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Washington, D. C, July 2.
in two weeks the Democratic
national convention will meet
at Chicago and now, on the
eve of the gathering only one
man in the world knows posi
tively whether Franklin Delano
Roosevelt will accept the nom
ination for a third term or de
cline it in a dramatic manner.
Common opinion, however, is
that Mr. Roosevelt will yield
to the demands of 1000-odd
delegates and consent to serve
another four years because of
the gravity of the world situ
ation. It is only fair to ex
plain, nonetheless, that rumors
are current that he will not
accept. The latter rumors are
based on hope.
The Republican party has put
Mr. Roosevelt and the adminis
tration on the defensive by
designating the New Dealers as
the "war party." This is a
label Mr. Roosevelt resents and
the Democrats will have much
to say about that accusation
when they assemble July 15.
What Mr. Roosevelt says and
what the convention does will
depend on whether or not the
Republicans can make their
"war party" charge stick. Mr.
Roosevelt does not intend per
mitting the Republicans to get
away with it.
fNE of the arguments for re-
v electing Mr. Roosevelt will
be the old and tried slogan:
"Don't switch horses in the mid
dle of the stream." Answering
this, the Republicans will point
to the switching by British and
French since those countries
entered the war. Also the Re
publicans are convinced that
millions of sincere admirers
and followers of Mr. Roosevelt
will desert him when it comes
to breaking the nation-old tra
dition that a president should
not serve a third term. It is
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The Pacific Greyhound Stage
company has offered a reward
of $1,000 each for conviction of
the vandals involved In the rock
throwing last Friday night,
when five passengers, and Driv
er John Mass were injured by
a stone hurled from a passing
auto, crashing through the wind
shield of a northbound bus,
near Gold Hill on the Pacific
Highway. Assistant District At
torney George W. Neilson an
nounced today.
The stage company also of
fers a reward of $100 for con
viction of a misdemeanor against
their property.
The sheriff, state police and
special agents of the stage line,
are working on the case. The
investigations are expected to
extend outside of this county.
One of the women passengers on
the northbound stage, picked up
a large chunk of rock, cast
through the windshield," and
turned it over to the authori
ties as evidence.
SIDE GLANCES
br
TRIEUNE REPORTERS
Charlie Clay being an inno
cent bystander while watching
a bunch of Kiwanians cut
cagey capers.
Florence Fish thinking hubby
Raymond and some of his lunch
ing cronies a bit barbaric.
Harry Watson looking cute as
a bug in a new brown and
green slack ensemble, all mon
ogramed and everything.
Bride-tobe Georgia Edwards
whirling and twirling In a round
of social activities.
ACTION DELAYED
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OF FRANK KNOX
Senate Military Committee
Votes H-3 in Favor Sec
retary of War Selection.
Washington, July 2..
The senate naval affairs com
mittee delayed action today on
the appointment of Col. Frank
Knox, Chicago Republican, as
secretary of the navy after Knox
had denied that he ever told
anyone he favored sending
American troops to Europe.
Several hours earlier the sen
ate military committee had ap
proved by a vote of 14 to 3 the
nomination of Henry L. Stimson
to be secretary of war. Like
Knox, he is a Republican.
Misunderstood
Knox told the committee that
Helen Essary, a Washington
newspaper columnist had "mis
understood" him when she
wrote June 22 that Knox had
said "We should go into Europe
at once, not only with cash
and credit and supplies, but
with men."
Senator Holt (D., W. Va.),
who asked about the column
ist's report, announced that he
would request the committee to
call Miss Essary as a witness
tomorrow. The committee had
expected to vote on the nomin
ation today.
The vote oo SUnoso5" name
after he had testified for two
hours regarding his qualifica
tions, and had declared that his
nomination "had no relation to
politics" and that he had not
discussed the question of a third
term with President Roosevelt.
Three Against
Voting against the favorable
committee report on Stimson
were Senators Thomas (R., Ida),
Johnson (D., Colo.), and Lun
deen (FL, Minn.).
