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National Dei e nses and Political Fences are Probably Linked In Mr. Roosevelt's So-Called Tour of Inspection, Leaving His Stooges to Man the Mud Battery THE WEATHER . Humidity 4:30 p. m. yesterdny 40 Highest temperature ycBtt iday 84 Lowest temnerntitt-A Inst tiiuht f,l BALKANS Greece vs. Italy. That's tha lat est outlook (or extension of the Eu ropean war. And such a ' clash would probably involve the wholo Hullum area, as well as Russia Modern Europe Is threutened with Its KreateHt cataclysm of blood Read NEWS-HEVIEW news. Precipitation lust 24 hours 0 Preclp. since firm of month 0 Preclp. since Sept. 1, 1939 32.. Deficiency siucu Sept. 1, 1939 .'i Clear; Little Change In Temp. VOL, XLV NO. 116 OF ROSEBU J 'JEW ROSEBURG, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 1. 1 940. VOL. XXIX NO. 14 OF THE EVENING NEWS IMI Jl Ul LIU f UU !r IB TO Mm Trotsky Near Blows Dealt By Friend' Of Noted Exile Weapon Wielded in Mexican Home of Victim; Surgeons Give Him Few Chances to Survive Terrible Wounds. MEXICO (MTV, Auk. 21. IAD Leon Trotsky, exiled "Napoleon of the Bolsheviks," who fled to a ha ven in Mexico, was near death to day victim of a pickax attack by a man who posed as his "great ad mirer." Surgeons said Trotsky's condi tion was "very (grave." The one-time Russian war minis ter had a wound in the Hkull which exposed Ills brain nml n fracture at tho base of the skull. Two other blows from the nx injured his right shoulder and his right hip. .Surgeons operated on -Trotsky last night, a few hours after he was set upon in the office of his home in nearby Ooyoacan. Cien. Jose Nunez, federal district police chief, said "there are hopes of saving his life." liut the Russian, who escaped unharmed as a machine-gun bund invaded his resi dence, May 21, was given few chances to live. Oxygen waH ad ministered. Trotsky blamed the May attack "directly on Josef Stalin and his secret police, tile 00 I'll," and pre dicted it would bo repented. Twen ty Mexicans were urrqsted a few days later. Russian "Friend" Accused Police said the "friend" who at tacked Trotsky gave bis name as Jacques Morhm Vandendreischd,' 30. native of Teheran. Persia. He studied in France and became a subject of Belgium, lie said lie was n newspaper writer, but so far as could be learned lie had no Journal istic connections in Mexico. -- Ho had known Trotsky ni:year, frequently visited the wu)lecl-in, well-fortified Coyoneun estate, and often dined privately with Trotsky while the two discussed political ideas. Attacker Would Die Police said Vandendreischd con fessed, saying political opinions (Continued on unee fi In the Day's News By .FRANK JENKINS TTllS newspaper regrets that rigid limitations of time and space forbade publishing Wlll kle's acceptance speech in full. It was a yreat speech. If you didn't hear it on the radio, or liaven't yet read It IN FULL, do so. If you haven't a copy of It at hand, this newspaper will see that you get one. It Is the first pollticr.l utterance this writer has ever heard that set his blood to pounding and gave him the urge to say with UTTER CONVICTION: "Come what may, I'm on your side." WHAT made Willi lc'3 speech ' great. In this writer's opinion, was the note or SINCERE RE LIEF that sounded through It from beginning to orJtl. lie wasn't just spreading fly paper to catch flies. He wasn't just beating the political tom toms. He was outlining WHAT HE HIMSELF RELIEVES must be done ill nn hour of national peril. He was speaking as Lincoln must have spoken in the critical campaign of ISfiO. T was no political back who spoke these words on Saturday: "I accept the nomination in the spirit In which I know It was giv en at our convention in Philadel phiathe spirit of dedication. I herewith dedicate myself with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul to making this nation strong." (He meant economical ly and socially, as well ns MILI TARILY, strong.) "But I say this too: In the pur suit of that goal, I shall not lead you down the easy road. If I am (Continued on page 4) Facing Death as Attack Result Attacked with a pickax by a "friend and admirer," Leon Trot sky, above, noted Russian exile In Mexico, Is near death, while his jailed assailant, a Persian, explained that his deed was due to a political quarrel and ex pressed the hope that he would be executed. Defense Program j Scored by Willkie "Hopelessly