National Loyalty Days Have Been Set to "Continue Our Culture and Civilization." P. S The Nation's Crime Bill Is Mounting Into Billions of Dollars Yearly.
THE WEATHER
Humidity f d. hi. yesterday IbKf.
Highest tempera tut e yesterday s i
lowest temperature la;it night ."in
Precipitation for 24 hours. u
Precip. Kin cp firm or mouth. ?.'
Precip. from Sept. 1, li:i7 Ibi
Jh-firjency Bine' Sept. 1, l!t:7 .1
Fair; moderate temp.
MAYORALITY
Tin- New York fit primary to
l:iv liii'lil!.'litH lltn (Iliy'H olilif:a'.
iipwm. Tiiinuium'H NKWS-RKVIKW
will kIw- ynu ilio roHUllH, wliic-li
may liavp nutlou-whle significance.
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THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY
VOL. XLII
NO. 120 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 6. 1937.
VOL. XXVI NO. 40 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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Editorials
on the
Day's
Ity FRANK .IKNKINS
nrilK league of nations refuses to
lake uwny from Spain the scat
In it h assembly die now holds.
That is insult No. 1 to Musso
llni, who is backing Mie S panish
rebels.
AT THE Fiuiitj time, the league
T. rusp.s to expel Kthio)ia. Thai
Is Mussolini insult No. 2, fur .Mus
solini grabbed Ethiopia, tui Japan
is now seeking to grub China, and
it ruffh'H his feathers to have his
robber's right thus ignored.
'TMIIS writer, if presied for the
V cold and alisolute truth, hon
or bright and no fudging, would
have to admit that he rati read id'
Mussolini being insulted without
iirelllg roi.)
AS WOULD affair.; now stand,
llrltain and Krunce, appear to
he the nations that are guarding
world peace. That is because,
i hanks to past war.-:, they AL
READY HAVE THEIRS, and arc
inierested only in ke'-ping it.
haly, derma ny and Japan are
cm the make. They liave little to
lose and very tuiu-li to sain by go
ing to war (that in, of course, if
they WIN when they no to war.)
Ilritaiu, France and Prussia are
Ihe HAVES. They wunl to maintain
ihe status quo (which is a fancy
Latin term meaning "things an
is.") They will go to war ONLY
lo keep what they have,
Italy, (iermany und Japan are
me 1IAVENOTS, and they stand
ready to Ret info any war that
promises swag.
D
ONT fall into the error of
thinking that any nation (ex-
pt occasionally one as dumb and
(Continued on page -I.I
0-C BILL PLACED
T
POrtTLANI. Sept. !. ( AF) t
Congressman James W. .Mott of
Ihe tnst Oregon mslrict di-scnbe.i j
the Oregon and California land
. ,. , ,., t
Kiitiii uie.iMliu un int; tin in l ihiijui i - i
ant legislation for tlu, K.,8e, n ,m, t !
of Ihe stute enuctod by congress.
The representative returned froni 1
IIih runt yostenlay anil in-purcil to
ll'avc
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a br ief vacation before starling the I
loiinds or his district.
Tho amended lionnoville dam
measure giving army engineer
ttdiiiui oi lilt" jmwei UN mi iiM iiit-
s witch board should be "favorable
to everyone concerned," lie said.
He remarked tiiat the contro
versy over Associate Justice lllat k's
alleged affiliation with the iu
Mux Klan v. as "union unale" but
ottered no further comment.
Molt, who asserted congress was
bent upon recapturing power
"wrested from it," listed the de
feat of the president's court reor
ganization program as the most
notable accomplishment of the ses
sion. Oddities Flashed
( Hv the Associated Press)
Hitch-Hike Note
Nl ACiARA CALLS. N. Y.
'Thiiiiihing," said Carl Mangleina
jer. 17. and Stanley Levine, 17. In
day. i.s "passe."