Members of the committee
who voted to recommend con
firmation were Sheppard (D ,
Tex.), Reynolds (D., N. C),
Thomas (D., Utah), Minton (D.,
Ind.), Lee (D.. Okla.), Schwartz
(D., Wyo.), Downey (D., Cal.),
Slattery (D.. 111.), Chandler, (D.,
Ky.), Smathers (D., N. J.), Aus
tin (R., Vt.), Bridges (R., N. H.),
Gurney (R., S. D.), and Hill (D.,
Ala.).
A motion by Senator John
son (D., Colo.) to summon for
mer Secretary of War Wood,
ring was defeated 11 to 5. John
(Continued From Page Two.)
BASEBALL
National
Score: R. H. -E.
Brooklyn 4 7 1
Philadelphia 1 S 1
Carleton and Phelps; Pearson,
Brown and Millies.
Pittsburgh 0 6 5
Chicago 10 11 0
Bowman, Lanahan and Lopez,
Fernandes; Lee and Collins.
Score: R. H. E.
Boston 5 11 0
New York 3 11 3
Errickson and Masl; Schu
macher, Joiner, Brown, and
Danning.
American
First game: R. H. E.
Philadelphia 4 9 1
Boston 3 7 0
Heusser, Dean, and Hayes;
Galehouse, Dickman, and De
Sautels, Peacock.
St. Louis 3 10 2
Cleveland 3 13 1
Kennedy and Swift, Susce:
Harder. Allen, Andrews and
Hemsley.
I New York "ZZZL 14 0
Washington 2 9 8
Gomez, Murphy and Dickey;
Leonard, Monteagudo and Fer-
f rell.
Chicago
Detroit
9 16
..10 11
Dietrich, Appleton, Brown,
McKain and Tresh; Seats, Ben
ton and Sullivan.
(2nd game)
Philadelphia ,
16
14
Boston ...15
Caster. C. Miles and Brucker,
Harris, Hash and Glenn.
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Atlired In a red dressing gown. Wendell Wiilkie, the Re
publican party's nominee for president, told reporters tn
Philadelphia he would delay his formal acceptance of the
nomination until after the Democratic national convention in
July.
G. 0. P. Nominee Considering
New Setup to Head Campaign
New York, July 2. (fl") A new type of setup for a na
tional political campaign was under consideration today by
Wendell L. Wiilkie, the Republican nominee for president,
who was reported to be ready to name a committee of three
men to head up his activities.
One man, it was understood,
would be the campaign man
ager, another would be the na
tional chairman of the party,
and a third Willkle's personal
representative.
Wiilkie himself declined to
discuss the situation at a morn
ing press conference. But It was
considered likely one of the
three men would be John D.
M. Hamilton, present head of
the Republican national com
mittee, and another, Russell
Davenport, former managing
editor of Fortune who quit his
Job to work for Willkie's nom
ination. Davenport was with Wiilkie
on the week-end yacht trip fol
lowing the Republican conven
tion and has been described by
the nominee as a man "who
has my confidence."
Wiilkie said he had made no
choice of a man to handle his
campaign, and added:
"I am looking for that man
now. He must be a strong, vig
orous man with organizing abil
ity and he may be a business
man, a newspaper man, or a
politician.
But he must know his way
around."
The candidate breakfasted to-!
day with Samuel Pryor, na
tional committeeman from Con
necticut and an early backer of
Wiilkie, and expected to confer
again later with Gov. Harold
Stassen of Minnesota, his floor
manager at Philadelphia.
Asked what part Governor
Stassen might play In his cam
paign Wiilkie replied:
"As active a part as I can get
him to play."
PARIS RADIO RETURNS
WITH HITLER SALUTE
New York, July 2. ) The
Paris shortwave radio
came
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and signed off a short program
of German news with "Hell
Hitler "
Teiis Plans
GOV. STASSEN HEADS
ADVISORY GROUP IN
WILLKIE'S CAMPAIGN
New York, July 2. (VP) Re
publican Presidential Nominee
Wendell Wiilkie named a 12
member campaign advisory
committee today headed by
Governor Harold Stassen of
Minnesota.
He said the committee would
function throughout his cam
paign regardless of what the
final composition of his cam
paign personnel and strategy
might be.
Wiilkie Invited these party
leaders and those Instrumental
in his nomination to serve as
his principal advisors:
Representative Joseph W.