Inadequate," Says G. Q. P. Nominee, Renewing Challenge to Roosevelt. RITSHVILLE, lnd Aug. 21. (AP) Criticizing the administra tion defense jiiogrnm as "hope lessly Inadequate, delayed, nnd Im properly organized," Wendell L. Wlllkle suggested todny that lie and President Roosevelt debate the Issue during ono of the chief executive's visits to preparedness projects. "Mr. Roosevelt should tell us how much (military equipment) Is on hand, and how much on order," the republican presidential nom inee said in a statement. Wlllkie's proposal followed a renewal of his Invitation that his democratic opponent meet him in "public discussion" on all cam paign questions. The renewal was made yesterdoy after Mr. Roose velt had turned down the original challenge by saying conditions mnrie it obvious he could not. cam paign. Then Wlllkle Issued the state ment about defense ns a supple ment to his remarks to report ers. ". Should Name Experts A debate during a preparedness Inspection trip, tho nominee de clared, "won't waste" any of the president's time. "He probably would be making a speech anyway.' Willkie added, "and it would just give me the privilege of making a Speech at the same time, nnd then each could reply to the other." Willkie suggested that "Ihe president name experts W'ho un derstand the building or defense works to make inspection trips." if that were done, he said, Mr. Roosevelt could "devote such time as he now uses for that purpose to making democracy work by dis cussing the Issues In which the American people are very much Interested." Obligation Pointed Out Declaring the "democratic pro cess basicly rests upon discus sion. Willkie said: "The president Is running for (Continued on page 61 Bomb Blast Injures Two Postal Employes WASHINflTON. Aug. 21. (AP) A bomb, described by police ns small and poorly constructed, ex ploded today In a U street branch post office, Injuring two postal employes. The bomb. In a mall bag being unloaded from a truck to a pint form, was in a package addressed to a woman whose name authori ties withheld. Those injured were Harry B. Hess, 58, and Hyman Rltzenherg. 32. both of whom suffered shoul der and leg lacerations. Death Attempt to Defer Draft Voted Down House Committee Spurns Idea of Waiting Until Advent of War; Senator Scores Profit Limit Opponents. WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. (AP) The house military commltteo rejected todny a nroposal to amend the Burke-Wndsworth con scription bill to derer nctual draft ing of men for mllllary service un til the United Slates was at war. Chairman May (P., Ky.) said the committee rejected the amend ment by a vnto of lo to 3. The proposal to nuilto a draft operative only after a declaration of war first gained widespread at tention yesterdny when it was put forward In the senate by Senator Walsh (P., Mass.) who said he would offer It formally as an amendment later. In the senate todny Walsh join ed In debate over Hie draft bill pending there wllh the charge that airplane manufacturers were delaying acceptance or govern ment contracts for wariilanes be cause they were receiving 18 per cent protlt on foreign orders. Plane Makers Rapped Supporting nn amendment by Senator Leo (P.. Okla.) to "draft" wealth as well ns manpower, Walsh asserted that industrial (Continued on pnfe 0) H. C. Wells Successor to Ness as Copco Manager II. C. Wells, formerly employed wllh The California Oregon Power company here but who for Hie past two years has been located at Med rord, has been returned to Rose burg ns superintendent of the Ump qun division. lie Is to 1111 the place made vacant by tho recent death of T. IT. Ness. For the past two years Mr. Wells has been serving as production manager for Ihe company with headquarters in Medl'ord. He has assumed his new duties hero nnd is planning lo move his household efl'ecls to this city ns soon ns n suitable residence can lie obtained. Mrs. Wells came to Hose burg wllh her husband, but return ed last night to Medl'ord lo pre pare Tor permanent removal to Itoseburg. By Paul s0 TOM HATFIELD os he sat four square In his chnir on the cool porch of his Rome on Peer creek, taking the air. Well started in his eighties and always a man of no tion, Tom hasn't been up to his usual degree of health lately and resents it. Sitting beside him in the picture nbove is Mrs. Hatfield: to her right is her daughter. Mrs. War ren Cloake nnd opimslte are