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Newspaper Page TextTaa OZIGON CTATTCIIAN. Calea, Oregon, Thursday Morning. February 13' IS41 f MM Bh S U V J. Ut OLKJ GOPChallenge Declares Party Should Take Stand and Lead ' for British Aid (Continued From : Page 1 ) republican that is not enamoured of itT'Where is the republican that night," he went on.' "Where is the ' WASUIXGTOX. Feb. 1 2-P The lend-lease bill will give the - president - virtual control of strategy in the European and Asiatic wars,. v Rep. 1 Mott M JU Ore) v who; Toted against it, believeaWA -r":J-'-: -'-K- '"He ( the president ) would - hare very important part in the conduct of a foreign war," Mtt . said, "and i when the ; commander-in-chief ; of the ar my and nary of the United . States has m vital or controlling part In the conduct of a foreign war, then I do not ;see how it would be possible ' for us to keep ut.. 1 -" does not want to meet the chal lenge of this newer day?" He declared that "there is a par ty in power, not the democratic party the new deal party with out faith - in the people, because Its idea of winning elections and controlling votes is by the method of government pressures ana ex Denditures. "We hare a party in power wnicn toaay nas at last graspea the meaning of .the International situation. - "Yet, no later than 1 9 3 5 or 1934, there was the London econ omic conference which it dumped, that might hare sared this chaos of war and confusion." "Here lies our opportunity, he said. "We know how the free enterprise system operates. Ve know that if it is permitted to function it can create for all men more than any man has heretofore known of those who must work, i -"Here we are: We know what the international situation is and. too,-we know the necessities of a program to save those fighting men.--. "People of the republican party, X give you this challenge , in the year 1941: Hare we the vision? Hare we the ability? Have we the leadership to take America down this glorious path that is offered ns? I have no doubt that we have." Thomas E. Dewey, speaking in Washington, also approved aid to Britain : while Senator Nye of North Dakota told a Philadelphia rally that Wlllkie's support of the lease-lend bill constituted "betrayal" and a step toward destruction of the two-party system. Wlllkie's stand also was as sailed by Rep. Fish, of New York, who told a Baltimore gathering that the 1940 republican-standard bearer was "beating the war drums more furiously than' the interventionists and war makers of the democratic party." " " ;;" T Farther typifying the division of republican opposition on the British aid legislation. Senator Taft, of Ohio, asserted .at a Lin coln day dinner in Harrisonburg, Va-.;. that '-Winkle "does not and can not speak, for the republican party" on foreign affairs. At other Lincoln, day dinners 1 throughout the county, republican speakers generally advocated aid to Britain but differed on the form it should take. Some confined themselves largely to criticism of the Roosevelt administration's do mestic . policies. NfcW YORK, Feb. lZ-ir-CUre Boothe, author and' playwright, told members of the National Re publican club at their annual Lin cola da dinner Wednesday night that fif the republican party dees not soon recover some - measure of Its historic robust health. It will never again elect another president." "Personally, I would like rery much tonight, just to be able to thump the republican party heart ily on the back," Miss Boothe said in a prepared address. "But if nothing else a compassionate re gard for the consumptive state of Its constitution must stay - even the friendliest hand." : West Salem Grade Fiye Nips Giemawa WEST SALEM The West Sa lem graders administered the first defeat1 of the season 'to the Che mawa graders here Wednesday, 43 to 33. The West Salem team, after holding a 27-2 1 third quar ter lead, drove down , the .stretch to post the 1 -point victory. . 1 Chemawa S3 43 West Salem George 17 IS Mlcheel Perry 2 14 Ashcraft Richer 2 .10 Truxall Dorris t .. 