Martin of Massachusetts, minor
ity leader of the house; Gov.
i Raymond Baldwin of Conncct-
I l.-iit- riavil S fnoulle Plove-
j )tnd' ohlo lawycr; Rpp, Charles
Halleck of Indiana: Gov. Ralph
Carr of Colorado; Ruth Hanna
McCormick Simms of New Men.
ico, co-manager of Thomas E.
Dewey's campaign for the Re
publican nomination; Paul Kru
si, chairman Tennessee delega
tion to the Philadelphia con
vention; Oren Root, Jr., New
York attorney and early worker
in the Wiilkie campaign; Mrs.
Ruth de Young Koehler of Wis
consin; William Ditter. chair
man Republican house of rep
resentatives campaign commit
tee; Senator John Townsend of
Delaware, chairman senatorial
campaign committee.
Montreal. July a. AP A United
" bo""l ' Inquiry Ik1 here
tnday mat rnilip otCBTrr, an, wi
w..hirnwn. D.
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. tm botrd raf um4 him prmtuioa to
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HUNGARY TROOPSlBLAZE DESTROYS
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Budapest Says Crisis is
Unchanged Rumania
Charges Effort to Revolt.
By the Associated Press
An apparent lull in the war-
fevered Balkan situation was
dissipated late today when Hun
gary after reportedly ordering
a partial demobilization con
tinued to mass troops on Ru
mania's frontier.
Dispatches from Budapest,
the Hungarian capital, said the
crisis was "unchanged" and de
nied that a demilitarized lone
had been created on the Hungarian-Rumanian
border.
Simultaneously Rumanian
government quarters charged
that Hungary was seeking to fo
ment revolution in Transylvania
in a preliminary step to eventual
entry of her army into the Ru
manian province.
U-Boats Busy
An intensified German U-boat
campaign, striking while the
British escort system was up
set by the collapse of France,
has scored "admittedly heavy"
losses among Britain's merchant
shipping, an authoritative Lon
don report said today.
The wholesale sinkings re
corded in the 3-week period
from June 2 to June 23 as es
cort ships were diverted to with
draw British, French and' other
allied troops "all the way from
Brest to St. Jean de Luz" cost
an estimated 186,837 tons.
It was indicated that Italian
submarines might be helping
the Germans in their renewed
underseas war to cripple Imports
of vitally needed foodstuffs for
Britain.
81.259 Tons Lost
Losses during the week ended
June 23 totalled 88,259 tons, but
it was pointed out that of this
amount 30,446 tons were sunk in
embarkation operations off the
French coast and "therefore arc
not mercantile losses in the or
dinary sense."
In Southeast Europe Rumania
looked anxiously to Germany to
prevent further dismemberment
at the hands of her hostile neigh
bors, Hungary and Bulgaria,
both reportedly emboldened by
Soviet Russia s successes.
The arrival at Brasov airport,
in the center of Rumania, of
a fleet of German-made bombing
planes strengthened the belief
in Balkan diplomatic circles
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Analysis of U. S. Air Force
Shows Complete Inadequacy
By Devon Francis
Auoelswd Praw Aviation Editor.
Seattle, July 2. If this coun
try were to be drawn Into war
tomorrow, the army air corps
would have fewer than 4S0 com
bat planes lor the defense of
continental United States.
It would have less than 1.300
for the defense of the western
hemisphere and the Philippines.
Last year American aircraft
factories turned out less than
2,000 military planes, including
such non-combat types as train
ers and personnel transports.
The world's leading air power,
Germany, is reported to have
a current productivity of from
36,000 to 48,000 planes a year.
The state of America's air
defense establishment and Its
low factory production, at the
moment, constitutes one of the
reasons why we could not re
spond to French Premier Rey
naud's eleventh-hour plea for
"clouds" of planes.
We do have several thousand
military airplanes in our armed
forces, but 80 per cent of them
would be useless in wartime.
Many are trainers. Many are
obsolete.
During the war games on
the Texas-Louisiana border last
month a hury-up call was dis
patched from Langley Field,
Va., from which operations of
the general headquarters air
AND SEED PLANT
Firecracker is Blamed in
$250,000 Loss Forest
Fires Harass Northwest.
