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After Wrestlin g f or Months With Contradictory Reports from the European War, the U. S. Public is Ready to Take on Forecasts of Rival Political Chiefs THE WEATHER Humidity 4:30 p. in. yesterday 42 Highest temperature yesterday 78 Lowest temperature lust night 64 Proclpltutloii lust 24 hours 0 Preclp. since Sept. I, 1M9 32.18 Preclp. sliice first of month 0 Deficiency since Sept. 1, 19311 .78 Partly. Cloudy. CONSCRtPniON It will be' voted on fn tbe senatf next ' week. It's adoption by a small majority vote is predicted. Prompt announcement of the sen ate action will; appear in the) NEWS-REVIEW. VOL. XLV NO. 119 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1 940. , VOL. XXIXNO. 17 OF THE EVENING NEWS) I IF fHt DOUGLAS'COUNQY QMS ' . 1 MlSuifft 1 I ! . . s SIM 11 ot rNews ny FRANK JENKINS EON TKOTSKY, nttor living in - fear of death for years, is fi nally murdered. It looks like an international spy job the kind we reud about in the romantic thrillers. ' Still, it was a MESSY job. If these International agents of the foreign secret police are at all like they are pictured by the fic tion writers, it is hard to think of them as using a pickax. STALIN is a revolutionist. Trot sky was a COUNTER-REVOLUTIONIST. One revolution calls for another. History leaves no doubt of that. Here in America we have PEACEFUL, POLITICAL REVO LUTIONS, fully sanctioned by law and custom, every few years, Let's keep America that way. TODAY'S dispatches (this is written on Thursday) quote Plr Archibald Wavell, commander t DriUiln's Middle East army (Egypt. Syria, etc.) as saying: "Hitler, thwarted by England's stout defense of her island king dom, may emulate Nnppleon and turn east in search of easier success.".,- ' V' He may. nut If be backs down from the brags he hns made about Britain I-liller will display weak: "ness and that's one thing ho can't afford to do. w HEN Nnpoleoli turned east In search of easier successes, he was following one of his' nutty streaks, and It came near, ruining his career In Its early stages. Ho had to sneak back to France, through the blockading British fleet in the Mediterranean, after abandoning his eastern army to its fate. His eastern campaign was ono of Napoleon's notirble flops. pGYPT'S war minister says to day: "We will not attack, but IF WE ARE ATTACKED we will fight alongside our ally Brltnln FOR THE PROTECTION OF OUR COUNTRY." This sentiment is commended Continued on naee 41 By Paul A GROUP of hoys engaged la a peanut race at Sutlierlin yesterday one of several athletic events af fording liveliness to the Central Douglas Community fair now in progress there. It takes lots of knee-action, stam ina and patience to manipulate a g,oober down a home-stretch of pavement. lint these boys seemed to have what it takes. Times were when a defeated andidate for public office was known to push a peanut down the road by means of his nose, but I haven't seen it done lately. Per haps the politicians' noses wore out. although Its altogether more likely the roads wore out first. Elmer Russell won the event. I think he's the young fellow in the picture above who is examining his ; I Conscript Reason Seen ForNaziJibe At Democracy Senator Gibson Quotas German Writer to Show Hitler's Designs on United States; Bill's Passage Foreseen. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (AP) Advocating speedy action, Sena tor Gibson (H-Vt.) told his col leagues todny the senate had taken the same length of time to debate the Dm ko-Wadsworth compulsory conscription bill that had been re quired by Hitler to conquer France. ' "No wonder that Hitler has the utmost contempt for democratic in stitutions which nre incapable of prompt and wise action in times of emergency" the 39-year-old senator declared in his first formal address since he came to the Benute to fill the seat vacated by his father's death Juno 20. Gibson sp.oke as Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the democratic lead er, prepared to seek an agreement to limit debate. Senator Austin of Vermont, 'acting republican lender, told reporters ho thought ao re publican objection would be raised to such n limitation, Gibson took the floor after the start of today's session hod been delayed 25 minutes because a Quor um of senators was not present. "I have hoard on this floor," Gib son snli. "many expressions by able members of tills senate that they dot. not believe there Iff any possibility of attack on: this coun try. In all courtesy t.o thein. their beliefs amount to nothing. Lot us 'see what tbe ono man who knows