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This Armistice Day Stresses the First Syllable "ARM" for the United States. The Nation Must Again Justify the Sacrifices of Those Who Have Died For It. THE WEATHER SHOWDOWN That's what Impends for thfl far eastern crisis, Involving Ja pan, Brltatln and the United States. Watch the NEWS-RE-VIEW for results of the confer ence set in Washington this week By U. 8. Weather Bureau 1 Roteburg, Oregon Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered light bowers tonight. .(Continued on page 2), VOL. XLVI NO. 185 OF ROSEBURG t W ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1941 VOL. XXX NO. 74 OP THE EVENING NEW9 S AT RU UPPLV EMMIE IN U. S. Always Ready to Fight oTo Retain Liberty, Roosevelt Declares at Armistice Rites Dead Of Past I Wars Lauded By President Supreme Sacrifices of 1917-18 Saved Nation in That Day, Hearers Told WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. J.AP) President Roosevelt said fn an Armistice day address to day that we have a duty to our selves and to those who died to gain our freedom "to make the world a place where freedom can live and grow into the ages." The American people believe liberty is worth fighting for, he added, "and if they are obliged to fight they will fight eternally to hold It." The chief executive spoke In Arlington national cemetery at services conducted by the Ameri can Legion. A few moments be fore he had stood solemnly at at tention while an aide placed a wreath against the tomb of the unknown soldier of the last World war. This year's observance of Arm istice day, Mr. Roosevelt declar ed, has a particular significance Tiecauso in the past we were not always able to measure our in debtedness to those who gave their lives in the first World war. Sacrifices Pointed Out. If the armies of 1917 and 191S had lost, not a man or woman in America would have wondered why the war was fought, the president said. "We would have known why liberty is worth defending," he explained, "as those alone whose (Continued on page fi) In the Day's News By PRANK JENKINS Jr"' ENERAL Rokossovsky, Rus sian commander on the Mos cow front, reports today (Satur day) that the nazis have been forced on the defensive by red army counter-attacks. This follows reports to the same general effect yesterday. MEANWHILE today the British Broadcasting Corporation (British government radio) as serts that the German will under take in the near future a ticw as sault on Moscow in a new sector. "VN'E instinctively distrusts these government radio re ports. Government-owned radio tends to be used everywhere as a propaganda vehicle. Still, it is hard tn believe Hitler will abandon for the winter his O l tempts lo take the soviet capi tal. That would be an admis sion of his first failure. Such admissions arc dangerous: COME advice here: Don't get too enthusiastic ov er these reports of Russian suc cesses. The Russians are putting up a tough fight, giving Hitler far more than he bargained for. They aren't out of the war yet, by a long shot. But the distinctly favorable (rend of the news in the past couple of days coincides a little too closely with the 21th anniver sary of the bolshevik revolution. One suspects instinctively that the news is being colored to some extent for morale purposes. 0(R EMEMBER alwavs in rend ing the news that you must READ BETWEEN THE LINES. You can't accept ANYTHING as gospel. War and propaganda go (Continued on page 2) Democracy's Greatest Danger is From Within, Due to Lethargy of Voters, Says Judge Kinq in Armistice Address Here Citizens of the United States must shake off their lethargy Willi regard to affairs of govern ment, if the democratic form of government created by the Consti tution of the United States is to survive, Circuit Judge Dal M. King declared today, speaking at the annual Armistice day pro gram at Hunt's Indian theatre. Pointing lo the fact that voters failed to exercise their right of I'-im-hise, and that, as a result, more and more power has been stripped from the people and plac ed in the hands of executive boards and administrations, Judge King declared that the greatest danger to democracy comes from within and hot from without. Ihe speaker, a World war vet eran, recently appointed to the ollite of circuit judge, was the principal speaker at the Armis tice day program, and his address was carried to listeners through c it all of Douglas county by Radio Station KRNR. 1 he address was the highlight of a patriotic program apj,.upri ate to the day as presented under the