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Tiny Re mnant " Fleeing West Victoria "of Pint Order'! . Hailed by Churchill in Commons Talk (Cob tinned from page 1.) sorts captured from ths fleeing Italians, he said, tke . lorries weald be especially aelpfal la tke transport of British troop. Tkere was no confirmation of tamers that 8alam, the Italian position lost within Egypt road the Libyan frontier, had fallen to the British. .,-- BlncknhJrta v ' Prisoners It wan understood that-. Mat ter of blnekshlrts (fascist "mlll- tlnmen) were am one; the British Jrlsoatert, nl well ns some Libyan a tire. Hundreds of officers have" beea taken. Ia ' addition t to 'atuckiag the retreating Italians, the royal air fore was neciarea to nave sept up a constant series of raids npoa All fascist advanced airdromes in Libya,. preventing' aircraft from taking oft in many instances and destroying planes on the ground r r Tun ' Italians appeared, to be Qslng their fighter craft mainly in defense against the British pilots who were supporting the British Ad ranee. Total fascist plane losses la three days of fighting were put by the British at more than 40 for certain." In the same period. the : British acknowledged the loss of only four planes. General Sir Archibald P. Wa yell, the British middle eastern eommander, and Air Chief Sir Ar thur Murray Longmore visited ad Tanced headquarters in the desert today for a long conference with Jeneral Sir Maitland Wilson and Ir Commodore Raymond Colli- Ibaw. The Italian campaign in the East and the present British of tensive is declared to hare cost Italy fire generals. Fow Qeaterala Are Captared, One SUin une. uenerai L.ustraccl, was Saptured in Libya within a few ays after Italy's declaration of War. Three others were taken prisoner in the region of Sldl Bar- rani yesterday. A fifth. General fietro Maletti, was killed on the first day of the British action. He was considered second only to Marshal Rodolfo Grasianl as an zpert in desert warfare. Edward Kennedy, Associated Press correspondent with the British forces, reported today In a delayed dispatch that the Brit ish fell upon the Italians with such suddenness at the beginning Of the offensive Monday that many fascist soldiers ' were snr- vwiwvu nmuui. At nit an movements of provisions were la? teroeptea. He said. - - LONDON, Dec. It -UP)-The British here driven the Italian Invaders from .virtually u of the .Egyptian coastline, seised more than SO.fffO prisoners probably thousands more--and the royal Savy and air force are pouring fire and steel upon the last exits from that area of fascist disaster, it was officially declared today. Thl outline of the first big British offensive of the war called by Winston Churchill a Tictory "of the first order" after day of official reserve was draws by the prime minister him- . self and the communiques sent here by the Egyptian command. Moat erf Three Fall XM visions Trapped .Aside from the XO.OOe-odd fascist soldiers estimated by the British middle eastern Mediter ranean headquarters to be pris oners of war, Churchill said that la the rough noose now being drawn by British armored units lt would not be surprising if at least the best part of three Ital ian divisions, including numerous 'Mackahirt formations, had been euner, destroyed or captured." ';He made no effort to put this hapless force in terms of num bers of f men, but an Italian divi sion usually runs from 14.000 to 17,000 and the total number of Italian in Egypt bad been esti mated by the British in the past at 80.000. . "The whole episode," the prime minister told the house of com mons In its most exultant session In many a day, "must be Judged npoa the background of the fact that It Is only three or four , months ago that our anxieties for the defense of Egypt were acute. '"These anxieties are now re mbved and the British guarantee and pledge that Egypt would be effectively defended against all -comers has been in every way made good, (Toman Compositor i Dies in Portland i PORTLAND, Dec. Z.-(4V-Miss ZeUav Zigler. : 1 1 early-da v Rom- burg newspaper compositor,, suc cumbed to automobile Injuries at a hospital-here last night Hers was Portland's . S7th traffic fa tality of the year. 