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Newspaper Page TextSIX ROSEBURS NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1941. 23 Found Guilty of Millwork Racket SAN' FRANCISCO, Dec. 13. 'API Twenty-three defendants convicted of conspiring to create and continue a monopoly of the millwork industry in four San Francisco bay area counties are scheduled to appear before Fed eral District Judge St. Sure De cember 22 for sentencing. The 23, including several wood working companies and various units of the AFI. United Brother- ho-jd o! carpenters and Joiners of America, were convicted by a federal court jury yesterday. In addition to those defendants convicted of the anti trust law violations, 25 olher defendants who pleaded nolo contendere on the same charges are also to be sentenced, Dec. 22. Each defendant person may be sentenced under the law to one year in the county jail or a $5000 fine imposed, or both. The de fendant organizations are sub- ject to fine. Government witnesses testified that the unions and bay area woodworking , firms prohibited millwork and patterned lumber from being brought into the bay area from other states and sec tions of California. I Saw l Continued from page 1) ter, was toastmaster. Truitt's choice for this exacting office was a peculiarly happy one, inasmuch as Oakland is his home town. Two brothers, Wen dell and Roy, reside there, while the snow queen, Ilea Truitt, and her sister, Ruth Ella, one of the attending princesses, are his nieces. . The show, as usual, was a good one. Let us most earnestly hope that prosecution of the war, in which we so unexpectedly found ourselves on its opening day, does not interfere wllh Its annual recurrence. u By the way, Barbara Orr was just In the office, with the Infor mation (startling to me, but to no one else, I guess) that the gown of turkey leathers she had modeled Thursday afternoon at the turkey show, was one she had made herself, and not one of the exhibit from Ramona to which I had credited it. "After all," she told me, "I worked hard on th:t dross for over two months; besides, I have told so many people that I had made it, I don't want them to think I was lying about It!" Well, at any rate, Barbara, I picked It for the winner before the judges did. The dress, Incidentally, will be on display in the windows of Fisher's store during Sunday and Monday. OUR BOARDING HOUSE With Major HoopJe J or-tyA Ks0UR HINDU BROTHERS Zk;r L) L)KcKA; FELT WKEN THEY DUG f( A? 300. 1ffMERE,rvY GOOD MAN.' -TTSx WOrDEKLf p-'s-' ATEM-SPOT TO COMPEL-) W X OUSHTA h j N ), SATE NOU FOR y . TACKLE HIM J fcPtfX THE RUBBISH Mlj PAYMENT OM Hoyt Urges United Front To Achieve Victory (Continued from page 1) Nazi Army of 750,000 Smashed by Russians (Continued from page 1) port difficulties." In the Kalinin sector, 00 miles northwest of Moscow, I'ravda said German counter-attacks were re pulsed and the nazis were driven back behind their starting points, sometimes in such rout they could not take their wounded, arms or equipment. Hitler May Attack Fleet A British source said today that the bulk of the German air force, which is reported being with drawn from the Russian front, might be concentrated for a ter rific assault on Britain's Mediter ranean fleet. Axis attempts to defend north Africa are doomed unless a sup ply route across the Mediterrane an is opened, this informant said. "Certainly Hitler, after seeing the initial successes of Japanese air attacks on the United Slates fleet' late to throw in hundreds or planes if he thinks they would mean the difference between vic tory and delcat ill north Africa," In' declared. trations have been reported from time to time on southern Bul garia, including her Black sea ports, in position for an attack on Turkey if that country refus ed to permit transit of nazi le gions across the Turkish "land bridge" between Europe and the middle east. 6. In this connection, observers recalled with new meaning Presi dent Roosevelt's declaration that the defense of Turkey was essen tial to the defense of the democra cies -a statement made by the president last week In disclosing that U. S. lease-lend supplies