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The Japs of Course Ascribe Their Singapore Victory to the "Virtues of the Emperor," as Customary, Thus Sparing the Christian God Deep Embarrassment. JAP TIDE ,FO(?SCT YOO'RE GOIdS TO' How far will It sweep before: A pipe-save the allies ore able to halt It? And I how much damage will It do be p fore It Ik checked? These are the g -THE RUBBER: ON VOOR . 1 TiRE! ' lpfldinc war nnpfitlnns nf thA hnnp and may be for weeks to come. if-- Keen posted via the NEWS-RE- vikvv , . ' I . - ' . VOL.XLVI NO. 267 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW s. ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1942. VOL XXX NO. 157 OF THE EVENING NEWS 1 j Ml UUJ llUhi U mlr s a-, tot I 1 'r! 4 f HlTDOUGU COUNJY QMS' - i 1 rfW JKTKI ill U. S.-GARRISOfJED ISLAND OF ARUBA SHELLED, 4 TANKERS TORPEDOED BY SUBilllARINE 3 of Vessels Thought Sunk; Seamen Lost World's Biggest Refinery Of Oil Target; Enemy Sub Bagged by U. S. Bomber NEW YORK, Feb 16. (AP) The army sic force disclosed today the "probable destruc tion" of an enemy submarine off the east coast by an army bomber. Four bombs were dropped near the undersea raider as it attempted to crash dive after attacking an American tanker. Two oil slicks later appeared on the surface. - The time and location of the attacks were not glvn. WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Dutch West Indies, Feb. 16. (AP) In the first land attack of the war on the western hemisphere, an enemy 6Ubmarine.,slieUed. ,oil in stallatlons today on the United States-garrisoned Dutch West In dies island ot Aruba, about 700 miles from the Panama canal, and torpedoed three tankers off Its coast. A fourth tanker .was badly damaged near the harbor of Wil Icmstad, 75 miles east, but did not sink, Aneta news agency reported. Both islands, sites of the larg est and second largest oil refin eries In the world, are guarded by American troops cooperating (Continued on page 6) In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS IN these chronicles Saturday It was noted that the men of tfie armed services are not particular ly enthusiastic about the people of San Diego. These, in the main, are their complaints: ' That they are not invited into San Diego homes. That they are not given oppor tunities to meet nice San Diego girls. That, even In the stores where they go to spend their money, they are not made to feel that they are especially welcome. "THERE are two sides to nearly every story,, and In all prob ability this Is San Diego's side: The present huge influx of sol diers, sailors and marines, added to the defense workers who have been pouring in, has left San Diego people more or less dazed. They doubtless feel that they are almost in the minority In their own city. San Diego's experience in the past has been with PROFES SIONAL fighting men. Profes sional fighting men, in time of peace, fall more or less into a class by themselves. Dazed as they are by all that has happened to their city in the past year, it is likely that San Diegans have not yet fully realiz ed the difference between a pro fessional peace-time army and navy and this people's fighting force. DUT this fact can not and MUST not be ignored: If this present-day army and navy of ours, which is a true and accurate cross section of the United States of America, isn't good enough to be Invited into the homes of the cities in and (Continued on page 2) Joseph E. Brown, Last of Umpqua Indians, Passes Joseph E. Brown, 80, believed to be the last full-blooded Indian of the Umpqua tribe, died at Mercy hospital here Sunday. Brown was a nephew of the late Mace Tipton, the last chief of the Umpqua tribe. Born in Doug las county, he spent much of his life on the Klamath reservation, after being adopted into the Klamath tribe. He wa; never married and the nearest of kin are Mr. and Mrs. Byron Lotches, the former a cousin, who came from the Klamath agency last week when Brown's condition be came critical. He had resided at Glide, the traditional headquar ters of the Umpqua Indians, for the past, two years. The body is being prepared for shipment to Klamath Falls for burial in the Indian cemetery. Arrangements are in charge of the Roscburg Undertaking company. Lane County Man Slays Wife, Self EUGENE, Feb. 16. (AP) Ronald W. Humphrey, 33, logger, Sunday shot and killed his 21-year-old wife, Madge, and then committed suicide. Deputy Coro ner Herbert Ostergien reported today. Friends of the couple, present at the Humphrey home in the Winberry creek section northeast of Eugene, were unable to pre vent the tragedy. Humphrey left a note, state po lice revealed, which asked for giveness for his deed and request ed that someone care for the couple's three children, one, two and three years old. The note added: "She asked for it and got it." Army Bomber Vanishes In Wilds of Wyoming OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 16 (AP) An army bomber vanished in the Isolated Elk mountain region of south central Wyoming last night, Hill field officials announc ed today. The pilot, Lieut R. F. Gleg horn of Seattle, was flying east. He was alone. Army fliers from Denver were organizing an aerial search. The plane was believed to have been forced down or cracked up after dropping out of a forma tion, Hill field officials said. Men With MacArthur... Here Are More Heroes of Bataan s m Sharp Brig.