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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY. JANUARY 13, 1940.
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ACK In 1910, '16 and '17. when
hulf the world wus fight
ing, President Woodrow Wilson
was having a pack of trouble keep
Ing tho seas clour for Anierfcun
merchantmen. In fact, he had xo
much trouble thut ho finally de
cided on April 6, 1017, to get Into
the fight himself.
Todav tho United Stutcs bun a
neutrality law, the chief function of'
which Is to keep us out of Involve
ments In tho current war. Yet,
the stato department still finds it
necessary from tlmo to time to
dispatch curt little notes, particul
arly to Britain, reminding the Eng
lish that, for all theoretical pur
poses, the seas are still free.
The prosent session of congress
has Its eye on tho situation. Ac
cording to Washington Columnist
Bruce C'nttun, Representative .Mel
vln Mans (Rep., Minn.) will short
ly Introduce a bill asking congress
to halt oxports of wiir mutorlnls
from this country to any nation
which Is guilty of seizing American
vessels lllegully or which holds
such vussols for unreasonable
lengths of time. ,
...
American vessels have been
hold for two or three weeks whilo'10: 15 Romance of the HLWays,
allied authorities have seurchod
the holds for contraband. It has
been dollculely hinted that the
BrltlBh govorninent, loyul over to
its own merchant fleet, may be co-1
operating with shipping interests
At least It Is known that British
shippers watch cargoes that are
delayed on American vessels and
then loll oxporters thut if they
throw their business lu the English
fleot, no delays will be Incurred.
So fnr no American lives have
been Inst through sinking of Ameri
can vessnls. Refugee Americans
huvo perished on foreign bonis,,
but this Isn't quite the sumo thing
and hasn't succeeded In arousing
any fiery show of tamper on thu
part of lho people.
Fi ucdom of I he seas Is, of cuurse.
nuuiut tradition during lime of
war. The rights of belligerent
nations aro always bumping Into
thn rights of neutrals. Belliger
ents have tho right to pursue a
course of action thut will help them
win tho war: ami neutrals should
bo permitted lo do everything to
slay elenr of II. But everybody
uses the same sea. and "rights''
sometimes get badly jumbled up.
It Is difficult to Unilersl mil the
Knglish point of view In ths
!"lc. It Is no secret that Britain
would like lo keep thP L-,,11,.,1
States us 11 "neulrul ally" ir It can
not have us us un ucilvc one. 11
Is Possible that l-.'nglaml feels our
sympalhloK ure so slrouglv anil
nazl that we can bear a bit o'r push
Ing around.
At all events, 1.1,0 l nl(., ,Sa.H
must ii,k K,.;, . ,
handle 1 1, is ,1,-liu.le matter adroit
ly. We don't want lo become arous
ed by "Incidents." it , ,,,,,.
tlon of such "lnci,l,.ni" tn,u k,(,
us Into the uur 2:1 y,.ur ,,
Editorials on News
(ConUnued from page 1.)
possible lor eomn sense and or
dinary human dereiu-y to gum a
loot bold among them.
ITALY Is urging ll,,B.-,,-1-
make smue sort of pcurelnl ci
lleliieut of Ihe troubles uilslug out
of linniiinln's getting Transyitaniu
lloiiiier llunKiirlnu province
The explHiintlon of this pence
making Is that Daly is preparing
a united Balkan front against the
time when Russia feels herself
sluing enough lo Go AFTER Till-;
HAIIDANEl.I.KS, which Russia
has always desired.
pKTKR THE tillKAT tulKi-cl long
ingly of a Russian "window to
loo west" meaning the Scondaua
vian pcnlnsulu. Peter and all his
successors kept their eyes fix
ed ou Constantinople, but (thanks
largely to Britain) fulled to got It.
Stalin, Bolshevist despot, is
walking in the footsteps of the
czarlst despots who preceded him.
