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Put Your SKoui der to the Wheel of Progress by Joining the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce. A Cold Shoulder Keeps the Wheel in the Rut of futile Routine.1 TROUBLES 'I THE WEATHER By U. S. Weather Bureau Roseburg, Oregon Rain tonight and Friday. (Continued on page 2); I Uncle Sam has plenty In the4 ' form of labor disputes and de fense measures. Development make top news dally, and the NEWS-REVIEW tells you about them promptly. Read It and keefl. up with the times. w 1 E-;i VOL. XLVI NO. 187 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 3, 1 94 1. 76 OF THE EVENING NEWS I rn raumr r A " ' 2Ljr fHrobusuRs COUNTY DAny " ?5 ROSEBURG, OREGON, 0 O NON-OPERATING UNIONS EXTEND RAIL STRIKE Vage Boost Proposal Is Turned Down Strike Sequel Intimated In Statement: Telephone Workers Set Walkout CHICAGO, Nov. 13 CAP) ? ( Fourteen unions of non-operating ' employes, representing 900,000 workers in the railroad industry, Issued a joint statement today re ; jeeting the recommendations of ,' the president's emergency board . for settlement of their wage (lis ; putc. i The statement did not contain " "a direct threat of a strike, al ( though non-operating employes authorized their leaders last Sept. . ; 5 to call one, and the five big , . brotherhoods have ordered a (;i walkout to begin Dec. 7. On the subject of future action to enforce their demands the statement said: "Railroad employes believe in orderly procedure, but they are not willing to accept injustice. They are determined to press Iheir demands for equitable con- - sideration and relief against pres- - i' nt intolerable wage stands and : to gain reasonable vacations." The non-operating crafts asked for 30 to 34 cents an hour more than their present range of 35 ;; to 85 cents. The president's board recommended thai they-be grant . ed an increase of !) cents an ) Ohour. c The five operating brother hoods demand a 30 per cent wage boost. A fact finding board ap pointed by President Roosevelt had recommended a 75 per cent increase which the men rejected flatly but which the carriers said they would accept. The lowest ; paid of the operating personnel now receives $5.06 a day. Telephone Strike Slated To Start Friday Night (By the Associated Press) Labor disputes today cast dark shadows over the immediate fu- tContiniiP'i on Pnnr In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS A harrowing thought on an " Armistice Day that means little: Maybe a better peace would have prevented this war. JOHN G. Winant, U. S. ambas- sador to Britain, puts it this way in his brief Armistice Day speech in London: "If peace could have been pur sued as selflessly as men gave generously in the war, perman ent peace might have been a reality. IF men coujd only be as tolerant and generous ALL Til E TIME ': as they are SOME OF THE . 0 TIME! J W Let's put it in a different way: If all men could be as tolerant - and generous as some men are, what a different world this would be. UISTORY teaches us this les- son: The Attilas, the Napoleons, the Hitlers and their ilk can stir up more trouble than a million good men can put down. What a pity. ANOTHER pity: Incendiary stiirc-rs-up always seem to be able to get tile ear of the public more readily than the wise, tolerant calmersdown. Hence the Attilas. the Napo leons and the Hitlers. OfS Armistice Day 1041. with a wbrld in turmoil, with blood : flowing in rivers, with democra cy less safe than at any recent (Continued on page 2) Battle Rages at Oil Gate of Caucasus; New Effort Made to Appease Finland Axis Forces Claim Gains In Kerch Area Soviet Asserts, However, Foe Repulsed; Nazis Aim New Smash at Moscow (By the Associated Press) Adolph Hitler's high command said today that German assault troops were storming the fortifi cations of Kerch, gateway to the Caucasus oil fields, and had al ready captured several coastal de fense points south of the town. Reuters, the British news agen cy, quoted the Rome radio as an nouncing that German and Ru manian forces had occupied the port, which lies on a narrow strait separating the Crimea from the Caucasus mainland. Dispatches to the soviet news paper Pravda, however, asserted that red army troops had beaten off a German attempt to turn the Russian lines in the Kerch area. "The German attacks were n pulsed by the joint efforts of land troops, aircraft and naval forces," Pravda said. Russian front-lino reports said the Germans were "equally un successful" in fighting near Se vastopol, key Black sea naval base at the southwest tip of the Crimea, and that repeated nai tank assualts "failed to break through our defenses." German bombers were pictured by the high command as blasting furiously at soviet ships which might be used to evacuate red army troops from the peninsula. A na1 communique reported that three cruisers, a destroyer and five large merchant ships were badly damaged in nearby waters, Fierce Battle On Moscow Line On the central front, soviet dispatches declared that fierce battles were raging on both flanks of Moscow's 200-mile de fense arc at Kalinin, 95 miles northwest of the capital, and at Tula, 100 miles south. At Tula, where