Wherever New It
Whether It's In Berlin or
in - Chicago, In Salem or In
Labish Center. Statesman
readers may " always -count
, on hat ins the ..t complete
story. -..:
NINETIETH YEAH
Hour Rainfall
.60 Inch Falls; 1 in ,Brief
Shower;; Bend Suffers ;
' Real; Cloudhurst .
Fire Fighters Are Aided
in NW; While East Has
Worst Heat Wave .
A . thunder shower Saturday
: brought ' Salem more ' rainfall in
' an hour, .60 Jnch, than the aver
age total lor me. montn or iuiy,
.40 inch. ' The amount : exceeded
also that which has fallen in July
in any of the past fire years.
About 35 telephone lines were put
out of commission by the storm.
but crews were busy all night and
service was expected to be re
sumed late this morning.
. The airport weather bureau re
ported the torrential . downpour
began at 5:15 p.m. and continued
until 1:35. This was the first pre
cipitation of, any - consequence
since May 27. when .28 inch fell.
Yesterday's maximum temper
ature, reached before the! sky
clouded over and Jupe PIutIus
loosed both barrels, was 76 de
grees, and the minimum, 54.
The telephone lines out were
in the eastern and northern parts
of the city and in the downtown
district, inrolTing from 90 to 100
telephones.. Telephone 'repairmen
explained last night 'that the ca
bles, dry and hot in the summer
time, draw moisture'.' during a
rainfall, causing them to expand
and crack. ' ' . 1
ASHLAND, July 203VHail
storm damage in Wagner creek
orchards near here was estimat
ed by agriculturists today at 1000
boxes of pears. 'f:,-wj:; ,:
Orchards . ' betw'? Wagner
creek and Ashland escaped dam
, age , in yesterdayt freak"- storm,
although .33 of an inch of rain
and hall fell here" in 15 minutes.
A few peach trees were uprooted
near Bellvlew.
The skies remained overcast
today.
TILLAMOOK, July 20-iflP-Til-lamook
area farmers rejoiced in
.22 of an inch of rain that fell
in an hour early today. Pastures
needed moisture badly after one
of the driest summers -in 34
years.
July precipitation before noon
today was .07 of an inch, 1.2
inches below normal.
BEND, Ore., July 2&-VP)ln a
weather shift from one extreme
to the other, a total- of 1.14
inches of rain poured down on
the Bend region within 20 min
utes this afternoon.
With the deluge the tempera
ture dropped sharply from 77 to
52 degrees. -
Several streets, store base
ments, residences and two road
underpasses were inundated and
damage was considerable. Fire
department and forest service
pumping equipment worked over
time emptying the city hall and
other basements.
GRANTS PASS, July 20-(V
The first rain since May 31 fell
here yesterVy. accompanied ' by
lightning which started two fires
In the Siskiyou National forest
and left three counties without
power for 80 minutes.
The lightning was .also blamed
for the fall of -26 acres of hops
to the ground. Growers said dam
age would be light . if the hop
wires were lifted immediately, .v
: Power failed for all Josephine
county and parts of Jackson and
Douglas counties.
EUGENE. July 20-(P)-Rain8
today aided firemen who had
earlier shoveled a five-mile trail
around a forest blaze above Vida
on the McKenzie river watershed.
Although the storm, was accom
panied by lightning which set 14
new blazes in the area, all were
taickly controlled by trained
fighters. Fourth of the crew of
130 men were, released tonight.
Today's rain was the first
measurable fall since June 1. A
-total of .04 of an inch was re
corded. : . -
WENATCHEE, . July 20-WV
Eleven lightning-started' - forest
fires spotted , by . mountain-top
lookouts after 29 had been re
ported this afternoon brought
Wenatchee National forest's fire
total to 40 tonight. . r
A major portion of the forest
Is still critically dry. Fire As
sistant J. K. Blair said, but Indi
cated he expected all biases to
be controlled before morning.
Real 66Batl
Here Exceeds
July
MISSOULA, Mont., July 20-IJP)
-Lightning bolts flashed into for
ests of western Montana tonight,
setting 161 fires. I -
The electrical storm, like one
which a week ago started hund
reds of fires, brought no rain.
Regional forest service headquar
ters dispatched fire fighters - to
the new outbreaks. . . .
