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Axis Giving
British Hard
Job in Africa
Moscow Facing Greatest
Peril as Attackers Get
Within 31 Miles of City
(By the Associated Press)
In the greatest battles of the
war in Europe and Africa, the
Germans claimed today that their
Moscow offensive had carried to
a point about 31 miles from the
Russian capital the closest yet
while the Brtish, veering some-
hat from past optimism over
heir north African offensive, ac
knowledged they had a tremen
dous fight on their hands.
. The German high command
said that among new gains on
the central Russian front they
had captured Solnetschnogorski,
about 31 miles northwest of Mos
cow. In London, an authoritative
source said that the battle of
Libya, now rounding out its first
week, had entered the second
stage "defeat of the encircled
enemy," but that the fighting
was so confused it now was im
possible to say how the struggle
of men and machines in the
desert was proceeding.
The first phase of the offensive,
he explained, "was the moving
forward of armored formations to
where we wanted them and the
tart of this shouldering move
ment against frontier defenses."
This phase, he said, had gone ex
tremely well."
It was probable that the RAF
still maintained air superiority
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In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
TTIIE war spotlight today (Iri-
day) rests squarely on north
ern Africa and the Mediter
ranean. It will remain there for
some time.
Big issues are at stake.
EFORE Hitler can be licked,
he must be STOPPED.
If he can get all of northern
Africa, it is reasonably certain he
will be able to go on and get the
all-important oil of the Near East
Iran, Iraq and the Russian
Caucasus. It will then be too late
to stop him.
He must be prevented from get
ting Africa.
WATCH France. There's a hen
" on there.
The Vichy French have been
leaning steadily toward collabora
tion with Hitler (working with
Hitler is a shorter and more un
derstandable term.) Weygand,
Fiench commander in Africa, has
been understood to be anti-Hitler.
Weygand Is suddenly THROWN
OUT. His successor is presumab-
y a Hitler stooge.
"PAKE a look at your map bet-
ter yet your globe. You will
find French possessions sprawl
ing all over northwestern Africa,
including Dakar. German sub
marines and bombers based at
Dakar would seriously menace
British and AMERICAN supply
lines around the southern tip of
Africa.
There are French naval and
air bases all around the western
Mediterranean. There is what is
left of the French fleet still
quite a naval force. France and
Spain provide an almost-all-land
route to Africa.
It Is easy to understand why
Hitler is putting the screws on
Franco. The promises he is mak
ing in return for French help
are undoubtedly rosy.
XlIIILE you have your map out,
" take a look at Turkey. You
will see at once Its great useful-
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(1 neatest Battles Raging on Two
Roosevelt Summons Congressmen to
Conference on Anti-Strike Legislation
St. Louis Mechanics, Chicago Dock Men
Quit Jobs; Trainmen Ready to Ask Govt.
To Operate Roads, Union Chief Says
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. (API President Roosevelt In
vlted ten members of congress and two representatives of the
labor department today to meet with him at the White House
tonight to discuss labor legislation.
They included Speaker Rayburn, Secretary Perkins, House
Majority Leader McCormack (D.-Mass.) and Chairman Norton
(D.-N. J.I of the house labor committee.
A bi-partisan angle was provided by the inclusion of House
Minority Leader Martin I R. -Mass.) and Representative Welch
(R.-Calif. I, a member of the labor committee.
There was no indication from the White House whether Mr.
Roosevelt had some specific measure in mind or merely wished
to obtain the views of the congressional delegation and the labor
department on measures already pending.
3 Officers Killed,
Fourth Injured in
Crash of Vehicles
(By the Associated Press)
Four men and two women died
yesterday in two violent traffic
accidents, one north of Seattle
and the other at one ot Tacoma's
busiest Intersections.
With sirens screaming so loud
ly neither driver heard the other,
a police emergency patrol and a
Pierce county sheriff's ambu
lance collided with terrific force
as both cars were rushing to an
swer calls, killing deputies Ar
thur Varco, about 50, and Law
rence Bunco, about 35, and Po
lice Patrolman Paul Trent, 35. A
second policeman, Marty Joyce,
40, was critically injured.
The police car was traveling
north on Pacific avenue to an
swer a call to the home of Al
berta Metzel, 27, who had been
found dead in her residence of a
bullet wound, and the other ma
chine was proceeding down the
steep Eleventh street hill to give
aid at a three-way collision on
the Puyallup river road.