the Germans were reported driven back live miles vesterdav, a soviet corres pondent gave this account of the battle: 'Our artillery fire destroyed the enemy fortifications at the approaches to the city. Retreating (Continued on page G) Growers Urged to Show Top Turkeys Douglas county turkey grow ers, who are now busily engaged in preparing birds for market, fhould save some of their best birds to be exhibited at the North western Turkey show at Oakland, December 913, Ervin Rice, Rice valley turkey grower and stock man, declared here today. "Local growers," Mr. Rice said, "should not overlook the divisions for live market birds and dressed birds at the forthcoming show. Any exhibitor may enter nine bronze birds in the live show three young toms, two young hens, two old hens and two old toms. If this department of the show is to continue to be suc cessful, it demands the coopera tion of a large number of Doug las county turkey breeders. We bone to hve at leacf 50 exhibi tors in the live market bird di vision this year." Mr. Rice, a director in the Northwestern show, has been an exhibitor each year since the dressed show was started. He sells eggs and breeding stock in all parts of the United States. This year he sold all of his spare pullets to one Individual grower in Lane county for use as breed ers, i Japan Preparing for Hostilities in Predicted Rejection of "Last Chance" Peace Proposal of Envoy Kurusu to U. S. (By the Associated Press) In the far east crisis, the Ja panese government was reported preparing today for "a hostile situation" In the event that nego tiations with the United States collapse an eventuality freely predicted by some quarters In Washington. Senator Murray (D., Mont.), a. member of the foreign relations committee, declared "there is a definite possibility" that the Unit ed Stales may go to war with Japan and said the mission of Ja pan's special envoy, Kurusu, ap peared "pretty futile." Kurusu, making a stopover In Honolulu on his flight to Wash ington, said It was the common responsibility of the United States and Japan to keep peace in the Pacific and he described his task as "very Important and very difficult." Unofficiallv, Kurusu Is said to bear a "last chance" offer to the United States to avoid an explo sion in the orient by recognizing Japan's "co-prosperity sphere" In east Asia and halting aid to China. Commenting on Prime Minister Churchill's statement that Great Britain would fight alongside the United States in a war with Ja pan, Kurusu declared: "He might as well have said he would have breakfast in the morn ing." In Tokyo, new emergency leg islation was made ready for the special session of the Japanese diet beginning Saturday, and Ja pan's Premier Tojo, Foreign Minister Togo and Finance Min ister Kaya submitted to the em peror both the program and speeches they will make to the diet. U. S. Charges Hit Watch Companies NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (API The Hamilton Watch company, Elgin National Watch company, Waltham Watch company, 26 oth corporations and 73 persons were indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of violation of the Sherman anti trust law. The first named the Hamilton company, or Lancaster, lJa., Its officers and 23 distributors and their officers, located in nine principal cities. The indictment contains one count alleging a combination and conspiracy to restrain interstate trade and commerce in the distri bution and sale of Hamilton watches, in preventing certain described persons, partnerships and corporations from buying, selling, distributing or dealing in those watches. The indictment also charged that such dealers were discrimin ated against, arbitrarily eliminat ed as dealers, restricted or pre vented from obtaining Hamilton watches by blacklisting and bov rotting on the part of the Hamil ton Watch company and certain distributors. Major General White In Serious Condition PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 13. (API Maj. Gen. George A. White, commander of the 41st di vision, was In serious condition from an intestinal ailment at his home near Clackamas, Ore., to day, his physicians indicated. They added that the general had been denied visitors. Before re turning to his home, he spent a week In a Portland hospital. Japan Massing Big Force Off Indo-China Coast CHUNGKING, Nov. 13. (AP) A Chinese army spokesman said today intelligence service reports told of large-scale Japanese troop movements at sea and indicated that great numbers of warships and troop transports were being massed off the coast of northern Indo-China. The spokesman predicted, that the next few weeks would dis close where Japan would strike next. Ho said the Chinese army had received word that 130 to 140 Ja- paneso warships were massed atjtary of State Welles followed iioinow, Hainan lsiana, across tile gulf of Tonkin from Indo - China. A second report , ho said, described more than 100 ships at Hoihow as troop transports, Scores of other Japanese war - ships also were reorted seen off the Kwangtung coast between Pearl river and Hainan, prcsum- ably guarding large-scale troops movements by sea. VERNE HARPHAM, supervisor of the Umpqua national forest, standing at the left in the photo graph above, and Ed Payton, en gineer on the S. P. here for the past fifty-three years, together with a limit bag of geese and ducks for everyone concerned. Both the geese and picture were taken at Diamond !