"We have Just returned from a
bill h hiking lour to California."
they announced. "We found thump
ing doesn't work so well now. so
e pointed our forefingers in.-teaii.
That worked erv well."
Tragic Bath
INDIANAPOLIS. A w o in a ii
uu i sed five bullet wounds today
as a result of an artiunient over
when her 7-year-old daughter
: hnnld take n bath.
h toctive SorKcanl Jess Mc
( arty said Cenrgo Ciuef, 11. shot
his wife. Rut a, twice throui'h lb"
left thigh, oii0' litre !i the left
leg. once trmnirh the right fore
arm and onco thiough a finepr of
her left baud ln the argument.
Oi.ief was held on a charge of
assault with intent to kill.
Cl ylera Increases In Shanghai Area
1
NEWCASES
Plague Worst Among
Refugees as Rival
Forces Continue
Bloody Clash.
Japs, After Being Repulsed
at Lotien, Prepare for
Attempt to Drive
Foes Inland.
SIIANOIIAI, Sept. Iti. A1M A
cholera epidemic reaching grave
proportions spread through the for
eign sectors of this vui-racked
metropolis today, striking down
more than loo additional victims
overnight.
The sweep of Ihe dread plague
laisert ihe iiiiuiber of cases in i hi-
inlMiimtional setilement and the
I French concession alone lo Tin.
mere are an additional j.-pni sus
pected cases in the two aivas.
In the Chinese sect inns of (he
city, where war refugees have been
huddled together without even 1 he
most primitive sanitary provisions.
I be number of cases was believed
in the thousands. Lteenuse of eondi
tions it' lias been impossible even
to estimate, the number alfected
outside the settlement and the
rencli concession
The great number of those
stricken are Chinese who have
been forced into Shanghai from tin
war zones ringing die city. The na
live population of the foreign sec
tors has been niinost doubled by
tlie tragic army oi homeless civil
ians. (inly u few foreigners hav.-
been affected.
Jape Repulsed at Lotien
Chinese t oimier attacked in
force today from Ihe (enter of
their strong Shanghai defense line
and drove the Japanese from hat-lle-scaricd
Lotien. lfi miles norlli
wcsl of the international setlle-
ItK.lll.
iJespfte a steady downpour of
rain, the Chinese Iroops wore said
to have broken a mechanized Japa
nese ut tack. Counter charging,
they drove out the Japanese who
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Vm U'
lA ' h.at,,e iu "('I,a-
The Chinese spokesman
live
said
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?' 1 f hi s north station
"!." i in.
1 "r .i.ii"iiii-ri- S..HU, biti! nav-
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((.'nntiiiiied on lia1 61
gQY NEARLY SCALPED
BY HIT-RUN DRIVER
WOOI'MIUN. Ore., Sept. Hi,
(AP) -The sculp of Robert Km-
meit, son if Mr. and .Mrs. 10 van
Kmmeri of Molalla. was almost
torn from his head when he was
struck by a hit-;;kip driver- yester
day aiteiuoou. The boy bad run in
lo the street to get a marble that
lolled away when the vehicle hit
him. He also teceived severe cuts
on Ihe face. At the hospital it was
said lie would l f cover.
From Press Wire
Good Fishing
INDIANAPOLIS. The fish fail
ed to bite, bat Charles Hough. -17.
came home with a heavy "catch."
Me hah) he dro; ped his line Into
White tiver and pulled out a blue
flair, t wo hili iiulic jacks, a box
of bolt. and screws, four sticks of
tin gi as.- an I a hras. raih oad
bushing.
Sextuplet Calves
CLARKSItCRO. W. Va. A Hoi
stein cow al Pieler Poth's dairy is
! the mother of an entire herd of
calves.
She pave birth lo sextuplets nine
day ago and all ate reported phy
sically pe:fe;t today. Another Hob
fc'.rin and n (luerii'cy a;e helping
out with tlie ( dim problem.