'She was ton daughter of Lewis H. Zigler, who died In a hotel fire at Roseburg more than CO years .ago. Two brothers, Paul of Port land and C A. of Jacksonville, survive. T.T. tea, V. ft, v w. Csas. a. D. Herbal remedies for atlmenU of stomach, liver. ' kidneys. sua, blood, gland and urinary system of men and women. Si years la service,. Naturopathic i Physicians. Ask: your neighbors -- , tl Iwtl XAerty " -Stn Trttia4 Owml Bsetrls C. v, m rpm xmmmmr aaa suMsaay t l j jb a etas.: S te T ass. fc. . -.ns.iluM, - 3. less - iiisesis ft rs tr ef casrc. f : -...-i. -gf - a Lato Sporta PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 12-UF) Portland's Buckaroos upset the high-flying Spokane bombers la the Paclfie Coast league hockey game here tonight, I te 4. The Portland victory snapped a seven-game winning streak for the bombers. - Clicking as they sever had be fore on home Ice, the Buckaroos slipped through the Spokane de fense in the first period to take a S-to-0 lead. They batted home each of the goals from close In and never gave Goalie Levins chance. DETROIT, Dec. ll-(P-Errla Pete Pot, n ball player who gained a large following in De troit by consistent, workmanlike performance, was sold today by the Tigers to the Boston Red Sox for an undisclosed amount of cash. Th S 1-year-old outfielder, na tive of Evansville, Ind., had pa trolled the Tiger gardens for eight seasons. . Bennett Accused. Hammer Assault - EL MONTE. Calif.. Dec. lt-P) -Dr. Ralph Culver Bennett, SO, of Pasadena, who said he was a former dean of men at the Uni versity of Oregon, was charged today with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon after he was alleged to have attacked a man and a woman outside aa El Monte court room with a hammer. Sheriff's Deputies Robert Jones and Dan Holloway declared Ben nett assaulted William ' T. Glee son, 52, a process server, and Mrs. Helen Chirers, 62, proprietor of a sanitarium, after losing a suit over maintenance of his S 2-year-old mother, Mrs. Clara Bennett. The officers returned Bennett to the court of Justice of the Peace Eld red E. Wolford, where the charges were preferred against him and his arraignment was set for tomorrow with ball fixed at $6000. He was lodged later in the Los Anceles countv jail. Mrs. Chlvers received treat ment for a laceration on her temple. Gleeson's injuries war described as minor. Dr. Bennett declared he wield ed the hammer la self defense. Firemen Back up On Leaving Scene The Salem fire deDartm nr made one of the shortest runs on record yesterday, got there after me rire was out and went back to ue lire nan in reverse. The alarm was from the Hub bard Motor company garage, cat ly-corner from the elta- halt pr irons an emery wheel set afire a gasoline puddle on the floor. The fir nrui a kerosene stove, but waa nni-vi. extinguished with hand xtm- gulshers before-the fire depart ment's heavy equipment arrived. Heavy black smokS poured carougn me garage door. " wh uuim oamage. Duke of Windsor Oh Mystery Trip All AM I. Fla.- D 1 v- A 7 T vr- -". j7u irury, aide ds camp to tne Duke of Windsor "uuuuuteu inrougn a press rep- icoeuiiure eariv todav that duke will fly in Us navy plane at 8:30 a. m., EST., for an un announced destination "on im portant official busineaa." There was no confirmation or aemai mat the duke wonld meet President Roosevelt hn i. uora me us cruiser Tuscaloosa in Mnimian waters. The duke is governor of the British Ba- uamas. Salem Car Plays Kole in Pursuit, oaxiiiam nignway BEND. Ore.. Dec 1 SArnfi f onenir Herbert Hamilton ended a 9 0-mile-an-hour chase over the Santlam pass and placed Donald H. Rood of Iowa and Ev erett Aelton Yarwood of Wiscon sin in custody here today. They were accused of robbing an Albany service station. -t si ... . J" " uiiicers gave chase when they spotted the youths In a car re ported missinr front Rlm m,m snenir opened fire after the pair iron me ponce, and urce am youms to nalt. Tne sheriff said they armed. were The car which was used by the two youths in robberr nf taUon at Millersburg. near Albany, was stolen fmm iu B.J.llv,"w tlt Wednesday oaiem ponce reported. Ihl.CyJ owned or R- M. Ra dak, 31K Bellevue street. Police here hold larceny war rants for Rood and Yarwood. alias uavia Simons and Prank Devlt. om are juveniles, IT years old Five Marion County Boy Arm OSC Cadet Officers CORVALUS, Dec li-s?)