'L 3 Monaco Williams 2 ; 2 Parnell Sub for Chemawa: Honena 2. . Vo Adrmac la Prices 15 c Last Tines First Times Shown in Salem Thrilling, throbbing, expose f America's most shameful rackets! The season's supreme screen sensation . . .' ' """ , , VOTSi Dm te tas eaUcats astamsf Hits jrtctarejtt taMTtKHmnM for Udre. - CHILDKEM TJV PES IS MOT ADMITTED UXIil S S ACCOMPA- liTSn V AT1IJT.T1L - j i i Vjrl V ir.M'.y College Carnival Theme Here is a striking night view of Heyderdahl, gigantic snow figure which is the theme of this year's winter carnival at Dartmouth College, at Hanover, N. H. The huge work of art depicts the first ski jumper of Norway, and is the tallest snow sculpture yet attempted at the carnival. It is the work of "Chick" Weiaker of Newbury. Vt, Masons Officiate At Church Rites Corner-Stone Is Layed at First Congregational Edifice Here (Continued From Page 1) London; from John Knox's house, Edinburgh, Scotland; from Trin ity college, Dublin; from St. Pat r i c k's cathedral, Downpatrlck, Ireland ; from Blarney castle, Ire land;, from Lough Lomond, Scot land, and from Rev. Hutchinson's boyhood church at Moneymore, Ireland. Bishop Bruce R. Baxter of the northwest district of Methodist churches made the dedicatory ad dress in which Jhe compared the mortar of the masonry in its func tion of holding stonework togeth er with the province of the chur ches In holding hard against the ravages of war in its effort to de stroy civilization. The roster of Masons taking part in the ritual includes Past Grand Master Lelf S. Finseth, Past Grand Master Milton L. Mey ers, Grand Orator Bishop Bruce R. Baxter, Grand Chaplain R. A. Hutchinson, Grand Secretary E. B. Carlson, Grand Treasurer R. E. P I n n e y. Grand Wardens C. D. Phillips and F. W. Hartman. Demand Trebles For Service Men Demand has trebled for "former service" men qualified to -handle national defense work. National Deputy Inspector General John H. Schum of the US Veterans of Foreign Wars declared in an ad dress before local legionnaires Wednesday night. Sch'im, also employment chair man I for the Oregon VFW, re ported that the state department will soon complete classification of all members as to their ability to- aid the government in time of national emergency. Also a guest speaker was Wal ter Eek, Judge advocate of the Oregon department: His address centered on national defense. Oregon U. Forms News Photo Frat EUGENE, Feb. 13-(;p-James Leonard, Coquille, president, - an nounced .Wednesday the forma tion at the University of Oregon of what he expected to become the "mother" chapter of a nation al professional fraternity for col legiate I news : photographers. . The society, . as yet unnamed, wUl admit to. membership quali fied students who are interested in the pictorial field of Journal ism. ; Admission to honorary or associate membership also will be granted professional news pho tographers on Oregon newspapers, Leonard said. . Tcday - 11 11:1 Highway Board Gets House Vote Bill to Name Legislative Committee as Arbiters Defeated 31-23 (Continued Frpm Page 1) miss a town entirely, but would prevent anyone from giving his property away and moving down to the highway. Wei have a good commission, a q d it should welcome this legisla tion." i Charging the resolution was the "silliest" proposal yet considered by the house. Rep. William M. Mc Allister (R- Jackson) suggested the house authorize "the board of barber examiners to locate our highways." Seven republicans Joined the. 18 democrats who supported the measure. Republicans I were Chase, Duncan, Hockett, j Jones, Kuratli, Meyers and Morse, while the democratic supporters were Adams, Allen, Bolrin, j Brady, Brautl, Bull, Carter, Gleason, Hed lund.'HosCh, Hugglns, Jenkins, Larkin, Neuberger, Smith and Wilson. Only four democrats-i-Calla-way, Semon, Thiel and Thompson opposed the measure. The house indlflnitely post poned a bill by Rep. J. S. Green wood (R-Clackamas) to author ise the state highway commission to spend up to 2 per cent; of gas tax revenues on city streets. A new fair trade bill, the same as the Washington state law, was introduced Wednesday In the senate by Sens. Douglas McKay and Ronald E. iJones, both Marion county republi cans. The bill would be more easily enforced than the existing law, McKay said, and it is designed to prevent stores from selling below cost plus a reasonable profit. Independent stores are packing the bill on grounds it would en able them to compete with chain stores, but chain stores, contend ing it would Increase prices to the consumers, oppose it, , " The senate roads and highways committee said it would meet Thursdsy afternoon to hear high way