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i 3 f ! . 1 'I ' . - ' 1. f ? ;X7eatner; " I if- " 4- t t k - Dependable ' i That la . The OrrctMi Statesman, a paper yoa cm " depend upon to give youth ' Bem of the day, complete, ob time,' Interestingly ie played and HI nitrated. , c. .. f . .,:.-. ,t : . -f Parti cloudy ' today and 'i fiaaday; thnodentornia ilsC uomitalas; light tain ' m coaat today. Max, temp. Frf- day 78, mla. 0. Hirer -4.4 t-i Soathwect wind. I, . ! . . coumobo IC51 KUTErnmi year Balatxx, Otwjoti, Saturdaj Morning, August 31, 1940 trie 3cx KawMtancU 5e t ; No. 134 , I 1 ' ' 'I ; ' Hoiise Speeds tfji Discussion Of DraftBili IJmit toi "Two Days'? Hit by Republicans but IN", Protest Futile ; - ; Yote byj -Next Friday . I& Forecast ; 31 a t e r i a 1 " ' Orders Revealed By DONALD A. .TOUNO WASHINGTON. Aug. J0-(-llTer protests . trom republicans, administration forces In the house decided today to limit general de bate on the Burke-Wadswortn compulsory military training bill to two days snd to seek a final Tote before next weekend. The rnles committee and demo cratic chieftains agreed. that the controrerElal measure should be called up at neonTuesday. that general discussion should be per mitted until Wednesday nignt ana that amendments should be con sidered starting Thursday. There will be no restriction on debate on amendments. Democratic Leader Rayburn of Texas said, he hoped that a final Tote could! be reached by Friday but told the house that he was pre pared to devote a fifth day to the legislation 'If necessary. While the house leaders con cluded these arrangements to speed passage of the .conscription bill, the war department an nounced it had let contracts total ing f 7, 1 5 J. 028 for camp equip ment, at least part of which Is ex pected to be used by men dratted nnder the measure. Large Quantities f Teats Ordered Distributed among dozens of firms, the , orders included large tuan titles of tents and folding cots. The exact cumber, and the delivery dates were not disclosed. The war department also an nounced agreements had been reached with the Wright Aero nautical company for the manu facture ot 20,000 airplane engines and with the Curtlss-Wrijht cor poration for - 14,000 propellers. They are to be delivered during 1941 and 1M1. The navy made a similar agreement yesterday 'for purchase eft lTLOftrxtt: Xhd w aimey motors. : r . : The republican complaint against restriction of hour debate on conscription was aimed par ticularly at the decision to limit It to "two days." Representative Michener (R- Mlcb,), Ditter (R-Pa.), and Allen (R-HL) argued that the house might remaia la session only an hour or two each day, and de- (Turn to page I, eol. 7) En Paul Hatuer$ Column It's Just about two weeks until the season ot the year . when It wont be safe to go Into the woods without wearing a set ot antlers and accompanied by a bevy of deer flies. Deer season opens Septem ber IS and every breath of wind that . rustles a branch is going to get a slug ot lead right through Ita mid dle. It's the sea son ' that made Art Perry - re- ri . Bhmi. j. mark that he'd heard of lots ot Ben being shot for deer but he'd sever heard ot anyone being .picked for a huckleberry. Men walk on their, own legs, but let them get la the brush sad someone will mistake them for the funniest things. . Take the 'case of - George Berahard of Sallae, Mich, who thought he heard . birds Ma- ' raadiajr bJs cherry eecnard. So , George stalked around his or chard until he saw some mst liag la a tree and he banged away. . Out of the tree,' hurt aad surprised, fell Charles Mil-' ler a aeighbor. , Not until Miller came tumbling to earth, cherry, pall In hand, did Bernhard remember he'd hired Miller a week before to pluek his cherries. "My Ooeh, did you ever see a bird with pants on?" Miller groan ed as ha Inspected the polka dot effect