-The Oregon State college ROTC unit nas announced the commission ing of 105 cadet officers, inclnd. lng Percy BIundelL Salem, infan try captain; Harry Carson. Sliver ton. Infantry first Ueutenant; Douglas Chambers, Harold Nel son snd Charles Wood. Salem, ar- iiuery second lieutenants. Wales Has Qnake LONDON, Dec 11 -UP) -An earth tremor lasting 4 seconds was? felt; tonight la- the .Welsh areas of Carnarvonshire and Anglesey, the British Press asso ciation reported. ; : UAIITED . WALNUTS and WALKUT MZAT3 - HcIIs7 Fsiqztzt :m Co. I Front A Norway Bts .BaJem Farm Program FHminating Duplication la Plea of Boreaa at Baltimore Meet By OVID A. MARTIN BALTIMORE. Dec. lX-efy-The American farm bureau federation recommended today revisions In ths federal farm program which would eliminate "woeful duplica tion" la administration and em ploy government loans to peg nrices of basic commodities at higher levels. The federation, closing Its an nual convention, insisted that new measures be inaugurated to 1m prove the farmers' economic posi tion, which, it asserted, was being made increasingly difficult be cause of "restrictive trade bar rlers". and. "ever: extending price controls by other groups. Measures urged by the fed era Uon would set ap a system of graduated commodity loans to boost prices. To obtain maximum benefits, farmers would be re quired to reduce production below recent years. Stricter penalties would be Imposed upon n on -co- operators. In years when production was within market requirements loans would be made at 81 per cent of parity. As production increased above market needs, the rate of the loan wonld decrease. Loans are now being made at 86 per cent of parity on wheat and cot ton and 76 per cent on corn. Present law fixes 78 per cent as the celling on loans. Sharply eritizing "overlapping and duplication of activity" un der present administration of the programs, the bureau urged the creation of a fire-man "non-partisan" board within the agricul ture department to administer them. "A woeful lack of coordination and planning In carrying out these programs," said a federa tion resolution. "Is evident to every farmer. On too many occa sions one agency recommends an activity in conflict with that of another agency. "Too many instances prevail. It added, "where personnel Is em ployed to accomplish an activity already embraced within the func tions of another and existing agency. Farmers do not want nu merous agents consulting them on farm programs." Administration of the crop pro grams in the states would be turned over to the land grant col leges. They are now administered by committees set up by the agri culture department. Sheriff of Wasco Arrests His Aide THE DALLES, Dee. I Sheriff Harold Sextoa arrested his; deputy, Quy Duvall, oa a charge of larceny of public funds today. , .The sheriff swore out a j6om plaint accusing Duvall, who V has been a deputy here II years, of taking $20 from funds in his office. Duvall waived preliminary hearing in Justice court thla af ternoon and was bound over to the Wasco county grand Jury. Ban was set at $12,000. The alleged shortage was re ported by auditors last night. In a public statement todav Sexton promised a 'complete lnvestlga uon Morgenthau Says Issue of Taxable Notes SeUs Fast WASHINGTON, Dec. U-JPy-Secretary Morgenthau said today mat investors bought all the $500,000,000 of the treasury's nrst wnoiiy-taxable note issue and asked for more. He wss referring to a new is sue of five-year national defense notes bearing of 1 per cent In terest. Although s u b s c r 1 ptlon books for the issue closed last midnignt, accurate figures on the total subscriptions were unavail able late today. Morgenthau said, however, that he was "so delighted" with the volume or subscriptions shown In preliminary reports that he had sent a radiogram to President Roosevelt someplace in the Carib bean sea telling him of the sue cess.- Plywood Industry Making Progress LEBANON. Dec. 11-UPy-Pro- uacuun ok piywooa at the Evans Products company's plant will be stepped up to capacity within 10 days 0,000.000 feet a month. The plant began operations this weex, ana will employ 300 work ers. ALBANY. Dec lt-tft-Iatl lation of machinery at the new Aioany piylock corporation's ply wood factory here speeded no thla week and it was announced that proa action probably will begin uuimme in jreeruary. tlflllY NEVER SUSPECT CAUSE OF BACKACHES TUs Old Treatment Of tea Brings Happy Relief ewkly, tby 4mtmm that thm Mai at tbmx troaNa amer IM kaiaajra an Natota a aaacf way at Iitial ana acida aad was aaS af ths