sponsorship of Umpqua post of the American Legion. The large audience heard the speaker outline the current situa- Europe Doesn't Pause in Bloody Strife To Observe Armistice of 23 Years Ago; Nazis Forbid "Degradation Day" Notice By the Associated Press Armistice day was just another day of work today for Britain and most of German-dominated Europe, where once the powers victorious In the World war ob. served, the occasion with great pomp and solemnity. It was business as usual, too, for part of official Washington The office of production man agement, directing center of the vast effort to fill the supply chests of Britain and Russia with American war materials, asked its staff to appear voluntarily at their desks. The British, anxious not to lose a single day in the production of vital war material .observed the 23rd anniversary of the armis tice in unobtrusive fashion Sun day. Nazis Ban Celebration The annnvmous "Colonel Brit ton," licndor of the British "V" campaign broadcast from Lon- Federal Rules Cut Lumber Operations MARSHFIELD. Ore., Nov. 11. (AP) Southwestern Oregon lumber mills cannot operate long er than two months under pres ent government restrictions, lum bermen said yesterday. Demand has fallen off consid erably since issuance of priority orders affecting construction, mill operators, drawing up rec 'ommendntions to be presented the state economic council, said. Defense orders still are unfill ed, but other types of lumber clog the vards. they comnlained The onerators recommended that second and third grades be used on defense nroiects In addition to first-grade lumber, used ex clusively now. The large C. D. Johnson mill at Toledo announced it would cut production In half this week, fol lowing similar action by several northern Oregon mills. The economic council will con slder the lumbermen's recom mendation Wednesday at Salem. tion and the dangers now faced by Democracy. He said in part: New Crisis Faced 'Twenty-three years ago one of the greatest struggles of history was halted on the battle fields of Europe. A war which most of us thought was a war to end wars. But now in a short period of 23 years, the whole world is again engulfed in war or prepara tions for war a titanic struggle which is rocking the very founda tions or civilization and striking at the very essence and heart of democratic forms of government. 'We entered the first World war and sacrificed thousands and thousands of our young men and women in the defense of demo cracy and the principles for which It stands for the freedom of the seas, and the protection of our citizens and our property against the ruthlessncss of the rulers of the Central Powers of Europe. Now, again, we are fac ing a clash between the indi vidualist or democratic , way of life and the philosophy ' of abso lutism or dictatorship in govern ment. This struggle, during this (Continued on Page 6) don last night, however, an ap peal to the peoples of German occupied countries to make the anniversary "Dead March Day" and thus slow down nazi war in dustries. The Germans themselves, who regard November 11 as the "day of degradation," forbade under pain of punishment any demon strations in areas under their control. Memorial services for the dead of all wars were arranged in Vichy, seat of the government in unoccupied France. Pierre Pucheu, French interior minister, said in a communique that "by silence, meditation and dignity the French people must commemorate their war dead." Italy celebrated on November 4 the anniversary of the end of fighting against Austria-Hungary in 1918. Today is the 72nd birthday anniversary of King Vittorio Emanucle, who remain ed quietly with his family at his country home on the Riviera. Carry On, Envoy Urges On the occasion of the third wartime Armistice day in Lon don, U. S. Ambassador John G. Winant said in a message to British school children that "if peace could have been pursued as selflessly as men gave gener ously In the war, permanent peace might have been a real ity." The ambassador told the stu dents to "carry on." Bomber's Crash Kills Pilot, Injures Three Men RALEIGH, N. C, Nov. 11 (AP) An army dive bomber crashed into a maneuvers camp last night, killing Its pilot and injuring three men. The plane, which cut a half mile path through a pine forest as it approached for a landing at Ihe municipal airport here smashed into a tent encampment of the 25th air base group and burst into flames. Two of the men hurt were in the recreation tent. The oiher was the radio operator In the plane. The dead pilot was