commission officials: testify on the bill to increase length and weight limits on tracks from 60 to CO feet and from 4,000 to C8, 000 pounds. The committee in dicated it might report the bill out after the meeting. r Copies of a letter by the Rail roads Brotherhood Legislative league of Oregon to Its members asserting that the bill would en able trucks "to rule the highways by sheer weight, length and-sise." were placed on legislators desks Wednesday. High Wind Hits Dust Bowl Area DENVER, Feb. 12--Flerce winds, reaching 8 5-mlle-an-hour velocity, whirled choking : dust over the southwest Wednesday, smashed buildings in Colorado, and New Mexico, and 1 helped wreckers tear down a grandstand at Cof f eyville, Kas. f 1 .; Big Spring, Texas, claimed the storm's "big wind" record, re porting 85-mile-an-hour gusts. A cotton fire at Stamford, Texas, was spread from one warehouse to another. Loss was estimated at $225,000. , j In Oklahoma City, traffic lights and fire alarm signals were pat out of commission Daytime visibility was reduced to about two blocks. Dusk closed' in early. Nad Prisoners Caught -CALGARY. Feb. 12-(ff)-Otto Gruenwald and Aldermar Brug xermann. , Germans : who 1 escaped from a Canadian prairie intern ment camp, were recaptured by mounted police and military poss es southwest of Calgary this aft ernoon, . .. . ..i j liberty Slates Meet t j ' LIBERTY The-community club Is scheduled to meet Friday at t pan. in the hall-There will Joint Control Of Fish Asked Three-State Authority - Is - Suggested at -Hearing - on Conservation t ? (ContiauedrFrum PageVllV; placed on the person arrested for a traffic violation; instead of on the arresting officer. . . - i . Earl Campbell, traffic ' safety supervisor of Portland declared that a nation-wide survey, of traf fic accidents" showed that execs sive speed was r the principal cause. . -,. ;: . The present traffic law was de clared to be ineffective by Judge Donald Long of Portland. He said the Lee bill, if approved, would result In improved traffic condi tiohs. - . .;"" ';' Among others who spoke for the measure were Lee Ackerman, city Judge of Klamath Falls J. L. Franzen, Oregon City manager; Alton Miller, city attorney, Ore gon City; M. B. Steele, Portland, and C. M Helgel. Steele said he represented a large number of commercial motor vehicle drivers. A. F. Harvey, superintendent Of motor transportation for the state public utilities commission, testi fied before the house" motor ve hicles and aeronautics committee Wednesday night that HB 196, if passed, would reduce tax Income from private carriers by $123,000. The bill, introduced by Rep. William B. Morse, (R-Crook-Jef-ferson), and Roy E. Carter, (D-Coos-Curry),- would change the method of taxing private carriers. Instead of a mill per ton mile tax, prlvat carriers would pay the regular $5 license fee plus $5 per ton per annum. Declares State Revenues Would not Be Decreased A. C. Anderson of the Oregon Association of Truckers testified for the bill that revenues would not be decreased because many such truckers are evading the ton mile levy. The committee, chairmaned by Rep. Carl Engdahl, (Rep.-Umat Il ia), voted to report out favorably measure authorizing cities and counties to construct and main tain emergency landing airports In cooperation with the federal government. It also reported favorably a bill authorizing the secretary of state to advertise the 1043 Oregon Trail centennial on li cense plates for that year. The bill approved by the senate was amended however so that the plates will be standard la size. The committee laid on the table a bill by -representatives from the Oregon coast highway area pro hibiting use of commercial trail era and semi-trailers on any high' way between 1 p.m. on Saturdays and sunrise on Mondays. Tbe house counties and cities committee heard Wednesday night arguments for and against pro posed repeal of sections of the state housing act compelling city ana county governing bodies to determine need of housing an thoritles on petition of 25 voters and to establish authorities If need is found. Opponents of the amendment said It would take the teeth from the housing act. Proponents said it deprived city councils and county courts of their discretion ary powers. . 