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G. 0. P, Senators Pledge Faith in New President J WASHINGTON, April 13. AP) The Republican senate onferenee representing 40 of the .body's 96 members pledged their "faith and trust" in president Truman today. . . They gave their pledge as erief-stricken eongressinal lead ers cancelled routine business and met Instead to arrange memorial services to the memory or prcsi dent Roosevelt. This Is the resolution the re- publicans adopted at an emergen cy meeting calico an nour Deiore the senate met for the first time In the Truman administration: "In this critical and sorrowing hour when you are called to the supreme responsibility of the re public, we send you this expres sion of our faith and trust in you and the assurance of our sustain ing prayers." "We shall cooperate with you . for the winning of the war and a successful peace at home and abroad. We have directed a com mittee to call upon you at your convenience to advise with you." Their expression of unity was telegraphed to the new president ' St the White House. The message was signed by senator Vanden- berg of Michigan, conference ' chairman, and Senator Burton of Ohio, secretary. Vienna Falls to Reds ; After Eight-Day Battle (Continued from Page 1). 75 miles from the Bavarian bor der. , Russian troops stormed across the border of Moravia, which with Bohemia represents the last big nazi war production area. The red army cut across the frontier 33 miles from Bruenn, Czecho slovakia, which Is 68 mile north of Vienna, after cutting last life lines between the two cities. Berlin reported a general nazl withdrawal west of Vienna to ward Berchtesgaden, Hitler's mountain hideout. Graz Now Red Goal South of Vienna Tolbukhin's Third Ukraine army slabbed into the' Austrian Alps foothills on a 28-mile front, taking 40 towns on the roads to Graz Austria's second city. Simultaneously Mar shal Malinovsky's Second Ukraine army advanced on the east and GIGANTIC HORSE AUCTION OPENING SALE OF THE SEASON AT THE Dave Brown Horse Ranch Miles E. Goshen, On Hiway SB, 8 Miles 8. E. of Eugene, Oregon Sunday. April 15 1 p. m, ThU sale Is being held for the purpose of getting horse lovers of the Northwest to gether. You will find quality nt this sale, sucn noises s; Rainbow-Whirlwind Registered American saddle stock, brouaht to this valley by Fred Stlckley, has sired some of the finest colts In the west, Beau i Boy - Registered by American Re mount .'ssoclatlon In the Kale- Bred Stud Book. A Chestnut Stud Colt. 1 6-vear-old Arabian Stud 1 Clydesdale 8 yr. old Stud Younq's Silver Allen, Tennes see Walking Horse and sev eral Palamino Studs and Mares will be on exhibit. Kentucky-Bred Stock 1 8-year-old Bay Gelding, "Sandy" 1 Black 6-year-old Gelding 1 Grey Gelding 1 Bay Gelding 1 Black 7-vear-old Mare 1 Bay Coir 1 Brown Colt All Saddle Broke SO Head of Eastern Oregon range stock of Saddle Horse type, partially broke by Indians. Farm & Logqinq Horses 1 Grey team, 3,400 lbs., in excellent condition, ready to go 1 Grey team. 3.000 lbs. 1 Bay team, 2,800 lbs. 1 Sorrel Gelding, work or ride 1 Bay, Stock Saddle Mare 1 Iron Grey team, 3 years old 1 Iron Grey Gelding, 6 years old 1 Bay Gelding, 4 years old 1 Black Geldina, 8 years old 1 Black Mare, 3 years old 40 odd work horses Several Teams of Mules. 15 New Saddles for men, women and child, en. Bridles. Spurs, Blankets, Shapps will be on display. 1 English Saddle. 10 Used Western Saddles. It will be remembered that Dave Brown, the man sponsor ing this Sale, was the leader last year In developing the first Junior Rodeo In the North west, also organized the first 4-H Horse and Colt club in Oregon. Mr. Brown's Interest in the boys and girls club has been highly appreciated. Dave Brown, Owner Terms Cash Westley Flint of Eugene, Auctioneer K. A. Ddnstrom of Cresweli, Auctioneer Gus DeVos, Clerk Lunch Served All Day by Goshen Grange. west banks of the Moravia river toward Bruenn. One thin escape gap now re mains for the Germans In Vienna. It Is along a railroad runnln" northwest from the city, but Mos cow said early todav that this, too, was under heavy Russian ar tillery fire. . The nazis have suffered terrific losses lit the Vienna fighting, with 4.000 officers and men killed yesterday, the Russians said. Zero Hour For Berlin