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Now That Eddie andWallie are in Charge of Bermuda's Affairs, it Becomes Their Duty io Fix, by Personal Example, a Social Status for the Bermuda Onion. THE WEATHER Humidity 4:30 p. m. yesterday 31 Highest teipeiulure yesterday 84 towest temperature lust night 64 Precipitation last 24 hours 0 Preclp. since first or month...- " Proitip. since Sept. 1, 19M ; Deficiency since Sept. 1, 1939 BERBER A That's the capital and chief port of British Somalfland, toward, which the Italian array la heading. Can the British prevent its cap ture? The wire niws In the NEW REVIEW will supply the answer, probably within a week. DOUGLSS. COUNTY DALY Clear, . MMMMaflS3SX9SS 2. 107 OF ROSE, o 3 . 3 - you XLV NO. iVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1940. VOL. XXIXNO. 5 OF THE EVENING NEW8 I WW fq fo)fo) Ml M UUM , THE mm Eli A m In The I Day's kNews By FRANK JENKINS . TIUTAIN -today promises India "free nntl eipinl partnership" In I lie nrllish coiniunnwciilih 'A FT Kit TIIF. WAR. with the peo ple of Indian' themselves, when that time comes, devising tiie framework of a new constitu tion. Britain hoi-Holf, the official gov ernment statement says, is unwill ing to undertake fundanieatal con stltutlonal Issues at' this time moaning she is loo busy routing a war. Tokyo, today's dispatches In- form us, 121! of tint Japanese dlel's -ItiG niembers adopt n reso lution urging the government to take "all available ami effective measures to drive British Influ ence from east Asia." This, of course, 1b window dress ing. The Japanese government will do as It pleases regardless of the diet (parliament.) It merely looks better when it comes from the alleged representatives of the people. ITALY, as suggested In yester- day's dispatches and confirmed In today's (Thursday's), is driv ing hurd nt British control of the Suez canal, hoping to cut Bri tain's llncsnf communlealion -wltb her Asiatic empire. pi'T .'vl these dispatches togoth- er. ' lintl I hey will provide for 'mi nn understanding picture.. Threatened on every hand, Bri tain is seeking lo ENLIST MOKE IVAR All) from India. "VON'T be too cynical about Its being done,, under pressure. Under the same circumstances, you would do likewise. Human nature works the same, whether in high or low places. B UITAIN will-do everything in her power to bring the United (Continued nn page 4) o MR. AND MRS. GRANT OS BORN In the basement of their Inline at Mm end of Bowdim strott, demonstrating in a most convinc ing lasliinn an easy method they have devised of inanutacttiriiu sherbet and ice cream for home use. I miht take time out riuti: now. and will, to state that Mrr.. Osborn is deservedly famous for her efforts in this direction. To my mind, the masculine one. it must and does appear that (Irani is entitled to a vote also. I'm not insinuating that he slioulJ be Riven too much credit, y'e un derstand, as you would realize 5f yen had seen me eat and reif-h pi-eat quantities of his wife's slier tet; but, If ever you've worn your arm out many a Sunday morning c ranking an Ice cream freezer, you'll agree with me that lie ac complished a wonderful pleu? of woik when he mechanised th pro Grant's arm got tired ?ven as your's and mine; but whe-eaa 1 si Hi ply fainted, he started his mli.d to work and doviael the CONSCRIPTION COMPROMISE TO BE Proposal To Defer Draft Frowned On Opponents, Urging Try-Out of Volunteer System First, Talk About Referendum At November Election. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. (AP) Administration lenders turned a cohl shoulder today to talk of a compromise In the senate fight over conscription. Senator llarkley of Kentucky, democratic floor leader, expressed the opinion lo reporters that con scription and voluntary enlistments could not be linked successfully in such a system us that offered by Senator Maloney (I)., Conn.), as a substitute for the Ilurke-Wadsworlh hill. Berkley also said ho thought op ponents of the conscription legis lation would muster their maxi mum strength on compromise amendments. Ho predicted that if such compromise attempts failed fewer than 25 senators would vote against final passage of the bill. Referendum Hinted. Opposition senators, meanwhile were reported to be discussing the possibility of a referendum vote on conscription at the November elec tion. Some of these senators said they-wore confident that given, a chance to express its opinion at the polls, the country would show a majority sentiment against the draft. Malonny vould Veqiilre tho regis tration of all men from 21 through (Combined on page (i) Coquille Youth Adjudged Oregon's Champ Driver DETROIT. Aug. in. (AP) Joe Gilbert of Easlsoiind, Wash., and