Ills attack on Finland (temporarily,
at least, a flop) Is a drive toward
Peter tho Great's window to the
west, m
Ills next step (If he Isn't slop
ped decisively in tho meantime)
will be a drive on Constantinople
(now Istanbul) and the strategic
straits thut lead from the lllack
sea to the Mediterranean.
ttat'SHOLIM, who Is fur from
"'dumb, knows what Is In the
wind, and is organizing the Hulk-'
ans to meet the expected Russian
drive for the traditional Itusslun
objective to the south.
Realizing (because he is smart)
that a house divided against
against itself must full, ho Is try In
to patch up Balkan feuds.
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Local
News
Visiting Here K. li. Ilurphitni,
of Kukciio, wan a business vlailor
horo yeslorduy.
Here Friday Don KcrKUMHi,
KelloKK. was h buiiiOKs visitor
this city Kririity.
Here on Business J. I. I lens
loy, of l'inp(ua, was a business
visitor in this city v listen I ay.
At Soda Works Hoh Norton, of
thin cily, lias accepted part-time :
employment tit the Rosoburg Dairy!
ami .Soda works.
Visiting Here Mr. and Mrs.
aro hflre spi'iidins pvral days!
""" :
! Return Home Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
I .eoilv hnv.. returned to their home
, in Brooks, Ore., following a lew
Invs here- nttemllng to business
and visit ing friends.
Return Here (Oil High, reiire-
sentutivo ol the Mutual llenellt
l.iln Insurance enmpuny, and Mrs.
High have returned to their huine
here, lollov.'tng a lew davs In
Reeilsport attending to business.
Leaves For Home Mrs. Beth
Henderson lias left lor her home
In Yakima, Wash.. Pillowing sever-
"' B'eeks in this cily visiting ut the
home of her brother-in-law and sis-
-Mr- MS- w- M- -MeHaeh-
r"1
Moves to California Alva full),
employed tor Ihe lust several yours
by the slate highway .department
hero, has resigned and left for
Santa Monica. Calif., lo enter a
lechnlc.-il school to take up electri
cal welding,
Melrose Grange to Meet The
Rosebuig senior high debute team
will he llie main feature on the
proarutn at th? next
regular meet-1
nz o Me -ope urunuo. 1 ues 1 v. 1
e, Tuesday,
January 1. al the ball. The pro-i
nnu will lie preceded by a six
thirty o'clock putluck supper.
Leave For Prineville Mr. and :
Mm V V lt!,-i.li!, nf Ihlu ,-itv '
left Friday im I'l lnevllle to r'e-
main until Tuesday attending to weeks here visiting his purentt.
business and visiting frleiiils. Tluii.Mr. and Mrs. C. A. ChamlKM'lin, on
llarpbaiiis resided at l'rlnevillii West First street.
for 13 years, before coming lo:
Hoseburg. Mr. Ilarphaiii la stip-l Leaves For Miasouri Miss Delia
oi visor ol I'mpiiiiu forest. I D. Coen left yesterday for Portland
Leave For Portland Mr. audi
Mrs. Dale llunlor uud Ihe roiiner'sj
mother, of I'-irtlnml, left yeslcr-.
lay lor mime, imiowuig u. iwnoiiy
shei inei- al Dillmd lo visit Mrs.
.1. I. WilliiiniH. en route from u six:
ween s stay III an inego.
I
'
ro tio to Arizona Hex appii-;
uaie, senior 111 i'. 01 nus neon
loi ced In loi ego his studies ut I 'tli-
veislly of Oregon, where he Is al
senior, ami lias lett tor 1 ucson.
I Inina. n lake triaimeiits for ustli-
Ilex, who was graduated from
Itoacbuig blah school. Is 11 nephew 1 Go to Conlerenco
of Miss Virile Tracy, principal of;j. Muxlne Rand.
ine lien.-on scnooi
Son Is Born Aecitrilluu l-i wind
reccivcl bete, a i-oli, (iordnn II
bert. weiKhlli': seven pounds, six-
lentils outi-i's. wus born January
7th ut Sacred Heart lio-pllal ill l-.ih
tine to Mr. and Mis. Gordon Deeds ,
of Eugene. I he hubs Is Hie
-1,-iit uiiin.ls-in of Ml. and Mrs, II.