Both trucks rolled across the
street, sideswiped a taxi and
crashed into a cigar store window
in the Washington building. The
impact virtually demolished the
vehicles.
North of Seattle on the Ever
ett highway a Seattle-bound bus
and a sedan collided, killing out
right Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jen
sen of Seattle, formerly of South
Bend, Wash., and fatally injuring
Mrs. Arthur Jensen, of Seattle,
and formerly of Ketchikan, Alas
ka. The trio were occupants of an
auto crash which Coroner Mittel
stadt said eye-witnesses told him
had driven onto the highway di
rectly into the path of the bus.
Six passengers of the bus re
ceived only slight bruises while
the driver, Robprt B. Evans, 25,
of Edmonds, received a minor leg
injury and head bruises.
Lead and Tin Foil Face .
Federal Ban After Jan. 15
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.
Start saying goodbye to the lead
foil on a package of tobacco, the
tin foil on a bottle of ginger ale.
Effective March 15, they'll be
forbidden in the interests of de
fense. OPM Issued the order yesterday,
and it bans the use of tin or lead
foil In the packaging of tobacco
products, chewing gum, candy,
beverages, typewriter ribbons,
films and friction tape.
Foil manufacturers, OPM ex
plained, were using about 6,500
tons of lead each month. The
metal Is widely needed for de
fense purposes, and only part of
the required supply is produced
in this country.
Manufacture of foil for such
packaging purposes will be pro
hibited effective January 15,
A general strike by 8,500
American Federation of Labor
machinists slowed production on
millions of dollars of defense or
ders in the St. Louis area as min
ers in captive coal mines went
back to work after a week-long
strike, which threatened steel
production.
The day's developments In the
labor field also included a state
ment by A. F. Whitney, president
of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, largest of five operat
ing brotherhoods of railway em
ployes, that his organization was
"about ready to go to the presi
dent and suggest that the govern
ment take over control and opera
tion of the railroads for the dura
tion of the emergency rather
than submit the public to the in
convenience of a national walk
out." The statement was made by
Whitney just before resuming
conferences with representatives
of railway management, whieli
were requested by President
Roosevelt.
Wage Boost At Issue
About 330,000 railway em
ployes are members of the operat
ing brotherhoods, which have set
a strike for December 7, to en
force wage increase demands.
This afternoon the representativ
es of the carriers were to resume
conferences with non-operating
railoard unions, representing 900,
000 employes.
Operating and non-operating
unions asked 30 per cent wage
increase A presidential emer
gency board suggested 71 per
cent for operating unions and 131
per cent for non-operating em
ployes. The St. Louis machinists'
strike was voted after contractors
failed to reinstate 110 machinists
at the $35,000,000 Weldon Springs
TNT plant and the $100,000,000
bt. Louis small arms ammunition
plant. A union official said the
only demand was that it be given
jurisdiction over garage workers
at the TNT plant and machin
ists at the small arms plant. A
general walkout would affect 400
industrial firms in the area.
DOCK WORKERS QUIT
In Chicago, 1,200 dock workers,
members of the AFL Internation
al Brotherhood of Teamsters,
started a strike which threatened
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Hotelmen's Assn. Names
Officers at Meet Here
B. M. Wood, Corvallis, was
elected president of the South
ern Oregon Hotelmen's associa
tion at the annual election meet
ing held here Saturday. Maclin
Robinson, Grants Pass, was nam-
led vice-president and Mrs. Bert
Westbrook, Albany, secretary-
treasurer.
Approximately 50 persons were
present for the banquet and pro
gram held Saturday night at the
Umpqua hotel. Dancing and
cards provided entertainment fol
lowing the banquet program.
Local arrangements were con
ducted by Mr. and Mrs. George
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hard
ing and Colonel and Mrs. E. F.
Tandy.
Fire Sweeps
Alaskan City
Of Seward
Half of Business Zone
Wiped Out, With Loss
Estimated at Million
SEATTLE, Nov. 24 (AP)
Army signal corps officers said
fire of undetermined origin last
night and today wiped out half
the business district of Seward,
Alaska, southern terminus of the
Alaska railroad. Damage was
unofficially estimated at around
$1,000,000.
They said the blaze broke out
at 11:30 p. m. and was brought
under control at 10:30 a. m. to
day after destroying all the build
ings on the east side of rourtn
avenue, main business thorough
fare, for a two-block distance.