-Gen. Wil liam F. Sharp, born in South Dakota in Sep tember. 1885, was once a pri vate. Now he is an a r t i 1 1 ery man and a chemical war fare specialist Moore Ma J . Gen. George F. Moore served as a major in the ordnance department 1 n World war I. This 55-ycar-old Texan has become an ar tillery expert Third Draft Registering Nine Million Ages 20-44 Affected in Today's Action; Other Groups Slated Later (By the Associated Press) The bulk of 9,000,000 men be tween the ages of 20 and 45 many of them fathers and sons filed through registration places over the nation today to enroll for possible duty with the con stantly growing armed forces of the United States of America. , - "This and other registrations . . . will be required to insure victory, final and complete, over the enemies of the United States," President Roosevelt said in his proclamation setting this day for the first R-day since America entered the war. . Two others were held in peace time. The next registration, to be held in late spring,' wifl be -for those between 18 and 20 and 45 and 65, age brackets represent ing some 15,500,000 in all. These men will be classified for civilian protection and war production jobs and will bring to more than 42,000,000 the total registered manpower for all purposes. Nine Questions Asked Several states began the cur rent registration a few days ago to prevent congestion at listing boards. Government and private employers had been urged to give their workers sufficient time to go to registration centers and answer nine simple ques tions. These were name, residence. (Continued on page 6) Tom Higgins Again 1st With Lamb's-Tongue Brazenly defying wartime censorship of weather infor mation, the first lamb's-tongue of the season waved here to day to announce that spring Is at hand. The creamy wild flower, accepted in the Ump qua" valley as the surest har binger of spring, made its ap pearance for the season in a sheltered glade on the Tom Higgins farm at Lookingglass Sunday. Higgins, for eight consecutive years, has won the distinction of being ' the first flower lover in the county to discover one of the early spring blossoms. The first blossom last season was pluck ed Feb. 18. ' - ' Broucher Brlg.-Gen. Wil liam Brougher Is a graduate of the war col lege and in fantry sc h o o 1 tank course. He is from Mississippi and wat born in February, 1889. Beate Brig.-Gen. Carl H. Seals, a Texan, was promoted from a colonelcy for d i s tinguished leadership and gal 1 a n t r y in fighting. He U an infantry expert rJllfc. " J wmmmmxmmma lmmm immmmm rsstti;'! RAF Scores Big Victory In African Fight U. S.-Made Planes Down 20 of Foe, Damage Ten Others; Sea Toll Upped LONDON, Feb. 16 (AP) "It was like swatting flies, the way they went down." Thus a British pilot summed up the greatest victory the RAF has won yet over the axis planes In the battle of north Africa. Fought Saturday In the Acroma area 10 miles west of Tobruk, 18 American-made Klttyhawk fighters were reported officially to have shot down 20 Italian and German planes in five minutes and dam aged the remainder of an axis force of 30 planes. The air ministry said the Kitty hawk fighters ware flown by em pire pilots drawn from one squad ron of the royal air force and one of the royal Australian air force. Sea Victory Also Scored A British victory at sea also was announced by the admiralty. It said submarines of the Mediter ranean fleet had sunk one large and one medium-size supply ships, and that another medium supply ship probably had been sunk by a torpedo. The admiralty also said a sub marine fought a spirited action with an enemy armed trawler, hitting the ship with at least 15 shells before being forced to dive by the fire of enemy shore bat teries. The trawler crew was abandon ing sHlp when the submarine div fedi thte admiralty announced. . French Ports Also Blasted British bombers blasted 1 at docks in the German-occupied French port of St. Nazaire last night, the air ministry announc ed today, and observers express ed belief the raiders were seeking out destroyers and other light craft which accompanied the nazl battleships Scharnhorst and Gnei senau on their spectacular dash through the