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a. t r c t t SIX Eighteen Drown When Schooner Crashes Barge BOSTON, Jan. 21. (AP) Eighteen men drowned today, al most within sight of their homes, as the Boston schooner Mary E. O'Hara, homeward bound from a week on the fishing banks, was solit onen In a collision as It ap proached Boston harbor, and sank. .. Five half-frozen survivors drag. red to safetv from the protruding mainmast of the sunken schooner bv the crew of a trawler told their rescuers that the O'Hara im pnrentlv had struck a barge and tbaf the remainder of the crew of 23 had fallen, from the rl" pine one by one, as their hands froze. Sanderson Reed, State Land Board Counsel, Dies SALFM. Jan. 21 ( API San f'nrson Rend. 7-1. veternn Oregon lwver a"d Mtornev for the state l-nd board for the nast six years, died here vesterdav. After graduation from the TIniversitv of Orepon law school, he was emnlovcd monv wnrs In the 'and office of the Northern Pacific railroad. -' The tuna In said to be the only fish havlnT a hodv temperature warmer than that of the sur rounding water. Vandervert Supported for Return to Game Board ." PF.DMOND, Ore., Jan. . 21. (API Three eeniral Oreeon enrotsmo's eluh h"ve voted to puonort Dr. .1. C Vandervert of Bend for membershin on the State pamo commission, if br. Vandervert, a former com mission member, will be recom mended to succeed Kenneth Moody of Bend, whose term ex pires next month. Justice Bean Expected to Soon Leave Hospital ' SALEM. Ore., Jnn. 21. (AP) S'loreme Court Justice Henry J. Bean ,87, who underwent an operation a month ago, Is expect ed to recover completely, hos pital attaches said today. They said he apieared "full of pep" and may be sent home soon. "Taeomdn Killed in Drop From Bridge to Pavement TACOMAN, Jan. 21. (API John Strand, 50, was Instantly killed this morning when he leap ed from the 11th street bridge In downtown Tacoma to the pave ment 75 feet below. British Split on U. S. War Role, Kennedy States (Continued from page 11 Dds put forward by President Roosevelt. Cites Nazi Failures Questioned as to whellier he be lieved a "crisis" would develop In the next CO or 90 days, as ad ministrative spokesmen told the committee last week, Kennedy said he did not know exactly Stock and Bond Averages STOCK3 Compiled by Associated Press Jan. 21. .10 15 15 00 Pit's Ind'ls Ill's Fin. Tuesday (11.0 17.1 .15.1 43.5 Pt-cv. day ...Ol.fi 17.0 35.1 43.7 Month ago . 01 G 15.8 31.5 '1.1.2 Year ago ....70.fi 187 39.2 49.fi 1940-41 high 74.2 20.5 40.fi 52.2 l!1104l low. 52.3 13.0 .10.9 37.0 BONDS 20 10 10 10 Ind'ls RR's Ht's St'ks Tuesday 03.4 104.9 101.0 .19.7 Prev. day .. fi.1.1 104.9 101.0 39 5 Month ago . (100 105.2 99.7 .17.1 Year ago ... 57.3 102.2 9(1.4 51.1 194041 high (14. 1 105.9 101.3 5.1.5 1940-41 low . 48.3 98.9 90.3 35.1 FLEX WAX MOPS POLISH COLFANITE QUICK STEP For the Spring Clean-Up Parslow Hardware Co. 3 what was meant and that there were many things in the military situation which he did not under stand, "I have never understood, for Instance, why the German army permitted a British army of 300, 000 to escape from Dunkcrque," he said.' If the German air force was as strong as they claimed, he con tinued, he thought they had a per fect chance to annihilate that British force. The diplomat said also he could not understand why the Germans had not wrought great er destruction in Britain s indus trial centers. "If they have the strength to capture the air," he said, "the crisis might come any day. So far, they haven't indicated they have that strength. Britain's situation would be come "serious and vital," Ken nedy said, If British shipping losses continued at anything like the rate of losses prevalent pre vious to last month. British Launch Major Blow at Tobruk Fortress (Continued from page 1) capital after a raid-free night throughout the British isles. Bri tish accounts said the nazi Incen diaries were extlngllshed as FRED LOCKWOOD Your FORD Dealer r i 1 : ROSEBURS NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURg, quickly as they fell. A single German plane was said to have made four machine gun attacks on an cast Anglian town, then dumped hlgn explo sives. Accounts of these at tacks said only one person was injured and only slight damage done. French Face Pressure In Rome, foreign observers ex pressed belief that Adolf Hitler land Benito Mussolini, in their 'secret meeting yesterday, agreed on a plan to get t ranee s coop eration in the war against Bri tain -by direct action if neces sary. These observers forecast a nazi attempt to gain bases on the Freneli Island of Corsica, off the "kneecap" of the Italian boot; Tunisia, In French north Africa, and possibly the British island stronghold of Malta, and Dakar, French west Africa. The objective, it was said, would be to make the Mediter ranean too hot for the British fleet, thereby crippling Britain's campaign against the Italians in Libya and cutting off British aid to Greece. In Berlin, Informed nazi quart ers came up with a belated e planation that the prime motive of the Hitler-Mussolini confer ence was to insure a 1911 victory over England. Action supporting belief that Germany is now concentrating Here They Are! The Winner Of The Sweepstakes Trophy And The Division Winners! - - Just Look Them Over! LHNCOLN CUSTOM Sweepstakes Winner Miles Per Gallon HIERE IPE&OOIF The Amazing