Dr. M. O. HemhMvon of Mortal
town, head of the department of
dairy husbandry at West Vimin a
un versUy. said he h lieved the
multiple birth a recoid for the nation.
IMNiIFS
COUNT MANY
TWO REVENUE BUREAU MEN
RESIGN RATHER THAN JOIN
IN TAX EVASION EXPOSURE
WASHINCTON, Sept. lfl. (AIM
Morrison Shafioth said today he
had been forced out of his posi
tion as chief counsel of the inter
nal revomte bureau bt cause he re
fused to join the recent im estima
tion of lax uvomr.m o and eva
sion. Shortly alter Rhut'roih".t resig
nation had be.-n announced by
Secretary Morgenlhau. sbalrotli is
sued a brief statement saying thai
lie, ami his assistant, Itusscl ,1.
Wvjin, had Ijeen given "the choice
of parlicipuling in the presentation
of the names (of alleged tax evad
ers and a voider:' I or resigning."
As a result, Sbafroib .said, "we
tendered our resignations on the
Stli of Juno, l!i:i7."
The i nvesl igal ion into lax eva
sion and avoidance brought a par
ade of names high iu the financial,
theatrical and social worlds before
a joint seuaie-bouse inquiry cimt
iniitee. Portland A.F.L.-C.I.O. Feud
Holds Back Necessary
Logo and Fuel.
PORTLAND, Sept. lfi. (AP)
Only two sawmills survived Ihe ef
fectiveness of an A.K.L. boycott to
day. Waterfront discord, log shori-
iges and inability to move fuel re
sulted in a virlual shutdown in
Portland's big industry.
Ksthuuii'S placed the number of
idle men at more than It.niui. This
included Ply lock plauls, closed
when Ihe A.K.L. expelled the ply
wood union delegate for alleged
(MM. affiliation.
Itoi h opera 1 iug sawmills, the
Southeast Porl land and the liunaii
poulson, continued ott a limited ba
sis. The steam schooner W. H. Chani
berlin, loaded with 2. nun, nun feet o"
lumber for Los Angeles, remained
in Port and the crew was paid off
when union marine firemen, cooks
and stewards left I heir posts iu
ptoiest to the C.I.O. cargo.
The West Oregon mill at Liun
ton. where Ihe vessel loaded, sub
sequently closed, and steam was un
available for hoisting operations
at company dock
,;' ... , '. i .. 7. ' ,
shortage of logs.
Others were unable to get loijs
or clear iheir ards of sawdust
and wood luel.
Vic,l,.ni:,. .onll,,,,,.,! spinaili.-allv
Mi.. ( ..()... h.l. j.irisiH,-
war lor control of the snv.inilK
Two tugboats hauling logs iu Ihe
V'illanielte river escaped dainaue
from a shower ut rocks htirh-i
from a bridge.
The A.K.L. building trades coun
cil has refused to handle lumber
cut by C.I.O. workers.
SAVES STALLED CAR
FROMSL P. TRAIN
MKDI'ORD. Sept. lfi APl
Leonard Adair, farmer, saved Iuf
automobile from destruction by a
freight train Tuesday night, when
it skilled on tlie Southern Pacific
j trachs near this citv, hv flagging
a penny box of matches, Adair toll
state police today.
A.I.iIm uln.. In II,,. ,!..... ,i
,1,.. ,'.'i , , , I r,,
,i i..,i i'ii,',i a
iiinl luililiiiK llii in iiv.-r his lii'inl.
Tim inuini-ii- miw I hi- ulunalx nml
,m ,,i.,,...,i i i,,i, ii... rsi mm iii
n.iin wliliin !i v- fi-i-l of tin- ,.!iii -
aulo.
LONGER CLOSURE OF
FORESTS LOOMING
SALKM. Si pt lfi (A Pi Kor-
uuia uill n.niiiili i limeil bi.lL'er It. Jill
usual this f M-cause o the high
fire hazard, the state toresiry de
partment said today.