--ke phis n few birds. I pueca chot n d-'v or' i SAW ;:::::::: By Paul Jenkins so previously at Klamath lake: at least it did over here. Tuesday but very few there- the weather night the geese made the air dis hadn't been auspicious al Klam-jeordant with their honking. Of ath for hunting. course we figured they were The three of us pulled in at heading for the country we had Diamond .Sunday eveninp, and i just left, and perhaps they were. early the next morning struck out for the south shore. Here in a fringe of meadowland, we kick ed out enough Brant to give us all the shooting the law allowed us, at least, If not as much as Finn Envoy, State Dept.; In Conference Rejection of Soviet Bid For Peace Doesn't Close Door to Negotiations WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-(API- The Finnish minster call ed at the state department today, while word spread in diplomatic circles that the United States and Great Britain might renew their efforts to end Finnish-Russian hostilities. The visit of the minister, Hial- i mar J. Proeope, to under-secre- uiuseiy mi im- ui-un-ij m un j Finnish government's note reject- ing a soviet oner 10 negouaie peace with Finland, which was transmiiieu 10 me i-mns oy me 1 United States, Proeope declined to make any comment except to say he expect- ed to "talk" about the situation i , , -. ' (Continued on Page f.) ?nw n-Hcvlew RnKrnvlnK. we would have preferred. Geese, that Is; we didn't get enough ducks to flag a kid's toy express Weather at the lake had been clear, dry and balmy, with no snow in evidence except on (he very high ridges of Bailey and Thielsen. Bum weather for goose hunting but, sure enough, as soon we puller! nut from the lake - ind rr-nrh mtm'rv ft rhnnd I don't know for sure, hut I think as soon as the clouds be gan rolling up, Ed headed right iback for Tule lake. The rest of jus wish we could have done the 'same. r THREAT C: of C. Seeks Increase In Membership Extension of Activities Demands Higher Budget, Secretary Points Out A program proposed to expand the membership of the Roseburg chamber of commerce and to in crease the budget to provide funds for projected activities was prepared last night at a meeting of the membership division, of which William Adair is chair man. Firms and Individuals recently established in Roseburg and not yet members of the chamber of commerce will be contacted Fri day and Saturday in an organiz ed effort to secure 100 per cent affiliation of business and pro fessional men and women. in the chamber of commerce. It Is hop ed to complete these contacts within the two-day period. This will be followed, it was stated, by an effort to secure an increase in the chamber of com merce budget to meet expected needs for the year. Bigger Budget Imperative The fact that the chamber of commerce has assumed direction (Continued on page 6 Oregon Gale Hits Record Fish Run TILLAMOOK, Ore., Nov. 13 (AP) -A 55-milc gale which struck this section of the Oregon coast last night caused an unesli mated loss of fish as 'well as dam age to nets, fishermen said this morning. Striking just as a record run of chum salmon reached Tilla mook and Nehalem bays, the storm chased netters ashore after they had taken about 4500 fish and were about to take an esti mated 4500 more. They said some of the netted fisli could probably be saved but most of them undoubtedly we're lost. The storm subsided in mid morning but the coastguard sta tion reported the barometer still low. Yesterday's catch was described as the heaviest single-tide take in 25 years. Fishermen said the run appeared to be continuing. Buyers paid 35 cents per fish, highest price since lills. Fines, No More Warnings, For Parking Violators Violators of the city's parking restrictions may no longer hope to escape with a mere warning, City Recorder A. J. Geddes said today in announcing that future violations will result In Imposi tion of fines. The officers, he said, have been attempting to ed ucate motor vehicle operators concerning the new restrictions, which provided for both one-hour and two hour parking zones, and so far penalties have been Impos ed only upon those who failed to heed warnings. In the future, Mr. Geddes states, it Is the inten tion to Impose fines upon all vio lators. Murray Cardwell Snaps Leg in Fall at S. P. Spur Murray Cardwell, who resides on North Jackson street, near the Deer creek brldpe. Is In the veterans hospital, where he Is re ceiving treatment for a broken leg. Cardwell fell recently while crossing the S. P. spur In North Roseburg, breaking his leg at the ankle. His plight was not dis covered for more than an hour when he was found by an S. P. company switching crew, which notified city police. Cardwell was removed by ambulance to his home and then transferred to the f veterans hospital. i Dorothy Seeks Divorce From Sinclair Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair Lewis WOODSTOCK, Vt., Nov. 13. ( AP) Charging "wilful