the intter's husband and their daugh ter. Margaret Cloake Nuselt. Tom Is an old settler In the Peer creek valley, having IH'ed his life there. The fine four hundred-acre farm he now owns was grubbed out from the wilderness of trees and brush which original ly It was by his own hands until today it Is one of the best and most productive In the county. Cows, hogs, grain and hay have occupied bis interests on the farm. "Olve me a herd of good dairy cows no one should waste time with a poor cow and I'll bavo no zzl SAWr::: From Pickax Dated at GOP Douglas Rally Ralph Cake of Portland, pic tured above, will be In Roseburg Thursday to address the county wide republican rally; marking the kick-off of the general elec tion campaign. Mr. Cake will be the principal speaker at the ban quet meeting to be held at the Umpqua hotel starting at 6:45 p. m. The county central com mittee, headed by H. O. Par geter, chairman, has expressed great pleasure In being able to secure the services of Mr. Cake, who has consented to address the Roseburg meeting despite the fact he is extremely busy In pre paring the McNary notification' ceremony to be held at Salem Aug. 27. Mr. Cake's address will be broadcast through the facilities of Radio Station KRNR, start Ing at 7:45 p. re., according to arrangements announced today by Chairman Pargeter. Roseburg C. of C. Seeks State Legion Convention Directors of tho Roseburg cham ber of commerce at a meeting Inst night, jirnposed to Umpqua post of the American Legion that nn in vitation be extended by the Hose- lung )Ost to the state Legion con vention, meeting this year at Sen I side, to come to Roseburg In 1911. I The directors also agreed unani I ninusly to support the actions of n i special committee named to deter. mine what solicitations should be I permitted in the business district. Jenkins M News-Rovlow Photo and Engraving trouble In keeping the wolf awny from tne door," I've often heard him state. In recent years, during which time bolh his own and Mrs. Hat field's health has failed, his herd has dwindled In numbers. How ever by tlds lime It is evident that Tom has the wolf pretty wel strangled. Early each winter In past years Tom's friends would receive a fine' and weighty offering of pork saus age, a product for which he was lo cally famous nnd for which there was vast demand. There wns something about that sausage re dolent lo city rolks of the atmos phere of farm and country, nnd perhaps It brought back memories of their childhood there. An old tune, n remembered fragrance they will do that, you know. Here's Improved health to you. Tom. and a hearty continued en joyment of the good things of lire. Von deserve them very one you bavo worked hard to wl them. ""t3 J T t V Italy Strikes At Gibraltar With Planes Assertion of Heavy Damage by Fire Disputed by England; Hitler's Hit-Run Tactics On Great Britain Changed. LONDON, Aug. 21. (AP) Britons raised unofficial esti mates of German planes shot down In scattered but persist ent raids to 15 late today after a battle over a southeast town ' In which one German crashed. ny tho Associated Press Ammunition dumps fired at Bri tain's great Rock of (llbraltai- re portedly turned the historic bns llon Into a flaming volcano today as raiding wurphinos, apparently Italian, stormed the huge fort ress. (A British-censored dispatch from Gibraltar Itself said onlv a small fire was started and quick ly controlled.) observers in nenrby La Linen, Spain, said flames were seen spreading down from the top of the rock. Pining the night enemy air craft bombed fllbrnllar twice," a Uritlsh communique declnred. "In the first raid, bombs dropped in the sea, but nn nircraft was brought down 111 the sen off Eu- opa poln,t. 'In .the. second raid bombs drqp ted on (bo rock, causing a small fjro which was milcldy brought un der control. Thero was slight damage and no casualties." Hotnbs bnvo been dropped on Gibraltar four times since the start of tho war a year ago. The last raid was July 21). The plane shot down today by anti-aircraft was tho first of the war in that locality. Italy Extends Blockade Stefaul, the official Italian news ngencyt. reported a fierce naval and nlr battle was fought In tho Mediterranean between llii- (Continued on page 6) Philippines President Assumes Dictator Role MANILA, Aug. 21. (AP) Presi dent Manuel Quezon signed today a bill conferring upon himself sweeping emergency powoiB but