East Indies' Lieutenant Governor Urges the Allies to Take the Offensive, Signifying That Instead of a Re-treat, He Would Save Java for a Dutch Treat.
All-American Call
FIRST ROUND WON
Can the allies keep up their
smashes nt the .lap fleet In tho
Java sea and thereby save the
East Indies from conquest? Tho
battle still In progress may fur
nish the answer. Follow NEWS.
11EV1EW news. .;.
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VOL. XLVI NO. 272 OF ROSEBURG REVI 2. 3
ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1942.
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Another Tanker Torpedoed OffU. S. Coast
All But Two
Aboard Saved
From Inferno
1 8 Survivors Landed in
Florida; Boat 31st to Be
Sunk in North Atlantic
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 21.
(AP) The sinking of the tank
er Pan Massachusetts off the At
lantic coast Thursday afternoon
by an enemy submarine was an
nounced by the navy today after
the landing here of 18 survivors.
They told a harrowing story of
their escape and the death' of 20
felloSv crewmen in an inferno of
burning, oil. - -
Capt. Robert E. Christie, 52-year-old
sea veteran who lost tho
first ship of his career, said two
torpedoes exploding in quick suc
cession turned the ship into a
mass of flames and "the sea soon
was afire for half a mile around
us as the gasoline and oil spread."
Both Lookouts Killed.
Christie, of Corpus Christi, Tex.,
said "three or four shells also ex
ploded on us after we were
ablaze" but the submarine "was
not seen by any of us. the two
lookouts died in the fire aboard
ship, and they are the only, men
who" might have seerf It." '
- The survivors were picked up
by a ship which Captain Christie
said was about five miles back
when the Pan Massachusetts was
torpedoed. He declared the men
on the rescue ship came to their
assistance despite the danger of
also being torpedoed, "launched
boats and saved all who were
alive that is' bravery."
The' vessel is owned by the Na
tional Bulk Carriers, Inc.
The Pan Massachusetts was the
31st ship attacked in the current
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In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
IAP bombers, coming over in
waves, attacked Darwin, at the
far northern tip of the Australian
mainland, Thursday. There are
said to have been 72 in the first
wave and 21 in the second.
Details were scanty when these
words were written. Generally
speaking, bombing attacks in
force are a sign of something
coming.
PROM Rangoon comes word of
further Jap advances into
Burma not startling, but steady.
And from China comes word
that the Rangoon end of the Bur
ma road is to be abandoned and
supplies from India brought here
after into China by another route.
(This route isn't described, but is
supposed to Intersect the present
Burma route far to the north of
Rangoon.)
There are sketchy reports also
of Chinese flank attacks in Thai
landintended (or at least hop
ed) to relieve Jap pressure on
Burma.
THE Japs are driving hard at
Java, their next main objec
tive. In adjoining Sumatra the grim
ly resisting Dutch have so far de
stroyed half a billion dollars
worth of oil, rubber and other
properties to prevent them from
falling into Jap hands. (That is
roughly half the assessed value
of all property in Oregon.)
It takes fortitude to destroy
property on such a scale as that.
The Dutch have it.
PROM Java come reports of ar-
riving foreign reinforcements
especially American. These re
ports indicate that American
fighter planes are Included.
Fighter planes to beat off the
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Japanese Said They Sank Her, But Here She Is
The United States -destroyer Shaw, which the Japs said they had sunk In the Dec. 7 attack on
Pearl harbor, (s shown after arrival ."as big as life", at-a west coast port for repairs to her bow and
bridge, which were blasted and later temporarily repaired at Honolulu.
Army Planes Crash;
4 Men Die, 3 Hurt
TACOMA, Feb. 21 (AP),
Four men' were killed and three
Jnjured, yesterday-..in. two army
airplane crashes in western Wash
ington. . At Fort Lewis, 15 miles south
of here, a bomber crashed, carry
ing Sgt. Kenneth W. Holmstrom,
Thief River falls, Minn., and
Corp. Forrest W. Barlow, Topeka
Kans., to . their deaths. Second
Lieutenant Charles W. Solberg,
South Fargo, N. D.; Second Lie
tenant Vincent D. Duffy, Butler,
Penn., and Cpr.- Arnold R. Bell,
Fort Dodge, la. were injured.