4H Club Leaders Plan Conference Local 4H club leaders of Mar ion county will meet February 15 at the Salem YMCA. Wayne D. Harding, county club agent, an nounced Wednesday. Officers to be Installed by Car mall te Weddle, state correspond ing secretary of the local leaders' association, are Mrs. T. P. Otto, president; Mrs. Floyd Fox, . first vice-president; Mrs. W. R. Ter hune, second vice-president; Verle Saucy, secretary - treasurer: Mrs. H. Haroldson, executive commit tee member at large. Talks will be given by Agnes C. Booth, county school superinten dent, and Betty White of Aums- ville. Signal Oil Beats Cougars 47 to 37 LONG VIEW, Feb. lt-JF)-Equally effective against either the regulars or the reserves, Port land's Signal Oil basketball team defeated Washington State college here tonight, 47 to 27. The teams were an even match on the floor, but Chnek Patterson. formerly of the University of Ore gon, was the margin of difference. The dusky star tallied It points despite the concentration on him by the WSC centers who opposed him, and on defense he stuck so closely to Forward Dale Gentry, while the Walla Walla boy was in the game, that Gentry netted only one field goal. Only five "iron men" played for the Signal Oilers, and under a ore-came agreement the tour- fouls and-you're-out rule " w skipped. As a result, forward Ro mano of the Oilers stayed In the game with seven personals against him;- ' ' ; Portlander to Celebrate i PORTLAND. Feb...l2-J-Mra. Ida Nesbold, .Portland, will .cele brate her 82nd birthday here Friday and the birthday of the state at the same time. She was born Feb. 14, 1850. the day Oregon was admitted to the union PlanWheat Crop Cut - IONE. Feb. 1 2-PHThIrty-elght Morrow county farmers laid plans Wednesday to cut Oregon's wneat surplus. ;They, expect to. plant 2400 acres -of yellow mustard, the first larce mustard crop to be attempted on the county's wheat Record . Winter Salmon ' .. Run in Columbia River ASTORIA,- Ore.. Feb. it-VP- Flsh packers.' reported that the Columbia river-; teemed Wednes day with one of the greatest win ter runs of Chinook salmon In history. V - - - --i One .fisherman landed .1200 pounds, a record catch for any winter '' season, f and numerous hauls of 500 pounds were -reported by single boats. . . ' . Lincoln Ideal ' Told at Meet Marion County GOP- Hear Emancipator's ' Stand ' on Constitution - , (Continued From Page 1) Marlon county republican -club. President , Martin - LaRue of the Young Republicans, president Er nest Miller, of the county Willkle club, Justice of the Peace Joseph Felton . and Gordon Taylor, con gressional district committeeman. Rev; Robert A. Hutchinson led in the Invocation. Music . Included vocal solos by Helen Dean with Mary Martin as accompanist, and violin solos by Nellie Pearmlne with ' Margaret Wonderlick as accompanist. Mrs. Wright led the group in a patrio tic song, at the close. McMINNVILLE, Ore., Feb. 12- (Jpy-Gor. Charles A, Sprague ad vised republicans Wednesday night to drop partisan opposition to President Roosevelt. "Support our president during this critical period," he urged at a Lincoln day banquet here, but added that the GOP sh"' "t "relinquish vigilance or indepen dent Judgment." "Republicans should not let the accelerated spending nnder the defense program wean them away from sound principles of finance. he said. He advised a program of taxation to meet ar mament costs. Boy Scouts Hold Court of Honor Many Youths Receive New Advancement Awards and Merit Badges A large number of Salem Boy Scouts appeared before the Cher ry City district court of honor last night for awards In advance ment. The court was a feature of national Boy Scout week cele brating the 3 1 st anniversary of scouting in this country. ,New first class scouts are Cole Stephens and Bobby Jones of troop 11 and Elmer Jorgenson of troop 54 of Gervais. Those ad vancing to second class are Ken neth Munson. Lee Wagers. Leon ard- Warneke and James Maddox, all of troop 42; Harry Hammer and Calvin Button of troop 13; Ernest Infer, jr.. of troop 19; Charles Adams of troop five; De wayne Isaacson, Lewis Ramus and George Watson, all of troop seven. Merit badges were awarded to Richard Colley, Romeo Dare, Glen Welch, William Forea and Clyde Ketchum of troop 14; Charles Johnson of troop 12; Leo Reed of troop one; Kenneth Mur phy of troop -eight; J. T. Hopp, Wayne Lundy, Wesley Miller, Ed ward Newman and Don Hardy of troop nine; Robert