have been flowing Into 1 urkey. Mopping Up In Libya The fuehrer's most urgent need was In the middle east theatre, where latest dispatches from north Africa reported that British mobile columns sweeping 50 miles or more beyond Tobruk were in flicting havoc among scattered German-Italian forces attempting to escape toward Derna or Ben gasi. The rout of Gen. Rommel s Ger man north African corps appear ed almost complete as British Im perial headquarters reported: Our main forces continue their advance west and northwest from the area south of Gazala." Both the German and Italian high commands spoke of "Increas ing enemy pressure In the Lib yan desert struggle. Guam Regarded Lost; Manila Defense Holding (Continued from pace 1) waves or Japanese bombers in spectacular dogfights over the Philippine capital. The war department in Wash ington said in a later communique than the one Issued at Manila that Japanese aircraft had bombed Cebu, south of the concent rated defenses on the Island of Luzon. The Japanese plan was described as one to establish "improvised air bases" outside ground defense areas. In Manila, U. S. high commis sioner Francis B. Sayre broadcast an urgent appeal to the United States for "help before It is too late." However, he made it clear that "we are in the fight to stay," despite the heavy pressure of Jap anese air and sea-borne Invasion forces. A bulletin from the Manila British and I headquarters of Lieut -Gen. Mac won't hesi-1 Arthur, U. S. army commander in chief of the Far hast, Indicated that Japanese forces attacking the Philippines had failed to gain any new bridgeheads on Ltuon island. "The situation on the ground not changed," the communi sald, adding that "mopping ly bombed Nichols air field and native residential sections. American defense pilots attack ed from above the planes and then swung up from below to get a second crack at them, the dis patches said. First reports said several Jap anese planes were shot down. Claim 3rd Wanhlp Sunk Meanwhile, Tokyo naval head quarters, silent on official (;. S. reports that Japanese warships had fled to avoid battle with units of the American aslatic fleet, claimed the sinking of a third United States battleship - the 32,-000-ton Arizona -in action off Hawaii. The Arizona, launched In 1015, has a normal complement of 1, 358 officers anil men. Previously, Tokyo had listed the battleships Oklahoma and West Virginia sunk in the surprise air attack on Pearl harbor, Honolulu, last Sunday. i There was no confirmation elsewhere on the Japanese claim of the Arizona sinking. In Wash ington, the navy withheld com ment, evidently in line with the policy that either denial or con firmation would give Information to the enemy. Reuters, the British news agen cy, quoted a Domel dispatch from Shanghai as saying Honolulu hail undergone six Japanese air raid: within nine hours alter Secretar of the Navy Knox arrived ther There was no confirmation of tl report. 7 Killed, 40 Hurt In Explosion at Ordnance Plant BR ISLINGTON, la., Dec. 1.T-'AP)-A terrific T. N. T. explo sion, which destroyed a melting unit of the Iowa ordnance plant and killed at least seven men. left officials today with even greater confidence in the construction soundness of the SGO.OOO.OOO de fense project than before the tra gedy. More than 40 other men were i injured, a score seriously, In the blast yesterday, which rocked this southeastern Iowa area for miles and left a heap of dying in the debris Declaring "I a fiddler's cha Lieutenant Adamson, cited the strati the key quality and markets." Mr. Hoyt left for Portland im mediately after his talk, as he was scheduled for departure from Portland early today to at tend a national defense bond meeting In Chicago. Banquet Feature Last night's banquet program, as usual, was attended by a capa city crowd, which greatly enjoyed 1 1 tie evemnfc s wiiteriaiiime'ilt. Rol- lie Truitt, spoitscasler for two Portland radio stations, a native of Oakland, acted as toastmaster. The address of welcome was made by Earl Strong, president of the Northwestern Turkey Breed ers association. The response was made by H. E. Cosby, poultry ex tension