The second plane, a two-seated
ship which army officers said
was making a routine flight,
plunged to a sand spit in the
ocean near Grays Harbor. Sec
ond Iieut. Charles P. UlarK,
Tempo, Ariz., the pilot, and First
Lieut. Rudy J. Binder, LI Sequin
do, Calif., the observer, were kill
ed. The plane, on its back, was
partially submerged but plainly
visible when low tide uncovered
the sand spit.
. TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. 21 (AP)
Miss Marie Bradley failed to re
ceive a token from her sweet
heart on Valentine's day. But
Corp. Forrest W. Barlow didn't
forget.
Two belated valentines came
yesterday one for Miss Bradley,
the other fgr Barlow's mother,
Mrs. W. E. Barlow.
A few hours later Mrs. Barlow
was notified her son had died in
an army bomber crash near Ta
coma. Wash. Miss Bradley and
Barlow had planned to marry
within three months.
Jobless Pay Proposed
For Military Veterans
PORTLAND, Feb. 21 (API
Unemployment compensation for
men discharged from the armed
forces is proposed In initiative pe
titions circulating here today.
Fifteen dollars a week would
be provided, less any amount
earned from labor or income. The
payments would be made for a
maximum of 26 weeks a year
within two years after discharge.
Sponsored by E. C. Allen, demo
Tat, state representative from
Multnomah county, the initiative
would raise funds by levying a
5 per cent tax on dividends paid
from business and property. A
similar levy Is in effect in Wis
consin. The measure will appear on the
November ballot If 25.383 signa
tures are obtained.
Auto Skid Kills Woman
Near Klamath Falls
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Feb.
21 (API An automobile skidded
off a highway near Modoc point
yesterday, killing a woman identi
fied as Clare Elizabeth Leonard,
about 45, of San Francisco, lone
occupant.
Seven Injured !n ;
Bus-Auto Crash
TACOMA, Feb.' 21. (API
Seven persons were treated at a
hospital last night after the north
coast bus in Which they were
passengers veered across tho
highway and struck an automo
bile head-on about one mile north
of the King-Pierce county line.
The driver of the automobile,
27-year-old William Cartwright,
Tacoma, who escaped with minor
injuries, was reported "improv
ing" early today.
Most seriously hurt when the
bus, traveling toward Tacoma
from Seattle, rode across the
highway and down an embank
ment, was Miss Mary Monroe, Ta
coma, with head and possible in
ternal Injuries.
State Patrolman Michael Way
no said the driver of the bus, D.
H. Partridge, Tacoma, told him
his wheels apparently locked,
sending the vehicle out of con
trol into the oncoming traffic
lane.
The other 25 bus passengers
were unhurt.
RAF Reservist Says
Australia Will Fall
OMAHA, Feb. 2r: (AP) Dr.
Mew Roberts, Australian member
of the RAF reserve, predicted
here that Australia will fall in
two months and that an invasion
of the United States may be at
tempted this summer.
"The great difficulty of the
midwest American is to get over
the feeling of complacency which
results from an inadequate
knowledge of economic geog
raphy," Dr. Roberts told an
American Association of Univer
sity women's group.
Pointing to Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, ne declared the Ameri
can government seems to be
making the same mistake of the
English in not delegating military
authority to the most vigorous
soldier. He advocated a bigger
job for MacArthur than defend
ing a fortress "which must in
evitably fall if assistance from
the outside cannot reach it. '
Ex-Democratic Leader
Convicted of Assault
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (AP)
A federal court Jury today con
victed Orman W. Ewing, former
Utah democratic national com
mitteeman, of criminally assault
ing a 20-year-old government ste
nographer last October 26.
The government announced at
the start of the trial that it would
ask the death penalty If Ewing
were convicted. Ewing declared
he was Innocent.
Five members of Ewing's fam
ily. Including three daughters,
were in the courtroom.
Cargo Ships Vital
Need of America
' WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (AP)
Crated war materials were re
ported today to be piling up" on'
American wharves awaiting ur
gently ' needed cargo ships to
carry them to the far Pacific
front.. ; ' . ' : , '
Lack of sufficient shipping,
rather than inadequate produc
tion, was described authoritative
ly as the most serious obstacle
in the way of bolstering distant
lines. However, there was a con
viction in the capital that ship
ping would be only a temporary
bottleneck.