By the Associated Press
Smoke curling Into clouded
western Oregon skies represent
ed huge forest and industrial
losses today in a slightly re
lieved but still potentially dis
astrous fire situation.
Scores of men struggled
against flames in the northwest
an almost perennial source of
great conflagrations, while Al
bany authorities counted $230,
000 damage from an industrial
blaze last night. A fire appar
ently started by a firecracker
destroyed the Albany Canning
company plant and the Charles
J. Lilly Seed company plant and
warehouse.
Logging Curtailed
High temperatures and ab
sence of normal June rainfall
resulted In curtailed entry in
national forests and cancellation
of sawmill and logging opera
tions in ten counties. The Wolf
Creek highway, Portland's short
route to the beaches, was closed
several hours yesterday by the
fire menace but regular travel
resumed today.
The Fire Protective Associa
tion at Forest Grove said a sharp
decline In temperature and a
high fog materially reduced fire
pressure but only a general rain
or several days of clouds would
definitely improve the outlook
Governor Sprague signed a
proclamation for absolute clos
ure of parts of the Willamette
and Mount Hood national for
ests while the state forester
halted logging under state per
mit in Columbia, Clatsop, Tilla
mook, Washington, Yamhill
folk, Lincoln, Clackamas, Mar
lon and part of Benton coun
ties. Donkey Engines Lost
The Wolf Creek fire, fanning
out last night from the Sunset
Logging company's operations
in Columbia county, burned six
donkey engines and about 5,-
(Contln-id on Pass Beren.)
CHICAGO POPULATION
INC. .EASED BY 8,118
Chicago, July 2. OP) Chi
cago's population increused 8,
118 from 3,376.438 to 3.384.
836 between 1930 and 1940,
preliminary final figures of the
1940 census showed today. The
figures were announced by
George W. Screech, area sup
ervisor of the census.
force are directed, for a con
centration of all its flyable
combat planes at Barksdale
field, Shreveport, within 24
hours.
The GHQ air force, organized
In 193S, is charged with the air
defense of continental United
States.
A total of 221 planes showed
up, including 26 of our 80-odd
four-motor, long-range Boeing
heavy bombers, manufactured
here in Seattle. The rest were
in the shop for overhaul. In
all, the GHQ has less than 430
combat planes.
The navy's air arm must be
considered separately because
Its operations are associated
Intimately with the movements
of the fleet. The GHQ, which
type for type has much faster
planes than the navy, enjoys
also a greater latitude of activ
ity. The army air corps, in fact,
considers Itself our "first line"
of air defense.
The navy's air power, too,
has been at a low ebb. Senator
Byrd, of Virginia, said on May
24 that on the basis of figures
submitted to the senate naval
committee by Rear Admiral
John H. Towners, chief of naval
aeronautics, only 800 aircraft
capable of meeting modern
European warplanes in eqjal
combat were attached to the
fleet
Arrested
Lady Diana MotUy, above,
wife of Sir Oswalt Mosley and
sister of Unity Freeman-Met-
ford, reputedly a former friend
of Adolf Hitler, was arrested In
London under defense regula
tions. Her husband, leader of
British fascists, was failed May
23 when England started a drive
against fifth column activities.
LEWIS ENDORSES
SEN. WHEELER AS
St. Louis, July 2. IIP) Sen
ator Burton K. Wheeler of Mon
tana said in an interview today
that his name would be placed
in nomination for the presiden
cy at the Democratic national
convention regardless of
whether President Roosevelt
seeks a third term.
St. Louis, July 2. (IP) John
L. Lewis, president of the Con
gress of Industrial Organiza
tions, endorsed U. S. Senator
Burton K. Wheeler for president
In an address to the national
convention of the Townsend
pension plan today.
He said:
"There is "only one man In
the Democratic party who can
take the nomination and defeat
Mr. Wiilkie and that man Is the
senator from Montana, Burton
K. Wheeler.
"Wheeler Is a man of the
people, a man with an unblem
ished record, a man with the
courage to stand for the right
of labor, old age, for the prin
ciples of democracy, for peace
at home and for non-intervention
in European war.