Soldiers from Fort Raymond
helped fire fighters battle the
blaze, handicapped when the wat
er main broke and a high wind
sprang up early this- morning.
The fire fighters pumped water
from the bay and used dynamite
and bulldozers to halt the blaze.
Included in the destruction
were the Alaska Steamship Co.
office, the Gateway Publishing
Co., the Arcade building, Nor
thern bar, Cameron's restaurant,
the Overland and Terminal hotel
and cafe, Holllngsworth's clean
ing establishment and numerous
apartments in the business build
ings. Seward, main port army traf
fic, already was faced with loss of
much of its business due to de
velopment of Whittier as rail
head and the construction of a
new southern railroad to Anchor-
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Roseburg Streets
Given Yule Garb
The work of decorating the
city streets for the holiday sea
son was started Sunday. The
decorations are being placed by
members of the city fire depart
ment. The retail merchants com
mittee and chamber of commerce
sponsor the activity.
Colored lights are strung across
the business streets and intersec
tions at frequent intervals, each
string bearing evergreen boughs
and an evergreen wreath. Bas
kets of evergreens and red ber
ries will be hung on the lamp
posts.
The Christmas opening will be
celebrated Saturday evening
when the city's principal stores
will make displays of Christmas
merchandise and will remain
open during the evening to ac
commodate shoppers. The col
ored lights will be turned on for
the first time Saturday and will
continue to burn each evening
during the holiday season.
Oregon GOP Appoints
Carl Moser Secretary
PORTLAND, Nov. 24. (AP)
The Oregon republican executive
committee approved appointment
Saturday of Carl R. Moser as
executive secretary of the state
republican party at -a salary of
$350 a month.
Moser was replaced as Oregon
department adjutant of the
American Legion by June W, Va
liant of Portland.
A motion to commend Oregon's
four republican congressmen for
votes against neutrality act re
vision was withdrawn by Claude
Ingalls, Corvallis, after debate In
which U. S. Senator Rufus Hoi
man asserted, "I know that the
future will justify my votos to
date."
Tiller-Trail
Cut-Off Link
Action Asked
Completion to Jackson
County Line Requested
By Douglas Tax League
i A resolution urging the state
highway commission to use
every effort to secure completion
of the Tiller-Trail cut-off high
way was adopted by the Douglas
County Taxpayers league, in con
nection with the afternoon ses
sion of the annual meeting held
Saturday. At the morning ses
sion, the league urged additional
help in the office of the county
agent, In order that the county
agent might be relieved of some
ot the federal AAA activities and
devote more time to local agri
cultural problems.
Urging completion of the Tiller-Trail
cutoff route, it was
pointed out that the road on the
Jackson county side has been
built on standard grade and mac
adamized from the county line to
Trail. The road also has been Im
proved from Canyonville to Til
ler, leaving 41 miles of narrow
and crooked road still to be grad
ed and surfaced. As much of tho
timber from the upper Tiller dis
trict is now being trucked to
Medford for manufacture, in
stead of being kept in Douglas
county, the league contends that
the road should be Improved so
that the timber may be handled
over the shorter route to the
mills in the Tiller, Canyonville
and Myrtle Creek areas.
The road committee also rec
ommended that the county court
give logging operators every pos
sible assistance In opening up
county roads to limber tracts, but
that tho operators bo required to
maintain these roads following
consruction.
Budget Excesses Taboo
The charge was made that
some county officers have ex
ceeded the amounts budgeted for
their respective offices, and it
was the sense of the meeting
that such officers should be held
personally responsible for the ox-
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Revamped Bill -On
Price Control
Exempts Farmers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.
(AP) The house hanking com
mittee in an eleventh hour re
versal, restored licensing provis
ions to the administration's dras
tically revamped price control
bill today but specifically ex
empted farmers from the pre
vision. The administration fought for
weeks to get the licensing auth
orltv replaced In the bill, con
tending It was essential to on
forrement, but the committee
made several changes from the
original language.
In addition to prohibiting the
licensing of any farmer to sell
any of his own products, the re
vised version also would forbid
the licensing of radio time. The
selling and distribution of news
papers, books and other printed
matter likewise would be ex
ompted, the same as under the
original provision.