on his hide. - Wen, no, I dlda't," said Berahard. I thought It Was fanny at the time." Trivial Information One ot ur more enterprising confec tioneries is offering a McNary Special.' a concoction ot various flavored tee creams and syrups. The MeNary motif Is carried out by a sprinkling of "filberts. Stna- . tor McNaryl favorite fruit . . . . X psssa and a tuih to the Marlon county central committee which not only misspelled Nominee Win kle's name (They made him a one ell Wllkle) on their Centen nial float but also did It again on a banner at the MeNary lunch eon . . . Given us the Will ales, that's what. t jifARrrnra note , . . The' Wheatland ferry sighted an Italian submarine last week, the staunch guardian ot Marion -county shores reported yesterday, hut had . to . give up the chase when Its propellers were fouled hy spaghetti dropped by the enemy - TT3 33T v 4 Septenier 15 Probable Date WGuardGaU Unemployment Law May Be Amended to Aid " After Discbarge Defense Program Plans Discussed; Interior Locations Sougbt HYDE PARK. NT, Aug. J0-UP) -President Roosevelt Indicated to day herexpected momentarily trom Washington a draft of formal or ders for calling out the national guard , and organised reserves tor a years training. But he was unable to say, at a press conference, whether Septem ber 15, a date mentioned in mili tary quarters, would find the first units of civilian-soldiers mobiliz ing for active duty. The president reported excel lent progress in talks with Eng land on. the leasing to the United States of sites for air and naval bases la British possessions in the western ' hemisphere, but said he could not disenss the matter nor predict when definite action might be expected. Asserting that the same thing applied to destroyers, the chief executive gave an ambiguous an' swer to an inquiry whether he had anything to say about the sale of over-age - American destroyers to Britain. . Mr.' Roosevelt had no addi tional i developments to announce In connection with the activities of the Canadian-American defense board,' but he said he probably would, see Mayor F. H. LaQuardia of New York, chairman of the board's 1 Americas section. In Washington on Wednesday. ' Discussing the placing of muni- llnn. I Ik. lntariF tf tttm I country, the .president said, the idea had been advanced for 10 years by' experts who tad made regular reviews ot - national de- tense in general. He said' he thought some plants had been lo cated tn the lesa vulnerable inte rior nnder the current defense program but that reporters had better check on that. WASHINGTON, Aug. S0-4P)-Secretary of War Slim son has ad vised commanding officers of the national guard in every state. to release from Impending guard mo bilization all officers and men who hold key positrons' la defense industries, the national guard bu reau said tonight. He advised them, In letters sent about 10 days ago, that the men might be of more valae to the na tional defense . effort la private Industry than under arms. Stlm son stressed the hope of the de partment that Industry would sot be Injured by the gusrd mobilisa tion, which is expected the middle ot September. WASHINGTON. Aug. t0-(P-Etate employment directors today yoted to propose changes in fed eral and state laws governing un employment benefits which would permit national guardsmen called for one year's active duty to be (Turn to page S, coL t) Thomas 17. Thompson Is Second . Commissioner To Die Within Month MARSHPIELD. Ore-, Aug. 10-iJPjr-Thomaa H. Thompson. 