2. Runs batted In Chandler, Keller, Reese, Owen, Camilll. Two base hits Henrich, Medwick. Double plays Reese, Herman and Ca milll, Gordon, Rizzuto and Sturm 2, Dickey and Gordon. Earned runs Brooklyn 2, New York 2. Left on bases Brooklyn 4, New York 10. Bases on balls off Wy att 5 (Henrich, Gordon 3, DIMag- glt); Chandler 2 (Camilll, Lava getto); Murphy 1 (Owen). Struck out by Chandler 2 (Walker, Rel ser); Murphy 2 (Reiser, Wyatt); wyatt 5 (Sturm 2, Dickey, Mur phy, Henrich). Pitching summary off Chandler 4 hits and 3 runs in 5 Innings (none out in sixth); off Murphy 2 hits and no runs in 4 Innings . Losing pitcher Chan dler. Mott Pledges Vote for Lease-Lend Extension SALEM, Oct. 2 (AP) Assert ing he would vote for additional lease-lend appropriations and for the arming of American mer chant ships, Congressman James W. Mott left his home herd to day to return to Washington, D. C. Mott said these prospective votes would not be a change in course for him, adding that he has supported "every piece of de fense legislation, whether It was an administration bill or not." Wage Scale Adopted by Oregon Potato Raisers REDMOND, Oct. 2. (API Potato growers of central Oregon Tuesday night adopted a uniform waere scale for the harvest which will begin next week. Balloting on a marketing agreement began and will con tinue through Saturday. Both Deschutes and Crook counties are Included In the area concerned, along with Klamath countv In Oregon and Modoc and Siskiyou counties in California. Harvest wages agreed upon bv growers were 3 cents per 60 pound sack; and $4 per day for day labor, without board, Ex-Goyenor Yife Clubbed In Dixie Home Mr. and Mrs. Rivers Beat Off Georgia Attacker, Who Later Kills Self I LAKELAND, Ga., Oct. 2 (AP) Former Governor and Mrs. E. D. Rivers were clubbed on the head with a pistol butt at their home last night by an assailant, who, finally beaten off and foiled in what police said appeared to bo a bizarre kidnap plot, killed himself at a tourist camp. Three, shots were fired, Mrs. Rivers said, In a tense struggle before she and her 45-year-old husband drove the intruder from their living room. Neither was hit by bullels, but she received an ugly gash over the eye and the former state executive was so badly bruised and gashed that physicians gave him a sedative. Neighbors trailed the attacker towards a roadside camp in the outskirts of nearby Valdosta, Ga. Police Capt. J. L. Murphy of Valdosta reported that when he and two other officers confronted the man there, he turned on a light in his trailer and fired a pis tol bullet into his mouth. Murphy said the 130 to 135 pound man, about 35 years old, carried a card and a 1932 Penn sylvania driver's license bearing the name of Horace Waters Bikle and giving a Pittsburgh, Pa., address. He added that he was convinced that this name was correct. In New York, a woman Identi fying herself as Mrs. . Horace. Bikle said her husband, a former Pittsburgh school teacher, left for Georgia a month ago after spending a short time in New York. Suspected Murderer Of Marlon Mlley Arrested LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 2. (AP) Night Police Chief Dudley McCloy said today a suspect had been arrested at Shelbyvllle, Ky., in the slaying of Marlon Mlley, nationally known golf star, and the fatal wounding of her moth er, Mrs. Elsa Mlley, here Sunday. Police Chief Roy S. Jones of Shelbyvllle, about 50 miles west of Lexington, reported the sus pect, about 17 years old, was be ing held without charge. Mrs. Mlley, 50, died late yester day in a hospital of three abdom inal bullet wounds about seven hours after funeral services for her daughter. (Continued on page 8) Gun Mishap Kills J. M. Wfnnif ord John Marvin WInniford, 47, of Wilbur, died .at Mercy hospital yesterday afternoon from em bolism as a result of a bullet wound In his leg, which he suf fered Monday afternoon while cleaning a loaded pistol. He was a gunsmith and farmer. Imme diately after the accident, he came to Roseburg and received medical attention and then re turned to his home. On Tuesday, he returned to Roseburg and en tered Mercy hospital, where he was found to be suffering from embolism. He was a member of the Ma sonic order in Oakland. He Is sur vived by his parents, . Mr. and Mrs. George B. WInniford, of Wilbur; a sister, Mrs. J. W. Humphrevs, of Salem, and a brother, Lee WInniford, of Wil bur. A brother, Edward, died In 1918. His wife died several years ago. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the Roseburg Undertaking chanel with Rev. A. J. Rtarmer officiating. Interment will take place at the Wilbur cemetery. Falling Man Grabs Live Wire; Electrocuted STAYTON. Oct. i2 (AP) John Dawes, 40. was electrocuted yes terdav while working on a roof at Mill Cltv.. He had sllnned and Instinctively grabbed a high volt age wire. A widow and two children survive. Nazi Firing Squads, Gallows Erase Saboteurs, Plotters Soviet Lines Hold Firm On All Fronts Nazis Fail to Gain in New Assaults, Moscow Claims; Berlin Reports Are Mild MOSCOW, Oct. 2 (AP) All day efforts by massed German forces to crack the Russian line on the southern front have been repulsed In a violent battle, the Ked army reported today, while in the northwest, around Lenin grad, three nazi assaults have cost the invaders more than 1,200 dead and wounded without gain. The southern sector Includes the Ukraine and the Crimean pen insula, but the exact scene of the newest attacks were not disclosed by Red Star, army newspaper. The onslaught lasted all day yes terday out now is weakening, and the Germans are falling back to their old positions, leaving 250 dead men behind. Red Star said. In the north, the fighting ap parently was another series of localized but intense combats at close range on the perimeter of Leningrad's outer defenses. The soviet information bureau said one Russian infantry unit Inflicted more than 400 casualties on the nazls while another killed or Avoundcd 200 men, crippled six German tanks and captured 17 machine guns. The third thrust cost one regi ment of German Infantry more than 600 men, a communique said, plus two tanks, two baby tanks, (Continued on page 8.) OLIVE ILES, News-Review edl torlal secretary, as she sat typing advertising copy from a last year's circulation 'nd, from the bound copies of that date. "I feel like a regular guinea pig for your experiments," she exclaimed, somewhat Indignantly I thought, as I posed her for the picture appearing above. Dog gone it, what would you have? She makes a good subject and Is so convenient, Do you know, we have an aw ful time trying to find new ways of telling you about our annual bargain rate. Seems as If, in past years, we've just about told you all we know. After all, if you come right down to brass tacks, we're simply offering you (as subscribers) the same bargain rates wo have for past years. How are we going to find any thing new to say about that, I ask you. Of course, with neighboring newspapers raising their prices as they have recently, we might call your attention to the fact that our prices are at the same old rate. Maybe later we will have to raise ours we don't know; but we can assure you of at least one more year's reading of the News- Review at these "peacetime" rates, If you take advantage of our currently advertised bargain sale. By the way (this Is asking something more of you) if it doesn't make any, difference to' "-fSAW!if By foul ImUm - ". . r-n British, Nazis Pause in War To Swap Prisoners A British Port, Oct. 2 (AP) Britain and Germany, by tempor ary agreement, will take time out from their war In and across the English channel this week-end to assure safe passage for 3,000 wounded prisoners of war half or the number British, half Ger manwho hadn't expected to see home before the end of hostilities. Two British hospital ships, each transporting 1,500 men, will try to make the crossing by daylight but If tides prevent landing in time the ports will be lighted and the ships will carry lights the first such exceptions in the black out since the war began. The agreement provides for fighter planes, bombers and sub marines to withdraw from the scene. The two vessels will be concern ed only with getting their wound ed out and into port as quickly and as comfortably as possible. Wheel Chair Huntress Downs Mule Deer PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 2. (AP) Nellie Shannon didn't let life In a wheel chair Interfere with her hunting. She displayed today a 140- pound mule deer she shot in the Ochoco national fonest. The buck fell, she said,' on ner first" shot from 85 yards. Although she has been con fined to the wheel chair since an Infantile paralysis attack 20 years ago, she Is an able buck hunter as well as a marksman on bigger game. News-Review Photo and Engraving. you, we sure will appreciate it if you will send In your