A senate appropriations sub-
committe was assured by Under-
Secretary of War Robert P. Pat
terson yesterday that manufac
ture of planes, tanks and guns
was going forward rapidly. From
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land,
chairman of the maritime com
mission, members received a less
encouraging description of the
difficulties in turning out cargo
vessels. '
The committee is to act Mon
day on the $32,070,901,900 army
navy appropriations bill, carry
ing 53,852,000,000 in direct appro
priations and contract authoriza
tions for construction of 1,476
merchant ships. The bill contem
plates speeding up production to
a rate of two ships a day.
Land was said to have told the
committee that every effort was
being made to alleviate shortages
in materials, particularly steel,
and to holdxlown labor disputes
which have Interrupted construc
tion. He told reporters later that
"the rale of construction is not
enough."
Circuit Judge Dal King
Files for Reelection
SALEM. Feb. 21 (AP) Cir
cuit Judge Dal M. King, Myrtle
Point, one of the three circuit
judges for the district embracing
Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane and
Lincoln counties, has filed a dec
laration of candidacy yesterday
for reelection.
The terms of the other two
judges, G. F. Skipworth of Eu
gene and Carl E. Wimberly of
Roseburg, do not expire until
1947.
King was appointed by Govern
or Spraguo to succeed Judge
James T. Brand, appointed to the
state supreme court.
Rear Admiral Schofield,
Ex-Head off Fleet, Dies
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21 (AP)
Rear Admiral Frank II. Scho
field, retired, former commander-in-chief
of the United States fleet,
died yesterday at naval hospital,
his son, Lieutenant F. P. Scho
field, announced today. He was
73.
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Jap Aliens
In Northwest
Are Problem
i Presence Stirs Protests
! Of Communities: Inquiry
Opens at San Francisco
OLYMPIA, Feb. 21. ( AP)
Washington State was de
clared a protective defense
area today by Governor Lang
He, who ordered all Japanese
to immediately surrendered
to the state patrol all fire
arms, ammunition, explo
sives or other instruments
which might be used to men
ace property or life.
(By tho Associated Press)
. The problem of Japanese aliens
and their activities In the north
west continued to agitate officials
and private citizens last night,
j In Tacoma, six Japanese were
arrested in the waterfront area,
an F. B. I. announcement said,
but five were released. Special
'agent Howard Fletcher said one
ftian was kept in custody because
of his connections with Japanese
organizations.
j At Wenatchee, L. O. Melton,
spokesman for certain employes
W . the Great ..Northern railway
terminal, said 85 workers at a
mass meeting had demanded Im
mediate removal of i Japanese
workmen now In railroad employ.
Melton said 10 Japanese in this
area had been laid off by the
Great Northern Dec. 8 but later
had been rehired.
The Klickitat county civilian de
fense council at Goldendale pass
ed a resolution urging .removal
of all enemy aliens from the
state. Copies of the resolution
were sent to Governor Langlie
and members of the congression
al delegation.
Aroused by reports that Japan
ese from British Columbia coast
al areas were arriving ut Kam
loops in the interior and attempt
ing to buy land there, the council
of the Kamloops board of trade
wired Prime Minister King ex
pressing opposition to "infiltra
tion of any person of Japanese
origin or enemy alien except un
der strict government supervi
sion." Earlier, the Kamloops
branch of the Canadian legion had
passed a resolution calling for
internment of all male Japanese
of military age.
COAST INVESTIGATION OF
ALIEN SITUATION OPENS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21
(AP) Mayor Angelo J. Rossi, of
San Francisco, was scheduled as
the first witness today before a
congressional committee opening
its hearing here Into the alien
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I SAW
By Paul
A WESTERN EDITOR now in
Washington, D. C. who wonders
at the lack of apparent concern
being displayed by the American
people In the progress of our war
against the axis.
Likening said American people
to a football team, my answer to
the esteemed editor's puzzlement
is this: If a football team had 45
quarterbacks, each one of them
insisting on giving different sig
nals in the same huddle, what the
h 1 would the rest of the team
be likely to think?
That's what I think.
For that matter, it hasn't been
my observation that the people
of Douglas county, at least, are
either complacent or unconcern
ed in their attitude towards the
war. They merely have a feeling
of frustration- never having been
told anything about Its conduct,
or misconduct, which even a ten
year-old child could swallow as
the whoie truth or even any ma
jor part of it, they don't know
what to make of It. Further, evi
dence of bungling and Incompe-
Reds Report
Further Toll
Of Nazi Army
End of Germany by 1 942
Avowed Aim; Each Side
Claims Costly Blows
MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (AP) The
Red army reported today relent
less advances in the northwest
ern, western and southwestern
fronts with the liberation of fur
ther towns and villages and '"ex
termination" of thousands of Ger
mans. - '
The reports, however, adhered
to the policy of not mentioning
specific places, pending the issu
ance of a special roundup com
munique. One of these is ex
pected soon.