Nears Russian artillery hammered German defensive positions along the Oder and aerial reconnais sance indicated that the zero hour was near for a new Rus sian lunoe on Berlin, but the in mense soviet ground forces were not vet on the move. German milllarv commentators always prompt to report kus sinn activity on the Berlin front said oniv that massive Russian concentrations along the Oder were ready or nearly ready for attack. Truman Regrets Barriers Created By His Hew Job Bv ERNEST B. VACCARO WASHINGTON, April 13 (AP) Harry S. Truman asked me today to let his old friends know that his sudden elevation to the presidency hadn't changed his neighborly spirit. If he can't get together infor mally with his pals especially the boys of the old 129th with which he served during the first World war it's because of the duties of his new lob and not be cause Truman wants It that way. The president asked me to pass that word along as we rode to the While House this morning from his modest Connecticut ave enuo apartment. "You know, if I could have my way," the new president said, and there was a plaintive note in his voice, 'I'd have them all come in wihout knocking." The door to Truman's vice pres idential office at the capitol was always wide open and people came in droves to shake his hand reporters, old war "buddies and countless others. There were always school kids, privates, yeomen, and folk of everv description. "I'm going to miss all of that," Mr. Truman said. And he meant it, for President Truman likes people. He enjoys talking and Joking wltn them. This morning I was standing In the driveway at the rear of his apartment house when he came down to enter an automo bile guarded by the secret serv ice. President Truman spotted me, anil waved me over. "Come on in, Tony," ho said, "Let's get started." That's the kind of a fellow he Is. Roosevelt Funeral Services May be Broadcast to U.S. First word of President Roose velt's death came to Roseburg over KRNR's radio wire teletype at 2:54 p. m., Thursday, and Just .J seconds after the news was flashed to local listeners. Follow ing the- Initial shock, of the news and during the short interim thereafter frequent flashes of news and additional details were made. Shortly1 before 4 n. m.. KRNR suspended Its entire com mercial announcement and pro gram schedule and released only the programs originating from the Mutual Don Lee network. It is likely that no resumption of regular programs or commer cial nnonuncements will occur until Monday morning. The sta tion will make emergency an nouncements when necessary to meet any local crisis or specific situation. Listeners may tele phone No. 4 to report such an nouncements. Although definite word has not yet been received, it is be lieved that the complete funeral services on Saturday afternoon will he released in a broadcast over all networks, under the auspices of the Ministerial asso ciation In Roseburir. the Preshv- icrian rnurcn win open Its doors at 12:45 and set up a radio re ceiver for the broadcast of the services, j he church will be open to all who wish to listen. Serv ices will originate in Hyde Park. New York, at 4 p. m., EWT u:uu p. m. I'aciitc war time). UNCLE SAM TO HAND OUT 44,200,050 EXTRA RED POINTS The greatest windfall of extra" led points ever Is going this month, and each mouth follow ing, to American housewives throughout Uie country. 44 million extra red polnts,"p-1 proximately, will be handed out by meat dealers to customers who turn In used fats in a great Vlc- tory drive for Uils essential ot medicines, gunpowder, synthetic j rubber, soaps, palms and a hun- ' dred other necessities on the battlefield and bomo front. For each pound of fats turned In. " every housewife is entitled to 2 ltd points. The need for used fats Is still Urgent. Women are urged to save very drop, every spoonful of grease possible and keep saving until final Victory over both Germany and Japan. Faraday Club at R. H. S. Exhibits Experiments Professor Clyde H. Beard of l.lnlleid college ana former prin cipal of Roseburg Senior High school spoke to a Senior High assembly yesterday afternoon. After Ids talk, which emphasized tlie breadth of opportunity lor today's youth and the importance of higher education, the i-'araday eiuo exhibited a group oi ex periments. Diana