' Fifty blares were , reported on
the Bitter Root forest, 51 on the
Lolo and 60 on the Kanlksn.
At Butte the second time light
ning struck a livestock pass on a
highway and killed Lawrence
- (Turn ta & 3, eoL i
'nxih o'(7 1 nil fulfil iflinT
SERVED FROM
SUyton's famous Bine Lake beans were- served at SUytou Friday and Saturday nights from "the world's
- largest can" aa part of the Santiam Beaa featiral which closed Saturday might. Serving sure Marie
Ouunpangv Anita. Mae Humphreys, Geaevleve Wbelan and Lillian SpanioL
Rainy Program Is
Set by Bandsmen
Marjjr Popular Numbers
Included on Third .",
Summer Concert
The Salem Municipal band will
try its hand at rain making in its
third concert Monday night at S
o'clock in WUlson park. r
Listed for the popular section
of 'its ten selection program are
fWIti the Wind and Rain Jri Tour
Hair'T and "Lilacs In Oie Ralni"
The program; , ' ' . ,.r, '
Concert amrfli rVlngUa,' V..DU'CeM
OTertvr "Roy Bl". KcadisoilB
Special trnntmuti ()' ' t
Bpala" . -.-i. tui
(b) "Tropical" (rbumb tmpo)...
: i. GonU
Concert wlu ',E!rpn"..r: Wldteofl
Comic oper loctioa Koa atari
. rriml
Chraclrit)0 "In a Uoaaatcry Gar
des" ... ; KeUlbty
. Xntaraitaaiaa
TroBboa( mur "Saliy Trombon"
Grand Selection front ,'iOBeBfTen',.
, . Wasner
Popnlar (a) "With the Wind and
Rain in Yonr Hair" I.-wrnce-Edwrdi
-(b) "tiilaea fat ta Kaia" Da Boa
Karek "World Event' ... Zameenik
Finaie "The Star Spangled Banner."
, B. N. EtoadeBJBeyer, director. -
" - "
Unpampered Co w
Hailed as Champ
BRATTLEBORO, Vt., July 20-(fpy-An
"unpampered" cow that
has given 230,723 pounds of milk
was hailed today by the Holstein
Friesian Association of America
as a new, all-time champion life
time producer.
r The imposing title was awarded
to Ionia Aggie Sadie Tale, a reg
istered Holstein in the Ionia state
hospital at Ionia, Mich.
"Sadie Vale"; is no "box stall
champion.? . She has received ex
actly the same care as her herd
mates, . standing la the lineup
with : them, being milked at the
same time, in the same way and
Koing to and from the same pas
tures at the same time. :
, Members of the association de
scribed as "amazing-, her achieve
ment in producing at-the age of
IS years and fire months as much
as the old champion. La Vertex
Quantity of the University Of- Ne
braska now deceased -produced
in Iff years. -- '
The new champion passed the
old record of 228.880 pounds on
June 19 and then increased her
lead by about li pounds daily to
reach the total of 230,723 pounds
on July 15, the association an
nounced. Her : production has in
cluede 7350 pounds of butterfat.
Pdgeatit Stage
By Public jls
in Salem and
vicinity to drive out this after
noon to the fairgrounds grand
stand and see our big pageant
platform now ttnder construc
tion." said Ray Stumbo, general
manager. "We will have a pleas
ant surprise for them. ' All Tisit
ora who come out here make
about the same statement, I Bey
er realized It was so big. A; re
cent California Tisitor said, 'hon
estly, I have never seen apage
ant buildup In a Calif ornftt city
pageant this size " ; r
There will b aine- platf orat
on this mammoth setting 800 feet
by 200 feet deep. The largest
which Is 4,000 wiaare teet will
hold 500 people at one time. The
other - platform above that will
hold over 100 persons. The or
chestra pit will seat the chorus of
250 persons. '
Construction is about comple
ted on the flooring and skeleton
background. Over 30 workmen are
now engaged ia: building the
mountains, back scenes and put
ting up the camouflage. All ramps
ajid aUga gsij 13 " teCf lia
170 LARGEST .BEAN CAN
i
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HeiSeii
B UUE2Q lias1 . .
Paad Uauer Column
The night had been cold, hat
little Pierre was not cold now.