specialist at Oregon State college. A display of turkey feath er dresses was conducted by Mrs. T. B. Garrison. Robert Farrell of Portland, who served as speaker of the house of representatives at the last session of the Oregon legislature, was present and sooke briefly in complimenting the show and its management. Queen Bea Truitt and her princesses were introduced to the audience and assisted Manager E. G. Young in the presentation of prizes and special awards. Mu sic for the program was furnish ed by students of Oakland high school. A bronze old hen, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Medley, Oak land, was selected as the grand champion of the show, in the standard division, as judges late yesterday completed the task of classifying the more than 1100 birds entered in the various di visions. Other special awards in the standard division were: Reserve champion, Narragan sett yearling torn, A. D. Hudson, Tangent; master breeders' dis play, Henry Domes, Rickreall; sweepstakes display, Strong's Oakland; champion bronze, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Medley; champion Narragansett, Henry Domes; Champion Bourbon Red, Ward Cockeram, Oakland; champion old torn, Herbert Bohman, San born, N. D.; champion yearling torn, A. D. Hudson; champion young torn, Henry Domes; cham pion old hen, Mr. and Mrs. Roy "gDion yearling hen, on young Tod, Oak- cruisers In the Mediterranean, sank one and left the other burn ing from stem to stern today, the admiralty announced. Thus, with the Italian cruiser believed to have been sunk by a British submarine In the Medi terranean yesterday, an entire flotilla of three Italian cruisers apparently had been destroyed. None of the four destroyers three British and one Dutch which attacked the heavier ene my warships suffered either cas ualties or damage, the admiralty - said. I ... In. addition,, they .sank one mo I tor tnrnedo boat and heavily damaged another, tnc commum- que continued. Japs Claim Hongkong Taken An authorltalve source acknowl-1 The navy has Issued no six-day "Another official announcement was that the combined British and Chinese forces had be driv en northward across the Thailand frontier into Burma. The British and Chinese first crossed the Thailand frontier to ward Chiengrai, aliout 30 miles from the border, the dispatch said. , , The toad through Chiengrai Is one of the most feasible routes for an advance upon the Burma road.) Tragedy Aftc-nds 4th San'rrdncisco Blackout (Continued from page 1) Violators of a blackoVit ordlnaa adopted yesterday by the eft! council will be subject to fines un to $500, si months in the ail jail, or both. . ' The ordinance also sets up of conduct for observaiieo 0t blackouts. edged today the possibility that .day and all radio stations were British troops in the crown col- ordered off the air from 5:30 a. Iter nav.u in..:. ony of Hongkong might withdrawn from Kowloon "in ac cordance with plans" but there was no confirmation of a Japan ese claim that the city had been occupied. Japanese military headquar ters, in an official radio broad- hnut m. to 7:lo a. m. ligence commander it. m. run son reported "unidentified planes off the southeastern coast." Capt. C. P. Mason, commanding officer at the naval air base, said he could not reveal the sources of his information, but added this is not a test blackout, inis east, said that its forces had oe-1 js sl.ri;)US s0 faI. as rt e are con- cupieu me cuy aim uiiuuimiiig . Oregon's Cantonment Projects Lack Funds SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. iu (API The war department al Washington said today it was un. I decided whether to announce fu. lure iia jcgwauig canton ments, three of which r,.