Singleton, Stanford Hein, Bill Ready, Russell Kretz, Jim Arnett, Doug Carter, Howard Beugli, Richard Vincent, Richard Girens, Norman Beugli, Roy . Houck, Walter Welty, Earl Cooley, jr., and Charles Davis, all of troop 11. Angus Erwin was given a spe cial award -of service stars for two years' service as Cub den chief. Gerald W. Mason, member of the state parole board, was princi pal speaker. Robert Lange of the Salem 20-30 club presided over the. court. Call Board HOLLYWOOD Today "Sing. Dance, Plenty Hot" with Ruth . Terry and . Johnny Downs and the Three Mesquiteers in "Rocky Mount ain Rangers" with Robert Lir Ingston. GRAND ' TodayHeld over. This Thing Called Love." with Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas. Saturday '"Angels Over - Broad way" with Doaglas Fairbanks, - Jr:; Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell and Joe E. Brown in ELSIXORK I Today James Stewart and Hedy Lamarr In "Come Live With Me" and Cecil B. De Mille's "Land of Liberty" with all of Hollywood's stars. CAPITOL Todmr Louise May Aleott's "Little Men" with Kay Francis and Jack Oakle and George O'Brien In "The Stage to China- with Virginia Vale. Satdrday- -You're the One" with Orrln Tucker and Bonnie Baker and "Blackout" with Conrad Veldt and Valerie Hobson. I Today-t'The Westerner" with Gary Cooper and Walter Bren " -'an. " '-. -" - , Saturday Midnight Show. LIBERTT Today-s "Souls - in i Pawn with ' Ginger Britton. ll ' Friday "Pralria .7-Law with " George O'Brien and "Sandy Is a Lady" with Baby Sandy and I, Eugene Pallette. - The Longest - Loudest Laugh Hit of Them All! MiiS8QiKTc::siM Ti:iSTi::::3tiiiEiiir,t Sow! lih Elg Day r ItaloSpanish Leaders Meet Talks Are - Held : Secret as Conjecture Rife on Parley Meaning : . .'.(Continued From Page'l) his estate at Vlllaneuve-Leubet; near Cagjaes. He is on a "24-hour holiday": from Vichy. .There was a sharp divergence in the "opinions of observers as to Spain's " future role. ' now that Franco 'end Mussolini "seem to have sealed It. . . ' ; The majority Iheid that Musso lini called on the reluctant Span ish nationalist regime to pay off the debt ." of . axis help in the Spanish cltn war by supply bases for operations - against Britain In the Mediterranean. Some saM Franco traveled to Italy to explain reasons for his reluctance . to go to war. : r- "".V ' j A minority leaned to conjec ture that Spain was to be a peacemaker between Italy - and Britain. No one pretended to know for sure. -- The Greeks announced in Athens that Mussolini's men in Albania had abandoned vain counter-attacks and the 'British reported a 5-hour pounding of II Duce's airfields on the island of Sicily, believed to have been the bases for recent German dive bombing attacks In the Mediter ranean area. The royal air force communique reporting the Sicilian attack said bombers struck their targets at 20-mlnute Intervals. Fires were reported seen 80 miles away, presumably- from Malta, which the Germans reported raiding again. Soviet Russia called to head her army general staff an offi cer who recently commanded the Kiev military district bor dering Rumania and the Bal kans, Gen. G. K. Zhukoff. He . also was appointed vice- commissar of defense. The former chief of the red army general staff, K. A. Meretskoff, remained as vice-commissar of defense. The Italians and British agreed that fierce fighting was going on for possession of Italian -held Cheren, 42 miles from Asmara, capital of Eritrea. The British claimed the capture of Elgena, Inland town 25 miles southwest of Mersa Taclal and 30 miles south of the Sudan border. Authorl ta tire British sources in Cairo said more than lOOO axis planes have been shot down or destroyed in Africa since the war began. Including 86 found unserviceable at the Bangasl airport of Benina. Yugoslav border reports said the Italians suffered extreme losses in their last 5-day drive against the Greeks. These sources also told of bitter fighting In the .upper valley of the Devol river an'd infantry com bat in tne upper valley oi tne Skumbi river. Lobby Hobbnobber (Continued From Page 1) is from the public that most of these proposals spring," observed Malcolm Epley, managing editor of the Klamath Falls Herald, in writing his Impressions of the session after a brief visit. Another school sent its pu pils to "do" the capitol aad tbe legislature 'Wednesday. From