vigorously denied it contained any thing approaching dictatorial scope. The president said the measure, passed 62 to 1 by the national as sembly, was designed to ennble the executive to act speedily when necessary to check suffering nnd want among tho masses and pro vent any Btoppage of essential pub lic services. (Resigned to cope with derange ment of exports and Imports caus ed by war conditions, It empowers Quezon to suppress espionage to prohibit strikes or lockouts, and to require citizens to turn to farm lug or other productive pursuits If necessary. It gives him control over wages, profits, hours or labor, transportation, rents and prices of prime necessities. Salem Man Dies After Altercation Over Gun SALEM. Ore., Aug. 21. (AP) Joseph Williams, 52. Salem battery service man. died In a hospital last night, a few hours after an al tercation with a Hlckrenll gun smith, Deputy Sherirf L. L. Pltten qor said. The sheriff's deputy said tTio gunsmith, L. U. Robinson, wan de tained without charge pending In vestigation. I'lilenger quoted four witnesses as saying that Robinson struck Williams on the head with a gun The altercation took place along side a highway south of hole, where the men were discussing tin- tuns or a gun trade. Refugee Children From England Reach America NEW YORK, Aug. 21. (AP) The British liner Snmarla docked today bringing to safety from bom barded England the first group of children transported through the collective efforts of Americans. The young war refugees crowd ed the Samaria's rails 210 or them of all sizes, dressed in all kinds of clothing and cheered lustily when they saw the Statue of Liberty. Attack U. S. Gets Two Pacific Bases For Air Route Joint Control With England of Enderbury, Canton Isles Assumed Under Accord of 1938; No Price Involved. LONDON, Aug: 21. (AP) Rrlt- Isli foreign office sources cited the Ilrltlsh-Americnn agreement of 1938 for joint control of Canton nnd Knderbury islands In the hoiitn metric today nn an illustra tion of Primo Minister Churchill's statement yesterdny that the "as sociation of interests Tor common purposes between thn two coun tries hnd developed before tho war. Thn ofriclals offered tho state ment as n result of reported Jap anese concern over rumors Hint Britain Is offering to lease de fense bases In the Pacific. It. was said authoritatively that the reports niny have nrlsen from a misunderstanding of a portion of Churchill's speech yesterday. The islands worn placed under joint control for use of British and American civil aviation Companies August n, max, nnd on April, 15 lust year. Clreat llrllaln nnd the United Stales ngreed to extend the arrangement for 5(1 years, with the possibility or continuing it in definitely. No Question of Price No new lease for defense pur poses In Involved." thcRe sources said, adding that thero was "no question of price or considera tions" In the arrangement. Drl tnln nnd the United Slates had de cided on joint control beforo tha war, following a dispute over own ership In 11)38. Foreign office sources . said the subject was raised to Illustrate Ihe statement of Prime, Minister Churchill yesterday Unit "the prin ciple of association of interests for common purposes between Great Rrltaln and t lie United Statos bad developed even before the wnr. Various ngreoiuents had been reached about certain small Inlands In the Pacific ocean which had become important ns air re fueling points." Air Route Stations Canton and Knderbury Islnnds, mere dots on the map of the Pn- cillc, came under the ' joint con trol of the United States and Great Britain April (I, 1939, by vir tue of a 50-year agreement, reach ed after a year's negotiations as to their ownership. The ngreement provided that the Islands, pnrt of the Phoenix group, lying midway between Ha waii and Australia, should serve as way stations on the air route between the United States and Australia. It also provided that the islands be administered by a United States official and a Urit lsh official. At the time the agreement was reached It was announced In WashlngtcE that: An American compnny or coin- (Continued on page 8) "Hands Off Ship The United Statei army trantport American Legion, carrying 987 American war refugeet home from Finland through mlne-ttrewn, bomber-patrolled North Atlantlo waters, Is pictured above. The American government has warned Germany that Berlin will be held atrlctly accountable for any