74. of Marshf leld. - Coos county commis sioner, died . today, the second commissioner to die this month. Hugh, McLaln died early In August and was succeeded by J. B. Norton of Coquille. Thompson, who was 111 for sev eral weeks. Is survived by two daughters and two sons. One son, Robert E. Thompson, resides at Salem. L Hearings on Excess Profits ' Tax Planned, WASHINGTON. Aug. 10-WV- Chalrman Harrison (D-Mlss) of the senate finance committee de cided today to hold hearings on the proposed new excess profits taxes aad Invite affected corpora tions to criticize them. - ."The country is enuuea to ex press Its opinions on how this would operate," Harrison said. He - described " the excess . profits legislation - rushed 1 through the house yesterday as the "most In tricate tax hill ever presented to eengrets." ,: . , -- At the same time : Harrison predicted 'that the senate -would speed action on .the . bill. . Presi dent Roosevelt and defense lead ers have asked early enactment ot as excess profits measure, say ing "that ' some concerns were holding oft . from defense . con tracts until Questions Involved In the legislation were settled, v- Harrison-said . that spokesmen for Interested government agen cies ' and private - corporations would be - heard for three .days, starting , next Tuesday, then the finance committee would .. call in treasury tax experts for a general ALIEN ALL Fiesta Parade Crowd Record Cherrians, Albany Drum Corps, Marion Posse ' Accorded Awards INDEPENDENCE, Aug. 10 A record crowd turned out tonight for the patriotic torchlight pa rade, -said to be the biggest and best ta the towa'e history.- En tires from all over the state were Judged according to six - classes. Xhe, American Legion and Vet erans of foreign Wars followed bycompany L of the national guard from Dallas led the parade. Winners la the various divi sions were: walking, Salem Cher rians first. Mount Angel Flaxa- rlana second; band and drum corps, Albany Junior drum corps first, Meisinger accordion , band of Salem second, Lebanon ' band third; . organizations. Independ ence Garden club first, Independ ence Odd Fellows second. Tarn hill county third; commercial dl vision, Independeaee Lumber yard first, A. J. Thomas hardware second and Monmouth hardware third; non-commercial ..division. Abraham Lincoln, represented by R. U. Collins of Lebanon, first, Mrs. Cromwell riding horse 'Rock second, and Shirley Henry with pet coon third; .host out-of-town entry, Marlon county sher iffs posse. (Turn to page t. eol. 1) Conferences Are Held by MeNary Senator i Charles - L. MeNary refrained from commenting yes terday on -the acceptance speech of Henry A. Wallace, - democratic nominee for vice-president, as he proceeded to hold a series of con ferences at his downtown office and at Fircone, his rural home. , Visitors at Fircone durlna the afternoon lacluded Ralph ; H. Cake, republican national commit teeman for Oregon, and Kern Crandall, chairman ot the state central committee. , Senator MeNary hopes to at tend the afternoon racing 'pro gram aad the livestock exhibits when "he attends the state fair Monday, he s a 1 d : He may not leave for Washington until mid week. , - I Senate Group A--. study ot the house-approved pro visions. .'- M -...-. -We should have the bill ready for senate - action 4 a. week . front Monday. he added, "X don't think It will take long after, that." Joint ' senate-house hearings were held oa the excess profits question ' early thla mouth." but the house -ways and - means - com mittee later redrafted the bill, and the measure was brought up In 'r the house under - procedure whereby no amendments 'would be offered. It was passed' there yesterday. , --. , 1 , - Pending a detailed study ot the measure, -Harrison said he could not .predict possible - senate changes.. ; 1 - i'- Several senators, including Sen ator LafolletU (Prog-WU), are expected, however, to urge higher rates on excess profits than the 10. to. SO per cent levy voted by the house. - . : ' ... .v-v..- Tax experts estimated that the house blU would net $300,000,009 the first year and from 17 0,000, 000 uto 1900,000.000 sunuaUy thereafter from about, 70,000 of (Turn to page I, eoL 7) ' J -- . - .-v,..- .-' ... 