I-'. Shields ill this cily. Ills mollier.
nee Eva Slaruter. daugnter of .lr.
anil Mrs. I.lae Slarnier of Eimene.
was Ihiiii and raised in Roseliuii:.
7:30 -Lour Itnngcr, MIIS.
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uaih utiuiiuN) mine iienuoi
DR. CHAS. A. EDWARDS
The purpose of Jesus Christ
in Ills life and His death alike
wus to make men good. The
I iiio and the beautiful must be
crowned by the good, if men are
to become full sons of God, and
heirs of Ills riches. In Christ
likeness Is tho secret of charac
ter, tho secret of happiness, the
secret of the world's salvation,
to be good. It means more than
to be perfect in one's beliefs, or
to be reverent and sincere wor
shiper, or to be u winner In tho
personnl fight against the lust
of the I'iesh and the lust of
I he eyes and the pride of life'.
It means to be alive and grow
ing, to be brave and persistent,
to bo kind and thoughirul, to bo
honest and loyul, to be clean, to
be loving anil unsoirish, to be
broad and generous, who Is suf
ficient for these things. To help
us to be good, In secret and in
public, to be good in. home and
school, good to our enemies.
This Is what Christ gave Him
self for the world. Amen.
Return, to Mo.ler-Zella Guglla
'" ,r nor home In Mosler,
O'e. following a visit here of scv-
eral days.
Leaves For Home Olo Lertberg
nas leu ior Ills IIOUIU In Willlstoil.
North Dulioln, following a visit
heru with relatives and friends.
Called to Los Angeles II. li
Williams, of this city, lert last
night for Eugene lo take the train
for Los Angeles, where hu uas
called by the death of his brother.
Visiting Parents Miss Corlnne
Anne Perry, freshman at Univer
sity of Oregon, has arrived here to
spend tho week-end visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L.
Perry.
Mayor Young Leaving Hospital
-Mayor A. J. Young, who bus
been seriously ill at Mercy hospital
the last few weeks, was discharg
ed loday and Is convalescing at his
home on Flint street.
Arrives For Funeral James
Franco, of San Francisco, has ar-
r'ved in Rosehurg, having been
culled My tile dearth of his
father. 1
Pnsquule Franc
w-liose funeral
was held here tills morning.
Returns to School Albert
Chaniberlin. student at University
(if IlitHiiM ill FviiiikIihi liuu i-ih
turned east, following several
1 lo lake Ihe train for her home al
Kansas Cily, Mo., following a visit
here of several months at. Ihe home
of her brother ami sister in law.
.Mr. uud Mis. A. S. Coen, 011 Chad
v (rk utrcet.
Reoorted Better The comlltioii
of Dr. Morris II. Roach, piLstor of
the First Presbyterian chinch of
t,ls city, wus rep-jrtod this morn-
hu. t,, he Inim nvpil llr lt,.,., l.
who has been seriously III the last
.r-;iVn weeks, was lukeii l,.l Mi.i-ev
hospilul yesterday noon.
Malcolm Mel
Carl Whlto.
I'uiine lluivey. I'ivelyu and Earl
Will y. Rev. and Mrs. l.ouls Miisin.
Mrs. Karl Wiley und Paul Boeder,
represent Ine Die Melhndist C. K.
gleilp. let! Friday lor Salem In at
tend a ibree-day youlhs' conli-r-
,,,,. tiwv uu1u tt(;i-oinpanied bv
v.ls Jean Wiley, who will spend
n. week end visiting Mr. and Mrs.
(i Ai Forkuer ill Salem.
1
Automobile Parked by
Glide Man Found Burned
An utitomidille belonging lo Ron
nie King of Glide wus tntully de
stroyed by lire Thursday night.
