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Newspaper Page TextI Generals Wavell and Stilwell and Admiral Rockwell Put the "II" in Allies, and Here's Hoping They'll Aid MacArthur to Put the Sizzling "II" in Hell for Japan. All-American Call HOW SOON? That's the vital question as General MacArthur promises an effective offensive to halt the Ja panese drive. Join in his confi dence of ultimate success and watch for developments in NEWS REVIEW service. XTP OP 77S COMPIACEHCY AW YOiP HOME tVll MV A 0 Pzznvw 1 wftrrtjUftrtrt iWrtli3il ' I I I I I uT I Mil II II II m.1 III .'JB-lrfl-f -H2J&'- U ! I 1 I I I I I IV aWI I IB IK II III! Ilf llllll f. - svtc ffAifc a a iiiiriiir ii i i i iiii skii)T fn-.ui iimiiii i i hi n iiiiiiii iiiiii .t-LA J- l-r 2a; SiT THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAiL? ol. xlvi no. 296 of roseburg reviev ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1942. vol. xxx no. 186 of the evening news TffiEE IdIEIMISE CRUISERS 1SB1 - ' FF nAUFDMBdFMT' FI7I DAII DlfHAPi IS- Day"s UUVUim'ILMI ULILLO llrULIWrW oj; News By FRANK JENKINS THAT was a hard jolt the Japs got in New Guinea, i It meant more than the planes and the ships and the men they lost. It indicated that they have run out from under the protection of their own land-based aircraft and have come within striking distance of OURS. In other words, they're losing some of the advantages they pos sessed In the Philippine, Malayan and East Indies fighting. "THE reason they're losing these advantages is perhaps more Qiteresting than the FACT that they're losing them. They're getting farther and farther from home. They're spreading themselves thinner and thinner. . As that happens, their job gets harder and harder. THE Japs are face to face with a great decision. Shall they settle down to de velopment and exploitation of the ich empire they have already laid their clutches on? Or shall they go on, and on and on? "TWO considerations historical ly powerful urge them ON. One is the hunger for MORE conquest that grows out of con quest already accomplished. The other is the need to PRO TECT each new conquest. QlJAPOLEON, with all Europe at his feet, grew fearful of Rus sia, hovering as an ever-present threat on his flank. In an effort to protect himself against this threat, he went ON and spent his strength beyond hope of recovery in the vast and frozen plains of Russia. It is to be suspected that Hit (Continued on page 2) Business, Farmers At Union Labor's Mercy, Assertion ' WASHINGTON, Mar. 21. AP) Thurman Arnold, assistant attorney general, accused organ ized labor today of "injuring and destroying" independent business and said that farmers, consumers and businessmen were "at its mercy." He flatly told the house ju diciary committee that a measure to require government registra tion of unions and trade associa tions "doesn't go far enough" in protecting the public from prac tices of organized labor. "When you look at the entire picture,". Arnold asserted, "the situation is putting a very sub stantial handicap on the distribu tion of all civilian necessities. "It is impeding the distribution mi housing and food and is injur ing or destroying the independ ent businessman at a time when we are trying to save the con sumer and independent business man." He told the committee that "no other group in our society" could do anything like the things he said have been done by labor unions. Unions alone, he said, have been able to do these things with out being subject to prosecution. Arnold charged the unions with: 1. Exploitation of farmers. 2. Undemocratic procedure, "in cluding packing its membership to insure elections." 3. Impeding transportation. 4. Making it impossible to get yheap, mass production of hous ing.." 5. Forcing businessmen to em ploy "useless" labor. 6. Restricting "efficient use of men and machines." - .