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 .
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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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-
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"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
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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