There had been nights when he
had cried. ."J'al wwmiT .miMt
frold, Maman,"
and Mama Gir-
andoux had tried '
to warm him by. I
pressing him
against her. It
uvaj, duc mere
had bsea .the
baby, la petite
Marguerite, - and
she - had needed 1
more than
Pierre, who was
six.
"Six ans," he raolH.Haasear.Jr.
told the mademoiselle in the
white dress. She 'had looked at
him tenderly and for the first
time Pierre noticed the red cross
on her armband. Now le. petit
Pierre, who was six, knew that
she was of "le Croix Rouge." Ma
ma Glrandoux had told him.
. "Ella est Amerlcalne," she had
said. Tres bonne.M'
It was the white lady with the
red eross who gave : Pierre the
sweater and he wasn't cold now.
It was a good sweater, even
warmer ' than the one Tante
Louise had bought for him in
Paris once.
By now Pierre had seen many
other mademoiselles, - in white.
They were Americans, too, and
little Pierre knew that "Le Croix
Rouge Americaln" was something
good. It was food and warmth
for him and medicine for Mama
Glrandoux and milk for la petite
Marguerite. ; : . 4
Until the big airplanes came
Le Boche--Pierre had always
taken food as a matter of course.
One is hungry, one eats. ' Then
the bombers-had; come and there
had been nothing hut rubble, left
of the little - house - in ' Le Rue
Hirondelle. Then .there I was -, the
long trip on the train and Pierre
had been hungry. He was; hungry
only: once In 1 a while now - and
Mama , Glrandoux t told him t ha
should thank Le Croix Rouge and
pray for them at -night -j i v
Pierre liked his sweater. Some
times he would take it off and
look at the little tag in the neck
(Turn to page 2, col. t)
Otto Uogg Named Head'
I O f Furniture Dealers
PORTLAND, Ore., July
-The 'Oregon Retail Furniture
Dealers' association elected Otto
Hogg of Oregon - City president
today. -
Inspection
Invited 1 oday
with heavy timber underpinning
so as to Insure safety, v Manager
Stumbo added "We are taking no
risks and - want no accidenta : of
any kind. We want the stages to
hold up a hundred horses and 500
men at one time If necetsary. --
Roy Simmons, t a .JHollywood
scenic expert and director of the
painting and ; background- scene
says:- "We win - hare everything
completed -on time and all ready
to go for the big-show. There are
now to workmen on the job. We
are going to use orer one-half ton
of paint which will be sprayed
onto the 3.000 yards - of burlap
which. is laid over chicken wire.
There - are over 3000 yards of
chicken wire alone." , . . -
R. T). . Rennings, artist of the
state highway department, will be
loaned temporarily to help put on
the color and srray tints and
give the Waldo II ills and valleys
vivid color and Ills. ' ' '
Joe Elmeral la charge of the
electrical placing said: "We are
using 150,000 watts. The small
est globe used will be 1,000 watts
J1 'Til?!
CurjcnD ' 1651
Satan, Oragosu Eandoy, Morning. July 21, ISO .,
rm Ti :
4th Congrcional
Area Is Predicted
Increase in Population of
State Would Entitle if
Ratio Unchanged
PORTLAND, July 2 -(-Political
experts predicted today that
western Oregon might be given
a fourth congressional district at
the next session of congress. :
With Oregon's population to
tal sit MJ6.517; the state will
hr cntitltld tCimfUistrtct-
if congress does sot decrease the
ratio of representatives to popu
lation.
New districts proposed, on the
basis' of population, are:
First -Clatsop, Columbia, Til
lamook, Washington; Yamhill,
Clackamas, Polk, Marion and all
of Multnomah county east of
122nd avenue (population 299,
297). -' 1
Second Baker, Crook, De
schutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney,
Hood River, Jefferson,' Klamath,
Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman,
Umatilla. Union, Wallowa, Wasco
and Wheeler (population 208,
791). Third Multnomah o u n t y
west-of 122nd avenue (popula
tion 330,438). .
' Fourth Lincoln, Benton, Linn,
Lane, Douglas, Coos, Curry, Jo
sephine and Jackson counties
(population 248,988).
The second eastern Oregon
district would be unchanged un
der the. proposed shift.