The car developed motor trouble
as he was on his way lo his home
and be left the machine beside the
road. When he returned the next
morning he found it had been
, horned. Thu loss wus covered by
lusuiuuce. '
Mine Yields 34 of
92 Killed Workers
BARTLBY. W. Va.. Jan. 13.-
(AP) Mine families, ever con-
selotis at the rinniror nf 1ni,to thi
loved ones, displayed little hysteria
while preparing today for burlnl of the president. The president has
Ihe 93 men given up for dead - In called his cabinet and army and
the Bartley No. 1 mine gas explo-inavy chiefs for Immediate confer
sion. ence.
Stoically they made ready tol "An enemy air force of mule
claim the victims as rescue cipwa termined strength is reported lly-
'dug deeper into blast-torn corridors
000 feet underground, no longer wasningtun or New York. All per
seeking living men but the bodies H0UB bio cautioned not to gather
of coal diggers apparently killed In ln ernwda. Please remain calm
their tracks. .and stay where you are. It may be
Rescue crews emerging from the;tnilt nothing -will happen"
820-root perpendicular shaft an-' As 1,6 turned Into Constitution
nounced 3 bodies had been recov- a-venue, Benning found grim cou
ered from the "rooms" along the Urination of the threat from the
entries fanning out two miles from air- An anti-aircraft regiment, de
the foot of the shaft. (trained late In the day from an
They told how one group of 11 Atlantic const station, was rolling
trapped miners, equipped with UD to tal! selected positions with
chiivus sheets and wood for barri- i,s machine guns in the area of the
cades, annaren'lv had uttemnmii tot Washington Monument, its guns
Innke a desperate stand against tho
ueniiiy after-explosion gases.
rue group wus led by Lee Hall,
1.1, one or tne tnree foremen lost In
the blast lust Wednesday. Nine of
the bodies were huddled together:
a lew feet away were three others
and still farther down the entry
two more. '
But "after damp" the gases
that remain in a mine when an ex-
plosion burns up the oxygen in the
air caught and killed tho group.
. "
Pacific Hinhwm, Ace
. ...3....f ...
Membershin Enlarged
l 1 - J
i?nrn-N-i. 1 ... .
r.l GENE, Jan. U (AP) C. It.
Hynoarson, Collage Grove, uianu-
ger ol the Oregon Pacific Highway
association, to meet here for Its an-
nual business session Monday, said
today he had received registrations
from the three Pacific coast slates
and British Columbia. jwe need Is his word to sturt gen-
The association was reorganized eral mobilization of tho army and
a year ago to promote Improve- nullonal guard. As soon us the
menls und travel lor thu Pacific chief gets buck from the white
highway through Oregon. Repre- house we'll bo in motion " Flag
seulallves rrom cities and towns will Indulged a sardonic smile
from Portland to Ashland ure ex-."Not that our mobilization will do
peeled to attend. any immediate good or save the
Hr. D. M. Erb. president of lho country a lot of headaches Rut
University of Oregon, will be one It'll be a sturt."
of several speakers at the annual' "What's the news about- bomb
convention. ors hendod this direction?"
Others include William Tugman, I "Our air staff is divided on
managing editor of ihe Eugene Reg- whether Van Hussek has any
isler-Gunrd. George I. Warren, com- bombers that can mako Washing
missiouer of publicity. Vancouver tun und back to Mexico without re
islund and Victoria publicity hu- fueling. But my own idea they
ram, Victoria. II. 0.; .1. It. Bruckart.i could have an emnrconev iiimiim..
supervisor of tho Willamette na-
ftional forest.
Table Tennis Tourney
in Roseburg Arranged
I'mr-imiiir 1,,., 1,11c,-,. ,,r n. ,.n'
will get an opportunity lo ilumou-
" -... .
strate Ihelr ability In a clty-wlilo1,, .",?,, "' " , - T. , "'
table tennis t.i, u,,nt u,--n,L.,.. m:Mble "Uaitols in Washington.
nw...iu r..- ...1.1..U
ed today, according to Rovd Rru-
ton. who is handling tho detail.
A small entry Tee will be charged,
to help defray expenses and pro-L
vide a prize, llmh singles and don-
hies mutches will he played. All1
tbose desiring to play hi lho tour
nament ure requested to n-itlfy Mr.
