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Washington, D. C, July 9.
Latest attempt to utilize re
sources of the Pacific North
west in the national defense
program is a proposal by Ore
gon's Charley McNary to Bar
old Ickes. secretary of the in
terior, for establishment of a
fixation plant to be used In the
manufacture o f prcpellants.
Muscle Shoals, which developed
Into TVA, was originally start
ed to provide nitrogen during
the first world war, but the
war ended before the plant was
completed.
Senator McNary has re
minded Secretary Ickes that
there are funds and authority
for the installation of a fixa
tion plant and as one of the
principal items in extracting
nitrogen from the air is elec
tricity, the unlimited prwer re
sources of Bonneville dam
solves that question. Besides.
the Bonneville operation is
now under the jurisdiction of
Secretary Ickes. which should
make him doubly interested in
the suggestion of the Oregon
senator.
Ail of the various elements
required in compounding pro
pellants are available in the
northwestern area or easily ob
tainable and each element can
be processed with the govern
ment-owned power. Assistant
Secretary of War Louis John
son has been authorized to
build and operate government
establishments to produce mu
nitions and it would be pos
sible for Johnson to arrange
with Ickes to use part of the
great energy of Bonneville's
generators to manufacture pow
der. WHILE Tennessee Valley Au-
thority is asking for ad
ditional millions to participate
In the defense program, Bonne
ville is standing still. This is
because Assistant Secretary
Wirtz, who has been placed in
general charge of the Colum
bia river development, has
been devoting almost his en
(Continued on Page Bis.)
London, July 9. (IP) Great
Britain ordered today a Joint
butter and margarine ration of
six ounces per week. Previously
butter had been rationed at
four ounces per person a week,
end margarine was not rationed
at all.
The reduction in butter and
margarine allowances followed
by one day a further rationing
of tea. fish, and meat.
Under the new restrictions,
Britons, famed for their tea-
drinking proclivities, will be
limited to two ounces of tea per
week about two cups a day,
starting today.
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIEUNE REPORTERS
Elizabeth Vilm thinking very
highly of Kiwanians for their
gift of a box of candy to her
and six other girls, the Kiwan
iarj. however, knowing well
the lassies more than deserved
the little treat.
Frank Perl issuing
threats about what he's
empty
going
to do if certain bridge tables
aren't returned to him forth
with or sooner.
ly dugruntled at being rudely
awakened out of a sound morn
ing slumber by an inquirer.
L. R. Burke telling of his
only objection to the ancient
same of golf, it being clubs
not fitting his six foot-four-inch
figure.
Forces in Mediterranean: I I ' I
Qeneva, July 9. IIP) The
French admiralty announced to
night that British naval forces
had attacked Port Dakar upon
the refusal of the French admir
al there to replay to "shame
ful ultimatum."
The French declared that
Port Dakar was bombarded yes
terday by airplanes from the
British airplane carrier Hermes
and that French anti-aircraft
batteries "replied vigorously."
The exact nature of the Bri
tish ultimatum was not dis
closed. By the Associated Press
Strong units of the French
fleet at Alexandria under
orders by the German-mastered
Petain government to "fight
their way out if necessary
surrendered to the British today
to be demilitarized for the dura
tion of the war.
As Britain swept the seas
anew to keep France's navy out
of Axis hands, reports from
Singapore said the British had
seized the 43,450-ton French
liner He de France, which slip
ped out of New York some weeks
ago.
Free to Hunt Italians
The decision of French naval
authorities to turn over the
French fleet at Alexandria leaves
the British free to seek out the
Italian navy in the Mediter
ranean for the "future engage
ment" promised by Prime Min
ister Winston Churchill last
week. ...
It came at a time, too, when
reported German movements
hinted at a Nazi attempt to
wrest Britain's control over the
Mediterranean stronghold of
Gibraltar.
Meanwhile, First Lord of the
British Admiralty A. V. Alex
ander revealed that the new
35,000-ton French battleship
Richelieu was crippled at Dakar.
French West Africa, in a daring
raid by a British motorboat
which dropped depth charges
close under the Richelieu's stern
and planes which torpedoed her.
7 Big Ships Out of War
Alexander said seven French
capital ships have now been "ac
counted for" since the British
last week served an ultimatum
on the French fleet either to sur
render or scuttle their ships to
prevent them from falling into
the hands of the axis powers.
A naval battle within the Pan-
(Continued on Put Tea.)