Second Lieut. H. P. Taylor of Mankato, I Minn., about 24 years old. Valuation Of Douglas Goes Up $800,000 County Total Raised to ' $30,344,000; Cities Get New Property Appraisal An Increase of more than $800, 000 In assessed valuation has brought the total assessment In Douglas county to $30,344,200, the highest In more than five years, County Assessor Barton Helll well reported today. Mr. Helll well has been furnished with the assessment made by the state tax commission on public utilities, and while the ratio of valuation between the utilities and private ly owned properties is down from 64 to 61 per cent, the total amount shows an Increase of $278,110. Public utility valuations In Douglas county were fixed bv the tax commission at $6,692,700, as compared with $6,414,590. The Increase largely is due, It Is re ported, to construction of power lines for distribution of electric ity into rural districts. Lines built under the REA set-up are taxed the same as those of private utili ties, the assessor reports. The assessment of lands, Im provements, machinery, etc., re cently completed with regard to privately owned property, show ed a material Increase over re cent years, largely due, Mr. Hel- liwell stated to new sawmills, logging equipment, etc., as well as advances In livestock and farm Improvements. City Property Revalued. Revaluation of all municipal property In the county now is In progress, Mr. Helllwcll states, and will be used in compiling as sessments in 1942 for the 1943 tax. The work is being done un der the direction of the state tax commission, which Is endeavor ing to set up a uniform valua tion of municipal properties throughout the state. The work is being done by men trained by the tax commission, so that all business and residential proper ties in cities and towns will be assessed and tatxed on a uniform basis. It is the first revaluation in Itosehurg for 15 years. Robert (Continued on page 3) Portland Meatcutters Spurn Arbitration Bid PORTLAND, NoV. ll.-(AP) AFL meatcutters voted down an employers' arbitration pro posal, 237 to 11, last night, Secre tary J. D. McDonald said. "It's hard to arbitrate a lock out," McDonald said. The union struck last, week at the Portland Provision com pany, and claims 12 other firms locked employes out. Displaces .45 Calibre Revolver in U. S. WW ' . -I -riff ; J-r . : ' . It's new and it's the army's best. After exhaustive service tests of five different types of short, light rifles, U. S. army experts recently adopted this Winchester carbine. The gun, which is four and a half pounds lighter, seven and a half Inches shorter than the Garand, present basic rifle, will largely be used to replace the .45-callbre pistol among Infantry troops. It's advantage over the pistol, which is primarily a defensive weapon, is that It is effective either on offense or defense. Coal Mines Take-Over By Govt; Looms Army Begins Vigil After Mediators Vote "No" on Demand for Union Shop WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. (AP) Apparently In prepara tion for an emergency in the "captive" coal mine situation, the army has established an Intelli gence center In Pittsburgh to survey the coal fields and keep In touch with miners and opera tors. Although the move was ex plained in Pittsburgh today as purely precautionary, it Immedi ately aroused speculation that the government might be getting i ready to take over the captive mines should John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, call a strike. Lewis withheld comment on his next move following the de fense mediation board's action of last night in rejecting the UMW's demand for a union shop In the steel company-owned captive mines, which supply coal for steel mill furnaces. Earlier, an associate of Lewis, who declined the use ot his name, saldithe present situation remind ed him of an occasion In 1922 when, he related, 1.000 striking miners marched up to an Ameri can flag at a coal mine, saluted it and said: "We love you, we'll fight for you, but we'll bo damned if we'll scstyfor you." Lewis, Aides to Confer. Moving quickly yesterday after the national defense mediation board recommended by a vote of 9 to 2 against such a union shop, Lewis summoned members of the UMW scale committee to a spe cial meeting here Friday. That committee has the pow er to decide whether to bow to the board's recommendation, or 10 renew last month's strike which affected 53,000 miners in (Continued on page 6) Tax on Salmon Anglers Urged by Columbia Union ASTORIA, Ore., Nov. 11. (AP) Prohibition of fish derbies