Morse Doubtful
Of Appointment
i EUGENE, July - 2 HflT-D a n
Wayne L. Morse of the University
of Oregon law school 'tonight ex
pressed fear being n republican
might be an obstacle to him be
coming a: member :f . .the US
maritime commission, ;.;
"I understand, that 'is one of
the obstacles to .; my appoint
ment., he said-In answer to an
Interviewer's ' Question. "Because
It l&jm important position," demo
cratic leaders. naturally want to
see a democrat : appointed. .
He made it clear that he would
not "fly under false colors? In
order to win a position to be va
eated August 1 - by Edward Mo
ran, Jr., Rockland, Ma.
Dean Morse also declared, re
gardleaa of , whether or not . he
wins the new. position,' "Eugene
wiU. always be my . residence. X
hare no intention of leaving Ore
gon." v : .. ;5 v :, I '
Release of Tlitee
Americans jked
HONGKONG, July 21-(Sun-day)
(ff- American, authorities
said today the: US embassy at
Tokyo .- is negotiating . with. - the
Japanese government for, release
of three Americana Joseph C.
Serer, his -wife," -Cynthea and ter
brother, Morgan Patteson, Jr., all
of San Francisco, who hava been
detained , by- police at - Formosa,
The three left Hongkong June
22 In ,'a locally-built yacht, the
Cynjo, bound for Calif oraia. A
storm drove, them Into the forti
fied zone at Formosa, where they
were detained and their yacht
was confiscated, ..., , . i -
Senators : j
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V- IM rr : f tf I 1 I I I vvv I I I I II
ir. v.l ..Jf- r' I ' 7 i lit ; till lit xvs, f ll I I . I r v t I
vjr j.:Jt.i x f ill fill ii i r i i t i i ! i ) rifi
99
Not Gome Back
Other . Opponents, of . 3rd
; ;f crm. J oimng ..Burke I
Jim Reed IsiOnc
MeCorm!cks Paper Also
i Ba Willldel Batch .
Law Is in Effect
- . - "
By EDWIN B. HAAKINSON
WASHINGTON July 20-P-
y ice presidenrGarneTr roeof
third term for. Franklin- Roose
velt, packed away some office be
longings today,' expressed his pri
ate views to a, few secretarial
cronies and, friends ssy, made
jready to quit the capital. -. .
t' His' friends said that Garner
planned" to go " to " his Uvalde,
Tex., home to vote, in the primary-
elsctlons on July 2 7, and
might' stay there, leaving con
gress, the administration and the
democratic party to their own
devices.
" Because of his third term
views, his associates said, the
71-year-old Texan felt he eould
not participate in the campaign
for President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Wallace, nominated to
sneeeed Garner as vice president.
' Garner declined to say whether
he had sent any congratulatory
message to the president or Walr
lace, but friends said they .under
stood he had not. " ' " .
Jim Reed Offers
to Assist Barke
The third term issue had - a
prominent part elsewhere In ' the1
day's political developments. "
Former 1 - Democratic Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri of
fered to Join with Senator Burke
(D-Neb)-in organizing democrats
opposed to a third term. : i -The
Parriibur g, vPav Patriot,
newspapiaufinbllshed by .VauceA.
MeCormlck, , former deiaocratic
national chairman, announced Its
support of the republican preair
- (Turn to page 2, Col. 8)
Old Qock Starts
Up --and Strikes
Hadn't Run for 12 Years,
and Then Bong, Bong,
Exactly on Time
Mrs. Alice Prescott has - been
wondering If her house has
haunts.
A few , months ago Mrs. Pres
cott and a friend - were sitting
Quietly In the living room when a
clock began to strike. It struck
the correct hour 4 o'clock then
stopped. .
Mrs. Prescott didn't nave a
striking clock, or anyway thought
she didn't. She inquired of the
neighbors. None of them had
clocks which struck the hour.
Finally Mrs. Prescott decided
that an' old family clock packed
away in closet must have been
the culprit, It hadn't run for 12
years, but it was the only clock
around that could be responsible.
It ' behaved pretty., well : after
that and was as quiet as an old,
dusty, unwound clock should be
until just the other day. -;
1 , Then,- all of a sudden, the clock
began to chime out every quarter
hour "in a crazy fashion,". It was
ticking, toov'i- - -
Now Mrs. prescott is wondering
what - haunts , have ' been . winding
her old clock,- .v , - 4
Proiect Qosure;
: May Be Averted
. PORTLAND, July. 20-Vrha
Wilson river highway project will
escape a temporary closure, XL J.