-ixir -, be constructed on the west coast' Contracts for others also have been let, but funds are not yet available pending a new war an. propriation. . Lieut. Col. Harold D. Stetson assistant zone constructing qiiarl termaster, told the northern Call, fornia council of the Associated General Contractors of America that the three major construction jobs yet to be completed in thi area are three cantonments, each designed to house 33,000 men, at Marysville, Calif., and Medford and Corvallis, Ore. dead pmmmbmim Jr X r iade r v sign X'O If V I 1 ivnrshii I line pon.V f I tfJ nCS. s- I British territory' facing Victoria across a stretch of water from in sular portions of the great Brit ish naval base. Kowloon is situ ated on the mainland. Hongkong is second only to Singapore among Britain's key strongholds in the far east. Malaya to Be Reinforced. The RAF will send Immediate reinforcements to Malaya and the near east, it was announced today. There was said to have been no evidence of German airmen or any secret weapon in the Ja panese aerial attack on the bat tleship Prince of Wales and bat tle cruiser Repulse. Germany still was referred to as "the main enemy." The British command at Singa pore indicated in tonight's com munique that the Japanese inva sion of upper British Malaya had been substantially checked. Three British planes in combat over the island of Penang were said to have destroyed one ene-j my plane and probably two oth ers. In other actions four more Japanese planes were downed. The British admitted no plane losses. i The communique mentioned no action in the Kuantan area, on the east coast about midway be tween Singapore and the Thai land border, where the Japanese I an early landing. i The big naval air station on the St. John river was blacked out immediately as was tiie head quarters of the army's fourth ob servation group at the municipal Ei! port. ASHLAND, Ore., Dec. 1'-(AP)--The city council yesterday passed blackout regulations pro viding a $150 fine and a six-monlli Jail sentence for violation. The cci ncd said il planned to buy ad ditional warnir.g sirens. 1 In Australia there is an earth- : worm that attains a - length of fi nearly 12 feet. , n:: , . t:, Large new FLOOR SANDER for rent at PAGES, (adv.) te rr.r.1 LAND, Dec. 13 -iAPi-Thrce bonfires at a Willamette river terminal pierced Portland's blackout yesterday. Police found soldiers, on guard duty, around the blazes, and re minded them of blackout regula tions. "But we have to eat, don't we?" replied the soldiers. PENDLETON. Dec. 13 (API DANCE TONIGHT Moose Hall Townsend Club No. 2 Raw Orchestra Gents 25o Ladles 10c POWELL'S FOR FISHING TACKLE 245 N. Jackson 8t., Roseburf The prospect that the nazi fueh rer, heartily sick of bloody losses has and hitter hardship sulk-red on I que the (riren steppes of Russia, may ;up in the I.ingayen area has been have decided to lash out In anoth concluded." cr direction lound these support j 5th Columnists Battled 'TXuam announced ih.-.t hJ 'Manila itself expefiencd a wild was sending immediate aerial re inforcements to the middle east -evidently to meet a new threat. , gun-blazing night l tries ami since British armies already had the Germans and Italians on the run in north Africa. 2. German dominated Bulgaria, which had remained neutral and hence legally not entitled to serve as a base for German operations, declared war on Britain and the United States. in which sen- n.-lin.. l...,,l...l flftl. 3 ...... ........ .. j columnists who fired red signal I rockets over the city. Rifle fire crackled in the sec tions where the rockets were sent up. and sentries shot into several j houses showing lights in violation I of the city's rigid blackout. In one district, a large clock I atop a sign flashed on and was I immediately shot out. 'I'lw- ant h,.'it it.tf h.-ii-n n ,-,-i.et ..l Nails Admit Retreat more than 500 Europeans in a 3. Germany has officially an-; roundup of Italians and Germans nounced that her armies in Rus The axis nationals were readv sia were withdrawing to "new with trucks packed and contain defense positions" for the winter ers of food at hand, possibly a subterfuge to mask A Tokvo communique said eight the shifting of these forces to the American planes were shot down middle cast. jin aerial attacks on the Philip- 4. Russian reports of new Ger- pines and I I others destroyed on man "peace feelers to Afoscow, which the Soviets have bluntly rejected, indicated that Hitler wanted to free his hands for an other military venture. 