Chairman Steagall said the
committee would meet aealn to
morrow and it was understood
the question of restoring author
ity for the government to buy
and sell any commodity in order
to maintain price stability would
be considered at that time at the
administration's request.
Death Claims Maj. Gen. George A. White,
41st Division Commander, Veteran of
Two Wars, Nationally Known Novelist
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 24.
(AP) Maj.-Gen. Geo. A. White,
CO, commander of the 41st divi
sion died at his Camp Clackamas
home near here last night.
He had remained on duty at
Fort Lewis, Wash., until a few
weeks ago, despite a stomach ail
ment that had afflicted him since
summer.
A former Salt Lake City and
Portland newspaperman, he was
a prolific fiction writer. Articles
under the name "Ared White" ap
peared In a number of nationally
circulated magazines, the best
known probably being "Attack on
America," picturing the possibil
ity of an invasion of the u. S.
west coast.
Born In Long Branch, 111., he
moved with his parents to Salt
Lake City when 7 years old, and
became a reporter here when 16.
He volunteered In the Spanish-
American war as a bugler, but
resumed his newspaper career
afterwards. In 1915 he resigned
as Sunday editor of the Portland
Oregonlan to become adjutant
general of the Oregon national
guard.
In 1910 White was captain of
a cavalry troop on Mexican bor
der service. He became a major
in the 41st division when the U. S.
Fugitive Here to
Be Returned To
Michigan Prison
Walter L. Wilson, Inspector of
stale prisons for southern Michi
gan, arrived hero today to return
Arthur Lawrence Coller, alias
Richard Thompson, 35, back to
the Michigan penitentiary from
which ho escaped last July 8. Col
ler was arrested hero a week ago
on a charge of operating a mo
tor vehicle without a driver's li
cense, and state police learned of
his escape from the Michigan
prison.
Coller, Inspector Wilson re
ports, was serving a sentence of
one year for contempt of court In
connection with non-support and
for perjury. lie had served
seven months of the sentence and
had been mado a trusty. He left
tho prison farm and wont to the
home of a brother-in-law, 40
miles from tho penitentiary. Ho
secured a butcher knife and with
the knife as a weapon forced the
relative to drive him to Toledo,
Ohio, Inspector Wilson said.
As a result of the escape at
tempt, the inspector reports, Col
ler, who probably would have
boon released In September,
must now serve out his full sen
tence of one year and will prob
ably be sentenced for escape, for
which the Michigan law provides
a penalty of from 18 months to
four years.
Pretty Model, Fiance
Found Shot to Death'
NEW YORK, Nov. 24. (API-
Janet Wood, 23, protty model
found shot to death with her
fiance Saturday night as an af
termath of a lovers' quarrel, has
boon Identified as the daughter
of Clement Wood widely known
author whose works Include "The
Tabloid Murders."
Wood, author, lecturer and
poot, said last night ho had
known his daughter's fiance,
Frederick Rabe, 36, a writer, for
12 years and always had consider
ed him a "splendid chap."
Police listed the tragedy as a
murder and suicide, theorizing
that Rabe killed his intended
bride in a jealous rage.
The bodies were found In Miss
Wood's apartment.
Fronts
Maj. Gen. Geo. A. White.
entered the World war, and
emerged as a colonel on the staff
of General Pershing, AEF com
mander. Ho reorganized the Oregon na
tional guard ufter the war, be
coming a brigadier general in
1923. In 1929 he was named ma
jor general and commander of
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Passenger Train
Wreck Kills One,
Injures Eighty
CORINTH, Miss., Nov. 24.
(AP) One passenger was killed
and more than 80 Injured, three
so seriously they may die, when
eight cars of the Illinois Cen
tral's fast passenger train, the
Seminole, loft the tracks and
hurtled down a 30-foot embank
ment a mile south of here yes
terday. Mrs. Dovie Robertson, 72, of
Selmer, Tenn., died in a hospital
here two and a half hours after
the accident. Listed as critically
injured were Mrs. J. W. Carman
of Chicago; James Madison Spur
lock of Eufnula, Ala., and Mrs.
J. T. Evans, 67, of Jackson, Tenn.
Tho fast train, bound from
Florida to Chicago, was loaded
with persons returning from
Thanksgiving visits with rela
tives and friends. A transverse
fissure In a rail was described by
railroad officials as tho cause ot
the wreck.
