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VOL. XLVI NO. 187 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 3, 1 94 1.
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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-
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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
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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
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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'
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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
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?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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
(