Bruton not later than Jan. Hi.
Stock and Bond
Averages
BONDS
Compiled by The Associated Press.
Jail. 13:
20 to lo In
llll's Ind'hs I t's Kgn.
Saluiday sst.l Iu2.3 sB.7 51.3
Prev. day .... 5s i 102.1 nti.fi r.l. I
Month ai:o .. 5H.2 ml. 6 5H ts.s
Year ami . fin, J 9n S 9:1.1 2.2
IMS in high 114.0 lii2.6 07.5 610
103'J lo low .. 53.1 0.S !Hl t 41.7
STOCKS
30
15
15
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Ind'ls RR's I t's SI'k.i
Saturday
70.1
70.7
72.6
73.6
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19
20.2
22.1
2.1.S
13.7
39.J
39.3
39.1
36.5
4n 6
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Month ago .
Year ago ...
1K3S-IH high
49.
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ATTACK 0!J AMERICA!
Startling Expose of U. S. Lock of Defense
By
GENERAL ARED WHITE
WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S
. HAPPENED
CAPTAIN BENNING, United
States intelligence officer, brings
news to Washington of a proposed
Invasion of the United States by
Van Hasaek, military dictator of
Mexico. Benning was known In
Mexico as BroinliU, who was held
abroad and' whose passport Ben
ning used. In Mexico he had met
the Austrian, Flncke, and Italian,
Colonel Bogglo of the air force.
Army and navy departments are a
beehive of activity, with
GENERAL, HAGUE, chief of
staff of the army and
COLONEL FLAGWILL, chief of
military Intelligence. Reports of
air raid come from New Orleans,
Galveston and San Antonio. The
United States is at war.
CHAPTER X
Until those first bombs crashed
on Fort Sam Houston there had
been no reports given to the pub
lic of the day s alarming rumors
along the Rio Grande.
Benning caught the first symp
toms of coming panic along the
streets of Washington as his cub
raced to the Munitions building.
Pedestrians shouted the news In
raucous, overwrought voices, or
stood In empty gaping under the
shock of a now reality that bedev
iled all reason.
BenniliK leaned tenselv forward
as if to add his tension to the
speed of the cab. The radio
screeched on. From time to time
the announcer asked that no more
telephone calls be attempted. In
formation would be given to all
over tho air as fast as received.
Part of Fort Sam Houston was
In flames the second division was
moving south to meet an Invader at
dawn the governor of Texas had
ordered mobilization of the Texns
national guard, without waiting on
north, its objective may be
across tne Potomac In Virginia.-
mH nn swung 10 me euro at
lu,e '"niuona nuiming, iienning
"uniM "isiue. ine corrmors rang
w'"' the clwtter of typewriters.
'Army officers of various, rank
Klued over desks or assembled in
sectlon conference groups as they
slaved over the staggering details
of tl,e Jo al'cad of them,
Colonel Flugwill was In his office
-"lone- Benning found his chief
, '""ed '"":k ln 11 cllul1' wllh ht'els
laid absurdly on top of his desk.
".e wa" "u.fll"K eouiposedly at a
iciguretio, nis luce relaxed
. """" Uenning," Fiagwin said
laconically. "How you feeling?"
Uenning said, "Well, sir. I heard
the news und thought I ought to
report ln case you need me for
anything."
The colonel stretched himself
"You know. Uenning 1 saw it had
to come, and 1 feel belter now
we've out it n i,,i ah
place somewhere ulong the way.
couldn't Ihey? ltd work this
once, anyhow."
"Then there may bo a real air
threat, sir?"
"I urged General lingua lo get
the president to leave the whilo
'"'" .. """ ."V ."" . lu V"" Liiase
...n (Hi.,,,
Flagwill averred.
"Al least lo set up his less vul-
" iieu-IHIUlK U IIKI s
''".i" l"!'s "",r' a"l "
' . ' ""'s' Anything can hnppen
. ' , ,
A,"",J."r lne ,ch,, f "r a'r
vi:e """ ,lnu room, his
a,'.c, a.sl"'"' ,hou(" ' I"'ke col-
lectlvely.