Uaaa. w tiaiii a jraav Mnil, it fcc.paiaa, torn ot pap aad aaartr, ttia aa aita.awiUafcaUQBaiaaitaTtaaara.haia. aeaaa aae auanaaaa. rtmrmtrnt oc aeaatr kWiam ar Madder. - Dalt VMMal Aak - ' - aVaaaaat ta Taaa fffiaaa-a tadV bv aiw-a far yaatr Uaaa. GaS Oaaa'a S-MlSaV. Hearing on Water : Rights Is Closed Testimony of Salem right bold lers in Us hearing before Bute nmgiaeer umariee b tries. un to ae- termlne water rights on the North Santiam and . Mill - creek concluded yesterday. Among those who took the stand were Murray wads, soa t a pioneer user of Mill creek water, and Walter Keyes, attor ney for the Oregon Pulp 4b Paper company, Kay Woolen mills and Salem water commission, -holders of rights granted . by territorial eaactmeat. Lionel Barrymore Bows as Musician One Composition ; Is Hit, so He Plans to Work on Unitnisbet) One LOS ANGELES. Dec. IS t- W S k . jLtioaei jsarrymore, use tne great Prans Schubert, has an "unfin ished symphony" all his own and today the 02-year-old actor and artist Is determined to com plete it. His suddenly discovered enthu siasm for his own hitherto .un published music sprang from' a warm public reception he heard last night as a WPA symphony orchestra presented one of his musical compositions for the first time. In fact, ths beautiful arranre- meni oi ine svmononv. entitled "Tableau Russe." as presented by Conductor James Sample came al most as much of a surprise to Barrymore, himself, as It did to the audience, few of whom kn of his musical talent. "It is perfectly astounding what Conductor Sample has been able to do with it," ejaculated the aieor as ne took a bow after th orchestra finished the last strains or. tne rour-movement composi tion, on wmcn he beran worklnr mree years ago.. "Now I am determined a tam plete another symphony I started some time ago bat never finished. It not only Is amusing but pleas ing to have all this happen at my age. Greeks Overcome Tough Resistance ATHENS. Dee. II - la - rti. Greek southern army has crushed aesperate - xuiian resisUnee In the region of Tepeleni and has stormed the heights to the north east or tnat town, capturing a considerable number of Italy's Al pine troops, a government spokes man said tonignt. The drive toward both Tepeleni and the coastal town of Chimera went on without setback, he add ed. There were unconfirmed re ports that an Italian colonel of Alpine troops was one of those who had fallen la the day's fight ing. The news," said the spokes man "is very good from ail sec tors of the front snd our army Is continuing Jts advance. "Everywhere the Italians at tempted to counter-attack they have tailed . . . Thrusts against the Italian army continue la the direction of Chlmara. More to the right the Italians are la retreat In the direction of Tepeleni. In this region tne resistance has been IT. 1- . nut Last Livery Stable In Vancouver Wrecked VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dee. 11 UP) There wasn't a blessed place ia this town today where a man could decently bed down a horse. Jake's barn at Fifth, and Co lumbia, the last livery stable, was being demolished to make room, of course, for a parking lot. r It's a plessure m)(o)(olg the 1941 Dodga gives you I So stop ia today abr a dcmotistratwau when yen see au the fins car fcatnrcs all ths rjrstefui evidences of depend able DocTge craftsmanship youTl hardly better this magnificent Laxury liner costs oary a ttw dollars mora than the sxnaller, low-priced cats! And remember. Dodga economy is world faxaooa. ia today ... or cEiv 1841 DC2GE uixuhy u;:m JUST A FEW DOLLARS nonE iTHAII; SMALLER, caLOlV-PmCED CARS! a ;t;rc?W::Ly. ftstoirr oitui cost noBBADD no? on co. aA.ac?.u vKe-KAepbard Motor CIO Scuttles CKarged Delay In Preparing Gets Attention Racketeer Practice Cited (Continued from page 1.) conscription law, aad that la their attempt to destroy airplane production, they called a strike" st the vultee Aircraft factory la California. He went on to say that ths CIO was striking against ship building operators, was interfer ing with the lumber industry and "have made the atatement that they are going to take over all industry"! He added: - "I understand the substance of a remark made by Mr. Sidney Hill- man was that Industry had better get aboard or take the conse quences. "Does it seem possible, la what has been called free America.' he continued, "that, through 'the leadership of