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ilk 6StftUR6 REWS-EEVIEW. R6S6UftS, 6&t&6n, FRIDAY, NOVEmIER 8, 1940. Questionnaires Go To Registrants In Draft Lottery ' Questionnaire!! havo boon mull ed ijy tlio Jlnugliis county kHwiIvo porvlce board to ih first 12G i-prIs-tranlH drawn In ttin rwent con ncriptlon lottery, accordlriK' to It. I.. I'roHtun. secretary. Tko iiis Jlonnulrim will be sent out to every man muDm-ii'd In : tin county Ju llio order In which their seriul liuinbera were drawn. The ques tionnaire nre lie-inn mailed at l he lale of about flu dully. - Itexlslrants liuvo five days in which to I'lll out and i-odini the questionnaires mid in eascH where distances or other factors prevent a return within five days an ex tentlon (it tlmu can be obtained through the selectlvn service board, If thn request for ndillllonal time Is deemed reasonable. Ilosebiirg utlorneys have been organized Into n board heaileil by Attorney Dexter Wee and are nlv Ink free, assistance In the fllllriK out of questionnaires. Attorneys, work Ink In pairs, are laklni; turns in the work and are located at the city hall In Kosebui-K where any registrant can apply for assistance In preparing the required report. The selective service board calls atlentlon to the fuel that tjie questionnaire 'must ho sworn to before a notary .public, a member olMhe board, ur any county or mu- niuipai in I leer uutliorlzed to ml minister the oath. linn, Everett, Gerald and Leroy, nil of RoseburR. The child was a grand daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Krunk Thompson, Kmmett, Idaho, nnd Mr, and Mrs. II. K. Ilarnnm, 'lucson Ariz. Kuneral services will bo held In the chapel of the Douglas Funeral home at 2 p. in. Sulurday, Hev. A. ! Sliuzie nlflclatilng. r-IS . i.r&. 71V I ' Thtu irt n ion ilJai r - Ml at tfia tmpoial ot Rmavalt. W Hail Hit til ilM fat rev . . . knaklatl in M. Lamry, iw ana) , '...ana'atiMtatfacattlHarayov I Nvtllkaaklna,.. riajuttn. Jwit Miliar mm why It'l wIm Maa la Hop al lha Imparial at Roelt whan In Portland. Jmi black ai two dim lha canlar f lhlnl . . . ihopi, Haiti, binkl, lhaalraa. gft iiiiillli J-rVlV- i Whai. rou live lileo "S1 07 ...bti ditto.:, o Kino low! Bomb Planted in Auto Kills Kin of Physician (Continued from vase 1) , , , reel lay thf tlatii's inangled for The entire' ll'ft'side of the auto mobile was hlpuii away. I he Kcranumt iTimes offered a JJ.SOif rewura Ifjir jtlie arrest and conviction of'tb.) rson or iiersons insnonslble lor tint bombing. ! -The explosion Is the lutest of a series of such outrages In Pennsyl vania's coal regions In recent yearB. Automobile Blow Kills Child in West Roseburg (Continued from page 1) Record Vote Cast Tuesday By Douglas Electorate Tuesday's general election brought' out the largest vote ever recorded ill Douglas county, Hoy Ayee, couniy cirri' , reported today afti-r checking the repi.;-:s !:vim lie fid voting precincts. The vole is believed to approximate S! per cent ol tne active registration ami suited in thn casting of 11,0111 ha I lots. In the 1!t:HJ presidential elec Hon there were 10,544 voles tabu lated, While In the IMS election there were S.7!)0 votes. While the total listed registration was slightly more than l.i.OOu, .Mr Agee estimated that the active re gistration is only about i:i.ooo, due to deaths or removals since the books were last cleared. Campfire Girls to Join In Forget-Me-Not Sale Itosehtirg famp Tire (Ilrls will cooperate with the iJisabl American Veterans of Ihe World War In the annual Korgei-Me-Not sale Saturday, ft was announced sinnneil liniiieiiinieiir niui mm i.ob-1 today