remittances early. Early or late, y e know, we'll value them; but, being more or less swamped all the time dur ing this season, we certainly will py a tribute (verbally) to those of . our customers who mall or bring In their subscriptions early, thus lessening to that extent the Inevitable "last minute rush" which makes old men (and wo men) of us each year. I'd like to give you a swell sales talk as to why you ought to take the News-Rcvlew for another year or any number of future years; but, Inasmuch as you are reading It now, I reckon you know the answers just as well as we do. I suppose the thing we are proudest of, as publishers of a newspaper here, Is our coverage of local news. I think all of us like to rend of what Is going on light here at home, don't you? So, eolng on that theory at least the News-Review tries to get that news for Its readers, first of all. In fact, we consider It our bread and butter It's what really makes a "local" paper for us. Oh, yes; our bargain prices (which started last Saturday) will extend to (and through) October 11th, so. If It Isn't convenient for you to subserlhe right now, you will have until that time to do It Is no more than the truth to tell you, that all of us here hope that you are able so to do, i Slavs; Czechs; Greeks Lead In Uprisings Hostage Reprisal System Established; Ex-Premier Elias Asks Clemency By the Associated Press A Greek uprising with ma. chine guns, hand grenades and revolvers in Bulgarian-occupied Macedonia was reported today as German firing-squads and publio hangings were credited with snuffing out the lives of 170 anti. nazi conspirators in Hungary,' Belgium and old Czechoslovakia. ine uermans assenea mat an Incipient Czech revolt in Bohe. mia-MoldavIa was "in hand" as) 39 new death sentences . were handed down in the nazi protec torate. However, two German aviators) were reported shot in a dark street in Zagreb, the capital ot the old Yugoslav state of Croatia, A recent government decree pro vides for the execution of ten "communists" for each such at tack. General Alois Ellas, premier of Bohemia-Moravia who was sen tenced yesterday to death, was not immediately executed, auth oritative Berlin sources Indicated today, because he had availed himself of the right" of 1 asking clemency which only Adolf Hit ler can grant. Sabotage Orgy Widespread . With Europe's millions chafing bitterly under the yoke of nazi conquest, German executioners and the dread gestapo have been forced to work overtime In the occupied countries. Slipping through the night to kill, burn, wreck and spy on German occupying forces, con spirators by the thousands have challenged Hitler's regime in Norway, France, Belgium, Hol land, Yugoslavia, Greece, Ru mania, Bulgaria and elsewhere, Germany usually says these are communists. Resorting to the "hostages" system of reprisal executing men in Jail for antl-nazi attacks committed by others Germany has threatened to . retaliate) against the whole populace of parts for assaults on nazi sol diers, has executed Dutch and Belgians by the score for aiding British fliers, and has shot or hanged untold hundreds who re fuse to submit to German rule. In little Croatia alone, tens ot thousands of Serbs are reported to have launched guerrilla war fare against the axis-sponsored regime, Some observers return ing from Europe have predicted a French revolt within four mnntha. whtlo thn Tlnteh npm agency reported that sabotage and anti-nazl demonstrations were on the increase throughout Holland, Dispatches from Zagreb said (Continued on page 8.) Advertising Executive To Speak in Roseburg Bringing with him a wealth ot material on the subject of news paper advertising technique, H. C. Bemsten, noted lecturer and head of the Pacific coast bureau of advertising, will arrive in Roseburg tomorrow evening just In time to present his topic be fore a gathering of local business men, It was learned today. A meeting similar to the one sched uled for Roseburg will be held in Albany during the afternoon. Fol lowing the Albany meeting, Mr. Bemsten will drive to Roseburg, arriving in time for the 8:30 meeting, which has been sched uled late to enable him to make both talks the same day. Mr. Bemsten comes to Rose burg at the Invitation of the Roseburg News-Review. All Rose burg business people, proprietors and employes, are invited to at tend the meeting, which will bo held In the civic room at the H tel Umpqua, , , ,.-Mir