the Hopville school, near Inde pendence, the boys and girls en Joyed an afternoon of seeing laws made and unmade, of vis iting such state officials as the governor and the state, treas urer. Gloria Chindgren. daughter of Rep. H. H. Chindgren of Molalla Is now serving as a house page. Beatrice Williams is another new honee page. Rep. Harry Bolrin has lost and gained a secretary. Dorothy Alvis, formerly his secretary, has been appointed clerk of the reappor tionment committee named Mon day by Speaker FarrelL Alyce V. Johnson is Boivln's new secre tary. New secretary to Sen. Louis W. Wlpperman is Esther Lothrop. Harry Schenk, executive sec retary of the Oregon Newspa per Publishers association, was passing ont invitations Wed nesday to capitol friends to help the Eugene Monday Morn ing Quarterback club "do lit tle quarterbaeklng Friday night, when University of Ore gon's basketball team plays Idaho. The club will hold a buf fet dinner before the game. . The rule of stare decisis (abide by cases decided) is not to be the rale of deciding appeals from the decisions of local selective serv ice boards In . Oregon, said NIel R. Allen, Grants Pass, chairman of the first congressional district appeal body, while visiting the legislature. Everything possible is being done to leave vital deci sions to the local boards to be determined on the particular merits of each case at the time It arises, he said, and the appeal boards are definitely not inclined to build up a aeries of precedent making cases on which future decisions may be based. "Gary " .'Doris COOPER DAVENPORT ' Walter Brennan II 2nd Hit "Ycr'crdsy's In ao Ens . . -Paul llauser Column (Continued From Page 1) 4 .1 membering those two. Frisco kids who broke Into the supposedly Im pregnable San Francisco mint a couple of years ago, we think it'll be safer there too. " . - Tfce iht Jour cat nroMS i to ariak water r frsm amytfeiac f - except tk (eld fiak cot! a t Uhrary teste. At fltrt tt wu ; - tAMtkt night kav eaaUaa , . a Ut fish feat nek tm net the ? ; ess. He JaM npoa the taUa . ud aqraeesea sis kea4 late the ten mt the )sr b4 laps the water while the fish tnrim Meatfly ea.. neither eae takes aete o the -etfcec r - ' . - Peneietaa Esrt Oyer'- - Not - even a sidelong glance? - ' t" ' ' 'it - - : ' Bat ew, Vt a - len4ovea . - velee aad the flaes care csa Se the trick. xdde will heeeaM the ret eC the entire 7th divl- ' alea ef aearly. 15,000 mm, aad chsse hsebtthi to ,hla heart's caatrat. f -: Th OrFgonlsB. Old. dog, new babbits; hey? . j MARITIME NOTE ' The commander of the Wheat land Ferry received a comic .Val entine yesterday and got ' so hot under the collar that when he leaned against the forward bat tery he touched off a 16-gun salute. ! Two Salem Boys in Logging Company Boatman - Sees Young Men Sink Rescue Attempted (Continued From Page 1) Talbot Lumber company, who took a small 'boat to where Vinson last saw the victims. He found the canoe and paddles but no trace of the bodies. The youths were identified by Mrs. Bessie Armour, city police matron, through licenses on their bicycles, which they left on the bank above the boat house when they rented the canoe at 9:30 a. so. Both youths had attended ' Salem high school. They were reported by friends to have in tended to go to Corvallis soon, to enlist In the army. They were the sons of Mr. " and Mrs. Irving Case, sr., resi . dents of route A, box 101. Nazis Reported - Ready to Move Blast Troops to Cross Danube; May Mediate, Italo-Greek T?r (Continued From Page 1) Consignment which - Bulgaria had bought and paid for. Dispatches from Sofia, pub lished In various pro-axis cities in the Balkans, announced that Bulgaria "fears England is about to violate her neutrality, thus dragging Bulgaria into the war." Concern was expressed that British planes might fly over Bulgaria to get at the Ru manian oil fields. British quarters here in Bel grade asserted that Bulgaria s army was massed almost in its entirety on the Turkish frontier and that the Bulgars planned ' to prevent Britain's allies, the Turks, from intervening If the Germans marched through Bulgaria to as sault the Greeks. j The Rumanian government pre pared for what was described of ficially as "any eventuality." Workmen put sandbags about the America n-biutl telephone ex change and other vital buildings in Bucharest. Air raid shelters