believes about the possibility, of ibis ntfack. ' German Writer Quoted "A short tlnio ago one of Hitler's most Intimate friends wrote n book 1 refer to tbe 'Voice of Destruc tion' by Rauschnig, very recently i,llt,l,o,l T.1stin In one short In. r,-n, hnrtlr nml then let any senator arise and say he doesn t believe mat Miner win pus- (Continued on paEe 61 Burns Kill Actress Who Tried to Rescue Child HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 24. (AP) Actress Edna Wuldron, 28, (lied to day of burns received last Sunday In an unsuccessful attempt to snve the life of Catherine Bowman, 3. whose clothes became Ignited from a fluid Miss Wnldron was using to clean clothes. The child was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bow man of Fort Worth, Tex., w ho were here for a visit. Jenkins -7-1X3 iSews-Koviw l'lioio mid feiiKrnvliiK suspended peanut t.o see if Hs got a fiat tire. It seemed to me that the agricul tural exhibits displayed at the fair wore more extensive and If any thing of better quality than Inst year although Inquiry among the exhibitors scarcely bore this belief of mine out. Some nf them thought so and some didn't. At any rnte they were fine and well worth your trouble going over to see. I looked at the livestock, the prize pumpkin and ail the other vegetables, the fruits and grains and everything. Including the fancy sewing: am as usual 1 pa u sea longest and most wistfully fn front of the case containing an assort' mcnt of home-made pies. l SAW::z ion Harry L Hopkins Resigns as Secretary -Of Commerce; Post Offered to Federal Loan Administrator Jesse H. Jones WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (AP) President Roosevelt today ac cepted the resignation of Hurry L. Hopkins as secretary of commerce and It was announced he would of fer the post to Jesse H. Jones, fed eral loan administrator. ILopkms told the president by letter that he was quitting the cabi net to recover bis health. Ho has been suffering from a stomach ail ment for nearly two years. I'lio president, In reply, said the resignation would take effect at a date to bo determined later. "You may resign the office only the office and nothing clso," Mr. Hoosevelt said. "Our friendship will and must go on as always." The resignation will remove from President iloosevelt's official fam ily one of his closest friends mm advisers and will add another va cancy to the list of high govern ment offices presently or prospec tively unfilled. Honklns. It was reported, may take the position of librarian at the Hvde Park. N. v.. library, recenuy built to house the president's pa pers and book collection and ex pected lo be npened next spring. Tlncentlv ho attended tbe demo cratic convention In Chicago as Mr. Hoosevelt s personal repiesenin- live. For several months Hopkins, a widower, hns lived nl the white house. He headed all the now deal's big eltef agencies until bo entered the cabinet In late IMS, succeeding Daulel Iloper. , The billions he spent as adminis trator ol the federal emergency re lief administration, tbe civil works administration and tho works pro-m-ess mini inlstrntlon nnd tho mil lions of persons to whom those funds went have made nun ono oi the most widely known men in Washington. Stephen lflnrly. PO'SS secretary, said that Louis Johnson, former as sistant secretary of war, had under consideration an offer to become undersecretary of commerce. This post Is now vacant, through tho re signation of Edward J. Noble, ol Connecticut. Honklns to Id tie president in ins letter that ho wanted to resign last May because it seemed to mo inni. Mother Held As Killer of 2 Tots DAYTON, O., Aug. 24. (AP) A 30-year-old mother was guarded In a hospital here today, Detoctlve Capt. 0. L. Klncald said, pending Investigation into the drowning of her two small children "under mys terious circumstnnces" in a bath tub. The bodies of Lola Mae, two weeks old, and Walter Woyraueh, Jr., 7, were discovered by tile fath er, a druggist, when he returned home from work lust night. Directed by a note, members of the family found the mother, Mrs. Lucille Woyraueh, wandering "In a dazed condition." In n park near their home n short lime after the tragedy was discovered, Klncald reported. The detective said the molber was being held for Investigation and Hint charges would be filed ngainst her "If she is found sane." He reported a note found In their home hy the father read: "Walt. "They'll find me In the wnler nt Island park. I couldn't die nnd leave the children. At least they'll never suffer. "(Signed) Lou." Sugar Beet Firms, Crews Locked in Wage Dispute