Kay riallike, Coquille, Ore., were listed today as champions of their respective states In a "good driv ers" contest for boys of l(i to 18 years. The state champions will com pete at the New York world's lair late this month for 48 scholar ship awards. Kord Motor com pany Is the sponsor. The contest included a 2wuilc road lest, ex aminations on technical points and an essay on safe driving. i vn;W i'hoti"inil KntfravinK scheme you see illustrated alove, whereby a washing muchluo mo tor, h'tched to a big flywheel on tH end of the freezer's mixing shaft, furnishes the labor. Oidinarily. in this modern ase, I am inclined (of course) to de cry the elimination of hand labor though Ihe innovation of some new mechanical contrivance; but tliU Is one instance- where f am v.illliiR to forego most wlll'iirfiv any argument In that direction I may have considered. Homemade ice cream and nhcr hct have furnished many a fam ily vith many a happy day's des pe.it; but papa too often h-.s re tired that night with a right am that would hhve felt better If It had been broken, or at least would have bled a bit. Lincoln freed the slaves. But not all of them. Grant began where Lincoln left off a.vl has freed the rest of us if only we fol low his excellent example and buy. beg or steal a watthlng machine motor. 1 SAW::r: By P.aul Jenkins Willkie Declines Advance Agreement With Demo Regime on COLORADO , SPRINGS. Colo., Aug. 10. (AP) Ah the ' republi can nominee, Wendell L. Willkie wants no "ndvnnce commitmeuts and understandings" with the dem ocratic administration regarding foreign policy nml claims "an un hampered right of public discus sion" of such policy. "The chief executive and con gress must hear their appropriate responsibilities and the candidate for the presidency of the United States should reserve to himself an unhampered right of public dis cussion" Willkie said in a state ment. The nominee Issued tho state ment late yesterday after telling bis press conference that unnamed persons hud approached him re cently wllh suggestions "thai I en ter into certain commitments on specific proposals concerned with the foreign policy of the United States, provided the administra tion would take certain positions thereto." Some of the persons, Wllllkle said, stated "they did not represent the administration, while others lert their status In doubt." Says Views Well Known. "First of all," Willkie said, "my genernl views on tile foreign policy and the vltnl Interests of the Unit ed Slates in the present Interna tional situation are well known "As to specific executive or leg islative proposals, I do not think It appropriate for ine to enter Into advance commitments rind under standings."-. : . .. Willkie added that -If nny re sponsible administration spokes man wanted to' take a public posi tion on foreign policy Willkie might "on appropriate occasions, com ment I hereon." He previously ex pressed willingness to reply to President Roosevelt on any ques tion the chief executive might ask him. Cites Roosevelt's Action. The republican nominee recall ed that Air. Roosevelt, when elect ed In 1932, had declined to enter any agreements with Herbert Hoover, then chief executive. Willkie said that while tliero was some doubt nbout the wisdom of Prison Escapees Nabbed in Battle Woman Killed, One Gunman and Police Chief Wounded as Bullets Fly in Oklahoma. OII.TON. Okla.. Aug. 10. (AP) Two prison fugitives who hurled the shot-torn body of a woman clad in red from their speeding au tomobile, wounded Olltnn's police chief and kidnapped a fanner, were held today as officers hunt ed a motive for the woman's death. The gunmen, 11111 Hull, 2&. and .foe Lovelace, 21, surrendered to hlghwnv patrol men west or here last night after n running gun fleht. Hnll bad been shot five times. Hill fillmp of nrumrlghl, Ihe fanner hostnee. bad a flesh wound In one leg. Patrolmen mis tool; him for one of the fugitives. I Klierirr I.. I,. Fialier said l.nve- nice neciareo ine slain woman, whom be identified as .leuiine folp. 30. Asber. Okla.. wns thrown from the car because "she seem ed lo be dead" and Hall complain ed that her body interfered with his driving. As they drove through Ollton following a pistol-shotgun duel In which Police Chief lien n. Clark was critically wounded. 