Griffith, state WFA administra
tor,' predicted today.v ; : " ; j
- Plans have been approved by
the administration's engineering
division - for j continuation of : the
project and have , been submitted
to project : control . headquarters
for final ' approval, Griffith 7 said.
1 The .state .highway commission
expressed fear Thursday that "a
shut-down i would' be necessary
about August ' 2 because ' of - a
shortage of funds. . 4- ' ' -'
Lato; Sports
J SACRAMENTO,; July. 20rPr
Portland Beavers . made . it . two
straight over the - Sacramento
Soloas, winning to 5 tonight
in, ; Cardinal field.! The Sacs,, how
ever, hell a three to two edge
la-th sexiea;'' ?
Two- home runa by' Bob Berg
strom,' . each with two , men on,
actieved victory tor tv 9 -Beavers.
Ber;strom .uncorkeJ I'.i first
four-ply wallop la the l.flh off
Francis HI el, and repeated in -the
seven thr off Frank Gabler.
. Sacramento scored all Us runs
In the fourth off OrrelL -.
Portland . , ' , 1,0
Sacramento ,.,,.....5 4 3
OrrcU, Failln (5) and Annun
tloi r.ll, GaUer (), Jlunger
and OgTodowstl, ,
mm
Gamer Leaves
sFwHomeyMay
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9
US Be
Watch
ion. Is Centeof Activity j-thoughi
.tpispb8ed to : Lihen$"A Who .May ;
J:Throw Wrench no Scene;
Bv J. (T.
. HAVANA; July 20(AP) The United States delega
tion became the center of intense activity tonight in informal
conversations aimed at formulating proposals on hemisphere
defence and economy, at the second meeting of American for
eign ministers opening here tomorrow, r ..4 .. .
- The arrival of Secretary of State Hull, with hisl staff of
diplomatic, trade, monetary, andO
agricultural advisers, opened pre-
Jiminary consultations in which
officials - of c the other American
republics sought. first to hear, de
tails, of the United States propos
als'.
! The' quiet, unostentatious Hull,
however, adopted the role of a
"listener' to get a clear picture of
the problems facing each of the
other countries, before disclosing
Just how the United States pro
poses to help them.
i Absent from these preliminary
talks was the Argentine, delega
tion,, from which is expected to
emanate', the chief obstacles to
Hull's hoped-for unanimity among
the 21 republics.. on measures to
safeguard the security and econ
omy of the new world.
- The delegation from Argentina,
a country which already is show
(Turn to page 2, col. 8)
Willkie and Peek
Talk Agriculture
Market Security, Aid in
Surplus Disposition
Some of Points
By , WILLIAM B. ARDKRT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.rttrict. which produces 64 per
July zO-itfV-Wendell L. Willkie
received a comprehensive outline
of a new. farm program today
from George N. Peek, former ag
ricultural adjustment administra
tor,' but the nominee made it
plain that Peek's was only one
of many suggestions he would
consider in drafting the farm sec
tion of his acceptance speech.
. Peek, who left the new deal
administration because t his die
agreement with its reciprocal
trade policies, read a lengthy
memorandum on his views at
Willkie's afternoon 'press confer
ence.: ' '
In brief, the former AAA ad
ministrator offered this farm pro
gram: ' 1. Secum protection of the
American market for the Ameri
can farmer.
2. An "American price for
American commodities should be
Insured Independent of export or
world prices. -
3. "Active and at times ag
gressive government assistance
will be necessary In negotiating
for the disposal of surpluses In
foreign trade." V
4. Development ' of new uses
for farm .products. . !
5. A long range soil conserva
' (Turn . to page 2, col.-7)
Airbner Service
Status in Doubt
Reports circulated here Satur
day afternoon that the United Air
Lines application for - permission
to make airliner stops at Salem
andEucene had been denied, were
not fully confirmed that night.