SEATTLE. Aug. 24. (AP) Charles C. Hughes, international representative of the American Federation of Labor, reported here last night that a deadlock has been reached by sugar .beet company employers nnd workers over wages in seven western states. Ho said 30.000 employes of four companies are affected, all of them affiliated with the sugar workers council. He said tho companion affecteit were the American Crystal Sugar company. Croat Western Sugar company. Holly Sugar corporation and the Utah and Idaho Sugar com panv. The last named firm operates in Washington, Idaho, Utah, Mon tana, Oregon and other states. Bill's f : . Harry L, Hopkins Jesse H. Jones you and I ho country needed the ser vices of cabinet officers wltoso strength permitted vigorous nnd continuous assumption ol! the du ties required ol! them." 2nd Crash Hits One Place; Two Hurt Mrs. Iiemard J. Abrahams, 9699 Wilshlre boulevard, Beverly Hills, Calif., suffered a broken leg, dislo cated arm, and numerous cuts and bruises, and Mr. Abrahams receiv ed Bcalp wounds nnd body bruises when their car was wrecked Fri day afternoon on the Pacific high way a half miie south of Yoncalla. lioth were brought to Mercy hos pital for treatment and plans were being made today for their return to Los Angeles the first of the week by airplane. Their accident occurred at the Identical spot where Kobert Sllli ntan and his mother, Mary R Silll imtn, of Seattle, were killed In a motor crush Aug. 4. According to the report of the ac cident by Mr. Abrahams, the car was crowded off the pavement by an oncoming machine, struck a soft, should)')- and could not be pulled Hmck onto the roadway In time to avoid striking n concrete culvert wall. The car was almost totally de molished. Mr. Abrahams Is a traveling pales man for n large New York manufacturing concern, maintain ing his district headquarters at Los Angeles. Unlicensed Driving and Vagrancy Charged to Pair Albert Foster Duvls, 22. Port land, nnd Clarence Iwls Sbary, 34, Ixis Angeles, were taken Into cub today by state police last night, Dr vls helng charged with vagrancy and Shary with operating a motor 'vehicle without having procured a driver's license. Sergeant Paul Morgan reported that the men had no proof of ownership of the ve hicle In which they were traveling nnd that ther were held while reg istration of the enr was checked. They were found to be In rightful possession of the car, Morgan said. They were taken to the Justice court at Drain today for arraign ment on the charges filed against them. Delay M Nary Back In Oregon For Notification Vice Presidential Nomine of G. O. P. Predicts Adoption ) Of Conscription Measure, ' Deportation of Bridges. PORTLAND, Oro Aug. 21. (AP) Senator Charles L. McNary returned to hijr"nallvo Oregon to day for a two days' rest liofore ac cepting the republican vice presi dential nomination at Sulem Tues day. Il'ho minority lender, Oregon's first national ticket candidate In 80 yours, stepped from an airliner hare to a welcome hy northwest republicans. llo advised Interviewers be would leave immediately for Fir Cone, his farm home a few miles from Salem. " McNary predicted tho conscrip tion bill "will pass In some form or other with a fair vote." "There Is an amendment by Sen ator Maloney which will cause much debnte," bo ndded. "That would postpone tho effective dale of tbo selective sorvlco bill until January 1." "Tho purpose of tho amendment is to give the nrmy nil opportunity to make a drive for voluntary en llstment and see what happens be fore tho seloctive sorvlco becomes effective." - "' Long Session Foreseen . " , McNary expressed tho opinion congress would not ndjourn before (Continued on pago (1) Aeronautics Post In Cabinet Urged Willki Says Branch Shouldn't " Be Subordinated; Seesaw in Relief Rolls Criticiied. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. (API Wendell L. Wlllklo advocated to day that a secretary of aeronau tics be added to (ho president's cabinet because, ho Bald, flint branch of the military service is tho most Important and should not 'be subordinated. "It would be much better," the republican presidential nominee told a m ess conference. "If we had one cabinet member In charge of military, naval and aeronautic operations, nnd under him, men In charge of the three branches. However, becnuse I think' Hint would tako some time, In the In terim we should erontn a cabinet member In charge nf aeronautics. "hmpliasis In developing mill lary strength should ho on the brnnch Hint todav Is most Import ant. My impression Is that in our air construction nnd training of pilots nnd