was requested yesterday by the Columbia River Fishermen's union. The prize contests have damag ed fishing resources in streams of the northwest state, the union said in a resolution to the Ore gon, Washington and Idaho legis latures. The union also urged the legis latures to levy an additional $1 stamp tatx on sportsmen who fish) for salmon in navigable streams. Churchill's Talk Rouses Japan s Fury War 'Change' Seen In London Speech Declared Inspired by America (By the Associated Press) The newspaper Yomiuri de clared today the Japanese people are burning with ancer over prime minister Churchill's state ment yesterday that a British war declaration would be made within the hour if Japan went to war with the United States. The pap er added that "Britain is dancing to the tune of the United States and digging her own graveyard." Cautious silence, however, en veloped official circles and au thoritative c'cles said never In recent years has Jauan received such a direct challenge as Churchill's speech. Hence It was held likely some hours would pass before anv official reaction would be available. The delicate situation In the Pacific was emphasized tndav by comment in Washington as Kuru su, special Japanese envoy flew on to continue negotiations with the United Sillies. Taft Offers Reason Senator Taft (R-Ohlo), a per sistent opponent of administra tion foreign nollcv, asserted he had Information that President Roosevelt had relecled a definite rapprochement proposal because the Japanese refused to promise not to attack Vladivostok, soviet Far Eastern port on the sea of Japan. Other ndmlnlslratlon opponents accused Winston Churchill of seeking to prod the United States Into war with .Tanan, a charge which administration supporters dismissed as Ill-founded. Ishil. Japanese cabinet Informa tion board spokesman, discount ed Churchill's statement, lie de clared Churchill was "onlv follow ing the example of (U. S. Navv Secretary) Knox, who said the British would enter within 24 hours, except that he Improved It a bit." "Challenqc" To Jaoan Srrn In Shanghai. Lieut. Col. Akl yama, spokesman for the Jnpan ese armies in China, declared Churchill's statement could onlv be Interpreted as a challenge lo Japan and snld that If the latest Washineton-Tokvo negol lat Ions failed, Japan was prepared for the worst. Rrltish and American circles In Shanghai, however, said the Churchill speech was well-timed amid the growing crisis and would cause manv Japanese to reconsider the situation serious ly. Naval Power Compared The Tokyo newspaper Nlchi (Continued on page 6) Infantry Yule Shopping Season Here To Open Nov. 29th Formal opening of the Christ mas shopping season In Rose burg will be observed here Sat urday, November 29, It was an nounced today by D. E. Carr, chairman of the chamber of commerce committee on annual events. The committee, Mr. Carr re ports, has outlined a new plan for decorating the streets. Mer chants will be asked to decorate their store Interiors and make window displays of Christmas merchandise. All stores will re main open as usual on Saturday nights for the convenience of shoppers. The plan for street decorations, Mr. Carr reports, Includes the hanging of strings of colored lights, which will be turned on for the first time on the 29th and will be kept burning each night until the close of the holiday season. The committee In charge of ar rangements. In addition to the chairman, includes Mabel Lewis, Mrs. Wallaco Rapp, Walter Fisher, George Wharton, Glenn Owen, Wm. Machen, E. S. Mc Claln, H. D. Carstens and Tom Parkinson. Ground Soldier Must Win War, Sgt. York Asserts EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 11 (AP) Sergeant Alvln C. York, outstanding American hero of the 1914-18 World war, looked back over 23 years today and told an Interviewer the war was lost "in the peace." Famed for his single-handed capture of 132 Germans, York said that "we should have gone right through Germany and con quered her." The 53 - year - old Tennessee mountain farmer, here to ob serve the 23rd anniversary of the armistice that closed the World war, repeated "we should have gone right through Germany and conquered her," nddlng, "and this war never would have hap pened." This time, he said, "we are go ing to have to take Germany off the face of the earth and put all the other Utile warring nations under n protectorate of the de mocracies." lie expressed belief Germany's only hope for victory over Brit ain and Russia lay in her air power. "But you can drop all the bombs you want to and you can't conquer anything," York went on. "It takes the soldier on the ground to hold It. And they can't get that many Into England." "We can get along better with out declaring war," he said of his own nation. "We have to get guns, food and equipment to the allies. That means we have got to deliver It, see that none of It Is sunk." Chilean President Hands Over Rule to Follower SANTIAGO. Chile. Nov. U (API President Pedro Cerda. 