An Interview In Portland with
W- A. Patterson, president of the
lines, was the basis for the report,
but his remarks as quoted in Port
land ' newspapers Indicated that
his reference was to other similar
applications. He declared : appli
cations had been denied : because
the i cities Involred , were ' within
160 miles of existing air termin-
Factory Payrolls Shoiv Gain
Due to Dejerise'Pla
By FRANK MacMILLEN
NEW YORK. July , 2 O.-JTV-The
110.000.000.000 defense' orogram
has given impetus to an unususl
summer, upswing . Ia factory, pay
rolls ."aad employment, ' business
reports said today. V ""r ;
t-rT . thonaands of workers.
fhn rvaartm indicated, have found
jobs In private Industry since pro
duction, curves in steel,, machine-
building, arms factonea ana otner
plants turned upward la May. fol
lowiag a winter and early spring
business- alump. t - .s.
Extending the : summer's , ad-
rance, latest , figures - in .Tne as
sociiited Press . weekly Index of
industrial activity, portrayed fac
tory aerations generally at tae
highest July level since 1819. This
gat re of industry has climbed
frcaa S3. 6 late In April to 106.7
per cent In the 1929-20 leytl. A
year sso It was 90.4.- .
Hail -Joadlar,' electric jewer
Price 3ct Ntwsstcmdn 5e
Co
nj ere nee
f5TARK " v
luisiana Demos
Dislike Wallace
That Means Bad Split and
Actual GOP Entry in
Congress Contest
NEW ORLEANS, July 20.P)
The split among Louisiana demo
crats ; over , Secretary Wallace's
nomination for Tice-president wi
dened Into direct action ' tonight
with the announcement of David
W. Pipes, jr.. that he was a re
publican candidate for congress.
Pipes, a life-long democrat and
nationally known sugar planter
of Houma, was the second to an
nounce withdrawal from the
state's anciently solid democratic
ran ks witnin Z4 nours,
Charles A. Farwell. spokesman
for the American S u g a r Cane
league, last night pinned on a
"WUlkle for president" button.
and said "the republicans are
Louisiana's only hope."-,
Pipes, 'in, announcing his can
dldacy, said he would seek ' the
seat now held by Rep. Robt. L.
Mouten, democrat of the third
eent Of the crop in Louisiana's
1150,000,000 sugar industry.
"I haven't deserted the demo
cratic party," the widely known
planter said. . "The democratic
party has deserted us in the se
lection of Wallace, worst . enemy
Louisiana ever had."
Louisiana's delegation to the
national democratic convention in
Chicago cast its 20 votes. for
Speaker Bankhead'for vice-presl-
(Turn to page 2, col. 8) . "
Four Billion Bill
For Navy Signed
WASHINGTON. July, 20-VPi
Prompt action to begin construc
tion of the greatest fleet in world
history was promised by the navy
department today after President
Roosevelt signed a bill authoris
ing a 70 per cent,' $4,000,000,000
Increase in naval strength. ' - -'
Within the past 40 days, offi
cials pointed out, construction
has been started on 92 vessels
previously authorised, 'thus clear
ing the way for immediate nego
tiations on contracts for the first
of the' 200 'combat vessels to- be
added to the fleet under the new
act. . ,- :; -. .,v .:. .
' Upon completion of those 200
vessels, scheduled for. 1946, or
1947, the United States will have
a two oiean'" nary -"of 701' fight
ing ships or 3.547,700 tons.
- That record-shattering armada
would outweigh today's combined
fleets of Great Britain and Japan,
the two other principal sea pow
ers, m .rV l" V-;--
i Film Actor Arnold Dies
1 HOLLYWOOD, July 2 0-SV
Wllllam R. Arnold, 57, film and
stage character actor, died today
of streptococcus infection. - J
.;- Born In Boston," Arnold first
appeared on the stage r In New
York in vaudeville. He came here
lly ears ago. - - - . -i v '
consumption,' cotton textile manu
facturing, -steel output . and resi
dential building all have contrib
uted to further gains the last few
weeks. '; ' " ' V ' '
1 The giant, motor .Industry
leader in the earlier stages of the
rise is making an early, shift to
production . of new "models this
year causing a tallies off in' as
semblies of old models. "-; . ; "
1 JM o to r . producers,' however,
have felt. 'the; unusual summer
push forward .lit a contra-seasonal
lmprorement in demsnd for auto
mobiles. Trade reports" said.. July
sales of cars may top the June
total upsetting the .normal trend
for a . June-to-J uly decline. .