harm that may be fall the ship. Thlt followed notice from Berlin that Germany would not be responsible If the ship struck a mine. Named as Chief Of Agriculture Claude R. Wlckard, above, In diana farmer, and present un dersecretary, , n o m I n a t e d by President Roosevelt to succeed Henry A. Wallace at secretary of agriculture. . Girl Flier Tries for 1 20.000-Ft. Height Mark IIARRISRURd, Pa., Aug. 21. (AP) Betsy Ross, 20, who wants to establish the (lrst attitude re cord for light planes at 20,000 feet, waited todny lor tho olflclal re sult of her first attempt and de clared "If It isn't over 20,000,. I'll try KI'". J, . '. Tho"99-'poiind'Vv(atrIx,-. wnvMa been lying only since Juno, 1939, circled hor two-placo cabin plane for three hours and eight minutes over the Ilnirlsburg airport yes terday. . - It was the first time , lplit planes officially have been recog nised In an altitude flight by the National Aeronautics association, said Rush Hrlnkley, NAA contest chairman. Hrlnkley estlmnlcd jMIss Ross climbed to 20.000 root or "within 500 feet of that anyway." Oregon Auto Crashes Kill Woman and Child SILVFRTON, Ore., Aug. 21. (AP) An automobile crashed In to a utility pole on the Mount An gel highway .Inst night, killing the driver, Mrs. 15. -C. Sibley, nbout 50, recently of Spokane. Two daughters, Ellen nnd Aileen Sibley, nnd June Cook, all of Spo kane, were seriously Injured and brought to a hospital here, PORTLAND, Aug. 21. (AP) Two-year-old Leonard Honey, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Richard Honey, Alohn, was killed last night In nn automobile ncciilent on Cooper mountain near Ueavor ton. An automobile driven by Ills mother, who was slightly Injured, went out of control nnd overturn ed. The fntlior wns not lit the car. American Legion," War Presaged By Press Tone Rome Report Italy Reported Massing Army On Albanian Frontier at Greece Issues Third Call To Strengthen Defenses. ROME, Aug. 21. (AP vlsj radio) The Italian wireless aid today that It was "pre. turned In political quarters" tha sharp tone oT the Italian press toward Greece pretaget a "clash" between the two coun tries In the near future. REIX1RADE, Yugoslnvln, Aug. 21 (AP) Italian troops wore report ed massing along Greece's western rrontler today as the Greek govern ment, belabored by the fusclst press for alloged mistreatment of Albanian minorities, strengthened its dofonsos. by placing more re serves under arms, Tho call to tho colors wan tha third Issued In a week of growing tension In relations with Ituly. Tho fascist press has been hint Ing strongly that Italy would mnko territorial demands on tireeca for the Clnmurla frontier region on the ground It Is rightfully part of Al bania, which Italy annexed in 1939 ufter her flood Friday Invasion, (In Rome, the official ItKllmi news ngoncy, Stefan!, renewed at tacks upon Greece Inst ulght, cliarg trtgfflreok authorities with hiring; assassins to terrorize Albanians in Cinmburla and declaring the Al banians were awaiting Italian "no tion to ban the criminals.") Aiming Also at Britain. ' Jtallan (Hplolimllc representatives! atfirjlinve been pressing Greece to HiPuHluia Britain's guurantaa of her Independence nod bavo snld flatly Greece must bo prepared to enter? Italy's sphere of Influence. iTt was announced, moanwhUo, that tho Greek passenger steamer Attlkl, reported last woek to have been stopped by Italian wnrshlpa off Sicily, hnd arrived yesterday in Piraeus, 'the port or Athens. . Tho ship's officers said tho Ital ians hail '.taken the vessel to Pa lermo, Sicily, and had sejsseil 2,10(1 loiiH of steel and ninny pqrrelH o glycerine front the cargo. Tho action followed reports of the slopping of other Greek vessels: by the Italians, which bavo urouu ed resentment In Greece. ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 21. , (AP) The Greok iirmy cancelled (Continued on pago (I) Fire Menacing Klamath County Towns Halted RENO, Aug. 21, (AP) Ona hundred and fifty men and motor ized trenching equipment stemmed a 2000-ncre Hie todny six miles eust of the twin northern Klmmitli county towns of Gilchrist . and Crescent. Cnlm weather supported' ' the crews' confidence that the lines would be held. ' Sevlln-Hlxon Ltimbor company, Gilchrist nnd forest service-timber wero In the path of the flames but the commercial loss was not great. Forest authorities said the sollrco of the blare was "mnn mnde." U. S. Warns Nazis