English channel last Thursday. ' 1 These sources said it was high ly possible that the escort vessels had returned to St. Nazaire after the channel foray. The port also is known as a base for German submarines operating in the At lantic. . ; , . The official announcement said that British bombers also had carried out offensive patrols along the Norwegian coast yes terday, during the course of which they damaged a German supply ship. All planes which took part In (Continued on page 6) Elevator Mishap Fatal To Judge Wilbur's Wife SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. (AP) Shock and injuries sus tained when an elevator fell two stories' caused the death yester day of Mrs. Olive Wilbur, wife of Judge Curtis D. Wilbur of the ninth United States circuit court of appeals. Judge Wilbur, secretary of the navy in President Coolidge's cab inet, also was in the elevator but received only minor injuries. Three children survive. ' Cuer Brig.-Gen. Hugh J. Casey, nominated for promotion b y MacArthur, is a Br o o k 1 y n born member of the engi neers corps and a graduate of West Point tVslnwrliht MaJ.-Gen. Jona than M. Wain wright ranks next to Mac Arthur In the Philippines. A veteran caval ryman and in fantryman, he hold the. D. S. C. What Singapore's f txfenl of Chino' I :-. . I ' . ' - -Jtf ORt A 'uJijAPAN V . Ts,j on whaHitr LWilnh vvi TOKYO A S. (S Ik Vs ISLANDS, jjtife I ' wSx 1 w supply roum from U. S. V )VW W iiJSy Ul GtWZtW k l'6w"t,aw'yby"nYoy'1 Ms f:j$A J.pGoinl ; . 1 . . EA$-T DrwlnO-vV, (VVPS Jap Almi ; C VL.' . Aid Rout. From U. S. Indian Ocean (V S -j S55aAiiitaD.f.nUni sv AUSTRALIA a, I ' J Tawrmill S ' ' . Singapore now completely attack, for the enemy can now Jap thrusts. Fund Approved to Expand Civilian Pilot Training t WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. (AP) -The house appropriations com mittee approved today a $221,169,- 700 appropriation bill that itemiz ed a,-$36,000,000 fund for expan sion of civilian pilot training. ..Wlic. committee said ln-.a report tnat the training program al ready had provided instruction for 70,000 pilots, more than 21,000 of whom had gone into the armed services, and advised the house: "If this war Is to be won, obvi ously it will be won with planes and pilots. We are setting about on a huge expansion of our air power.1 Scores of thousands of pi lots will be needed." Ex-GOP Head Turns in , Butler as Enemy Alien "PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16. (AP)-The butler In the home of John D. M. Hamilton, former re publican national chairman, has been arrested as an enemy alien, the Philadelphia office of the FBI disclosed today. Hamilton said he himself fur nished information which led to seizure of the man, who gave his name as Arthur Kalb. His wife, an American citizen who acted as cook in the Hamilton household, was not detained. Kalb Is a Ger man. , ' ..:. '. ,. Thieves Steal Auto, Get Neither Motor Nor Tires ....... . . , - . INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Feb. 16. (AP) Those automobile thieves really gave Roy Reynolds a Jolt. They dismantled two barricades and took his car that he would have sworn was immune from theft. It had neither motor nor tires.1 Kluc Brig.-Gen. Ed ward P. King, Jr., is a spe cialist In field artillery. He first served In the na 1 1 o n a 1 guard and was made a brlga d 1 e r general Dec. 1, 1940. Jooes Brig. - Gen. Al bert M. Jones is one of 65 Joneses serving as regular offi cers. Born In S p ri n gfield, Mass., he has been with the Philippine forces a year. Fall to Japanese Means In Jap hands puts India and the Dutch East Indies In new danger of . pass this "hot corn er" of Asia safely. Map shows present extent of Reverses to Britain Outweighed by Alliance With U S., Russia's Blows To Nazis, Churchill Says in Message LONDON, Feb. 16. (API Winston Churchill, standing be fore his people at one of the blackest hours of their history, has assured them that the United Nations "will be found fully cap able, of squaring all accounts'. nd. the question befqreBryin, today is how strong remains her faith in hit leadership..''