mechanics wo aro hope lessly unprepared. "If England had a trained force equal to that of (lermnny she would not be facing her present crisis." Relief Juaallna Cited Before Inking up llio aviation question. Wllllke replied to n WPA statement snylng Hint WPA em ployment decreased by about 100, (inn persons from June to July. Yesterday Wlllklo asserted thai the rolls showed a no.nnn gain In July nnd proposed Hint. Attorney fleneral Kobert II. Jackson Inves tigate to determine If there was any violation of tho Hatch anti nomies act. Today Wlllklo read figures which lie asserted had been taken from a WPA prees release. "The figures." Wlllklo said, "show an Increase of about 89, nnn in the relief rolls during July, 19tn, which corresponds with a rise In ench previous election year since the Hoosevelt administration (las been in office." (It was asserted In n state ment by Howard O. Hunter, acting WPA commissioner, that WPA em ployment In the months preceding the election would be tho small est for the same months for the past three years.) Asked about a report that a can didate for republican congression al nomination in the Yorkville (Herman) sector of New yark City was urging Wlllkle's election as a "Christian American," tho nom Ineo said: "I don't wnnt any forces to cam paign for me that have singled out any racial, religious or other groups for attack. I repudiate them completely," Scored Local Guard Unit Returns In Fine Shape Hardened by 3 Weeks' Training, Company Will be Enlarged To War Tim Strength to Meet Moblliiation Order. Dronzod and hardened by three weolis of very Intensive battle practice, Co. D 1fi2nd Infantry. Oregon national guard, returned to rtoseburg today ready to launch a rocrulllng cnnipalgu preparatory to a year s active service. The RoBoburg company, accord ing to Captain I!. L. Irving, com manding officer, will be with the first of the nntlonnl guard units to be cnlleil for special training under tbe guard mobilization act passed hy congress, nnd expocta to be ordered to camp Into in September. The company, which now hns 82 men, tho enlisted pence-tlme strength, will ho recruited to full wartime strength of 123 men. Tho company has 14 mon in tho en llstod resorve to be transferred in to active sorvlco, and will imme diately endeavor to build up tho enlisted reserve prior to receiving Instructions to start war strength recrullfng. At present tbo author ity to enlist J23 mon for active duty has not been received, but the company can imtiii up n inrgo Inactive list and from Hint group take enough recruits to make up tho required war time ' strength jvhen tlio authority Is received. Fine Opportunity Open "Under Hie present sltuntlon the national guard offers Hie rinest op portunity for any young man sub ject to conscription," Captain Irv ing declared. "Those who enlist now will he nhlo to go into train- In service for only ono year, lie cording to present nrrnngements. ing with their friends nnd will do hose who enl at after the nntion- al gunril is called into sorvlco will (Continued on page 6) Demo Creed Cited to Bar F. R. From Ballot TAUNTON, Mass., Aug. 24. (AP) Tho Massachusetts supreme 'court had before It today a Now Bedford attorney's petition that President Iloosevelt's nnmo bo bar red from tbe ballot In this stale on tbe grounds that on "unwritten law" agnliiBt third terms was "about lo be violated." The petition contained the fol lowing quotation said to havo been tnken from tho democratic plat form of 189G: "We declared It to he an unwrit ten law of this republic . . . that no man shnll bo eligible for a third term of the presidential office." Mothers Register Opposition to Conscription Shrouded In erepe, the nine mothers pictured above, all with sons of army age and Implacable foea of compulsory: military service, hold a "death watch" over the United States senate as It debates the eon seflptlon bill. The mothers, reading left to right, are: Mrs. Anna Hahn, Detroit, Mieh.l Mrs.