deser tion." Newspaper Columnist Dor othy Thompson has filed suit for divorce from Sinclair Lewis, nov elist and playwright. The columnist asked custody of their child, Michael Lewis, a school student. She said in her nelttton that - Lewis, a former Nobel prize winner, deserted her in 193G. Tthey were married in London In 1928. Both had been married before. Her marriage to Joseph Bard terminated In divorce in Buda pest in 1028 and Lew' to Grace Heggcr ended with a Reno di vorce in 1926. Portland's Food Strike Extended PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 13. (AP)--Portland's food troubles spread to fruits and vegetables as well as meat today with the picketing of the Pacific Fruit and Produce company. Thirteen meat markets have been closed for nearly two weeks and 16 other large meat markets posted notices that they would close Friday night. The fruit and vegetable Im passe was caused by the appear ance of Yakima, Wash., team sters' union pickets at the pro duce company. One hundred and 25 AFL employes refused to pass the line and tho plant closed. Company officials made no comment. For many weeks, how ever, teamsters' union members have been striking against Yaki ma apple growers and packers. Union meat cutters are seek ing wage Increases from $10 to $17.50 for a 18-hour week. The employers, members of the Or eon meat council, have offered $15 for a 49-hour week. Sprague Acts to Protect Oregon Lumber Industry SALEM, Nov. 13. (AP) Gov-1 ernor Sprague, who met here yes terday with the Oregon economic council and lumbermen to con sider effects of a government or der prohibiting non-defense con struction, said he would ask Gov ernor Langlie ot Washington to ji.in him in a request for modifi cation of the order. James Bryant, chairman of the regional labor supply board, San Francisco, said he would ask the office of production management to send two representatives in Oregon to survey the lumber In dustry. Lumbermen said the govern ment order would throw 28,500 men out of work by March 1. Roosevelt's Appeal Sent At 11th Hour Action Permits Arming Of Merchant Vessels, Entry Into War Zones 1 WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. (AP) After lvnth how tin torvontlon by Piwsidont Roomh volt tho houso dramatically gavo congressional approval today by a voto of 212 to 194 to legislation scrapping tho neutrality act bans against arm ing American merchant ships and sending them into combat zones. The momentous vote came af ter Speaker Rayburn, In a su preme effort to avert a major dot feat for the administration's fori elgn policy, descended to the weH of the house and read a letter from the chief executive stating that failure of the house to ap prove the neutrality aot tthangee would "bolster aggressive steps and Intentions In Germany" and weaken the positions of Britain) Russia and China. Immediately after the voting, Rayburn signed the bill, clearing the way for Its dlspatoh to the white house for President Rosea velt's signature. The president In his letter t Rayburn also saldl ' "Judging by all recent expert, ence, we could, all of us, look foiv ward to enthusiastic applause In those three nations based on the claim that the United States 1 disunited as they nave so one prophesied." ' ' Home 8trength Also Periled. The president took the oppots tunity of mentioning, too, that failure of the house to take fav orable action on the senate amendments would also weaken our domestic situation. 'I am holding a conference to morrow in the hope that certain essential coal mines can remain In continuous operation," the president said In his letter. "This. (Continued on page fi) Youths Paroled On Burglary Charges Paroles from penitentiary sen tences were granted In circuit court here today to Clyde L. Yar brough, 20, and Walter G. Lan derking, 19, both of Reedsport, upon their promises to accept proffered employment and re frain from future law violations. Pleading guilty to charges ot burglary not in a dwelling, Yar brough was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary, and Landerking to one year. Both had records of previous convic tion, District Attorney J. V. Long told the court. Circuit Judge Carl E. Wimber ly heard the statements of the pair that they had offers of em ployment In the logging woods near Sweet Home, and he grant ed paroles, conditioned upon theic acceptance of the jobs and also with the provision that they re main away from Reedsport, where they were accused of bur glarizing the Standard Oil com pany marine station. Chicken Thief Slayer ) Slated to Die Tonight ' WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Nov. 13. ( AP ) Calmly, after prepar ing an Itemized list of his per. sonal effects, John Bruce Ander son awaited In state prison hera today his execution shortly aftctf midnight tonight for the "hen house murder" of a Spokane val ley neighbor. The 58-year-old condemned man must hang for the killing of Da. vid Johnson when the latter caught Anderson raiding his chicken house more than a yeap ago. Prison authorities said Ander son seemed more concerned last night about a misplaced fountain pen and two straight edge razors) than about his approaching doom, (