"We've picked what appears to
lie confirmation, Colonel," the ma
jor reported. "As near as can be
made out a squadron of seven
bombers, with an undetermined
force ol smaller ships, passed over
North Carolina a short time ago.
Speed estimated at twq hundred
miles per hour. Our best time cal
culations suggest thai they could
cross Ihe Potomac in approximate
ly two hours, if this is their ob
jective."
"Very good. Major, keep me in
formed." Flagwlll answered, with.
out change ol posture r posi
tion.
He stretched himself aruln mil
casually liahted another cigarette.
Then he swung his feet to the
floor and pulled himself up to Ills
uess.
"I've found a couple or K(,od
spy leads, air." Benning interpos
ed. "Would you care to hear my
report T
"Not right tier." Flagwlll said
decisively. "I've Just hud a few
minutes' relaxation now for the
tonehest derision I ever tackled.
(I've got to have my estimate of
this whole tangled situation ready
for General Hague by midnight.
Now you get out among your spies
or you might take a look-see at
what our anti-aircraft does for it
self. But report to me here at
midnight. I may want you to sit
In at the chief's conference."
Benning took a taxicab and
drove to a point near the Wash
ington Monument where .50 caliber
Brownings were setting up to look
after uttuck on smuller ships that
might venturo within machine-gun
range If the assault on Washing
ton materialized. The regiment
bad only twenty-four of the forty
eight anti-aircraft machine guns
it was supposeii to nave, nan 01
theso guns were In position on : """' "" """putou tins
trucks ready for emergency move- " '"h of the program s opposi
' tlon has come from cuttle-produc-
iiiciii. i jjjjr states
From a staff officer Denning ( $ , continuation of the
learned that tho one ''" "'"anr program came, meanwhile from
regiment alone was aval able and f , j(itlHtrIl1 am,
was d strlbuted to protect a, best cla el,ders comprising the Zl
u couio, ine area oi 1 1 ..c
ernment buildings which doubtless
- 1 port for tho program wus mlonti'il
If one developed. . 'yeMmllly ,lt 'lho group.a uj;
The gun batteries ami search- meeting and transmitted to Secre
lights had been thrust across the lllry o1 Commerce Hopkins.
Poinmac into' Virginia to catch imports of canned beef increased
i-lfliriL' hnnihers before thev reach- r..n... 1711 1 n: n,,i ,n ,.. "
ed the bomb-release line from
which they would lay their eggs
of destruction as they approached
"""""" " - "' "
were echeloned, a full complement
of fifteen lights, five thousand UCL. '
yards beyond the city. The techni- ' w-llace Bluihes
cal sections with their sound loca-1 vHlhico. who has urged a third
tors, effective up to eleven thous- tornl Ior Presijem Uoosevelt. suk
and yards, and their intricate sys- B()80( Ulilt L j, Tllbel.
terns and Instruments lor raking ti, NaMimul cranire. hii ,.nnu,.,i
the skies, were perfecting their
plans for such defense as a single
regiment, at ut pence strength and
short two gun batteries, would be
able to give the nation's capital.
Cavalry was ordered into the city
. fmnl r'ort Myer to
help police
clear musses of peoplo who flooded
w ni ' .1 t . 1. " """"'of agriculture." Wallace replied,
" -
dangerous.
Benning dismissed all thought of
trying again tonight for the Van
Hussek spies. He wondered again
if ho had inude a serious error in
failing to arrest Flncke, It was
plain now thut the Auslriun had
known this was the night of Van
Hassek's zero hour. What mischief
was the fellow up to? What liso
had he planned of Ills vaunted
knowledge of ballistics?
A finger of light leaped into the
all- across the Polomac. Penning
wont tense as ho saw the restless
movement Into the skies of that
ominous beam. Another bolt of
light shot up, the sky filled with
those long pennants rising from
the Sporry drums, driven upwards
with the intensity of their thou
sand million candlepower. The
bark of a cannon crept across the
river.