A hazard exiled thrnii;hnni I
Oregon todav. alihougb lepsfiied
uoiiicwlmt by moist winds and fog
on the coast
Tli"ie were only a few sma'l
blaze-;, all under control, in the
state todav. They starteii durir.g
the low humidity period Monday
and Tu'-iday when a hot wind bb wl
down from the noith.
mimum coiswraw
SURVIVE BOYCOTT! PROGRAMS ARE SET
. ..... i i . . ,
The investigation was requested
by President ltoosevi It, after .Mnr
genthau reported to him that mil
lions of dollars in federal reven
ues were being lost Ui rough tax
lodging.
Shafroth, who said tie would ro
turu to his Denver law pravtice,
asserted lie and ltyan "were un
able to convince ourselves it was
proper to u. the bureau of intern
al revenue as planned in iho tax
avoidance and evasion investiga
tion." Shafmih was chosen for Ihe
chief counsel's post upon Secretary
Alorgcut baa's personal recomnieu
daiiou last December. He was ap
pointed by I1 resident Itoosevelj to
succeed Hubert J. Jackson, now an
assistant attorney general.
Morgeuihati, in a n n o u n cing
Shafroth's. resignation said the
chief counsel hail disagreed with
"general treasury policies."
Offices to Close, Schools
to Have Holiday, Judge
Brand Will Speak.
Observance of the lTiOth anni
versary of the signing of "tin? con
stitution of the I'nited States will
be general in Roseburg and will
be marked I'riday by the closing
of schools and public offices, to
gether with a public meeting spon
sored by the I touglas County Bar
association.
Special nhser vance of Cons! Mu
tton day. I'riday, Sept. 17. has
been proclaimed by Inventor Mar
lin. and Ihe celebration is being
particularly encouraged by tin? bar
association of tint stall!.
Tlu, UD.iKn.i.i- hi-,M,.l, nf thl
Cnited Slates National hank of ,
Portland will observe tho holiday
and will lie cloned all day Krlday.
The Douglas National bank, how
ever, w ill remain open for husl-
i ness.
"We are in sympathy with the
purpose of the day and are glad
lo cooperate in its observance," K.
S. Mc Chi in. manager of the local
j branch of the C. S. National bank,
said today. "We are also acting
upon Ihe advice of 'our attorneys.
I who bold that closing is advisable
las a legal im-astir
"The Douglas National bunk
heartily approves of the holiday,
but leclfl that because or a half
holiday Saturday it would result
in a hardship on business to have
Lv vv ,,,.
ln tW(, lluy)- ,
ol banking service
and consequently will
remain open," said (1. V. V Ruber
ly of the Douglas National bank.
All offices in the county court
house will lie closed for the day..
Judge Brand To Speak
A school holiday has been au
thorized, and programs appropriate
to the occasion were held in all
schools of .the city today. Assem
blies at the Bctiior and junior high
schools were addressed by speak
ers from the Douglas County Hat
association. The association, with the coope
ration of the Kiwanis. Roiary.
(Continued on page (I)
MAN TRAPPED WITH
DYNAMITE RESCUED
ST. IIKI.KNS. Supl. lfi - (Al')
Alf'x Hwiiiisiiii. r.7. nf SI. lli-li-n
; ' ii'X' ni il finm h i :iv-il-in lnimi-1
,n WI'A riiinl ihiiJiti nl (;inii
I Aninry lum nlvln uliw Ih'Iiik lin-
lni"im - il i'li r- "umilK of ilni
mile for more than In hours
Conscious, but weakened by lb"
si r ain. Sw anson was carried from
the tunnel on a stretcher and tak
en to Portland In a waiting am
bulance. JEN FARM YOUTHS
EURNED TO DEATH
K MiKlNTILI.i M'M, S c o t 1 a u
S- t. lfi. i A Pi Ten farm youth '
brought from Ireland to help ha'
est the potato cop were bmir '
to death today iu a fire In lln
"Rothv." building lined for quarto
ing laborers, where they slept,
Tie- oiiths were trapped in n
section of the Mono building.