1- ...... ESCAPE AS ARMY BOMBER CRASHES, RAVINE NEAR KALAMA Eight TJ8 army filers from McChord Field, Wash parachuted to safety Friday just before a motor fall. eat this Douglas B-18A nsedlam bomber crashlas: late a dees M.m nurcv iivrui Vt Jhel leWTisii w MUa l Eight A rmy To Safetyhen Bomber Crashes Industry Seizure Answer Demanded FDR Plea Hut He Doesn't 1 vommem on renoing j LeglslaUon Hit By WILLIAM B. ARDERTT RUSHVILLE, Ind Aug. SO-P) -Wendell L. Wlllkie, again de manding President Roosevelt's opinion of conscription ot indus try, said today tt was the chief executive's "clear duty". to state his position on' Important pending bras.- - ; : The' republican presidential nominee was commenting oa Mr. Roosevelt s refusal to announce his Tlews on the Overton-Russell amendment to the senate-approv ed draft bllL - - This amendment would permit government operation- ef plants aeeded tor defense when the sec retaries of war and navy: could not reach agreements with "their owners. Winkle first called upon Mr. - Roosevelt yesterday to say where he stood on- 1C- "': The president told-reporters at Hyde Park, NT, today an attempt was being made to Involve him In political -J discussion. He, asked whether they 'remembered as old rule ot 10SS aad whether the chief executive commented ' oa - legisla tion, amendments' or rules pend ing- in congress. - t : ; -"If my memory serves me cor rectly.ri Wlllkie said : In' .sUte meat afterward, -"the- president has- commented .many 'times ' on pending legislation. v ! -.t ! - But he "added -that even if the president had: not commented!,; ha had Vthe clear tduty to.Mo iso. particularly when' he was seeking a third r term.' - .-- " .' Vr1 f ! .WUlkie said the chief executive and his running mate Henry A. Wallace, were.., "one hundred .per cent wrong in implying that the -. (Tern to page S, coLr TJ Hound HomAids; Stranded Airmen To Reach Safety t LONGTIEW, Waslu Aug. S0- (PThe-mQuruful notes" of a hill rmncher'a . ancient koni horn guided. five .'stranded "army filers out ot the woods today.4 f -T! ? ' Billy Graham,' 15.' heard the plan crash aad saw three men floating earthwards, with para- chateau Ho ran wlththlS parents, Mr. and Mrsw Ji Graham, to Will lam Powell's ranch. Their search tof the aviators was fruitless.' Powell returned - to the farm and obtained the - horn. - blowing lustily, from this front porch, la a tew momenLi" the three men straggled In and a short-time lat er two more' who landed unseen followed, the notes to. the ranch.' Won't LbseVbte .d ! I trBy Gojriscriplioil ! PORTLAND, - Aug -S0-.(ajV-County Clerk A. A- Bailey said today - military, conscripts -would if not loss their right to vote... ; A state .law provides .that .all qualified' voters in ' any. branch of., government service may cast absentee . baiiou u . away, . from home or' out 1 of the" state at election time.' ; " . .... i.,;';-. .'. 1 mm g9Wtm VeV um aAAerS WM CWtOSSIJ lTljnTTfl 1 ' fll IvtCDlAU 4 . . ....... .. Aviators Parachute Hen Bail out, Some Alight in Trees as Motors V Fail. One Dropping Away; Plane Badly --'j,' ' Wrecked, Tending in Deep Ravine : : JCAtiAMA. WaslC Atur. 80 (AP) Great white D&ra t2iuts'unfdldlnff or it thfe evergreen woods laved eiarht United States army aviatca from death today Irf the wrexikagekof a twin-engined bomber. One; by one the fliers quit the motor-stalled plane and drifted down spectacularly from about 6000 feet to scattered points In trees and brush Shout 10 miles north of here The abandoned Douglas B-l I A craft whirled Into a deep ravine. CoL Cartyle H. Walsh, command er ot McChord Field near Tecoma, Wash., learned in a report from one of the fliers that the ship was "badly wrecked.: one motor sev ered and. hurled . away from . the wing. He withdrew an earlier an nouncement that several ot the mea rode the plane to earth. William Huntley, apprentice mechanic, hiked to the home