Meantime, Adolph Hitler's
plans for a spring drive were
challenged by the army news
paper Red Star 'with the declara
tion, "we shall yet advance far
westward before spring and when
it comes we shall develop our of
fensive on a sllll larger scale."
Conceding that a "stubborn,
sanguinary struggle ' Is ahead,"
Red Star reiterated tnat me kus
slans are fighting to "put an end
to nazi Germany in 194,!.'
. ITheL Moscow .. radio.. , reported
fierce fighting,; with tremendous
German losses, on a southwest
ern sector.
'Our troons occupied the' In
habited locality of 'M' and killed
400 enemy officers and men," the
radio said. ,
The Leningrad radio said soviet
'orces had penetrated the first
and second German lines before
that second city of Russia and
that German counter altacKs
were unsuccessful.
Reporting continued operations
against the Germans overnight,
the bureau said soviet forces on
the Leningrad front had destroy
ed 49 German blockhouses, mi
bridges and dugouts and many
German gun positions and killed
1,200 men during the past few
days.
NAZIS COUNTER WITH
CLAIMS OF SUCCESSES
inv Hip Associated Press)
AHnif T-ililnt-'a hiph command
asserted today that German tank
forces had killed 27,000 Russians
and captured 5,000 prisoners in
n ffinr.wpplc hattle of encircle
ment near Rzhev, key nazi in
vasion base 123 miles normeasi
of Moscow, while the London ra
dio reported that fresh soviet
irnnns hrl landed in the Crimea.
Russian frontline dispatches
had previously declared that the
German holdout garrison at
Rzhev, guarding the north flank
of the nazi retreat from Moscow,
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Jenkins
tency in our leadership, both mili
tary and civil, obtrudes itself at
every turn, and this proves dis
concerting to us.
To Inquiries as to why we don't
reinforce MacArthur, we are told
that wouldn't be strategic, that
the real war Is in Europe; when
we wonder why we don't send
more help to the Netherlands
East Indies, we are told that
wouldn't be strategic, etc.; when
It is suggested we might aid the
West Indies, we are told that
wouldn't be strategic, etc. etc. etc.
We are beginning to wonder If
anything ever will be considered
strategic.
If the big shots In Washington
ever settle down to a whole-hearted,
coordinated effort to prose
cute the war and I don't mean
maybe and decide to chase the
enemy belligerently wherever he
may be found Instead of waiting
timorously (and confusedly) to
be attacked, my guess is that Mr.
Average Citizen will follow
through with an enthusiasm
which will leave nothing to be desired.
Jap Cruiser Blown Up, Four
Other Warships, 4 Transports
Damaged in Battle Off Bali
Four American Planes, Like Number of Invading Air ':'
Craft Reported Lost, With Combat Still Going On;
Japs Continue Attack in Bataan Against MacArthur '.
(By the Associated Press I
United States and Dutch warships, aided bv dive bombers
and fighting planes, smashed back at Japan's invasion hordes in
a flaming sea battle off the island of Bali today, and by latest
accounts had already blown up a Japanese cruiser and inflicted
damaging blows on two other cruisers, two destroyers and four
transports.
' As the battle raged into its second day in the shark-in-'
tested Java sea, dispatches from Batavia said it was potentially
greater than the fight for Macassar strait, the scene of Japan's
worst naval disaster of the war.
Four Japanese planes were shot down and an equal number
of American planes were acknowledged lost.
United tates cruisers and heavy bombers, combined with
Dutch cruisers and destroyers under the aggressive command of
Dutch Vice-Admiral C. . L. Helfrich. was reDorted blastina furl.
ousiy er ins inveaers.
Flying Tiger Of
Burma Cousin Of
Myrtle Creek Trio
Three ladies, all residents of
Myrtle Creek, ai6 strong boosters
for the Flying Tigers, the -Amort-,
can volunteer pilots fighting In
defense of Burma. They are Mrs.
Frank West, Mrs., Myles Jones
and Mrs. Rollo Skinner, cousins
of Robert Keeton pf Manzaijola,
Colo., who, on Feb. 9, was credit
ed wllh knocking down the 101st
victim of the brilliant American
squadron. , .