JUNKING OF
MEN OVER 40
STIRS LEG!
Planned Drive in Business
Field Listed in Reunion
. Agenda; No General
Pensions Asked.
NKW YORK, Sept. lfi (AP
American Legion headquarters to
on y announced a concerted cam
paign aiiainst the "junking" of
iiiuti over 40 in ihe nation's em
ployment scheme.
The plans were disclosed by
1'oiresl (. Cooper of ludiannla.
Miss., chairman of the national
derails employment committee,
and will he laid before the annual
Legion convention here next week.
The Legion w ill furnish "every
employer in the Cnited Stales"
a booklet showing "Ihe economic
value in terms of maturity of judg
ment, ability, and dependability of
World war veterans," Cooper said.
Pointing out 1 bat most of the
nation's: -l.iiiin.nuii World war vet
erans are in the age groups above
Iu. Cooper said the legion "be
lieves it is unfair to junk a man.
to call him obsolete, lo say he Is
not needed, when he passes tli
age of -lu,"
"This battle," said Cooper, "will
be waged unceasingly until indus
try .recognizes the fallacy- or dis
carding a worker jn (he very prime
of his usefulness."
National Commander Marry W.
Colmery predicted the convention
would be "one of Ihe outstanding
conventions if alt time."
Thn business sessions of tin
convention opening Sunday night
will be comparatively peaceful,
with a minimum of controversial
issues to be debated, inspect ion of
more than find resolutions receiv
ed at national headquarters indl
ca leil today.
No General Pension Asked
Not one of the tloo-odd resolu
tions from state departments con
cerned a proposal for a general
pension lor World war veterans.
Uoinaiids will be made, however,
for extension of "government pio-
t',,,n
widows una orpmiun
of these veteruns.
Principal resolutions expected
lo lie approved support the Lo-
(Continued on pane til
WASHINGTON. S.;it. I'-. (A!1)
John I). UiKK'TH. ii.-il-iil f lln-I.llihi-y
()vi-ii Kiinl chms c o in
puny, iicchiimI Iniliiy tin- J"li '
uiliiilniHtruiiir of I In- nni-inplny-nif-nl
ci-nHiirt.
Tin-, Toll-ill) liiunufiii'liln-r lolil
liewnpnlit-rllH-n atlirr :i conri'ii-liei-with
I'li-Hiilonl Ht.oH.-vi-H In- unillil
i-ontiliuc lo hold llis pllviili' job
but would ili-voK- ino.it of bin linn'
to (hi- iini-iniiliiynn-nt -i-iisuh unill
it Ik foinpli-ti-il.
HIkki-ih ::uiii In' lui-ri-rn-U lo
work without liny.
I'ri'Klili-nt ltiioi-i'll. lit- nuiil.
xlll-'Ki-Hti-il Jln.iMio u y-ar nsni-rl-
iliK hi- iliil nol liKo lor pi-opli- to
work for Ihe fcovnuni-nl wllboul
Kuliiry.
InillinlluK no ilnilsion hr.il lii-n
ri'iutbi-il, IIIki-i-h lold iii-wiiti'ii ul
lilt- wblli- hino.-i-:
"I want lo work tor Ihe lun-ln-liliivi-d
anil ki-i-p lln- i owl ilown.
"The way lo Keep tlie cost itown
Is to begi.i at the top. I Ihllik be nii()i T Miilioney, sident of the
will humor me on that." K (.l(,icH of the four pro-
Itlggers sfiid In- was iimlerlak- n(',w ' democratic borough lead
ing the task at a peisonal .tun i- n, ti. ri,v ri anirnaiiy is re-
Dee in tin
belief that the (bull
lion could "be made valuable in
Ihe solution of reemployment."
