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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
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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
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L)KcKA; FELT WKEN THEY DUG f( A?
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fcPtfX THE RUBBISH Mlj PAYMENT OM
Hoyt Urges United Front
To Achieve Victory
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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.
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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::
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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PORTLAND. Dec. 13. (API
. Open High Low Close
May 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.03
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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.
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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.
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