Mirroring US and British spend
ing for war equipment, as well as
business anticipation of a boom in
heavy industry when the defense
program gets1 Into "full stride,
trade data Indicated additional
expansion In payrolls at many in
dustrial communities
,7eatlier
Cloudy with local showers
today and , Monday; littlo
change fa ; temperature and
humidity. Max. temp. Satur
day 74, rain. 64. River -4.1
ft. ; Rain .60 inch. West
wind. - V "l - -
No. 3
Attack by Air
ie
All Over Isle
Shipping - Is Apparently
-Principal - Target of
i Bomhs
Isinte
hsified
Italian S o u r c e Asserts-"
..Troops Invasion. Is ;
Matter of Days'
(By the Associated Press)
' The nrelude to the battle of thtt
British Isles apparently was n ear
ing its end today as far-ranging
German bombers swept across tbe
channel in pre-dawn attacks and
rajned explosives on two sectors
of England. -
- The raiders I penetrated :- to
Wales before they were driven off
;ny swarms of British fighters,
which yesterday shot down 12
nasi planes in a daylong series cf
aerial combats over the coast.
. Shops and cottages were blast
ed In one town in southwest Eng
land ' on . which German planes
dropped , more than a dosen
bomba. -
In northwest England, one per
son was. killed and a number in
jured by a lone raider which un
loaded eight bombs as it flew low
over a town. Quick action of the
defense forces apparently pre
vented the nazis from bombing
any objectives in Wales. 1
Britons expected that the har
assing raids, which have become
almost a nightly occurrence,
might develop at any moment into
the massed assault which Ger
many has promised.
England Answers; .
Command Revised
Adolf Hitler has presented Ger
many's last offer; the British
must accept nasi peace ; terms or
face what he says will be destruc
tion. ! 'r '.V ' v ; ; ,
And the British have answered.
Heedless of the fuehrer's "peae
offensive, they have rejuvenated
their army, command and, even
while nasi bombs burst from
coast to coast, begun thinking of
carrying the fight back to the German-mastered
continent. j
Unless Britain surrenders, de
clared the well-posted Itajlaa
weekly, Relazioni Internaxionall,
"the landing of German troops
on the island is logically a ques
tion of days."
Warplanea are the vanguards of
modern armies and Germany sect
hers over Britain yesterday in the
severest assaults so far on the Is
land kingdom. 1
Ships, Britain's Achilles heel,
apparently were the chief target.
Twice squadrons of nazi bombers
descended on southeast English
ports to empty their bomb racks
towards strings of British mer
chantmen.' .".'.. . 4
The nasi airmen also struck
from ' Scotland to the southern
shore and from Wales ta . tb
southwest.'- ,
Twelve Bombers
Reported Shot Down '
Twelve German bombera wi-
reported officially shot down acl
ixurn to page z, col. 1)
Germans' Sailing
Vainly Protested
f SAN. FRANCISCO.-Iuly 20-fSP)
-Over . objections of the ' British
consulate here, the Japanese liner
TatuU Maru sailed for the orient
today carrying a " group of Ger
man nationals, among whom sup
posedly was a German chemist.
The San Francisco Chronicle
Identified the chemist as Alexan
der Albert, 30-year old son of a
nasi chemical manufacturer who
the British claim is making poi
son gas in Germany. .'.
Paul D. "Butler, British consul
genera, said j he had communi
cated with the Japanese consular
In an attempt to halt the Germans
from sailing. -
"I said that we'd prefer they
didn't sail, Butler declared. "It
was not a protest, however."
The Japanese consulate- took
no action.
Gravel Company
Safe Is Entered
INDEPENDENCE, July 20
The safe of the Independence
Gravel company was robbed Fri
day night and $10.39 in cash and
between 31.60 and 2 in postage
stamps taken.
The burglars entered the of flee
of the gravel company through a
small window and rolled the safa
out of the back door where they
broke It open.' The robbery w?lS
discovered by : Claude Sklncer.
manager of the plant, wnea t
opened the office at 8 o'clock
Saturday morning." City pclke
were notified, who la tarn czlu 1
the state police but no clues haf.
been found. J
. Eugene Hot criit Killctl
:;v--EUGENB, July t$-,7r-C1s.m s
E. Kimball, - 23, Eagese, wis
killed aliaost instantly: to Z & 7
when his car-'OTertarcel ca tl s
PacifSa big away a rail tcrili t
here.A; companion, who t-inj-jred.
said th I'.z'.i " -fo
Tiled la loess sio-I-er : ' - .
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