- Road s Chief Spurns Strike Roosevelt's Order Hits 23-Mile System of Toledo, Peoria, Western WASHINGTON, Mar. 21. (AP) President Roosevelt today ordered seizure of the Toledo, Peoria and Western railroad and its operation by the government, in the Interests of the "successful prosecution of the war." The president acted after a long series of unsuccessful gov ernment efforts to get George P. McNear, Jr., president of the 239 mile road, to arbitrate a strike of 104 workers. Mr. Roosevelt issued an execu tive order authorizing Joseph B. Eastman, director of the edifice of defense transportation, to take immediate possession of the prop erty and to "operate or arrange for the operation of such railroad in such a manner as he deems necessary for the successful prose cution of the war." Prior to the Issuance of his or der, the chief executive confer red with Chairman William H. Davis of the' war labor board, the fourth government agency which had attempted to persuade Mc Near to arbitrate the nearly three-months-old dispute. At one point in the exchanges McNear asked that the govern ment cither protect the line and its employes from violence or op erate the road itself. The latest reply from McNear to the president's demand for ar bitration came in the form of a 17-page telegram which the white house said was sent collect. Refused to Arbitrate. . The president's order declared that representatives of labor and Industry had agreed that there shall be ho strikes or lockouts (Continued on page 6) Film Heads Lose Appeal In Tax Evasion Case NEW YORK, Mar. 21. (AP) The U. S. circuit court of appeals today affirmed the convictions of Joseph M. Schenck, former chair man of the board of 20th Century Fox Film corporation, and Jo seph H. Moskowitz, his confiden tial associate, on income tax eva sion charges. Schenck, a Russian-born former druggist who rose to the heights of Hollywood production fame, was convicted of evading $253, 632.62 in federal incoime taxes. He wor sentenced to three years in federal prison and fined $20, 0C0. Moskowitz, his eastern repre sentative and talent scout, was fined $10,000 and sentenced to one year and a day imprisonment after conviction on a charge of aid ing end abetting Schenck. Love-Smitten Negro Freed of $99 Phone Bill NEW YORK, Mar. 21. (AP) The negro soldier who acquired a $99 bill in telephon ing his sweetie in Baltimore from The Dalles, Ore., won't have to pay up. The soldier who earns $44 monthly, charged the call to the city, and his company commander promised that it would be taken out of his pay. Lucy Monroe, soprano noted for her rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, read of the soldier's plight and asked J. C. Sauter, hcragent, to pay the bill. Like other agents, Sauter Is supposed to conserve his prin cipal's money. "I hope this doesn't get around too much," he said. "Think of what's going to hap pen if all the army starts telephoning." Search Continues For Eugene Crites, Roseburg Airman 2 Others Also Lost in Area Of California Army Bombers Crash in Tennessee and Indiana, Killing Nine Men Search was being continued to day in the rugged Tehachapi mountains area of California for three airmen missing from Min ter field, Bakersfleld, California, according to word received here by Dr. , C. A. Edwards. Eugene Crites of Roseburg is one of the three fliers for whom the search is being madet after two fliers were' reported .killed and "three others missing on : a training flight. Dr. Edwards reported that he had been in contact by tele phone with army officials at Minter field and was advised that no further information had been received regarding the missing airmen, but that search was be ing continued. A news report carr ried In a Portland newspaper that Crites was killed was premature, Dr. Edwards said. Norman Crites of Marshfield, a brother of the missing flier, and Dr. Edwards, whp has main tained a paternal interest in the cadet, who became a member of the Methodist church here during Dr. Edwards' pastorate, are pre pared to leave for Bakersfleld as soon as definite word is received of the flier's fate. Slated For Graduation According to word received here, Crites was on his last train ing flight assignment, prior to graduating from the advanced school at Minter field, and would (Continued on page 6) One Man Killed, Another Wounded in Gun Affray KENT, Wash., Mar. 21. (AP) Ernest Dahlquift, about 37, was killed and Harry Houston, 59, critically injured last night in an unexplained shooting affray at the Dahlquist home here. Dahlquist, a plumber, was the father of three children. Houston, a Seattle railroad telegrapher, was in a hospital with a wound In the abdomen. Coroner Otto H. Mittelstadt said officers were called by neighbors who heard shots in the Dahlquist home. They found the two men wounded and Mrs. Dahlquist suffering from shock and unable to talk. A revolver holster was found In Houston's possession and a revolver was found in the floor of the Dahl quist home. Draft Evasion Charged To Prisoner Here Robert E. Gilbert, 26, register