Eugene Mail Gains
Eugene, July 8. IIP) Postal
receipts for the fiscal year end
ing June 30 totaled $206,665.37
Eugenes Postmaster F. L. Ar
mitage, said today, revealing an
eight per cent gain over the pre
vious 12 month period.
Axis Agree on Triple Attack
To Break Britain Is Revelation
Rome, July 9. (IP) An Ital-
lan-uerman agreement for a
three-fold attack on Britain was
reported today by Virginio
uayaa. usually authoritative
fascist editor.
The axis partners, Gayda said,
are determined:
1. To blockade the British j,
isles.
2. To break Britain's emolre
1 contacts,
J 3, j defeat her "at home.
in imperial territories" and at
sea.
Each axis power has defin -
itcly assigned tasks for these
;g0?U-nG'yda- ed!V,r of 11 Cior
rule D Italia, said.
Italy's job, he declared. Is to
strike at the British at four
'places on land and harass Brit
ih shipping in the Atlantic,
Mediterranean. Red sea and In
dian ocean and. aboe all. tm
I mobilize a large part of Brit -
ft 0 cy &35 b sra
Leka, son of the former King Zeg of Albania, makes friends
with a London park policeman after Zog. his wife and three
sisters sought refuge in London. The child lost his chance
for a throne when Italy moved In on Albania.
KIT. HOOD FOREST FIRE
TO
WITH AID OF WEATHER
Portland, Ore., July 9. (IP)
Foresters broadened their at
tack today to smother wide
ranging flames in the Dee
country of Mount Hood national
forest.
Officials returning from the
fire lines reported a trace of
rain, the first in weeks, through
the Columbia River gorge. Al
though it was learned if the
precipitation extended over the
2500-acre fire, moist atmos
phere and lower temperatures
were a boon to pressed fire
fighters. "If our weather luck holds
out and there are no strong
winds, we might be able to ef
fect control by tonight," one of
ficial said.
The Emery Logging company
lost about 1.500.00 board feet
of logs and considerable equip
ment yesterday. Embers drop
ping like parachute troops out
side the lines started a num
ber of spot fires.
It was the only big fire in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho
out of control although several
others were ready to Jump
bounds if the wind quickened.
With forests rendered tinder
dry by rainless weeks and warm
weather the situation was ripe,
to quote Washington forest sup
ervisor, T. S. Goodyear, "for
a holocaust."
ain's fea power in the Mediter
ranean. On land, Gahda said, Italy is
p'" '17 in 1 ihv. t h
enaira. in Libva. at
British-Egyptian Sudan from
east Africa, at Kenya and
at
British Somaliland.
Italian action against Solium;
capture of Kassala. British fort
in Moyale, and bombardment of
Aden and Perim were indica-
tions of Italian initiative alone
Ithese lines, Gayda said.
In view of the accord which
. he set forth, Gayda said it was
.unnecessary to dignify with de-
1 nial "the rumor" that the attack
on Britain would halt.
The axis powers, Gayda went
on, now intend to proceed with
the attack on England, carry
out the terms of the French arm
istice and exact Justice for Ger
many, Italy and "other friendly
peoples.
Objcrvcr assumed this meant
...
, Hungary and Spain.
TAFT CLAIMS ST1S0N
T IS STEP
U. S JO
Washington, July 9. (IP)
The senate confirmed today
President Roosevelt's nomin
ation of Henry L. Stimion,
republican, to be secretary of
war.
Washington, July 9. (IP)
Senator Taft (R-Ohio), opposing
confirmation of Henry L. Stim
son as secretary of war, asserted
in the senate today that Presi
dent Roosevelt had "left himself
clear" to advocate a declaration
of war.
Taft said Stimson "advocates
a policy which amounts to war
and would certainly lead to
war," and declared that his ap
pointment was of a pattern with
other steps he said the adminis
tration was taking toward war.
As Taft concluded. Senator
Nye (R-ND) arose to say that
he agreed that the question in
volved in the appointments of
Stimson and Col. Frank Knox
nominated for secretary of the
navy, involved the issue of inter
vention or non-intervention in
the European war. Knox's ap
pointment was to be acted upon
after the senate votes on bum.
son.
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF
July B. IIP) The
London,
dominions
and colonial office
announced tonight that the
Duke of Windsor had been ap
pointed governor and comman
der in chief of the
islands.
It was not disclosed Immedi
ately how soon Windsor would
go to Nassau, where the duchess
will be but a short distance
from her native United States.