by I.loyd Crouch, comman to find the girl Ivliiir unconscious . (1"r ,,f Deaii-Perrlne chapter In the roadway as the two small brothers camn screaming to tin scene. Hob Nelson, of Melrose, who wur driving a car following thn Harris automobile, corroborated the state- menls of occupants of the leading machine that the speed was under m miles an hour. Tlio girl was rushed to Jlercy hospital, where It was found that slut bad Buffered n broken neck. fractured leg, head wounds and other Injuries. Inquest Not Likely. District Attorney J. V. Long re ported today that he had conferred with Coroner If. C. Stenrns mid Deputy Sheriff Thornton, nnd Unit there were no apparent evidences of criminal negligence, and that an Inquest probably would not be 'ailed. The child wan born at Myrtle Thlr- ty-slx girls are expected to become members of the sales force. .Must of the proceeds, it Is stated, will be used locally for relief of needy disabled veterans and their fain I lies. The veterans committee In charge of the sale includes It. I.. I'reston. Itoy Young, Levi White. Karl Wolf and Tony Ktagnallo. Infant Moffett Child Summoned by Death Kdwln Lobar, flve-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. r ruuk .M. .Moffett. died at his home. 1 Ion ile street. Itoseburg, last lllghl. He was horn in Itoseburg, May 31. this year. Fune.-ul services will be held at 2' p. in. Saturday from the Itoseburg I nilertitking company chapel, Klder Lynn Casper of Point, Kehrimrv 9. 1!I.'I4, and cumelihe Latter I'ay Sainis officiating. lo Itoseburg w ilh her parenls about I Interment will be' in ihe I. o. O. three years ago. Mr. Thompson up- cemetery. til ri'cently was employed as a urpenter nt the veterans facility here, but left n few ilavs ago for Pearl Hm-hor. Hawaii, whore he is to be .employed as n woodworker In the navy yards. . Surviving, besides the parents, are three hrolhers and a sister. I.il- COODi EAR Had 0 QGQ Q0O mm 8 TRADE IN YOUR OUT-DATED RADIO NOW! Now get your favorite radio pro gram or "the music you want when you want it." 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K (AP) - I'liuitillii forest )i(nil(Utir lers here this morning n-ccivi'd word that nil of the Hi Smith' ami Tuconki elk liiml ois NiarooiH'd yes terday by il'tl' kiiowh In thn nrt'ii near tanioinl peak between the Clearwater ranker ntnl ion ami Troy, Ore., reaehed salety late last ninlit. Roosevelt 109 Votes Too Low On Prediction WASHINGTON, Nov. ft. (AP) President Itoosevelt (Hm In.sed to day ho had ii km In been way 01' L hln k liens on the elccifon's outcome. He told IiIk preHH -ont"erenoe he had forfirnst .'! t0 eleetoral votftn for himself. The way tlio reiuriiH stooil today, lie had won -t 111 and Wen dell L. Wlllkle S2. The Hill foreeuHt wiih oxaetly the Name lie had made on August 2 he role Ihe V.i'Ml eleetlun. That year lie won frj'.i electoral voles lo All' M. l.andiin'H S. He mild he had east on the houno of rpH-escnlallvcH, but added that he never wan u worried about (hat iik koiii other people. On the IjukIs of his :M0-vote forecast. Mr. JtooHnvelt laughed and asuerted he had lost several pool waiiers ul Hyde Park on how various sections of the country would UO. Asked what Htaten had surnrised him, the president replied about IH) votes worth. Me did not Men lily the states. In response lo questions. Mr. Ttoosevell said he had not heard from Hitler or Mussolini on I lie election. Two Hurt When Auto Quits Highway in Storm SKATTI.R. Nov. N. f AP) Two men worn Injuifil yoKti-rdiiy whi'n an iiutnmoliili' skiililcil 11IT the Suo- riiiiihnie l;tss hiKhw;iyt (luring blliiilinK s'liowHlnriu, loKKnd ttl(;in out uml thPii rollcil over thorn and limited n th' In i- xlitn of it sinnll crock. A third muii cucunod Injury. Tlio injun'd: Andrew Hewitt, JSI. Rtiokano. Pa cific const numuitcr for the ('hnrli'H Scrlliner & Sons' 1'iililishiuK coui- mny, I'raeiuros to liotli arms anil his left let;. Frank .Miller. 