Keeton, who previously had
been assigned to furry service,
went aloft in a Tomahawk fight
er to save the plane . from de
struction on the ground during a
Japanese raid. He did not have
time to secure oxygen equip
ment and he nearly lost con
sciousness after reaching a high
altitude. When he started to de
scend, he spotted u Japanese
bomber fleeing from tho battle in
which companion planes had
been blasted by the Americans,
and, although still groggy from
the lack of oxygen, Keeton at
tacked the bomber but was not
sure that he had scored a hit. A
week later the smashed Japanese
plane was found and It was
learned that Kccton's attack had
been successful.
Naturally, the Myrtle Creek
women are closely scanning the
news reports dally for further
exploits by their valiant cousin.
F. R. Orders Employes'
Transfer to War Jobs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (AP)
President Roosevelt, by execu
tive order, called today for trans
fer of competent federal em
ployes from agencies less essen
tial in the war effort to agencies
where their work will count for
more.
. The order established a prior
ity class! f leal Ion of federal de
partments and agencies with re
spect to their importance to the
war program.
The budget bureau will deter
mine the priority ratings and the
civil service commission will
make the transfers of workers.
An official statement said con
sent of employes would be re
quired before transfer.
Recruits Permitted to
Sell Their 1942 Autos
PORTLAND, Feb. 21 'AP)
The Oregon rationing administra
tion said today men entering the
armed forces could sell their 1942
automobiles.
An order from Price Adminis
trator Leon Henderson partially
lifted a ban on sale of new cars.
Dealers and others, however, may
not sell.
The same order extended from
Feb. 26 to March 2 the time In
which new cars, sold prior to Jan.
1, could be delivered.
Dealers were told to file by
Feb. 25 Inventories of cars In
their possession as of Feb. 11.
The ten American planes re-;
ported involved In the action oft ;
Hall represented the largest num
ber specifically mentioned In a
war department communlauo'
th,,. r,, .
Two days ago 16 ai'roy.tffghtcr'
planes were mentioned In a fight ,
over Socrabajai Java, and they
were credited with destroying six
enemy planes. In the continuing
fighting off Ball another forma
tion of 16 fighters served as an
escort, ior seven army aivo Domo-
crs. ihe dive bombers were re
ported In action for the first time.
Japanese Claim Belled
., :.'Thft.N.... J, warships steaming
out to battle must have seemed
like a ghostly return of the legr
endary "flying Dutchman;" for
Imperial Tokyo headquarters pro
claimed on Feb. 6 that "the Dutch
navy was practically entirely wlpi
ed out," . ; ; .. , . , 1 ' .
On that date, a Tokyo com
munique asserted that two Dutch
cruisers were sunk , and a third'
nntnh nrnlcni- mmnHulnr, "flirt
main N. E. I. fleet" and a United
States cruiser were damaged In1 d
fight in the Java sea. This fol
lowed the bloody battle of Macas-
Dni. tv-lr In Kihlnh nnli. o.ll.
mates listed Japanese losses as
high as . 46 .warhlps. and trans
ports. Dispatches from ' Batavia said'
the fighting began shortly after
midnight yesterday in Lombok
strait, east of Bali, and continued
on a major scale today as the
struggle for the last United Na
tions stronghold in the Indies
thundered toward a climax.
Allied submarines and treacher
ous coral reefs were reported
playing havoc with Japanese land
ing forces.
Ball, already Invested by Jap
an's sea-borne Invasion hordes.
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Oaks Restaurant
At Oakland Burns
OAKLAND, Ore., Feb. 21.
The Oaks restaurant, operated
here by Mrs. Betty Henshaw and
son, Ted, was completely destroy
ed by fire last night, the blazo
causing considerable damage to
the building in which the busi
ness was situated. The building
is owned by Ed Settle, who re
ported that the loss is partially
covered by insurance.
The fire, which was ot un
known origin, was discovered
about 11:30 p. m. and had already
gained considerable headway.
The fire department succeeded In
keeping the flames confined to
the front part of the building,
and away from the garage which
occupies the rear half of the
structure.
The roof of the front section
was destroyed and all furniture
and fixtures of the restaurant,
together with a large supply ot
merchandise and accessories
maintained by the garage man
agement, were destroyed or bad
ly daT.r.ged.'
The Common Cause
Hand me down my walking
cane;
Let me don my walking shoes.
If the country stands to gain,
What, I ask, have I to lose? ,
M. H. P.