Dye Introduced the mem- bers of the club and Lowell Noble and Robert Denton dem onstrated electric heat and arcs. The next experiment was per formed by Eugenia Wolsk and Lowell Noble, who produced smoke rings and Diana Dye created a minor explosion using phosphorus and a solution of sodium hydroxide. Yankee Ninth Within 90 Miles of Russian Lines (Continued from page 1) un to the stream. Diilsburo Captured Far behind the advanced front. Duisburg, great river port in the Rush valley pocket and Ger many's 14th city, fell to the Ninth armv. The U. S. First army was clos- Ine in from the northwest on Leipzig under a security news blacKout. A front dispatch said "the vir tual complete disappearance of the German air force over the Third army front appeared to substantiate reports ot a luit waffe revolt." "The war cannot last much longer, nazl ProDaganda Min ister Goebbels declared mourn- fullv. "We have sunk very low," and a Stockholm dispatch quoted a Berlin renort that Germans there believed allied tanks would enter the nazl capital within the next few davs." Behind Lt. Gen.. Simpson's Ninth armv aovance. Brunswick and Magdeburg, last large cities on the approaches to Berlin, were besieged and toppling. Lt. Gen Patton's Third army drove past captured Weimar, the geagraphical center oi the reicn, cutting numerous roads to the enemy's Bavarian Alps fortress. Near Leipzig and across the Saale river patton's tanKs were a miles from Dresden. Saxony cap! tal threatened bv the Russians. Erfurt, Germany's 24th city, has fallen. To the south the Seventh army was 25 miles from Bavreuth and 29 from the nazl shrine city of Nuernberg. While the U. S. First and Third onerated under partial news blackouts, the Canadians In the north crashed Into Arnhem, Hoi land, where British parachutists were cut up last fall and the British continued the siege of Bremen, me British sreond army was battling slowlv uo the last 50 miles toward Hamburg, Ger many s second city unci her great est port. :. . Truman Now President Following Roosevelt's Death at Warm Springs (Continued from Page 1) : mler Stalin, whom he knows not at nil. - Domestic problems could be nushed aside temoorarily too, left to a cabinet that stays on now, but mav see some changes later. To the (10-year-old, new presi dent fell the Immediate and sor rowful task of burying a chief ex ecutive for whom he had bound less admiration and unfaltering lovalty. Mrs. Roosevelt Acts Bravely Mrs. Roosevelt, at a charily lien- efit, received the news of her hus- bands death by telephone. With out a word she went to the White House. The call went out for Mr. Truman. He rushed there with a hastily assembled secret service escort. His first words to Mrs. Roose velt were of her and the four Roosevelt sons. Mrs. Roosevelt had sent them a message that tbelr father had slept away. He did his Job to the end as lie would have them do, she said. "What can I do?" asked the new president. Tell us what we con do. ' Mrs. Roosevelt replied bravely. "Is there any way we can help you?" Outside on the street, a nulet. unbelieving crowd gathered quickly. Confused and dazed. hundreds stood in Lafayette Park. across trom the White House Open Play Every Tuesday, Friday Saturday and Sunday WE HAVE PIN SETTERS o Roseburg Bowling Alley square, far inlo thp flight, Acsurances Heartening To the fighting men there was reassurance In the later Truman statement: - 'The world may be sgre that we will prosecute the war on boih fronts, past and west, with all the vigor we possess, to a successful conclusion." To (lie allied and neutral world there also was hope in declara tion by Stephen Early, a White House secretary, that Mr. Tru man "wants to say that It will be his effort to carry on as he believes the president would have done and to that end he has asked the cabinet to stay on Willi him." United nations leaders took heart, too, at Mr. Truman's de cision that the San Francisco con ference go on without delay. Major Questions Arise These things were fairly tan gible, but there remained a thou sand questions to be answered only by time. Some of these: Will Mr. Truman continue In definitely without alteration Mr. Roosevelt's foreign policies? The new president's intimates think there will be slight, if any, chang es in over-all policy. Can he