2:!, Kvopotl, frac tures to his left I, k and soveral ihs. Hud Flndlny. 21, l.n Crando. Ore. eniuined In the car and extricated himself unscaihod when it rlshted itself. tacltfld "snmo towns" In OiB Rhino province during ths n!lit, damoK ItiK a houso, lillllni; and wounding an.undfKclosod nunibor. nolntodly, tlio llrltlRh disclosed that th lilstot-io towor of I)ndon, has lioiiii hit hy liiiinlis In recent raids. Tlio royal nlr force subjected the great Krupp armament works at Esses to un "oxrecdlniily , heavy" Immbarilnieut durltiB the nlcht, the Urllisli reimrtcd, and also lium inored at nuzl "invasion ports," airdromes and nil targets. Connan night ruiders again scat tered bombs over a wide area of England, roucentrating their at- lacks as usual on London. The Urllisli government said damage had been dotio to public utilities, private homes and business proper- lies. Thn nazl raids wore less pro longed than on rerent nights, however, tapering off shortly alter midnight. Casualties were said to lie comparatively few. Japan Says "Must" Atlentlon of diplomatic circles was drawn anew to tlio far east by ihe assertion of Kohayashi. Japan ese commerce minister, that com plete cooperation between japan and the Netherlands Kast Indies is not only desirable but inevitable. Nelherlamls Kast Indies nulhnrl- fllot with the grent principles for which we fought In this crusade." To this he added the prediction that "In 1044 we will elect a re publican congress and prepare the way for a greater victory In 11144." 10 Staae Come-Backs Along with victory the democrats nrougnt nude to thn house 10 party members who were ousted two years ago by republicans, They included Alfred p. Tlelter of .New lork. until recently Secretary li kes' contact man at the tanitol: Herman P. Kopplomann nnd Wil liam J. rilzgerald, of Connecticut Hurry I,. Haines of Pennsylvania, lioliert I., Ilamsay of West Virginia Stephen M. Young. William It Tboin and Lawrence K. Imhoff of Minn: Kimer H. Wene of New Jer sey and (loorgo D. O'Hrlen of Michi gan., Another former member return ing was Miss Jeannette ltnnkin. re publican, of Montana, first woman over elected to congress and one of tlio representatives who voted against this country's declaration of war In 1H17. Hurry Snuthoff, Wisconsin pro gressive, also comes bad: nuain having turned tlio tables on Charles iinwks, jr., republican. Hopubllcnns who lost nut Includ ed Holier! Luce of Massachusetts, who has served a total of 10 years lies. Koliuyashi said, "realize thatj,lm!l"K ,wo periods in the house, au'i .mini i,. ,-cnaier m Wisconsin, known lo thousands of gallery visi tors for his booming voice and rapid-fire oratory. lo niiiintnin their island government ihey must shake liuuds with us. The Japanese minister indicated he would return to Itataviu soon to contimiu negotiations by which Ja pan hopes among oilier things to obtain more Indies oil for her war machine. Greeks Repel Invaders On All Balkan Fronts Continued from page 1) MORALS CHARGE FACED Arrest of W. II. Hess, A", of Itoseburg on a charge of contribut ing to the delinquency of n minor was reported here today by Sher iff Percy A. W'obli. lless has not yet been a rra lulled. Stock and Bond Averages BONDS Compiled b The Associated Press. Nov. 7: 20 in 10 10 UK's lud'ls Ill's Kgn. TO comi-: I'rev. dav .... .19 :1 10I.S !l!1.4 S7.S I Month ai!0 .. M.!l 104.4 1IS.7 I1S.2 Year ago .... tiil.O 100, fi Dri ll 47. fi lino high .... G2.1 nu n tin t! r.:i.5 111 10 low -18.:: 9S.9 90.3 35.1 STOCKS 30 IS 15 CO lud'ls Hit's Ut's St'kB TO COM 10 I'rev. day . .. (5:1.2 HI S 35.8 44.0 Month ago .. 