ot Claude Wright, Italian Creek dis trict farmer and school teacher. with word of the "wash out. The Information was relayed to army authorities at McChord Field aad V a ne outit . barracks while Huntley returned to-the woods with Wright's brother and James Bratiche, a farmer, who witnessed two descents, to hunt for his com panions. The crew, on a . training flight from McChord base, included: First Lieut. Jack B. Donahew, Mexico. Mo., .a West Point grad uate, the pilot. - - ! Lieut. Heary..P. King, of San Marcos, Tex., co-pilot.' Staff Sergt. H. A, Davis, Taco- ms, crew chief and engineer Bergt. D.' "f t ' DeLong, of Independence, M04 hombardief. " ,; Prlrate T. HV SUtt, Pipestone, Minn.;,W. L. Huntley, Riverbank, Calif.: HV W.' DulUngef, San Fer- nanndo,' Calif.; and W. A. James. ,v Huntley, the first to leave the bomber, said '"The first we knew anything was wrong was when the motors failed.,. He explained that some-jDf. the, filers were bruised hut : none seriously injured. Hunt ley and Private SUtt both landed In-trees--Stltt-had to "work some time! to-, free himself - from - the crumpled 'chute and climb down. The ship,-assigned to the Tlrd bombardment sauadroa was re ported overdue at McChord field headquarters at 10:30 a. m.. about the time Wright notified the Kelso. WaahJ, sheriff -and ar my authorities of Huntley's re- c.ueet-tor hep.r - - - - J. A. Wilson, mill operator near the scene of the crash gave this graphia eyewltneas account; "1 1 was. working on ' my truck when I ' heard an . airplane over head, apparently In. trouble. To matt sounded as though one en gine' : died. ; I saw the -hlg : plane pinning around In circles., . ,.. The plane was right over my head- and I- thought it. was going to. .fall right on, me.. The. eight men had jumped, out by this time and tt. continued spinning around; and around. : falling . aU a terrific rate. It landed about half a mile away with a terrific crash. I "I hurried up: the hill as fast as I could and -had. some difficul ty .locating it. Th hill . Is heavily wooded, -with lots of underbrush. I finally found It -in .a clump of trees.- v.' -r -.ri t tr-r -The shin had cut off s, II- Inch tree as It - f en. One engine was torn loose from the wing. v 7o ires . ml ravine ta deaselT wooded territory Red Cross Ships Rescuing Airmen Not Recognized LONDON, Aug. S0-4P)-Britaln announced her refusal to recog nise as Red Cross ships Immune trom attack those German Teasels which are used to rescue airmen shot down at sea, . Replying to a German note sent by way of Switzerland that the reich Intended to mark with the red cross 14 rescue ships, the government - said the - claim of Red Cross privileges for such Tea sels was "wholly lnadmlaaable. Officers here asserted that the Germans - had - attacked : British vessels engaged In saving both British and German airmen; had "repeatedly aad flagrantly" at tacked bona fide hospital ships. They added that the "character aad f unctions" of the 4 German Teasels were open to the "grav est suspicions. Richard Dix Is Injured As Cartridge Explodes HOLLYWOOD, Aug. tO-CffV- When a blank cartridge la a gun he was using In a film scene ex ploded .today, Richard . Dix ' was painfully burned on the left cheek and ear.. After first aid treatment, he was. taken -to a 'hospital for anU-tetaaas Injections. - .' County 4H Livestock :ntT$: List Determined nt Exhibit Marion county- 4 H club mem bers who wM. enter: livestock ex hibits' In the Oregon state fair next week were : selected ; yester day during a. pre-falr showing of stock entries by all members of the county' dubs. " . The exhlbU was held In the state, fair .barns ' on the fair grounds, and Judging took' place nnder the supervision of -Wayne D. Harding, "county-club agent.. t Entries included approximately ITS head of hogs. 40 dairy cattle and 10 sheep as well as eight poul try entries. Judges . were M. O. Gunderson, Sllverton, - hogs and dairy.