62 who had sloutlv weathered an army revolt and two plots against his government since 1938, gave way last nleht tn Illness and handed over his offlre temporari ly to Dr. Jeronimo Mendez. a loval follower, In a move which surprised virtually all Chile. The acting president, second urh official now in power in South America, nulcklv assured the nation by radio that he would carrv on the policies of the ailing president, who headed the first and onlv popular front eovern ment in the western hemisphere. Pharmacy-Liquor Aqeney Loses $500 in Hold-Up PORTLAND. Nov. 11 (API Two hold-tin men rohhed K. W. Phellev. Troutrlale. of SVK) last nleht and locked him In the back room of his nharmaev. Shellev, whose pharmaev Is al so a stale Honor npenev, had just finished counting Ihe money. Murmanskj " Archangel Main Goals ! Elsewhere Reds Appear "' Holding On: Destroyer 1 Loss of Italy Increased 1 By the Associated Press German troops driving east ot Leningrad were reported threat ening to cut off the Arctic as a route of soviet supplies irom we United States and Great Britain today, while on the central front, official Russian dispatches saw large nazl forces had been trap ped near Volokolamsk, 1)3 miles northwest of Moscow. As pictured by a Berlin mili tary spokesman, German forces advancing In Karelia were Im perilling supply lines both from the Ice-free Arctic port of Mur mansk and the White sea port oi Archangel. Nazi strategists said the Gen. man armies were steadily prog ressing toward their objectives. Presumably, however, they were hundreds of miles away from Archangel Itself, with a long, hard trek over the Irlgia northland still ahead before tney would be In a position to isolata that port. Official soviet advices said German troops captured recently in the 40-day-old battle before Moscow showed signs of utter ex haustion. Nazis Blast Own Troops In a side phase of the bloody Russo-Gcrman struggle, the Nor wegian telegraph agency report ed from London that hundreds of German soldiers were blown to pieces when nazl torpedo boats, hunting down a submarlna which had sunk two German transports off the coast of Nor way, dropped depth charges among troops in the water. . The agency said fewer than 200 of 3,000 Germans aboard tha torpedoed liners were rescued by a Norwegian ship which reached the scene shortly after the tor pedo attack. Beside the big German contin gent reported trapped near Volo kolamskvictims of the same en circlement tactics exploited against red army troops the Russians said a major soviet counter-attack had been launch ed In the Serpukhov sector, 65 miles south ot Moscow, against German panzer units attempting to break the central defense are. Reuters, the British news agency, declared German forces trying to cross the river Oka there had been annihilated. Violent all-night fighting was also reported In the Tula sector, 100 miles south of the U. S. S. R. capital, with soviet troops hold ing their ground against repeated nazl tank assaults In the south ern suburbs of the town. Leningrad Peril Inoreased Defenders of slegc-glrt Lenin grad were reported holding fast against 60,000 fresh German shock troops striking from Kare- (Continued on page 3.) Roosevelt Urges Big Tax Program WASHINGTON, Nov. (AP) The house ways and means committee today weighed ' a request from President Roose velt for Immediate action on a big anti-inflation tax program, but members seemed disposed to defer the problem until after the house acts on pending price control legislation. In private expressions of opin ion, committeemen said that thn price control measure was antl inflationary in purpose and that the regulations It finally contains would help to decide what further; precautions against Inflation should go into a new tax bill. President Roosevelt appealed for speedy consideration of a tax program in a letter to Chairman Doughton of the committee, which decides on all new reve nue measures. The committee) last week postponed considera tion of the treasury's proposed new $4,850,000,000 tax program, but Mr. Roosevelt did not refer, specifically to this set of reconn mendations, j J