DRUNKEN DRIVER
GETS WHOLE "RAP"
M KDKf RI). Sept. Hi. ( AP) Al
fred It Davis, Medfoul, found guil
ty of driving an aulo while inioxi
uiled by n Justice court Jury, wit
sentenced to three mouths in Ihe
count v jail, fined 4 Inn arid costs,
and his liquor p"i mil, driver's P.
cense, and chauffeur's license or
dered suspended for one year, by
.Itisrice of ihe peace Coleman.
It was Davis' second conviction
tin a drunken diivin" cbit'g" The
records also showed he had been
convicted of violation of the b.t-c,"
Bpeed gv.
WLLBEMRED
BYF.R..FQES
Borah Will Start "Debate,"
President Follows and
Vandenberg Will
Voice Finale.
WAS11INCTON, Sept. HI. - (AP)
President Koosevell and two
siiiunch opponents of his Judiciary
reorganization program will en
gage in a three-sided discussion
this week-cud which may add now
fuel lo the mil ion-wide controversy
over the supreme court.
Cach will give a speech Inspir
ed by the observance tomorrow of
the lTiUih anniversary of the sign
ing of the constitution.
Senator lloriih (R., Idaho), long
recoguied u.t an authority on con
st it ulional law, will lead off to
night ai a Masonic meeting.
President Roosevelt's address,
which may hold (he key to his
future court policies, will be de
livered at ihe base of the Wash
ington monument tomorrow night.
It will he the principal constitution
day rally.
Senator Vandenberg (R., Mich.),
will round out the discussion whh
a speech Saturday al a Michigan
political rally. Mis subject Is
"The Republican Challenge."
Regarded as "Debate"
A II hough there was no advanc
indication that any of (he speeches
will be a direct rebuttal lo (he oth
ers, they will represent widely di
vergent viewpoints. Consequently
u-diingioiiiniis were referring lo
them as a "debate" which li ny
draw Issues carrying over into Ihe
i:i:s congressional elect inns.
Mr. Uoof-'eveli still regards some
reorganization of I he laipreinv
court as dedrable and he may
weave tin views on the ronsiiiu-
tlou Into a discourse on current ju-
(Continued on pngo fll
NICW YORK. Sept. Ml (AP)
Tammany's fate as a political force
may be determined today by tho
vote of l.UiHl.UDt) e'liolled republi
cans and democrats In a mayoralty
primary contest of extraordinary
bitterness.
The outcome of their election
may also have far leaching import
and national Interest In both ma
jor parties.
Primary bitterness brought vio
lence before dawn, when a mob
wrecked a lower east side drug
store owned by lienjamin Itrown.
assembly candidate, who is involv
ed in a bitter district fight between
rival Tammany (actions.
This was the second outbreak In
the district, four men armed with
axes, knives and pistols having
wrecked a bar owned by a parti
cipant last .Monday.
I here are three major candi
dates: Mayor Kiorello II. La C.uardia.
fusion, pro-new ileal incumbent, is
a candidate for the republican nom
inal ion. Mis opponent is Cnited
Stales Senator Royal S. Copeland,
writer and radio talker on medical
Hiiltiiels, Ine of lliativ new deal
policies.
Senator Copeland Is also, as Ihe
designee id' Tammany, a candidate
tin- the democratic uominairou
i ,. ,.,.., Mu m.iv (lIinmieiit is .1
tui.-ieie.l iii M ah ha 1 1 an I .
i
Noi man Thomas is
unonnoHed
lor the socialist nominal ion.
A las) minute development was
the sudden growth, admittedly In
Ta uinv strongholds, or a move
ment li write in La (luardia's
name on the tlcmoeiuile ballots.