ed with the Douglas county selec tive service board, was taken into custody today upon orders from the federal bureau of investiga tion on a charge of selective ser vice delinquency, Sheriff Cliff Thornton reported. Gilbert was employed In logging on Smith river in western Douglas county. The sheriff reported that Gil bert had failed to obey an order to appear before the selective ser vice board for induction into the army. The FBI was notified and issued a warrant for his arrest. He is to be taken to Portland for questioning, the sheriff said. Roseburg Flying Cadet Missing i V '' v r I i 4 oJ Missing with two other fly ing cadets in a routine flight that brought death to two com panion airmen, Eugene Crites, above, of Roseburg, Is the ob ject of a search in the rugged Tehachapi mountain area of California. Young Crites was to have received a lieutenant's commission upon graduation from his training course today. Nealy M'CulIoch Dies in Roseburg Nealy A. McCulloch, 73, life long resident of Douglas county, died today at his home in Rose burg following a long illness. Born near Roseburg, April 12, 1868, he engaged in farming at Happy Valley throughout his ac tive life. His wife, the former Irene Landers, and two daugh ters preceded him in death. Surviving are three brothers and a sister, A. D. McCulloch, Co quille; Wm. F. McCulloch, Eu gene and Manford McCulloch, Roseburg, and Mrs. Roscoe Green, Hollywood, Calif. Mr. McCulloch was a member of the Baptist church and Ever green grange. Funeral services will be held at the Roseburg Undertaking com pany parlors at 2 p. m. Monday, Rev. H. P. Sconce officiating. Services will be concluded at Civil Bend cemetery. Teacher Lack May Unite Lower Umpqua Schools REEDSPORT, Ore., Mar. 21. (AP) Reedsport union high school has appealed to Gardiner for temporary consolidation to solve its teacher-shortage prob lem. George Lienkamper, principal, was forced by ill health to retire last month. His successor as prin cipal, Alvin Mulliken, the athletic coach, left yesterday for naval duty and Mrs. Mulliken, also a teacher, left with him. The Gardiner and Reedsport schools are only two miles apart. Steamer Being Repaired Sinks at Portland PORTLAND, Mar. 21 (AP) The river steamer, Lake Bonne ville, undergoing repairs here for -everal weeks, preparatory to en tering passenger service between here and Astoria, sank at her moorings today in the Willamette river. Only parts of the bow and ""v erstructure were above water. She was believed a total loss. Lightning Is Raider s Aide In Sea Attack Flashes Betray U. S. Ship, 2 Crewmen Lost; Vichy Warned on Martinique NORFOLK, Va., Mar. 21 (AP) Lightning flashes that illumin ated the sea for miles helped an axis undersea raider to torpedo and sink a large American mer chant ship off the Atlantic coast early Wednesday, members of the crew related on their arrival at Norfolk. The navy announced the sinking today. Twenty-six survivors of the 41 man crew were picked up by a rescue ship after five hours In a lifeboat and were landed at Nor folk. Thirteen others were res cued by another vessel and tuken ashore at Morehead City, N. C. Two crewmen were listed as miss ing. Their Identity was not im mediately established. Expressing belief that an elec trical storm aided the submarine in finding the ship, James Miller, wiper, of Pelly, Tex., told news men, "there were greut bright fld'Shcs of lightning and you could see for miles. I think the sub would have missed U3 if it hadn't had this light to aim by." One Lifeboat Shattered There were four lifeboats on the ship, but one was blown to bits by the blast of one of two torpedoes that bored Into the port side. Another could not be (Continued qn page 6) Bullet Kills Onlooker Of Quarrel at Juntura VALE, Mar. 21. (AP) Two men face justice court charges today resulting from the Satur day night slaying of Dale Nutt, Juntura. Sergeant T. R. Chambers of the state police said Nutt was hit by a stray bullet when DeWitt Palmer and Earl Kimbcrling ex changed shots in a quarrel. Palmer was charged with as sault with intent to kill, and Kimberling with the slaying. By Paul 11 ;7fBUw-m DICK BAKER, in helmet and gas mask, as he demonstrated his reaction to a possible gas attack on Roseburg. Where he got the gas mas) and the helmet is a question. You and I would have a heck of a time getting either. Simply couldn't be done, that's all. Dick, lone salesman at the Hansen automobile agency, ac commodatingly