They now are In Portugal.
The text of the order of ap
pointment said:
"His majesty the King has
been pleased to appoint his Roy-
al Highness, the Duke of Wind-
sor. to be governor ana com
mander-in chief of the Bahama
islands."
Roping Charrp Killed
Loviugton, N. M., July 9.
(IP) Jake McClure. former
world's champion calf roper.
died at Lovington hospital to
day of head injuries
received
is horse
i lart Tuf-jdiy when his
fell while McClur was working
i ...
I cattle.
Martin Named G.
To Direct Wendell
TO GIVE WAY FOR
T
Parliament Approves Bill
Granting Petain Powers to
Write New Constitution
Vichy, France, July 9. (IP)
The French parliament today ap
proved a bill granting the gov
ernment of Premier Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain full pow
ers iu wrue m new i-uuztiiiuuuii.
The vote wa, 395 to 3 in the
chamber of deputies and 225 to
1 in the senate.
Edouard Herriot, president of
the chamber, read the brief text
of the bill, which had been ap
proved last night by the cabinet
with President Albert Lebrun
presiding, and by the chamber's
legislative committee this morn
ing. The bill will go to the national
assembly, composed of both
houses setting together, ' for
purely formal approval.
End of Republic
s
The national assembly session
to be held tomorrow in the
Vichy Casino. -
This means the end of the
Democratic third French repub
lic, which rose from the ashes
of the empire of Napoleon III
and fell under the nazi conquest.
Petain'a government is ex
pected to emerge with greater
power than any free government
of republican France ever held
authority to frame its own
laws and constitution and then
create its own assembly to ratify
them.
(A dispatch to the Grenoble
newspaper Le Petit Dauphinois
said that deputies going to Vichy
from "liberated zones" appar
ently a reference under censor
ship to the zones still occupied
by the Germans were sur
rounded by eager crowds asking
what life was like In those parts
of the country.
(In general, the dispatch said,
"It seems that there are no
serious incidents to report, but
the enemy yoke is no less unre
lenting nor less heavy."
(Some deputies said that about
1,800,000 French prisoners had
been assembled in those areas.
for the most part in concentra
tion camps or "marching in long
melancholy columns along the
roads.")
E
ILLKIE
Washington, July 9. (fPl
Chairman Gillette (D., Iowa) an
nounced today that "several re
quests" had been received by
the senate campaign expendi-
tures committee for an Investi-
! gation of "the alleged high pres-
'"re telegram campaign in De-
hair of Wendell L.. wuiKie."
The chairman of the commit
tee directed to police this year's
Bahama presidential ana senatorial eiec
i tions said he would "lay the
complaints before the commit
tee In a few days for such de-
I cjsjon tncy djrect.
The complaints. Gillette said
were that delpsates to the Re
publican national convention
which nominated Willkie were
deluged by telegrams urging
'support of the utilities leader.
Gillette said he could not dis
close sources of the complaints
but Ujlt tnfre WM. ,1,
both oral and written.
Wed In Reno
Reno, Nev., July 9
Marriagts licenses issued at Re
no: Allan Tarvin, l. and Betty
Wills, Id, both Grants Pass, Ore.
Redwood trees, says the unl-
, versity of California, once grew
as bla and tall in Arctic wastes
as they now do on the west
i .
i coast
L
SLATED
E BY
F
Cooperative Plan to Make
Work for Local People
Opens Aug. 1 at Pinnacle
By Jeunesse Butler
(Editor Rogue River Valley
Pear-O-Scope)
A cooperative packing school
an idea in the minds of leaders
... . . . ,
?' ,he ,ru't industL Mf?Id
for some time, has now assumed
the proportions of reality. Plans
are being perfected and the
school, to be known as the Fruit
Growers League Packing school,
will open August 1, in the No.
2 warehouse of the Pinnacle
Packing Co. south of Medford.
It is now open for registration.
Public sentiment for a number
of years has favored local work
for local people. Not alone In
recognition of this sentiment but
because of the realization that
it would be for the best Inter
ests of the fruit Industry In this
district as well as for the com
munity - In general, that local
workers should have the oppor
tunity of as much of the employ
ment afforded by local institu
tions as possible, the fruit in
dustry decided to take definite
steps to bring about this desired
condition.
Experiment Succeeds
While in the thoughts of many,
the idea perhaps took its first
outlined step toward practical
experiment at the plant of the
Crystal Springs Co. on South
Fir St., where, four years ago,
they began their own school
which proved signally success
ful
Local labor, one hundred
per cent, was employed.