acquire the background to meet soon such pressing issues as raised in connection with the projected new coalition govern ment in Poland? Will he, a world war. artillery officer who wanted to get into this tight but was advised to stay on the job in the senate, want a strong hand in determining mili tary strategy? Most observers think the purely military deci sions will remain in the hands ot Marshall and King. . Will he hold a domestic course "a little left of center," as Presi dent Roosevelt described it? Is Harry Hopkins out as inter national and domestic advisor? Few think he will have much fu ture White House influence. They believe men like former War Mo- bilizer James F. Byrnes, who flew to Washington trom Spartanburg, S. C, to offer his help, will be consulted. Will Truman be more able than his predecessor to get desired leg islation through congress? Pres ident Roosevelt had his troubles in late years. Truman knows the value of compromise. Support Pledges Come While these and kindred ques tions concerned the nation and the world, there came pledges of support for the new chief execu tive, mixed with grief at the death of the old. Expressions of sympathy and ONE OF 3D c grief came from far and wide In this, country. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, Mr. Roosevelt's opponent in last year's presidential cam paign, said Mr. Roosevelt would be mourned- as "a human being of warm human qualities and great capacities." There came, too, pledges of sup. port for Mr. Truman's regime. Said Senate Democratic Lead er Baikley (Ky): "We've got to help the new president all we can." Senator Wheeler (D.-Mont.) who criticized Mr. Roosevelt's for eign policies, said: "I think Mr. Truman will make a good presi dent." The Chicago TribunP, also crit ical of Mr. Roosevelt's dealings with other nations, said editorial ly of Mr. Truman: "He will re ceive the supDort of nil of us." Thus the former Kansas City haberdashery clerk who became a county judge and then climbed to the senate with the support of Missouri's Tom Pcmlergast pops into the White House with the nation's best wishes. The German radio said Mr. Roosevelt would go down in his tory as the man on whoso insti gation the present war turned into a second World war." Thp Japanese radio told only of his death. U. S. Destroyer Sunk by Japs in Suicide Attack (Continued from Page 1) eludes 14 combatant ships and 974 non-combatant. Battle Still In Deadlock Nimitz identified four more di visions In action on Oknawa, all units of the Tenth armv. 'lite Sixth and First marine divisions continued their lightlv opposed northward advance. Elements of the veteran 27th (midwestern) and 96th (New York) divisions apparently are deadlocked with the 7th division against powerful NOTICE U. of O. Mothers club tea changed from Umpqua Hotel to Len B. Fishback home at corner of 3. Kane and E. Lane streets from 2:30 to 4:30 Satur day, April 14. Public invited. Even though your electric service was already your biggest household bargain, your electricity is now. cheaper than ever. Copco's residen tial customers get twice as much electricity for their electrical dollar as Mr. Average American Citizen get for his. While other living costs move up ward and almost everything else in your home has increased in cost your residential electric rates are cut $165,000 a year. AMERICA'S BUSINESS -MANAGED ELECTRIC COMPANIES Nipponese defeases on southern Ukinawa. A Japanese communique as serted that In ten days 6,300 Americans have been killed or wounded, and 185 armored units and 79 planes knocked out. In the central Philippines the American division Invaded Bohol island, touted-a small enemy gar rison near ragmiaran and pusnea rapidly inland to join guerrillas who control most of the island. Other Yanks tightened a trap on southern Luzon. China Sea Cleared Less than half a dozen small Japanese ships were hit by Philip pine bombers patrolling the China coast sea tanes, wnicn uen. MaeArthur reported were vir tually deserted. Mustangs escorting the Super- forts over Tokyo yesterday shot down Jl and probably 12' more interceptors. Tokyo acknowledged tHat Ja pan's indefatigable truck card- ners were preparing to plant vegetables in B-29 devastated areas of downtown Tokyo. 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