It told Benning that the
lights had picked up un enemy
craft within their six thousand I Hoping to repent its achieve
yards' range of observation. Other ment of last year, when the club
cannon barked. The three-Inch received a plaque from Interna
guns were driving ut the skies. jtionul headquarters for distinction
Grimly he lilted his wrist close In membership campaign week,
to his eyes and strained ut the lum- the Roseburg Lions club laid plans
inous dial of his wrist watch. I Wednesday night for this year's
Thirty racking seconds ticked by. 'membership month campaign. The
Forly. Uenning braced himself, cl'ib holies to surpass last year's
wet his lips, bis hand wus stick- record.
en by an ugne. Through the crackle ' At the club's business session,
of artillery he caught the ominous conducted by Vice-President A. C.
roar of motors in thu sky. At Berrynian, Donald K. Foltz wus
this insiunt bombs wero plummet, appointed as unterluininent. chair
ing downward, ho reckoned, rulcuit- "" and Hob Flanks and .1. P.
ed three thousand yards or more to Molschenbncher us tho attendance
the southwest of Washington while committee for tho month or Janii
the plnnes flashe dtoward the cily. ai'y
A vivid yellowish sheet of liaht A proposal lo change the lime
winked over the city, low against of weekly meetings was tabled lor
the earth. In the next Instant came furl her discussion,
the clop of thunder as the mighty! Entertainment Included a group
detonation smote the city. Ilcn- ' r Phino selections by Ilel tn Owen,
ning felt the earth reel under his Played two populur nunibeis
heels, his ears rang with the re- a'"' a" original composition, uud
verbernllon. Anolher crash, u a group or vocal selections by Mae
third, fourth, fifth. The titanic '"J"1 Waldron.
w rath or the bombers smothered all ' Guests at the meetinz Included
sound of the anll alrcralt in a bed- ,Hy Hopp or Marshfield and
lam of volcanic fury that filled all Wayne Lake, Western Stales Oro
existence. Two more crashes, c0,'y company representative,
separated - by short Intervals of ;vl'ose application for membership -time.
In the club was received.
.Silence came swiftly, a hush1
that yielded no sound for several
seconds. Then, 113 his ours recov
ered, Benning caught the shrill
roar of motors overhead, the sharp
staccato of machine-gun fire. Near
by, the crews of the .50 caliber
antiaircraft machine guns wero
peppering away inanely. A few i,.,.,.i . , ., , , ,
rounds of mtile bursts and they ' , 1 " ' '. ,,f " burg hunks re
cessed fire. Now came lh" sound fIIowii,K the
of exclled masses ?' pen do. 3Jrr'l,,nI "i' lll""nen.t
Uenning headed Into Fifteenth , '' ' "' ""1'lHilders of
-"eel. I'e e were running tl," . " - ,,tl""."1 b, ''!'1;
way and that on the heels of bys- ,1 ,-iiiir the , , " 1,uv" wr""t
lexical, unbridled terror. Others . .. ,.L V " "Sl ' "
were massed in slrlcken silence' viri' res le i- .' . . Wl1"lb,,!'l-V-gaping
into Ihe skies. Taxicabs , l n,': 1 ' W- Kn,,,h- v"'"-
and aulomobiles sped crazily in aU ' Mrr) V.J. Micelli.
directions. Uenning saw pedes- 'Kl " Newhnid.
tl iuns bowled over by wheeled vo- . If. . L V!" !"''T ,lmrKV K"hh
hiclos, tuft iloiiiKlcrihK on the drvo- I
ment. KuaURreil lMilii-umen worn i
trying to stem the tide or panic.
mreiix screecjieu ns
ainbnhin.-e.
and police cars laced Into the tar-
gated area. r
It wus a few minutes hefnro ,,,1.1. ''.
night when Uenning turned tin,, I
Pennsylvania avenue. There win
no such thing us a luxlcub lu the
present disorder. He walked rani
eiij on past ine while bouse, in-I
on reuciiing .Munitions by
twelve. Bayoneted sentries p1K..