5. Heavy German troop concen- Eleven American also were claimed the ground flying boat-destroyed. Dispatches from Manila timed 3:10 p. m.. Manila ti:n? 1 2:10 a. m. E. S. T.) said the enemv heavl- Stock Averages 14 German Spies Convicted After Long Trial in N.Y. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.--(AP) The conviction of M tight-lipped defendants accused of supplying military information to Germany today rapped the government's drive against one of the most fantastically-operated spy rings in recent history. Against a backdrop of the day- old war between the two coun tries, the H-week-long trial end ed today with a comparatively speedy verdict. A jury of nine men and three women deliberated only eight hours before finding the 11 guilty on both counts of an indictment charging conspir acy to avoid registering as Ger man government agents and conspiracy to deliver to the nazi government vital American de fense secrets. The verdict carried a maxi mum sentenced of 22 years. Fed eral Judge Dyers said in his 21 hour charge to the jury that It was "unfortunate" that war start ed during the trial, declaring it was "probably no exaggeration" to say the defendants had "mani fested deep sympathy for Ger many.'' Those convicted were Herman Ijind, 40. a Norden company em ploye: Conradin Hold, 35: Hein rich Filers, -42; Paul Scholz. 41: Franz Josef Stigler, 34: Erich Strunch, 32: Adolf Walischewski, i 50, all employes of American j .-i..m.-l.!. lit...... r-..n..,:nt- r r-v.. Onesne. V Podotoh fi GASCO BRIQUETS. AIX HEAT, BOASTS OF GAINS ICIAL REPORTS ' Dec. 13. (Official ra- j d by A. P.) Recapltu- ations in the first six ' new war, the Japan-' mouneed today that had downed 129 Malaya and the unk one transport xats and damaged s. i luding "destruction i main air force in g the first three ihe Japanese army : s. the armv boasted. ! PRIORITIES! Are apt to cause difficulty and de lay in getting machinery and parts. Order your repairs and NECES SARY new machines now. Some special pre-inventory bar gains on rebuilt machines and trac tors. "And you own the profits." DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-op Exchange ROSEBURG, ORE. STOCKS Compiled by Associated Press Dec. 13. 30 ,15 15 60 Ind'ls RR's Ut's St'ks 51.1 13.6 26.5 39.6 Saturday Prev. day . Month ago Year ago , 1041 high . li'll low ... Saturday . Prev. day . Month ago Yea I' ago . I!41 high . l'.'ll low ... 54.1 .57.2 63.3 63.9 53.fi 13.6 15.5 10.2 190 13.4 26.5 29.4 34.7 35.5 26.2 BONDS 20 10 36.9 39.7 44.2 45.0 36.6 d The ised today association's .igi-iiij in ban hrancisco, wnere the turkeys will be put on dis play, prior to being turned over to the market. The show was closed at noon today, at which time exhibitors began removing their entries. Japanese Troop Ships, Italian Cruisers Sunk (Continued from page 11 10 10 UK's Ind'ls ft's Fgn. 59.5 1113.0 99 5 41.8 .59.2 103.5 99.4 .62.3 105.1 102.1 61.3 105.6 100.3 . 66.5 105.4 102.2 . 5S.3 10.1.5 9S.9 41.8 46.9 38.3 51.4 38.0 MARKETS PORTLAND. Dec. 13. (API . Open High Low Close May 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.03 Dec 1.00 1.00 .97 .97 mand 75 miles off Cape Patani, in peninsular Thailand.) A communique said a Dutch naval unit annihilated a Japan ese post on the east coast of Borneo. A flving boat of the royal Neth erlands navy drove off three en emy aircraft, damaging one, in an air fight in the South China sea. 43: Edmund Heine, 50: Josef Klein. 38; Carl Keupcr. 37; Leo Waalen. 31, and Axel Wheeler Hill, who admitted he was paid to report ship movements in the V. S. ASH nt PAGES (nilv l TWO ITALIAN CRUISERS IN MEDITERRANEAN BLASTED LONDON, Dec. 13. (API A pack of British and Dutch de stroyers, pouncing with sudden and effective fire on two Italian PORTLAND, Dec. ll (AP)Dr. Clarence V. Greene, president of Albany College of Portland since 1938 has resigned. At request of the board of trus tees he had remained on the job two months after expiration of his contract. ! The board is discussing a sue-' cessor. Roseburg Undertaking Co. Ertibllah.d 1S01 M. E. RtTTER, MinigN Founded and Maintained on Efficient Service and Courtesy AMBULANCE SERVICE Phont tOO Osk and Kan. Sti Llctntcd Lidy Imbalmar imk: mm. ...g Wm 'on0" Gaore as