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
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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)
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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