were being completed throughout the city. Three hundred big German tractors of the kind used to pull heavy guns arrived by rail (ln Bucharest. Rumania's preeatlons were un derstood to Include a plan tor evacuation within the next few days of the entire civilian popula tions of Ploesti. the oil field town; Constanta, the Black Sea port, and the. Danube town of Xiiurglu. j Bontber to Antipodes I- SAN DIEGO, CaUL, Feb. U- (JPy-A Consolidated patrol bomber,; apparently destined for Australia, took oft from the coast guard sea-' plane base Wednesday shortly; after S p. m., flying over Point Loma and then heading westward over the ocean route. ; j' GJ .And Second Feature) k et w am sj .uiat LA '. Added - New, Colored Cartooav Today-rrlbac. L Leaders Offer New'Concession i z 1 Siivnvtajik ' lfnv ' TiV i Tlomnn Would : Give Congresa Additional Power !.-"",. IS . .J M mm .1 .4 .'i'l IbonuDHN w rom raxe j .. said, would remove any basis for charges that the' lease-lend bill ltvf self was a "blank check" to the w president to spend; unliujited amounts In supplying d e f e h s Items to Countries; whose defense bra deems! vital t,o, the defenses of, hi ' TJnltejil"- SUteavf i -:i4 1- . uemiewB,, meaawuie, .uwm. , was a sharp reperenssion front,., ! WendeU. L. W HlkJe's proposal UK that five or tea destroyers be H transferred to - England each i month. ; Secretart Knox bluntly-;- told " reporters 1 the navy- could 4 ',Murrafam uaA' mkta rlnr-f nns aaa " as rW . still maintain i a ! "balanced fleet. f As secretary it of Ue v navy, be said, bis poslUon waa' "agaiust depleting our navy V f urtheri - Hu x i 'S ! -The z iWlllkle suggestion wasj nevertheless, reported 'to be; re-" ceiring I serious consideration 1A some administration quarters.! an " there ' ;was much : ; speculation whether It might 'not have been discussed at last; night's meeting oeiween wiuxie i ana i President Roosevelt.' 1": In fict, WUlkle told reporters fh a telephone 'message from New "I Was surprised to read CI-, oael iKnox's statement .Infer-, ' matida given to me by. high an thoritles in i the i ' gorernnsent - v after) . my testimony Tuesday ' . confirmed my views that we sure , In a position, without any fee- IT ' jury ko our- navy or national de- ' fense, to give Great Britain --ana-mediate effective - assistance: by - " furnishing to her additional de- : :stroyers.rt - h-,l'4 if- j Tha senate U t orelgh ji reIaioss; ' committee, met during the morn- '1 ing, hnd with j adminlstritlon A forces! In easy: control, turned down 1 a number, 1 of ODnosltioi 'amendments to the lease-lend; bin. it prepared 10 report tne measure to thi senate tomorrow aftef re-j writing one or two sections. , . Opposition Abandons Jl , Hope -of Committee Changes i' j : So - clearly dominant! were tka advocates of the bill that the opf posing . senators, -quickly; abandon ed all hope of modifying: the meases nre In committee, i Tbe closest'!' jhey '-could come, one j of tkem glumly reported to Newspaper j men, was a vote of 13 to 10. r. That ballot came on a proposal ' by Senator Vandenberg (R-Mlch.) -that the president be forbidden to- transfer military or naval eqaip ment to other nations, j unless he first .has tbe written approval of tbev ranking officers of the army and navy. Another Venders hers; amendment, to impose a one-year instead of a ' i two-year -tlme-' limit upon the powers jwtaick the bill would grant the president was! V a a. a i -k ucaitfn, it iq ? i I 1 .1 Bridges to Face j (Continued From Page j) public hearing La San! Fraaciscav beglsnlng March- j SI. ! !-, j i i i ... SAN FRANCISCO. Fel. 1 2HV Harry R. Bridges, west coast la4 bor leader, asserted Wednesday; that fiew deportation proceeding against him were "persecution and jpart ef the drive against labori ;:! f ' t - J The aanouncemeat that I' - am lagala to go on trial is as-' tocuidlng, said a statement is- ; sued by. Bridges who also la ' president of the roast CIO long-7 shoremen. "The causes behind '1 thisj new trial are the! aaaae as before part of the drive i ; , against labor. : i ; ; I I "Considering that Deaa Landf a n found no basis 'for my deportation '1. uer; iuu uesring in ill J,' IBIS new attack amounjfc to perseca-'1 tion. Jhow many times most a man., be 'deared on! the same charge before they leave Mm alone? 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