New MERCURY'S LOCKWOOD Roseburg on an attempt to force the sur render of Malta was reported by Hitler's high command, disclos ing that nazi planes attacked air ports on the Mediterranean is land yesterday for the second successive flay. Council Awards Contract For Gasoline for 1941 . (Continued from page 1) nomlcal than continuing to pay rent. A communication was received from the county court stating I hat tile county has taken In ap proximately 40 acres of land in Terrace park addition because of delinquent taxes. This land, it was stated, would be transferred to the city to be held lor park purposes if acceptable by the council. The land lies along the top of the ridge east of town and south of Lane street. No action was taken on the proposal, but further investigation was ordered. Sprague's Forestry Pians Offered to Legislature ' (Continued from page 1) 21 and CO years who have lived 10 years in the state would pay one per cent of their earnlng-i to the old age Insurance fund with 0RE60R, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21,1 94T. a S15 annual maximum payment, under a bill prepared by Stale Labor . Commissioner C. H. Gram. Such persons at CO would be eligible tor- pensions of $00 per month or more. Sen. Lew Wallace (D., Multno mah) Introduced a bill which j would give to each old age pen sion applicant me maximum pen sion less any monthly income the applicant has Irom other sources. Wallace said many needy persons were being denied pensions be cause they had a monthly income of a few dollars. A measure to reapportion the state legislature on the basis of Gti 23 per cent by population and 33 1.1 by area will be in troduced in the state legisla ture, Sen. Lew Wallace (D., Multnomah) said last night. Two other reapportionment measures previously were drawn. Multnomah county would re tain seven senators and 13 rep resentatives under Wallace's pro posal. The reapportionment plan of Rep. R. L. Neuberber (D., Multnomah) would increase the Multnomah delegation at the ex pense of up-state counties. An other offered by Rep. E. W. Kim- beiiing (It., Grant) would not change Multnomah's delegation but would give each county at least one representative. Bill On Merit Rating The merit rating provisions of Oregon's unemployment compen FOES FORD - LINCOLN - ZEPHYR and LINCOLN CUSTOM Lead Their Divisions in the GILMORE GRAND CANYON RUN J LINCOLN ZEIPBHYE Leads the "I" Division 22o Miles Per Gallon Fred Lockwood Your sation law .would be made to con form with the federal social se curity law under a bill introduced by the senate industries commit tee. The bill provides that an em ployer must have been under the terms of the law lor three years, instead of one year, before being able to take advantage of the merit rating provision. This provision, which labor seeks to have repealed in a bill introduced In the house, provides that employers who have dis missed lew employes during the past year may make smaller con tributions. But if today's bill is passed, the employer's employ ment record for . the past three years would be considered. To Alter Death Proof Presumption o death after long disappearance must be es tablished to satisfaction of a jury by terms of a bill now being con sidered by the house committee on the revision of laws. Seven years disappearance now constitutes reason tor having a person declared legally dead. Another bill would establish that when man and wife are killed in an accident, they can be presumed to have died simultan eously. Under common law, the woman is presumed to have died first, so that the husband's heirs inherit the estate. : v Other Measures Bills Introduced in the house off ECONOMY Record 23.35 Miles Per MOTORS, FORD Dealer yesterday would provide the cir cuit Judgeship candidates shall live In their districts a year be fore filing their candidacies, re duce interest rates In small loans from 3 to 11 per cent a month on unpaid balances, Increase control of real estate commissioner over collection agencies, provide 10- day fishing and hunting licenses for $2.50, reapportion representa tives by giving at least one to each county, and permit paroled convicts to be employed by the state forester. Rep. J. D. Perry (D., Columbia) Introduced a bill to limit salaries of state officials to $7,500 a year, and to limit annual traveling ex penses of all officials except the governor to $250. The only official affected by the salary provision of the bill would be Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter of the state board of higher education, whose salary Is $11,350 a year. A bill to give the public utili ties commissioner power to fix contract rates for hauling of fuel, gravel or logs in special carriers was Introduced in the house by Rep. J. S. Greenwood (R., Clacka mas). Greenwood also Introduced a bill to authorize the state high way commission to contract with municipalities for construction and maintenance of city streets. It provides that no more than two per cent of the state's gaso leads the "B" Division Miles Per Gallon Inc. Telephone 80 m line tax revenues shall be used for this purpose. Special Wed Jan. 22 Complete SWISS STEAK IC Luncheon 9 HOTEL VALLEY CAFE ORDER Winters Fuel NOW! Slab Wood Prices 16-ln. Dry Slab Wood, 1 load S4.50 4 ft. Dry Slab Wood, per cord $3.00 Green wood Is available In 4 ft. and 16-in. lengths. Mill Wood Sawdust Gallon A