FIRE NEAR PIONEER
BRIDGE CONTROLLED
An Incendiary fire pear Pioneer
bridge south of iinyonvllle lat
esterday was brought under
on
trol after burning over about five
acres. ! red Houthwick. supeiviflng
warden of the D )ir;las County Kor
esl Protective as:-ociatlon, retol'd
InJ;. v The file w il l set about l'"
vaids otf the Pacific highway
' anyoii creek c;iii on.
AIRLINER'S
CRASH, PERU,
KILLS EIGHT
LIMA. Peru, Sept. 111. (AP)
Might persons were killed when u
oastal passenger plane crashed in
to a hillside -Hi miles tumtii oi Lima
last night.
the plane, piloted by Stanley
Harvey, former Cnited states army
liter, had ha U led heavy fogs aloti
the western coast of Soutll Ameri
ca en route from Arica, Chile, to
Lima. It carried seven passengers.
In Hie list of the victims, as is
sued by ihe 1-a ucel t Airlines, op-
rat ors of the plane, wus 1 noma.'
J. Kici1, identified as a representa
tive of Ihe Wrigley chewing gum
concern, and a man identified as
Luis (iuilleii, former counsellor of
the Spanish legation al Lima.
Knur of the passengers were
identified as Peruvians and tne
seimiin as a Cerinau or Austrian
named l-'leismau.
The office of Klmer J. Kuucett,
bead ol trie aviation concern, had
few details of the accident but the
opinion was expressed thai it re
sulted from pooi visibility.
s
Valencia Counts 15 Slain,
40 Hurt; Nazi Bombing 1
Crew Shot Down.
Ity the Associated Press,
An Insurgent air boinltantiiie.it
of t he Valencia waterfront, la. I
night killed al least la persons and
wounded Ml. A British seaman was
reported among t In; dead.
'l he raiders Hew off lo the south
when anti-aircraft searchlights
picked them out.
M Hilary dispatches from Sari-
neua, in northeastern Spain, said
got et uiiieut ami -aircraft guns had
aiiut down a iri-innioivil (ieriuau
made bomber.
The " lermau Polit .Ma now ski"
and four crew members were kill
ed, ihe dispatches said. One crew
member, captured by (be govern
ment, t roops, carried documents
showing lhi plane and crew were
(ieruiaii, the report said.
A sipiadrnu of five Insurgent
seaplanes fiercely bombarded Port
bou, Spain, on the Krcuch frontier,
today.
The attack was the latest of u
series of raids on the lowu.
Two govei'ntneiit pursuit planes
tried lo drive off the insurgent
bombers but had no luck. The raid
lasted more than an hour.
Loyalists Hurled Back
The government's desperate drive
to cut communications between
Terind and Zarngoza was flung
hack today in a terrific encounter.
Tho insurgents claimed the us
sau It cost Die government f,0u0
casualties.
On Ihe (iijon front, Ihe stubborn
resistance oi the hardy Asliiriniis
brought a I rlbute fi om I he hisur-
(Conttuucd on pngo G)
IMPROVEMENT JOB
AT HATCHERY BEGUN
Improvements, expected to cost
about S7,.r)iii), have been started at ves'fd also would unload its cargo
the Noith CmptpiiL trout hatchery ' machine guns, scrap metal and
on Rock creek. 2' miles east of barbed wire, consigned to China.
Roseburg. Dexler Rice, chairman Tho action of the company In
or the slate game commission. having Die Wichita anchor in the
said today. The Improvements iu- nuter harbor was taken to be u
dude enlarging and cementing of ; move to forestall a possible pit
brooding ponds, and the construe-1 down utrike of the crew, members
tion or a residence for the assistant which announced they would
superlnlendenl. II. S. Nichols or proceed unless paid a war
Robbing is in charge of the work, bonus of $J..u each.