donned the gear shown In the photograph above, Just to show you and me what It would look like. I reckon that's as close as any of us will come to the actuality of either mask or tin hat. It seems to be in the cards (ac- Reds Storm Four German Key Points Base of Trapped Nazi Army Taken; Sea Blows Traded by Britain, Axis By the Associated Press Russia's armies, crowding the Germans off balance before Adolf Hitler can launch his spring of fensive, were reported storming against four key nazl bases on the 1,200-mile front today, and a Vichy radio broadcast declared soviet troops had already fought their way Into Staraya Russa. Other Russian assaults were aimed at Bryansk, Kharkov and Taganrog. Staraya Russa, 150 miles below Leningrad, is the base headquar ters of the trapped German 16th army which has been cut off for weeks in the frozen marshlands around Lake Ilmen. A bulletin from Hitler's field headquarters acknowledged the increasing violence of Russian as saults, decluiing that nazl troops had beaten off six fierce attacks yesterday) southeast-of Lake. Il men,. in the Staraya Russa sec tor, but gavo no details on the fate of Staraya Russa itself. "Many dead were left on the field and numerous prisoners were taken," a , German com munique said. The high command also con ceded that the Russians were pressing the offensive in the Cri mea, In the Donets river basin of the Ukraine, and on the central (Moscow) and northern (Lenin grad) fronts. Nazi 8upplles Burned Russian guerrillas were offi cially declared to have killed 1, 000 Germans near Bryansk, a railway city 220 miles southwest of Moscow, and audaciously en tered Its heart to burn German supplies and post Russian pam phlets on German bulletin boards. Forecasting that Adolf Hitler would develop sector concentra tions rather than generally strengthen his lines with the Jenkins News-npviMW Photo end Rnffravlnir cording to the big shots) that this area will be subjected to possible invasion attempts by the Japa nese; but no provision has been made so far for our protection, either through the furnishing of gas masks, or tin hats, or what have you. Of course, plenty of protection is being afforded us, in other di rections. I assume that the air will be filled with fighter planes, keeping our enemies away from us. That's fine. Probably no gas will be used by the belligerents in this war. Gas is a double edged sword it work's both ways. But, It would be nice to be prepared. Wouldn't it? I (Continued on page 6) 1 SAW::r: CHICAGO, Mar. 21. (AP) Suspension of all sugar sales in the United States for a period of approximately one week, beginning at midnight April 27, as a preliminary to the rationing program, was announced here today by John E. Hamm, acting chief of the office of price administration. CHICAGO, Mar. 21 (API National sugar rationing registra tion dates were fixed today by the office of price administration for April 28 and 29, and May 4, 5, 6, and 7. The announcement was made here at a meeting of the 48 state rationing administrators and re gional supervisors. Industrial consumers, such as confectioners and candy makers, will register for their rations on the two April dates, using their nearest high school. Individual consumers will reg ister May 4-7 at the public schools. It was emphasized that it had not been finally determined whether the weekly individual limit would be a half pound or three-quarters of a pound. However, the stamp books which will be issued at the time of registration will contain 28 one pound stamps, it was announced, sufficient to last more than a year if the one-half pound ratoln was decided upon. One May Sign For Family In the case of individual con sumers, the housewlfo or head of the household may register for the entire family reporting at the same time how much sugar the family has 6n hand. Stamps will be taken from the book at the time of registration to cover such supplies. Leigh Plummer of the OPPA, when asked about use of stamp books Issued for persons who do not use sugar, replied: "It is the theory of this thing that the stamp book will be good only for the person to whom It is issued." He said OPA was studying the problem of home canning, par ticularly In. rural areas with the view to providing "additional sup plies of sugar," for such canning. Allotments to industrial users are to .be determined on a per centage basis of normal sugar use over some past period. Philippine Troops Raid Japanese On Mindanao