Eight of the train's twelve
cars left tho tracks as the Sem
inole, northbound from Florida
to Chicago, approached the Cor
inth station.
Rescue groups rushed to the
lowlands to drag screaming pas
sengers from the wreckage after
Engineer "Buck" Townes ot
Jackson, Tenn., unroiiplod the lo
comotive from the derailed cars
and pulled Into Corinth to seek
aid.
A dining car caught fire as It
fell down I he railroad embank
ment. Flames from It brilliantly
lighted tho scene as ambulances
from Corinth, Jackson, Tenn.,
and other nearby towns worked
Into the night carrying the In
jured to Corinth's two hospitals.
Two Autos Plunge Down
Yamhill Bank; No One Hurt
MrMrNNVTLI.E, Nov. 24.
(AP) Tho second automobile In
24 hours plopped down the hank
of the Yamhill river n mile north
of hero yesterday. No one was
Injured In either wreck.
A pick-up truck and two-wheeled
trailer bounced 85 feet down
tho bank yesterday, but was stop
ped short of the river by boulders.
J. N. Frost, Oregon City, the
driver, escaped Injury.
Sergeant Ralph Gronfell of the
state police said a car that left
the road yesterday was found un
occupied. Tho car was register
ed to Carl Bernergh, Oregon
City, he said.
Protection Of
Vital Bauxite
Mines Object
Netherlands, Brazil Giv
Consent to Move That
Means Ample Aluminum
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.
(AP) The White House an.
nounced today that a contingent
of American troops would movO
Into Dutch Guiana to protect val
uable bauxite mines which sup
ply the United States with larga
quantities for raw aluminum.
The arrangement was made by;
the United States and Nether
lands governments, with tha
government of Brazil giving Its
wholehearted approval.
Dutch Guiana lies on the north
cast coast of South America and
is bordered on the south by Bra
zil. It lies between British)
Guiana and French Guiana. Tho
capital is Paramaribo, an Atlan
tic ocean port. The population
approximates 170,000 and tha
area that of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey.
Vital to U. 8. Defense
A formal White House state
ment, referring to the country by;
Its Dutch name ot Surinam, as
sorted: "The bauxite mines In Surinam '
furnish upwards of 60 per cent ot
the requirements of the United .
States aluminum Industry which
is vital to the defense of tha
United States, the western hem
isphere and the nations actively,
resisting aggression.
"It Is therefore necessary that
thtf-afcty of these mines should
be as completely assured as pres
ent conditions demand."
Normally, the statement said,
the Netherlands government
would draw on Netherlands In
dies forces to strengthen the de
fenses of Dutch Guiana but in
view of the "present situation in
the southwestern Pacific, it la
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"Anti-Okie" Law
Of Calif onia Gets
High Court Kayo
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (AP)
The supreme court held un
constitutional today California
legislation which prohibited any
one from assisting non-resident
indigent persons to come into tho
state.
Justice Byrnes delivered tho
decision on what was popularly
known as the "anti-Okie" law, In
tended to discourage the move
ment Into the state of persons
believed likely to become public
charges.
Twenty seven other stales were)
said to have similar statutes.
Byrnes said In the decision
his first since taking his scat last
OctolMT that the legislation "Im
poses an unconstitutional burden
upon interstate commerce."
Tho litigation specifically In
volved the conviction of Fred K.
Edwards of Marysvllle, Ca!lf., on
a charge of violating the statuto
by driving his jobless brother-in-law,
Frank Duncan, from Spur,
Texas, to Marysvllle In 1939. Dun
can was given assistance by tha
Farm Security administration af
ter his arrival.
Edwards was given a shi
months' suspended sentence hi
tho justice's court of Marysvllle.
The verdict was upheld by tha
Yuba county superior court.
C. O. Nelson, Founder of
Myrtle Creek Bank, Dies
Cyrus O. Nelson, who started
the Myrtle Crook bank over 3(1
i years ago,' and a biulher in-luw
of c. II. Arundel, ot Koseourg,
died Thanksgiving morning at a
hospital in Inglewood, Calif., fol
lowing a stroke of paralysis, ac
cording to word received here by;
relatives.
Mr. Nelson was well known In
Roseburg, having made his homo
in Douglas county for many
years, before moving to southern
California. He Is survived by his;
wife and a daughter, Helen. Fu
neral services were held at Ingle
wood, Calif., this afternoon,
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