Lewis asserted the Republi
can party at its national con
vention last week which nom
inated Wendell Wiilkie failed to
take the opportunity to become
the party of the people. He said
Ha nlanka on old ace assistance
and labor were inadequate and
"susceptible or any interpreta
tion any politician may desire
in mik, nf them."
The delegates today rejected
Dr. Francis E. Townseno as
I on rt or nf Ihn nension movement
and provided that his son, Rob
ert C. Townsena, 21, anuu.u
succeed him at his death or in
event he was unable to carry on.
NANKING PUPPET
Bharathal, July 1 (AP) Pottlgn
...thnrit.M rwiDonaible for order in
Shanshal'a forln aattlrawnU flaw
ed with crate eoncarn today a man
data by Want Chlng-Wal. bead of
tha Japanaaa-aponaored Hanklni re
gime, ordering wboleaaM arrests of
Chinee rreidenta wltliln them.
Wang demanded tha arrert of M
Cblneae. many of them prominent,
on chaws of agitating "
government.
Porelin authorities aald that "be
yond doubt tha artion la of Jepan
eae origin, connected vlth a long
eilatent Jepaneee program of at
tempting tn eliminate all Cblneat
here who are in any way opposing
Japanese alma.
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Oregon Law Slated for New
Hearing After Supreme
Court's Summer Vacation
Salem. July 2. (IP) Tha
state supreme court ordered a
re-argument today in the AFL
CIO attack on the constitution
ality of the Oregon union con
trol law, the re-srgument to be
held after the court returns
September 9 from its summer
vacation.
The order indicated that the
five Justices who heard argu
ments May 21 were divided.
The court announced that all
seven Justices would hear tha
re-argument.
Justices Ballsy, who was in
Washington, D. C, when tha
first argument was held, ana
Bean, who was sick, will hear
the re-argument.
About November I.
A decision is expected about
November 1.
When opinions were handed
down this morning, the court
announced its adjournment for
the summer. Then after a brief
conference a few minutes later,
it was announced the re-argument
would be held.
The law was passed by tha
voters in November, 1938. A
three-Judge circuit court in Port
land ruled a year ago that the
law was valid, and tha AFL
and CIO appealed.
The unions charged tha law
deprived them of free speech,
citing recent United States Su
preme Court decisions invalida
ting Alabama and California
picketing laws on the same
ground.
The law prohibits picketing
or boycotting of employers un
less more than half of their em
ployes are engaged in a labor
dispute involving wages, hours
and working conditions.
El
FATHER OF SIX,
TAKESJfN LIFE
Deputy Coroner Will Dodge e
Ashland said today that Andrew
Jackson Eggers, 69, father of six
children, took his own life at
1:15 a.m. by shooting himself in
the head with a 22-callbre rifle
at the home of John E. Sample,
a mile south of Talent on the
old Pacific highway.
The body was discovered by
Mr. Sample, with whom Eggers
had been living for tha past
month, and by Mr. Sample's son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Sample, also residing
there. According to the deputy
coroner, the Samples were awak
ened by the sound of a gun be
ing fired, and upon investiga
tion found Eggers' body near a
woodpile about SO feet from the
house.
It was believed that ill health
was the cause of the suicide.
Deputy Coroner Dodge said ha
learned that Eggers had been
sick for some time, and that he
contracted a bad cold about
week ago that worried him con
siderably. Last night, the deputy
coroner said he was told by the
Samples, Eggers got up several
times and seemed very restless.
Eggers, who had farmed in
the upper Rogue River valley for
the past several years, recently
returned from Ogallala, Nebras
ka, where he had visited his
wife and five sons and one
daughter. He was reported to
have owned a farm in Nebraska
but to have come to southern
Oregon for his health.
Mrs. Eggers has been notified
by the J. P. Dodge and Sons
funeral parlors and arrange
ments are being held up pend
ing word from her. Mr. Eggers
had a second cousin in Talent,
Mrs. C. A. Trefethen.
London, July . (AP) Tha ap
pointment of M. Andre LaBarthe by
Oeneral Charles DeOeulle aa director
general of all French sarrwaa con
nected with annamrata and aclen
tine reeeerch tn Oraat Brltala wws
announced tonight.