1)velace said he noticed the woman was badly till. He contended. Fisher said, that he did not know who shot her nor did he account for her presence In the car. Constable C. L. Irwin, who was with Clark when the officers shot it out at close ranee with Ihe gnu. men. expressed belief the woman was a sweethenrt of Hall and was slain accidentally- In the exchange. "Thev killed the only thine I ever loved." the rnnstnble snld Hall told Glimn as Ihe automobile roar ed away from the scene of the en counter, "but by God I got one of them." Battle Recounted Clark and Constable C. I.. Irwin, hunting three men who robbed an Ollton restaurant earlier In the day, halted a sedan In which Hall. Lovelace, the woman and a negro (Continued on page 6) Foreign Policy Heads Women's Clubs Working for Willkie Mrs. Henry Breckenrldge, above,, noted New York civic and social leader, who was recently named acting chairman of the women's division of the Asso ciated Willkie clubs of America. President Roosevelt's post-election position then, no one could doubt, the correctness of that, position "when taken by a candidate for president." May I add that, at this time In tho world's history, when demo cratic government und method 1s in test, wo should be especially careful to keep alive tho demo cratic process In arriving at gov ernmental policies and acts," the nominee declared. Willkie said he would talk Sun day with Herbert Hoover. Alt M. Landon. the 1936 republican nomi nee, will meet Willkie hero Tues day. Record Rain Sends Floods Into Towns Louisiana Launches Into Aid Task After Destruction Of Homes, Crops, Utilities. CROWLEY, La., Aug. 10. (AP) The coast guard and lied Cross moved today to evacuale all 10,000 residents of Ibis rice belt clly In the greatest rain flood of Louisiana history. Hiead and milk wero the only foods available this morning, coast guard olflcials Bald, and sanitary conditions were becoming acute. All residents were taken from I heir homes to the court house, school buildings, rice warehouses and oilier largo buildings. Precipitation which followed last Tuesday's tropical slrm tolaled as much as 21 Inches In 21 hours In some parts of s,oiilhwcst Louisi ana. A score of towns and communi ties were Inundated, some without water, lights or sewer facilities, and many homes were reponed (!) have drifted away. Rice, cotton and corn crops were heavily damaged. Roads wi re blocked. Crowley, rice capital of Amer ica, was In darkness last night nnd most of its business houses hail several feet of water above the flooring. The sewerage anil water systems were out of commission. other towns inundated or par- naiiy Hooded included Larayotte, Ravne. Kaplan, Scott, Rrnth, I'el cambre, Gueydnn. Governor Sam Jones made a ra dio appeal for boats and coordinat ed slate, federal and local relief work. The Southern Pacific railway continued to operate as its road bod Is elevated throughout tho sec tion. It made up special trains to haul supplies and evacuate refu gees. The torrential rains followed a tropical hurricane which tore along the coast last Tuesday before going inland Into Texas, Claims West I States Alter 1 Senate Bill Attorney Cordon Gets Promise jHr vvvniiingrvn inurMr Will be Amended to Put Rates on Fair Basis. jAssurnnce has been given that hill In the U. S. senate, held to unfair to western states in Us provisions for pavmenls to states arid counties In lieu of taxes on federal conservation lands, will be amended, Attorney Guy Cordon of Koseliurg reported today. Mr. Cor don recently was retained by the counties of Oregon to represent them in benriiigs hy federal anil congressional departments and committees nn public land mat ters. He has just returned from Washington, I), C where he ap peared to present the claims of Oregon and other western states of unfair provisions in tho bill. The act. Cordon stated, would have limited payments on national forest and other conservation lands withdrawn from public do main, to one-half of one per cent of the value of the lands, but would provide a guaranty of an nual payments of three per cent of; the valuation of conservation lands acquired from private own ership. Inequality Pointed Out This situation, Mr. Cordon stal ed, would have assured three per cent payments to eastern and southern slates, where large areus of9iil1mrRlmil lands h Wft - been nine based nnd where gnmo re- luges have been set up, but would liuve limited western states, with largo areas of national lorest lands, to 25 per cent of tho in come from such lands not to ex ceed one-half of one per cent of valuation. Mr. Cordon stated ho had filed (Continued on page (i) Mrs. J. G. Flook Dies at Corvallis Funeral services will be held at tl e Masonic cemetery In Roseburg at 3 p. m. Monday for Mrs. J. CI. Flook, 80, a former resident or Roseburg, who died last night nt Corvallis, where she had made her homo in recent years. Mrs. Flook was a long-time resi dent of Roseburg when her hus band, now decensed, operated a sash and door factory at the site of the present Metzger mill on Mill and Mosher streets. Mrs. Flook was an active mem ber . of the Christian church throughout her