Island WASHINGTON, Mar. 21 (AP) The war department reported today a surprise raid by American and Philippine troops on Japa nese forces near Zamboanga on the Philippine island of Mindanao In which heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy. American and Filipino losses were described In a communique as negligible. Meanwhile the harbor defenses of Manila bay were reported un der "extremely heavy" shelling from Japanese artillery, but the war department said little dam age of military consequence was done. Fighting on the Bataan penin sula continued in a lull. Officials said the reference to American troops on Mindanao might have been to Philippine scouts, or forces sent to the Is lands from the continental United States before the Pacific war, or both. The scouts, although Fili pinos, arc an integral part of 'he United Slates army but limited to service In the Islands. Warning Sirens May Be Tested Next Week Tests ot tne city's air raid warning sirens will probably be undertaken next week, it was re ported today. One of the two sirens recen'ly purchased by the city is en route from the factory at Chicago, it was reported in a message received today, and Is : expected to arrive here the first of the week. It is planned to set the siren on a truck so that It may be transported to various parts of town in search of the lo cation which will give maximum volume to the largest possible area. Fliers Sink Oner Damage Two Others Australian Ports Hit by Light Raids; MacArthur , "Confident of Success" eAMHTTBR A Australia. Mar. 21. (AP) The aerial defenders of Australia s nortneasiern sea approaches within the past 24 hours have left one heavy Japan ese cruiser sinking in the har bor at Rabaul, New Britain, and two others heavily damaged, two communiques disclosed today. The latest report on yesterday's smash at Japan's left wing of conquest, adding two cruisers to the score of those damaged, also told of continual enemy recon naissance over areas of New Gui nea and Papua. Early this morning a Japanese heavy bomber was driven off from Port Moresby, New Guinea's port capital, by anti-aircraft fire. The Japanese had struck at two places on the west coast o Australia Itself. Targets of the Japanese raids were the ports of Broome and Derby, which are situated respec tively about 600 and 675 miles southwest of oft-bombed Darwin. Derby Unhurt, Broome Suffers. Derby which had riot previous-' ly been bombed was attacked by two Japanese planes which thrlco swept low over : the town with, machine guns crackling, a com munique. . No damage or casualties were, reported there, but at Broome a force of heavy bombers protected "y fighters dropped 50 bombs on (he civilian airport, killing one civilian and damaging several commercial aircraft. A lone Japanese plane also at tacked a small ship off Darwin, firing 500 rounds without doing any damage, tho announcement declared. . The sinking of the Japanese cruiser at Rabaul brought to 27 the number of Japanese warships and merchant vessels officially reported sunk or damaged in waters north of Australia in less than two weeks. Another Japanese cruiser waa reported badly, damaged, along with two merchant ships, in an air attack on Rabaul last Wednes day. MacArthur Confident of Victory But Says It Depends on Resources (By the Associated Press) General Douglas MacArthur, greeted by wildly cheering thou sands, declared in Melbourne to day he had every confidence of "ultimate success" in the battle (Continued on page 6) More Cartridge Cases, Sacks Asked Sheriff Cliff Thornton today expressed appreciation for the ex cellent response on the part of the public to the appeal for scrap lead, empty cartridge cases and sacks and bags suitable for stor ing sand. The sheriff reported that he has received 750 pounds of lead, several hundred cartridge cases and many sacks. Enough lead is now on hand for all present requirements, but more cartridge cases can be used, as well as burlap sacks, sugar sacks, etc. The sheriff's office has install ed equipment for reloading am munition to be used by the civil ian defense police and Is anxious to receive more cartridge cases which can be reloaded. Bags re ceived by the sheriff will be fill ed with sand and stored in suit able locations for use in fighting incendiary bombs in case of raids. Anything to Oblige The nazis shiver In the snow At forty-two degrees below. While Soviets, with native phlegm. Are glad to make it hot for them. M.H.P. .