- eattla Eddlr Ahrens. Tur ner, sheep, and H. D. King. Sa lem, poultry. Winners ' whose: entries ; wm compete- In the state fair were as follows In the respective classes: Market hogs: 'Yorkshires, nrst; Richard Krent; Berkshlres, first. Junior -MUler,- second, CharlotU Haln. third. Ila May C r e e e n ; Hampshlres.- first, Luelle Nichole, second. Cora Leo Nichols, third, Dan Van Brocklin; Poland China, first - Cora Lee ' Nichols, . second. Don Van Brocklin, third. Arthur Glrod; Chester Whites, first, Cora Lee ; Nichols,- second, O r y 1 1 1 Brown, third. Luella Nichols; Du- ;ro Jerseys, first; Henry Pfennig,. O : Perkins Ouster Urged byFW Bridges Deportation Is Sought; Dr. Menendez Made-Commander LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10-P)-Veterans ot Foreign Wars brougnt their 41st hatlonal encampment to a close today with election of of ficers and adoption ot resolutions demanding, retirement ot Bee ro tary of Labor Frances Perkins, de- - Uortatioa ot Harryi Bridges, sup- pressloh of subversive forces and enforcement Of universal conscrip tion. Dr. Joseph C. Menendes of New Orleans was advanced from senior vice-commander to commander-in- chief, and Max Singer ot Brighton, Mass.. waa promoted from Junior ylce-commander to succeed him. - Robert T. Merrill of Havre, MonL. was elected Junior vice commander. Rev. E. F. Austin, of Richmond, Callf was chosen chaplain. ' Choice of next . year's conven tion city was left to the national council of administration, with Cleveland. Seattle, Philadelphia, Kansas City and New ' Orleans among strong contenders for the honor. - The resolution regarding the secretary of labor; which did not mention Miss Perkins by nam, declared: "The courts of our land have on several' occasions found individ uals among the ranks ot labor who have been guilty .of subversive ac tivities and fosterers of strife and strikes among the ranks of labor and with sufficient cause for de portation, and said deportations have been and are still being ob structed." ir -i;--'. For that reason, it was resolved, "that we demand the removal ot the present secretary of labor and in her stead there shall be ap pointed a person witbr a proper background and : qualifications, consisting ot having been an ac tual laborer in: every sense of the word and not one whose .Qualifica tions were labor for a political party." - " ;" '- ' ' .The Bridges resolution declared that "in this hour of national emergency the United States must : - (Turn to page 1. eol 3) . " . second, Elmer Jorgensen third. Junior Miller. .: . ' . t single gilt class: Berkshlres, first. Junior MUler, second, Ila May Creech,' third, Lauren Bos ten; Hampshire, ' first, r Ronald Nichols and second." ; Dan Van Brocklin;-Poland China, first, Ar thur Glrod. second. Howard Reed, third. Dan Van Brocklin; Chester Whites, first, Luella "Nichols, sec ond, Dan: Van ' Brocklin, third, Ronald Nichols; ; Duroc Jerseys, first, Charles Ronge, second. Jun ior Miller, third, . Elmer ; Jorgen en. , ' - " -; -J. : pen of three gilts: first, .Cora Lee Nichols, second, Orvllle Brown, third,' Lauren Boeten; pen of four fat hogs; first, Ua May Creech, second, Orvllle , Brown, third Lauren Bosten; pen of tour fat hogs.1 first,, Ha May Creech, second, Orville, Brown, t k I r d , Lauren' BostenT ' , Zlv -i I- Chester White hog : of Luella Nichols was Judged the champion fat - barrow ;ot the entire show, and the pen of three gnu belong ing .to Com Lee Nichols was de cided upon as the best pen show ing in-the display. Half scholar ships at the annual 4H summer school in Corvallls were awarded each of the winners In f-thsss Ji.Vl-urn w page a, coj. ejivi; - ! s li t ...... . J I '"Hi " - ! , I. : ' . : Rumania Still ve Grown Council Convenes r to Discuss! Bi Issn. " I -r Details not Told v il"V - After nesti