ed placidly lia k and forth in front
of the prcsldeni s official mansion
I be place loomed solemn und
tomblikc In the vague light of a
,ii,,-i moon, me soniier
of iih im-hv 0n .. 1 T .
sinelp hv i-V. :uu,"" y reiigion and coimlry"
But e e "h ' 1. . 17" "I""' h' J- '"""'! Fricdniun.
l, " 1 . 'A', "? .h.'' h"rrl' 'l '.n.'t- as the motive rr a n-inle sbooi-
knew that behind tho:
se screened
winilows sri
:ivo coufei-pticPK x.,-.i,i
carry tbronh ih .. ''""."' .
heads of government "charted the
iisperute course ol an uureudv n.
" aiifclll, iin ma
Hon plunued suddenly lo vu
"e coniinued 1
appicc for Bountv v 11 -ri . 1
01 1 uinns ulley. aimlii.d tn 1 ,..
IV Cleik Roy A:,,. 7
bounty on a 'wildcat
,.11,;...,. " ,v
Cattle and Beef
Imports Increase
Figures Provide Ammunition F
Opponents of Trod
Trtory Extensions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (AP)
Cuttle and beef Imports Increus.
eil -H per cent during the first y
months of 1939 over the like ne.
rlod In 193S, the agriculture de
partment reported1 today.
The figures provided fresh ma.
tcrial for congressional argument
over the proposed extension of the
administration's trade agreements
program.
Secretaries Mill and Wallace
have contended, at the house ways
uud means committee hearings
that the pacts have not Injured'
American farmers, but cnnpr.u.
, department's business advis.
0Jy collnif. A resolution of Tut
nound durina: the 11-monih 'M..,'i,i
,!, lions,, minniinu ,,,Ji.i.. '
K tne, tra,i0 agreements 'issue
100 k a wcoK-enn recess alter two
n, ,,eKiinnlnir iinii ...,,1 u-.i
thu trade program because Tuber
hoped "to be secretary of agricul
ture" If the republicans won the
full election.
"Mayoe you're supporting It be
cause you want a third term." put
in Rep. Tread way (R Muss.).
Tc. like to contlnuu as secretary
luugiiuig ami oiusning,
j(p1) KluUa0 (lt i Mjnn , Wllllt(,(t
to know why thu duly on eggs and
egg products had been reduced
when these wero the chief cash In
come for thousumls of farm woue
on.'
Wullaco quoted figures to slow
that. Imports of dried eggs hud do-
cllnc!.
"That's because of the war III
China." K 11 11 1 s o n interrupted
1 That's our chief supply source anil
I (hey have been chasing the hens
mound so much they cun't lav.
, Wall until they get n chance to
roost und see what happens."
. 1
Lions Aim to Keep
Roster Laurels
Local Banks Make
No Staff Changes
...V .. mi -""ifio
A, 1IUUUI, (!!
. . ... ixtMiJiitii iiniiK 01 ron-
hiiid ...... 1..
S. .McClaln.
""" v- M- "IT- assistant
",ager. or the Roseburg branch.
1 ''"unge was made in em-
.,mPS' .
is ' '"seburg brunch of the I
ii',, r"a '""'t'leted Instulla.
"" "'tractive new elect rie
Worried Man Kills Wife,
Shoots Self, Daughter
..'.K,.'.)X"' C"r.. Jan
"""J "er me lulure 01
1 1 u o -rv
'K loduv In uhl.h h. 1111...1 i.u
wile in,. 1 ,...1.1.... . .
' '"uiy woi 11 nun-
ZZTi
'PrlMman. un niltniiwil.lU 1 1.,...
n' - n (Mill nia i..
cr snot himseir in the chest,
"at his daughter. Marjorle. was
wonndwl In Ihe abdomen and chest
and that tho wlfo. Pauline, died be-
fom ,., ,1
,.ilt:.l r.: " :e
',, '; "'iiiiiill 8 i lUOIllllOIII sou,
"...iiicy, sii-ih through the trageily.