lifetime. Surviving are two daugnters. Wlen Flook und Mrs. Jessie Fulk- erson, both residents ol l orvai- lis. Funeral services are being held In Corvnllls Monday morning, and the body will then be brought here Tor graveside services ami Inter ment beside, the body of her hus band In the Masonic cemetery. "Devil" Pickets Church To Boost Revival Meet LOS ANGELFS, Aug. 10. (AP) The naptlst church In suburban Siuiland Is being picketed by a man made up as the devil and carrying this sign: "Anderson's program unfair to me and my friends. This Institution entices my servants away. laical No. Cfir., Union of Amalgamated Ileezlebilbs." Rev. John II. Speed, pastor, de clared record crowds are passing the "nlcket line" lo revival serv ices conducted by F.vangellst Harry r. Anderson. William Doak. church 'member, plays the devil role. Evangelist Anderson has twice conducted revival services In Roso liurg, the last time three years ago at the armory. Northwest Turkey Show Gets $1,100 Allotment Distribution of J1.100 to the Northwestern Turkey show held an nually at Oakland was announced today by Secretary of State Snell. The money Is a part of tho $92, 950.15 of state Income from race tracks received since January 1. Bach of the Oregon counties will receive $551.39 in addition to spe cial appropriations for tho various uIiowb and fairs. RESISTED Thos.H.Mess, Copco Units Manager. Dies Service With Electric and Rail Utilities Spanned Almost 40 Years; Death Comes at . 60 After Long Illness. Thomas H. Ness, 00, for more than 20 years employed as superin tendent and division manager for The California Oregon und Moun tuin States Power, companies at Modford, Marshfleld and Roseburg, died at Ills homo in Lnurolwood lust night following n long period of Illness. ' Horn In Rmilliville, Ontario. Con- aila, Mr. Ness, following his studies In public schools and education in the field of electrical engineering, moved to San Francisco in 1901 and was employed there by the Murket Street Railway eompnny. Ho became a citizen of the Unit ed Slates by naturalization as quickly us possible, following his taking up residence at San Fran cisco, where he was married. Octo ber 1, 1905, to MIsb Agnes Cnnlon. In 1907 ho entered the service of the Southern Pacific company and was In charge of electrification of tho company's system in the Oak land und liny districts for seven years. Ho then moved to St. Louis, Mo., where for six years he was em ployed by tho Union Mloctrlc com pany In railway electrification and transmission line construction. Joined Copco In 1920 "..tii'Mo, when the Ciillfdrnfa: Oi'e gon Power company was extend ing Its transmission syslom, ho en tered Iho service of that company and was in charge of the construe Ion of tho lino between prospect (Continued on page 6) Suicide Leaves Note on Stationery of O.S.C. NEW YORK. Aug! 10. (AP) Shouting a warning to pedestrians below Hnrlan C. Mcintosh. 32-year-old writer, plunged to his death lust nlEht from the roof of a flvo- story apartment In Greenwich vil lage. Police listed the death as sulcldo. They snld Mcintosh handed several notes to Frank Ferraro, a taxi driv er who had delivered him to his apartment a few minutes before. One note, addressed to "Darling Jnno" said: "Can't go on without you. God bless you." A letter signed "Mom," which was loft with Ferraro, was written on stationery of the department of Journalism, Oregon State collcgo, Corvallis, Ore. Its contents wero not disclosed. Italian Somaliland Forces Surge "'CV MILCS 3 ITALIANS SEEK TO CLOSE AD API A 1 p C3V RED SEA BOTTLENECK AND AKADI A Jj!tl 0 100 FRENCH ft '" - SOMALILAND JXftT" "t GULF WAITING TO ATTACK V JW . S ITALIANS ALONG COAST J C- -mr I BRITISH fORCES MAY MAKE f&S C SVnTTlTirtl STAND ALONG RANGE OF j2 - iulht BRITISH1" 50,TH 0F "ERBERA p &t SOMALILAND M ITALIANS IN BALLOON-TIRED II -ZZZZl CAMEL UNITS CONVERGE ON ITALIAN EAST AFRICA ,, : BERBERA, CAPITAL AND CHIEF -T I IM'W i-AiamO(- PORT PLANES LEAD THE WAY Iff SCO While British planes struck heavily at Italian bases and a British naval fores waited to attack Fascist troops on the coast of the Qulf of Aden, Italian East African armies were reported converging from three directions on the Important British port of Berbera. Today's map shows where the British may concen trate In the hills south of Berbera to protect the strategic base. The British abandoned the port of Zella to the Italians, declaring It to be of little value to themselves or to the enemy. ' i Italian Advance Continues; Egypt Poised For War CAIRO, Egypt, Aug. 10. (AP) ltullan motorized infantry and guns continued their udvance to wind llrltnin's "muln positions" in tho hills south of Rorbera In St'iuullland today, the llritish ad