1 J 1 lli l'i 35.1 43 S Vein- ago .... 72 7 21.2 39 fi 51,4 1910 high .... 74.2 20.5 40.fi 52 2 1910 low 52.3 13.0s 30.9 37.0 ill-craft carrier-left (lllu-allar liar. bor. Iielails of the action wore not Im- mediately fnrihcomiug. Coliicldenially. Ihe Herman radio Minded reports from .Madrid Unit llrilliiu Is Mini, inn an island of her (lilirnllar Citadel, blunting a three mile canal between "the rock" and the Spanish mainland --uppni-cully to uuaril au-uhist uiiv lim.l .- 1 1 ifroni Spain. Nazis Destroy Convoy, lliller's higli cominaiid reported mini her blow ai llriiisli shipping amid n widening sea-raid i-aiunalgn thai has already caused ollicial un easiness In Kngland. (ierinan warships operating In Ihe Allaulic "liave completely de stroyed a llritish convoy on Ihe norlli Atlantic roule." the'nazl high roiiliii.mil said, sinking Sli.llno tons in a single surprise at luck. The (iernian claim may have re ferred to an attack on two llrilish vessels on November 5. the Ili.(i9S ton liangilikl and Ihe 4.952 ton freighter Cornish Clly. which radio ed Hint they were being shelled hv a (ierinan ship same class as Ihe ln.llilli.ton pocket battleship Ad miral Craf Spee. No word has been received from the Iwo ships since then. hummed quarlers ill Merlin snid tile destroyed convoy included 15 lo 20 commercial ships. Air Raids Exchanged. The (lermau high command nc knowlcdged tlmi ,n , p warplanes at- Li ).IH)N, Nov. S. (API An army corporal firing a nren light miicllille-glin was reported by llrit ish uulliorilles today to have shot down a fierman Hornier bomber at Abberton, near Colchester. The planes crew of slit was captured NF.W YOTtK. Nov. 8. (AP) The Hrlllsh frelahter Kmplre Dora do radioed today that she was "sinking slowly" about 300 miles west of Ireland, and that there were "casualties aboard." Shipping men Identified the ves sel as Ihe former American frelghl er Tolosa, which was purchased from the I'. S. .Maritime commis sion last May by Uunoiman Limit ed of London. She was due lo arrive In New York Nov. IS from 1'iilled Kingdom ports. Policies of Roosevelt Will Face Struggles frvintlniied from pneo 1) New Uridge Will Rise Over Tacoma Narrows TtFC loan of $3,520,000. It cut M mlle-nn-hoiir wind. The highest Fort Lewis and the 1'. S. navy yard nt Bremerton, and much of Im traffic was by navy yard em ployes. Tlio Narrows bridge was (he third longest dlnglo suspension span In the world. The (lolden (lute, the biggest bridge of this type, was built to withstand n 90- mile-an-hour wind. Tho highest wind ever recorded nt the entrance to San Francisco bay Is f!4 miles an hour. It has no vibration and "gives" imperceptibly with the wind. The second largest single suspension span is the George Washington bridge in New York. fOnntlnued from page IT Announcing Ihls last night after a cnnlerenre wiih Chairman Jo seph w. Marlin. Jr., and oilier party leaders. Wlllkle said Hint "In view of Ihe fail lllat between 22.. ooo.lliio and 23. linn. lion people vot ed for me 1 feel an obligation lo dale my posilion." Latest tabulations of tile elec tion results meanwhile gave this picture of the standing of thoHo candidates with 120.414 voting units already counted out of 127. 