I, ' Guarantee of Territory , Means Nazi Guard of - Russia Boundary t . j Loxboi ' Aug; aipj-A government communique an nounced todaT ' that knzf air attacks ' last sight were "dis persed -over many parts of the country aad that there was no "heavy damage despite a "connilerable nnmber of nr man planes engaged. ;i BERLIN. ( Aor l-y5A-Br!tih . warplanes . bombed i the center oi Berlin for the first time in his tory early - today with a rain of explosive and incendiary bombs, wrecking several apartment houses- and; -business 1 buildings, - mm .u . I,. southeast section- and damaging the big Siemens Schuckert elec trical equipment factory. - The 4.000,000 residents of the metropolitan area huddled In un derground shelters for an hour audi S? minutes 1 as the British -planes, striking) under' coyer of darkness, carried out their most extensive assault on the German capital since the star ti of the war. ! BERLIN. L Ana. 31 f Saturday! -(-British bombers raided Ber lin this morning, dropping bombs wnicn started at least one larae tire; , I --.. . The flre.j In the southeastern section J ot the j German capital, was visible fori many, blocks. It was the south eatem section which also waa bombed on , Thursday morning, when 10 dvlllans were "killed, if .f'; lf'iifT,yvT'mvi If ftslr pan 1 hour 'after;- the vflri :. started there was a big' explosion which:' sent sparks flying high into the Sky. . ..; 5 .( J The air ; raid i alarm I lasted an hour and S 7 minutes,. from 1:10 a. m. (J:3I p. m. PST Friday) (l:XI p. m.. untnS:16 PST). a. m. (German; officials announced earlier this week no, news of Brlt-f ish raids would be permitted tof be released until the alarm -was over.) -j ! . -1 , ; ' A business building housing a print shop and other Industries was reported hit. N i The raiders came In waves, possibly In several groups. ; At least i one : was caught in searehllght beams flying at com paratively low altitude. t toy me Associatea rressj .. Press) r Harassed; Rumania's j erown eouncU met; in a secret,: shotgun guarded conference last night and early today j on grave new. prob lems in : the wake of Germany's forced establishment of an em bittered Balkan, peace at Ruma nian expense. 1 : ; j In Germany's bigger ! game In the west, the nasi air force mean while maintained throughout the dark hours Its regular sleep-disturbing nlghthawk patrol over London a n d the f British Isles. Bombs were: dropped on London's outskirts and the raiders were heard in IS towns fn England and one In v Wales. .(.-,,, 1 ,;. . Except to sat that their sub. Ject was exceptional and Import- . ant, the .Rumanian crown 1 conn- ell waa mum as it ended Its long session. with King -Carol at 2:10 a, m. it: 20 p. m.. PST Friday). - Only yesterday i Rumania an. happily agreed - to ' cede half the province of Transylvania to Hun gary, accepting in turn a German guarantee. of Rumania's shrunk en "frontiers ' a guarantee that will" place nasi troops opposite the restless soviet: army on an almost unbroken front of 1000 miles from the Baltic to the Black sea. r - i ; Concerted Attack Only Alternative ;-f Rumaala lost1 her newest slice of land, in an axis-dictated con ference at Vienna where German Foreign ; Minister 1 Joachln ! Ton Rlbbentrop .and: his Italian col league, Count Oaleaxxo :- Clano, laid down the " or else alU- ' matum. ' - ' IT - .v- . v- .t . , Confronted with the threat of Immediate attack by Germany, Hungary and possibly Bulgaria and Russia, ' King Caret's govern ment capitulated, losing more than 17,000 square miles of ad ditional territory. Previously she had agreed to cede southern Dob ruja to Bulgaria end Russia by ultimatum, had gained. Bessarabia and northern Bucovina. , - Germany's' guarantees- author tsed : nasi sources said, was "di rected against nobody In parties , '.i (Turn to page S, eoL:.l) Our Senators fed, 4-3 ; - : i r . " :...' :