- H. Anna Curren, Ohio; Mrs. Amanda Markey, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. H. Berwick, Cleveland, Ohio: Mrs. C. C. Snider, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Clossey, Ohio; Mrs. Delia Fahey, Ohio; Mrs. 8ue Braun, Ohio, and Mrs. A. L. Collins, Pittsburgh, Pa. Fire Destroys California Bldg. At Exposition 8AN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. (AP) Fire swept through the huge California building of the Golden Gate International exposition today, and it ap . peared the structure would be leveled by the flame. Thirty minutes after th fire broke out most of the roof crashed in. Fire-fighting equipment from San Francisco raced over the bay bridge to reinforce the department on Treasure Island, exposition grounds, In Snn Francisco bay. A brisk wind kept tho fire from nearby buildlngB, The U. S. army Treasure Island company, police nnd gunrils were bellevod to have removed all art works and most movnblo equip ment from the big frame nnd plan tar hall. An hour after the first alarm was turned in, wnlls wore still standing, but one appeared in constnnt dan ger of giving nway. New flames kept springing up despite the tre mendous volume of wnter being poured onto the hall from BCoros or Iiobo lines. Creosote Hurled Into Greyhound Bus; Two Hurt REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 24. (AP) A bus passenger, Johan Iverson, 4fl, of San Francisco, was treated at a hospital here today for serious burns received last night when two bottles of creosote were burled through n window of a Pn cifio Oroyhound bus. Ho received deep burns on the face and hands, and a cut on tbo forehead. Another pussongor, Mrs. Oraco Vyso, of nurllngnme, was burned by tho antiseptic but did not re celvo honnltulizallon. Four persons wore, Injured tho previous night, when a missile, was hurled through tho windshield of a bus norlh of San Pablo. Simllnr violence ngainst buses were recorded provlously. j, A strike was declared against Pacific Oroyhound sovernl nion(hs ngo by tho Urotherhood of Itallroad Trainmen In furtherance of de mands that, the company recognize a national labor relations board ol der to bargain with Hint union. The coinpuny hns contended It has a contract with an American Federa tion of Labor union, members of which nre operating the buses. Rumanian-Hungarian Conference Collapses (I)y tbo Associated Press) Tho iliumnnlnn-Hungnrlau confer ence over Tranaylvanla collapsed at Turnu-Sovornl today and mm- gary called up her reservists and assigned soldiers to guard tne na tional railways. Rumania army reserve officers bad already been summoned. The conference ended when the Rumanian delegates failed to give a roply satisfactory to Hungary which demanded two thirds of the 35,000-squaro mile province which Rumunla has held since tho world war. Rumania offered to exchange minority populations instead. Thirteen Of Raiders Shot Down, Claim London Escapes Damoa Front Bombs but Ramsaat Leu Fortunate; 8)9 Gum Again . Engacj in Channel DutV LONDON. Aug. 24. (AP) Hundreds of German bombers and - fighter planes swarmed over south ern England today In mass attacks nnd attempted two raids on tho London area but Hrltlsh authorities) said they were turned back by fighter planes. Home bombs fell In one London BUburb. They exploded In an open field nnd did no harm, but buildings) nt the royal air force alrdromo at Mansion, near Ramsgate, suf fered "considerable damage," tho air and home security ministries) nnnnunccd. While the capital's anti-aircraft guns raised a wall of explosive steel around tho city, British flgnters challenged the raiders and wero reported to have shot down thlr teen of them.' Ono British plane was acknowledged lost. Tho Germans were cnauengoii before they penetrated the city's defenses by a squadron 01 uruiso Spitfires. Itamsgate. gay little seaside town at the mouth of the Thames estn ary, was attacked by 21 nasi bombt era. Tho British expressed belief tlinso pianos hud been beaten oft their real objective -London and "took It. out" on namsgute, whiolt wns badly battered. Channel Duel Resumed At the height of the offensive! tbo Germans began hammering at tho Dover area, 22 miles acvoss th channel from Calais, with big guns and British naval batteries set u . shore replied in a brisk counter atlaok. , Throe of Hie German shells lond ed on I ho south Kent coast near Dover, killing a womun and injur, ing several persons. ; Tho day's attacks followed , a night of comparatively light Ger mnn raids In which some 80 para. chutoB wero dropped again; jlntno (Continued on page ' Counties to Get More From O-C Land Revenue PORTLAND, Aug. 24. AP) W. A. Horning, oblef forester of tho Oregon nnd California revested Innds administration, said today 11100,000 .r.ay bi iV.d to 18 western and southern Oregon counties from two federally-owned bodies o( land. The counties received 1510,808 income In iicu of taxes in the 1939 fiscal period and sales for the fis cal year Just ended indicate the amount will be above last year's; figure, Horning said. Ha added that $1,376,000 was re ceived this year for 600,000,000 board feet of timber from revested Oregon and California railroad grunt lnnds and reconveyed Coos Hay Wagon road grant parcels.