- ' Although he bore a message of disaster, the prime minister declared that ultimately the overwhelming fact of the war would be that "the power' of the United States and its vast resources . . . are in it with us." West Solons Rap Congress Pensions WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (AP) The highly controversial law granting pensions to congressmen should be repealed In the opinion of three members ot the Pacific coast congressional delegation. Senator McNary (R-Ore.), the minority leader who was absent from the senate when the mea sure was passed, revealed he in tended to vote for repeal and Senator Johnson (R-Callf.), also absent at vote time, said: "I want none of it." Instead of giving congressmen pensions, Rep. Angeil (R-Orc.), suggested "let us give them to old people who need them." Angell attacked the measure because, he said, it is too expen sive and congressmen would have to contribute many thousand dol lars to be eligible. He cited the fact that one of the older mem bers would have to pay $12,000' back payments to take advantage of the full benefits on the law and younger members would have to contribute $500 a year to be able to draw the pension. "This Is no time for congress to help itself to pensions out of the federal treasury," Angell said, "while turning thumbs down on pensions for old people." Defense Against Sutherland M a J . Gen. Richard K. Sutherland Is a M a ry lander, was graduated from many military schools, includ 1 n g France's Ecole Supcrie ure de Guerre. Margtut Brlg.-Gen. Wil liam F. Mar quat is a const a r t i llerymnn from Seattle. He attained his present rating for his work In Bataan on ad vice of General MacArthur. Ki mmm tern iv--? It fell to the prime minister yesterday to broadcast to the em pire the most dismal news for its people since Dunkerque: "Singapore has fallen. All the Malay peninsula has been over run." That bare statement was all that Britain was told of the loss of her great fortress and the fate of Its valiant defenders ex cept for Japan's announcement that Singapore had surrendered unconditionally. But Churchill frankly acknowl edged it to be a "heavy and far reaching defeat" and, though he was pleading for confidence, he told Britain In. unvarnished words: "Other dangers gather about us out there and none of the dangers which we have hitherto faced successfully at home and In the east are in any way dimin ished." Loss of the island citadel, guar dian of the gateway to the Indian ocean and a rampart for the de fense of the Dutch East Indies and Australia, came after a week of dismaying news for Brit ain, news which had losed a cry of doubt In the empire's leader ship. Omits Other Setbacks The prime minister did not mention the feat of a German naval squadron in slipping home through the English channel in (Continued on page 6) Huge Odds Georra - Brlg.-Gen. George, a noted arrr.y flight c o m m andcr, has been ad vanced for his work !n Ba taan. He holds the Distin guished Servlco Cross. Weaver Brig. - Gen. James R. N. Weaver, 54 year old Ohl oan, commands the second ar mored brigade. He was grad uated from West Point ALLIED PLAN2S SCORE Bombs Hit 2 Jap Cruisers, 5 Transports Dutch Set Record by Destroying 100 Million Dollars in Property ' (By the Associated Press) The Japanese, already victors at Singapore, gained another stepping stone today in their southward offensive Palembang In southern Sumatra but the United Nations were exacting a frightful price for this gain on the approach to Java. , United States, Dutch and' Brit ish planes, furrowing Bangka strait with their bombs, scored di rect hits on two Japanese cruisers and five crowded transports. One of the cruisers was set afire. : The United Nations command from its Java headquarters an nounced that fighters and bom bers had caused "great devasta tion" among the Japanese mov ing Into the Palembang region. , The smoke, .-of .-the .. Dutch "scorched earth" policy hung ov er the great oil refining center. ' The damage, estimated at $100, 000,000, was said to be the great est piece of deliberate destruction by man of his own property. Consolidation of the Japanese victory at Singapore undoubtedly will permit Increased pressure on General Douglas MacArthur and : his American-Filipino forcejjla the Bataur peninsula. ; "- Today's 'war department com munique reported "heavy enemy artillery fire in Bataan during the past 24 hours," and intermit tent Infantry fighting in several sectors. A war department communique said also that Japanese , war (Continued on page 6) Paul Geddes Appointed Acting Justice of Peace Appointment of Attorney Paul Geddes to serve temporarily as Justice of the peace for Deer creek district was announced to day by the county court. Mr. Gcddeii has accepted the appoint ment and filed his oath of office and bond with the county clerk this morning. The temporary appointment was necessitated by the absence of Judge R. W. Marsters, who is convalescing at St. Vincent's hos pital in Portland from a serious major operation. His condition is reported to be showing satis factory improvement, but he is still quite ill and is denied visi tors. It Is expected that it will be several weeks before he will be able to return to his office. V m v IjifcWI ml , The Rev. Father obhn E. Duffy, above, native of Lafayette, Ind., and friend of the Fighting 69th's late Father Francis P. Duffy, is chief chaplain of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's corps. V