Male Drivers Quicker Than Women
In Applying Brakes, Tests Reveal
SALKM, Sept. HI - (AP) Men
are belter drivers than women as
lar as beiiut nble lo read iu dan-
1 genus situations is concerned.
lending credence lo the prevalent
male opinion Dial the fair sex h.ts
liltle business being on ihe high
ways. Secretary of State Karl Shell pro
duced figures, obtained trom dem
wiwtrafioiin of Ihe department's re
udometer al the slate fair, lo prove
that men can apply Ihe brakes fat'
er I ban women hcn they have to
act in an emergency.
The in si iu merit , constructed by
employes in Hindi's ofllce, consist h
- of a d river's seat, the person be-
ing examined sitting at a steering
u heid and stepping on the "gas."
When ihe red lifcht flashes on. the
person must step on the hnike, a
dock measuring the time between
in the (lathing id the lirht and Ihe ap
plication of the brakes.
BOND PAYING
IN '37 MEANS
2 MILL SLASH
Remaining Maximum Levy
Anticipated in View of
Funds Required for
Sewer Project.
Retirement of ?M,ti7K.S4 of tho
city's bonded debt will permit a
two-mill reduction in Roseburg's
tax levy iu l!:ii, Cily Recorder A.
J. tieddes reported today. In addi
tion to retirement of regular ma
turities, the city retired $l7,btM)
worth of bonds in advance of the
due date. Tin budget committee,
which meets next Monday, can levy
a maximum of $!ll,'7!i.(in, as com
pared with ?::, (is-j.!n; levied under
the last budget, (ieddes said.
The recorder Is completing a tab
ulation showing budget expendi
tures for Ihe past few years, to
gether with esllmalT'd needH for
tlie coming year. This information
will ho placed before Ihe recently
appointed liudgel committee, which
will meet with tlie city council in
connection with lis regular busi
ness session next Monday night.
Members of I he committee are
0. V. Wimherlv. A. N. Orciitt, A. S.
Coeu, Pert Wells. Krnest Apple
white, A. .1. Lllbiirn, W. V. Chap
man and A. ('. Mursters. Kach
councilman appoints one member
to the committee, which confers
with the council concerning pro
posed expenditures and recom
mends the amounts to be provided
in the budge) for each department
and activity.
Bonds Outside Limitation
Kveii though Iho budget commit-'
tee approves a levy up to the maxi
mum permitted under the i per
cent limitation law, the reduction
to taxpayers will b two mills, as
bond levies are outside the, limita-
(Continued on page G)
SAN PKDRO. Calif.. Sepl. Hi.--(API
A crew of longshoremen
started unloading the 1!) bombing
planes ft nm (he Chinu-hound
freighter Wichila in the outer har
bor here today,
What disposition would Jie made
of Ihe planes--whether they would
be stored here or loaded on anoth
er ship hound for the orient--could
not he Immediately deter
mined. The Wichita dropped anchor in
(he roadstead just inside the break
water and several miles from port
last night. A fueling barge was
tied fast last night but whether
the vessel hail been refueled lo
continue its journey from New
York to China also was a mystery.
The action was iu compliance
with President Roosevelt's order
(his week forbidding govcrnturrt'i
owned vessels lo transport arms,
ammunition or Implements of war
to China or Japan. The freighter
is under leuae, to the American
Pioneer line.
wits understood her? that the
Of the 3.701 men examined, 44.11
per cent required seven-eighths of
a second to apply Ihe brakes,
while y'Mi per cent or Ihe J,"i:t
women had a similar reaction (into,
l Mily Ms per cent or the ni'Mi
would read in a half second nud
none of the women could equal this
mark, while H.S7 per cent of tho
males reacted in five-eighths of a
second compared wilh 4.5K per cent
or the women.
or the slow group. S.7G per cent
of the men and ll.l.j per cent u
the women required a full second.
The reactonieter has no official
status because it lias never been
proven h.uv slow a reaction mtMt
be to determine what is a dnnger
ous driver, Hut if a driver has a
one-second reaction, It will tako
him ii feet before he applies tho
brake at do miles an hour, and
another L17J feet before tho ru
comes to a stop.