215: President Roosevelt Carried 3S slales Willi a total electoral vote of 4 19. His popular vote stood at 2li.2li,ri.l34. Wendell L. Wlllkle Carried 10 stales with a lotal electoral vote of 82. His popular vole slood at 21.1S7.102. The republican reaction lo this total. Ihe highest ever won by u republican candidate, was sum med up yesterday by Joseph W. Marlin. Jr.. chairman of the paprty's naliona committee. Announcing for "national unity" and for a "strong defense." he aid "it is our purpose to take foil advantage of the new and iro gresslve leadership and support that has come to us In this cam paign." "Wo shall support the presi dent." he added, "when not In con- were bent about 12 feet out of line toward the shore. Andrew said the towers might be utilized In recon struction. He said the cables prob ably were all right, but an Inspec tion would be made today to de termine whether they were frayed. The slate carried Insurance of 5, 200, 000. pins insurance against loss of tolls. Lieut. Col. Lacey V. Marrow, state director of highways when the span was built, who re signed when his national guard unit was culled to service, esti mlleil It would cost ubout $3,000,000 to rebuild, if the superstructure is n total loss. A large Item In t4i bridge expense was in the concrete foundations In the deep narrows channel, with Us tricky, strong lilies. Regarded As Jonah The bridge has been a "Jonah" since lis opening. A S20.000 model Had been constructed for extensive experiments In the rniversily of Washington engineering labora tory. The only motion previously not ed on tho span was a rhythmic up-anil-down swing that gave motor ists n sea sick feeling on a windy day and snmeliines produced a now - you - see - it - now - you-don't view of approaching cars. Hut Prof. F. 0. Faiquliarson. who led In tlio experiments, and who was the lust man on Ihe bridge when it collapsed, disclosed today that Hie laboratory tests had pro duced the fearsome twisting mo tion that brought the tragic col lapse. "We watched It," he said, "and "e said that if that sort of mot Ion ever occurred on the real bridge, it would be the end. "Wo had hopes, and I nm sure we could have found the remedy if we bad only been given a liltle more time." Third Largest Span The bridge was constructed Willi n I'WA ma'ill of $2,nSo.Ooi1 nnd an FIFR. Wash., Nov. S. (AP) Carol Peacocke, Fife high school senior, was assigned Wednesday lo write a "Just suppose" Htory for her journulism class. She let Imagination run wild an she wrote it that night. The story wns titled "Narrows DrldKes Collapses." The bridge collapsed yesterday. Kngineer AmYew estimated a resurrected bridge could be opened by next July 4. He said a Tacoma contracting firm would start the risky Job to day of dismantling the concrete Horn the sagging approaches. , . Andrew said the bridge's famed designer, Leon S. Mnlsseiff of New York, who said he was "completely at a loss to explain the collapse," telephoned that he wus sending a representative from the east. Halph Keenun of the Pacific Bridge com pany, the bridge builders, was fly ing, from Sun Franetsro. CLEAN BURNING STOVE OIL gives more heat it costs no more. For Information Call Tide Water Associated Oil Co. Phone 537 SEATTLE BREWING & MALTING CO. Since 1878 Emll Sick, Pres. THREE SPECIALS 1935 Plymouth Sedan . . . . $275 1937 iNash Sedan $425 1935 Ford Coupe $265 EASY TERMS CARS MUST BE SOLD! UTNE BROS. WINTER DRIVING! New fires, battery, heater, anti freeze, defroster, fog light and you can drive in comfort and safety. . See the Farm Bureau Service Sta tion where you own the profitsi DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-op. 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