the CIO aad Sidney Hillman, this program eaa- be stopped, our national unity sabo taged, aad this country not only left ' defenseless, but . eventually turned over to the communists?' Ford's reference to H Him an, a member of the defense' commis si en and a vice-president of ths CIO, drew Voorhis' especial fire. I know," Voorhis said la angry tones, "That Mr. Hillman was the man who went before the CIO con vention and told the convention the first business of labor in America Is the business of nation al defense and that they had bet ter get oa that train. I know that it Is one of the most important stepe that has ever been taken by an American labor leader." We all know, said ford, "that many of these so-called leaders, but really the mis-leaders, of the unloa movement have been made up of racketeers, highjackers. communists' and dangerous alien criminals such as Harry Bridges. We all know that these mis- leaders of men. In these destruc tive labor unions, are communist fellow travelers, or persons who hold views that would destroy this government, and that now that their golden opportunity Is here to destroy our national defense program, they're going to make the most of It." Social Activities Halt, Willamette (Continued from page 1) open again Monday morning. Tne announcement was made this afternoon by Superintendent R. R. Turner upon the recommen dation of Dr. A. B. Starbuek, Polk county health officer. rive teachers and 147 students were absent this morning. MONMOUTH. Dee. It. The high school here was closed this noon until Monday. ' Thirty- per cent of the students, have fla. . Oregon College of Education's Infirmary Is full of flu cases, bat no serious ones have been report ed. Several residents of town are also 1U. PORTLAND, Dec. ll-6fV-Infla- ensa continued to increase in Port land schools today. High schools reported that ab sences mounted S per cent over yesterday to a total of SS4S, al most 21 per cent of the total en rollment. Grade school absences went up t per cent to a total of S226, 12 per cent of the total. St. Vincent's hospital barred visitors, except In case of emer gency. Emanuel hospital took the same action last week and two other hospitals were discouraging visitors. to prove how much txtrm ' tomorrow sore I Ce ftrertoa, Oregoa - Traffic Toll Low r For State, Month ; There were only six traffic fa talities la Oregon daring the first It days of December, this being the lowest number during that period for four years,. Secretary of State Earl Saell reported yes terday. There were If traffic fatalities daring -the corresponding period la December, 1119. Clear weather was believed partly responsible tor the reduc tion la fatalities this December. Landon Proposes ' More Sacrifices In Interests of National Defense; Donation to Britain Favored v WASHINGTON, Dec. li-Wy-Alf M. Landon, republican presi dential candidate In 1030, called today for more sacrifices from both capital and labor In the defense effort aad for "a tough minded leadership la place. of the half-hearted Jitterbug af torts we are now making toward national defense." "The American - people are do ing too much soft thinking- and are hitting too softly," he said In a statement. "In the final analysis Hitler will be defeated by the Industrial production f this eountry. How srs you going to defeat a regular to to T 0-hour work-week and a system which ean order a 100-hour work week whenever it wants to la any par ticular branch of industry with tne ee-nour worK-week or our American labor? American labor is going to havs to sacrifice some of Its present position in, order to maintain a part of ltsf gains. Meaaa Everybody "The man who owns stocks and bonds and has a taxable Income must make mors sacrifices of his Income In order to preserve sny part or tne wnoie. - Although saying , the .right to strike "should be protected when ever possible." Landon. declared that labor-"must, in essential In dustries, forego- the right to strike." "It comes back. he added, "to the question of making tempo rary sacrifices in order to defeat ruthlees power J As for proposals to extend cred its to Britain, Landon said, "no matter how the war turns Out Great Britain will never be able to pay us. If It's to the Interest of America, and I believe It is, to help the British, let's subsidise them and charge It up to the coat of national defense.' I SA . - . - - - I fix - . '--: . , . ., III fa -1 fjj V.1 '! A carton of fl 1 Chcstrrfdds with fjieix . f ; - t ' VN MILDER BETTER TASTI will ' I X V' give yoiir fr.cnd$ more, r v yJ ' pleasure than anydiing-- I X N - -J you can buy for v;; : ' the money. .rx.