mitted, despite heavy air attacks on Italian supply ports and 'mili tary concentrations. At the same time Egypt hasten ed tleps to prepare for a possible coordinated Italian drive toward the Suez canal. The Itrltlsh communique said "the Italian advance Is continuing towards our main positions." A previous announcement said the Italians hud been homhed as they threaded their way through Karrln pass in the hot. barren slopes Just east of Hurgeisa, which the Italians occupied eurly this week, toward Iterhera, princi pal llritish port overlooking the Gulf of Aden. Aden, 151) miles across the gulf, was bombed fiercely this morning by Italian raiders. British Stage Raids In one of the biggest raids aim ed nt llallun objectives yesterday, a royal air force communique said bomb hits set afire nil ltullan ves sel and damuged other shipping In the hlirbor nt Tobruk, Libya, where Italy supplies her forces, llritish bombers, directed to their objectives by reconnolterlng French pilots, also roared through heavy anti-aircraft fire to show er bombs on ltullan positions near Hurgeisa, British Somallland. Another formation of British bombers raided Massuua, Eritrea, and reported direct hits on gun ompluc.emonts nnd several build ings In that Rod sea port. Still another attack was made on tho Italian airdrome at Neg helll, Abysslnln, whore two Ital ian bombers on the ground were said to havo boon destroyed. Moanllme, ready for active alignment wdlh-'Hrltath's "outnum bered African' forces the 'moment she Is nllacked, lfigypt's regular' army wub ready to swing Into n,ut lion; anllalroraft and coastal bat teries wore fullv manned, and spe cial police stood on guard ugulnst Italian alteinpta to land paracnuio troops nuzl slylo. , 1 J Mott Seeks Restoration Of Deleted Highway Fund WASHINGTON, Aug. 10: (AP) Representative Mott (It., Oro.) said today he would ask senate members of tho conference on the federal highway bill to restore the $(0,000,000 sliced from the 1'JU, 000.000 measure hy tho senate. Mott, a house member of the con ference, said the measure original ly called for $2.10,000,000 but wns reduced to $190,000,000 by the house when tho senate agreed to that amount. The Oregon representative add ed that he would ask to have the amendment authorizing the states lo uso part of the funds for road side beautificution included In the bill. Towns Struck; Civilians On Casualty List Military Objectives Suffer No Damage, London Claims, Rut Nails Say Shipyards and Munitions Plants Hit. LONDON, Aug. 10. (AP) Gen man bombers, power divine at 400 miles an hour, unloaded explosives) in mnss attucKs today on British ships protected hy balloon barrages and rained whistling bombs on coastal Britain In heavy "terror" raids. Tho Gormnns attacking the bal loon-protected ships off the south east coitBt were reported bo have been driven off by anti-aircraft firo without hitting their targets. (Tho nnil high command claimed destruction of Vi of the big. bal loons, anchored in the ships by long cables, In Thursday's heavy fighting over tho English chan nel.) Aiming one or the biggest as- saulls of tho war that the north west 'coast has experienced, tha nails dropped a dozen whistling bombs, whose enr-splltting screech ing frlgmciiB as well as does dam age. ' Heavy explosive bombs showereil on another sector In that area killed four persons, Injured two) nnd damaged residential property but missed military objectives. -Two men were killed and a num. her Injured In a raid on n north' east coastal town. ' Raiders Chased Back In a second raid on shipping oft (he southeast coast, German boinlv ers ran Into heavy anti-aircraft firo, hurriedly deposited three bombs which inisBed their mark and, scurried back toward Prance. A single German plane bombed and machfne-gcnpmr -tt southeast lown, causing several casualties. The plane drnppei 12 bombs before. It fled with British fighters In pur suit. -. Fiftoen to twonty houses were damaged by bombs in another town (Continued on page 6) Hard War Games Hike Brings On Major's DeatK CENTRA LI A, Wash.. Aug. 10. (AP) Mujor U J. Van Dnlsem, about 54, commanding the 2nd bat talion of the 109th lnfnntry, San Jose, Calif., died of a heart attack In the field hospital at Grand Mound last nlglit, after collapsing at the end of u night time practice march. Officers said several men "passed out" during tho hike but wero resuscitated. TrooperB, hero for thn national guard and regular army Fort Iewls war games, have been suffering from unaccustomed beat and hik ing, and medical officers have re sorted to tho use of salt tablets In the drinking water, to combut tha effoc.ts of the bodily drying proces ses as tho men are gradually hard ened to Held duty. Toward Berbera