-V l-.Wv 1 X-y - VIA Geological Qnb ' Hears Richards Ulacler - Facta Jlelaled a ae ak . aaaaa . eask B Meeting First Field i -Trip Set Sunday j "How to Handle a Glacier or The Pitfalls . to. Look for la Climbing Mountains. might hays been the subject of . Cart Richards Illustrated lecture Thursday night before the Salei chapter of the Geological Society of the. Oregon Country. The group of t gath ered at Walfer halt on the Wil lamette-campus for the first, lee tere; meetlag.- : Olen: Paxson ar. the' seats' nigh way commission. " temporary . .vice president, presided-.-Jn -the 'ab sence of Professor Herman-Clark or wniamette, -end; Introduced tne. speaker V : " Richards took" hU : Audience through -climbU; and 'airplane Jaunts as and around.Hood Rain ter. SU Helens ' and Adams in an entertaining style, describing, geo logical formation of the ; glaciers, many of which srs receding, some breaking up from-vast areas late tnree or more, smaller glaciers. William Reeves handled ths stereoptlcan machine. The. temporary officers elected at the organisation meeting last month were elected to hold of flee until next April. They In clude ether than Professor Her-! man Clark aa president: Paxson as vice-president; Mrs. Mildred StockwelL treasurer, and William Reeves, secretary. The board of directors elected - ortrinally also will hold office until next sniinr. Tne chapter win make Its first geological trip to Silver Creek falls next Sunday, led by Frank lin I Davis and Reeves. The party will leave from in front of Waller hall on State street at I o'clock, returning In the late afternoon. Each- will take his or ner own lnneh. Reforestation Is Plea of Sprague (Continued from Page 1.) np. Under this plan, the states would supply the trees. "States play a vital role in forest protection." he said. "Ia spite of the fact that they are not extensive owners of timber lands themselves ... the states do a great deal more than they generally receive credit for do- iag. "We have been talking con servation aad reforestation for so many years that ws may be item y . . , ; in luieatlractive Gift carton Ta Cvinnonw sT -- A V l M J al. J a. a iHiM. t :-; . In Slenderiziiig ; ?PORTLAND, Dec, 12-p)-Port-land women' will be able to "In dulge without bulging during the Christmas holidays. If the an nounced program of the bureau of parks and public recreation suc ceeds. -.-,.-.- ' ... The bureau said It would soon - iuniuB aoa streamlining, to be held at various -community centers and schools. ram Tllll i Ami lesumony i.1V. . aar - a a couowers were Aavisea - to Caah' Inanranee, ; Witneaa A vera lS - AJraELES, Iec. llV- Testlmony that leaders of ths I Am" movement advised their fol lowers te cash La-their insurance policies la view of predicted "cat aclysms" was Introduced by the government today la . the -trial of Mrs. Edna Ballard aad alas ota- ci a vb uau ulna tuioa, "In 1014, Mrs. Ballard got te talking about these horrible cata clysms that were due aad teld us that the big eatacylsm would pop i& September, 1937," Mrs. Jans Ferguson, who said she formerly. was a teacher ia -ft Am" classes. testified. . "Mrs. Ballard told of ths ne cessity of cashing Insurance poll clea. and la one ease told me to inform one of mr students te cash only one of bis policies aad to keep on paying oa another. It didn't have much longer to run." Federal Judge Leon R, Tank- wich, presiding at ths trial, asked Mrs. Fergusoa If she. Ilka two previous witnesses, had bees acci dentally injured la the belief that she was -protected from danger by "influence." " "No. I wasat discharged and X wasn't hit by aa auto. the wit ness replied. "I kept say er open. - Norman Neukom. United States attorney, read from "I Am pub lications Identified by Mrs. Fergu son, predictions of tea "ascen sions" oa a certain Sunday the only time ia the world's history that such aa event would havs oo-. curred. Five of them, it was stat ed, would take place la ths Ara bian retreat" and the ethers la the "Cave of Symbols.' j - u I lost la. oar owa bewilderment. But ws dare aot remain la this state of eonfnsloa longer, .etloa Is needed; state actio. ' :,lr f f a CatacI) ft