Many discussions were held at
the monthly meetings of the
board of directors of the Fruit
Growers' League and the Rogue
River Valley Traffic association
(Continued on Pig Three.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STARS WIN, TO 0,
OVER AMERICANS
St. Louis, July 9. (IP) Max
West's first Inning, three-run
homer was the big blow in to
day's 4 to 0 victory of the Na
tional league over the American
league In the eighth annual all
star baseball game.
The fourth National run came
in the eighth with Cleveland's
Robert Feller on the mound.
a walk to Mel Ott, Hank Dan
ning's slashing single into right
field and Rollie Hcmsley'a error
on Lou Finney'a thrown-in pro
duced the counter.
Score: R. H. E.
American League .. 0 3 1
National League 4 7 0
Ruffing, Newsom, Feller and
Dickey, Hayes, Hemsley: Der
ringer. Walters, Wyatt, French,
Hubbell and Lombard!, Phelps,
Danning.
J IVflf Equipment
Export 1$ Clatmed
San Francisco. July 9. (IP)
The Call-Bulletin, In a copy
righted article. saiJ today vast
amounts of United States war
equipment from the San Fran
cisco bay area and Nevada
"have been are are still being
shipped to the British under
circumstances of utmost sec
recy." In all. 42 carloads of vital
war materials, including light
firearms and ammunition frjm
the Bciccia. Calif., arsenal.
i have been shipped, th article
. . -f ,
isaid.
0. P. Chairman;
Willkie Campaign
War Bulletins
Budapest, Hungary. July 9.
(IP) A preliminary agree
ment between Hungary and
the axis powers whereby Ger
many and Italy will call upon
Rumania for cession of a slice
of Transylvania to Hungary
was reported In well-informed
displomatic quarters here to
night. There was no official
confirmation.
London, July 9. (IP) Two
German warships were re
ported set afire early today
in British bombing raids on
German naval bases and
dockyards. They were be
lieved to be either destroyers
or light cruisers.
Valletta. Malta. July I.
(IP) An Italian plane was
shot down by British guns
during a brief raid today, Five
air alarms were sounded yes
terday, but there was no
actual attack.
F.R. WON'T BALK
AT THIRD TERM,
IS SURE
Washington, July 9. (Pi-
Representative Sabath (D., 111.)
said after a visit to the White
House today that President
Roosevelt was not a candidate
for a third term but that he
could not refuse "the nomina
tion that will be given him."
Talking with reporters after
his chat with the chief execu
tive, the Illinois representative
said:
"I told him that if he Is think
ing of cdrning down to Chicago
to stop the nomination It Is use
less because not even he can
prevent it. He owes It to the
party, to the nation, and to the
world to accept."
Sabath said Mr. Roosevelt at
this point threw back his head
and laughed, and then said he
did not know whether he would
go to Chicago.
Would Bei Life
"He Is going to be nominated
and elected and I will stake my
life on it," Sabath declared.
Earlier, Paul V. McNutt,
conditional candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomin
ation, had a talk with President
Roosevelt and came away with
this comment on the third term
question:
"I think I ve had a good idea
of what's in the president's mind
for some time. I haven t changed
that idea."
The candidacy of McNutt.
federal security administrator,
is contingent on Mr. Roosevelt's
not running. Recently McNutt
announced support for a third
term.
He was a iked directly
whether he had been taken into
the president's confidence today
on the political future as was
Postmaster General Farley in a
conference at Hyde Park Sun
day. "I guess I'd better keep my
mouth shut," McNutt grinned.
Chicago, July 9. IIP) James
A, Farley reported today that
both he and President Roose
velt "thought It best" to keep
the chief executive' view on
the third term question "con
fidential." The chairman of the democra
tic national convention was
asked at a press conference
what the president said at their
parley in Hyde Park, N. Y, last
Sunday.
"I won't add anything to the
story I told the newspapermen
at Hyde Park," Farley replied.
A reporter Inquired whether
Farley's own nam would be
placed In nomination during the
national ronventicn opening
next Monday in th Chicago
stadium.
"My position" h said, "re
mains unchanged."
Declining to elaborate he
said he would leave It to new
I M.n - lnl.,nnl htm nnaitlftft
men to Interpret bi position.
STASSFN TO HEAD
NOWIINEEREVEALS
Former Fortune Editor Will
Be Willkie's Personal Rep
resentative in Drive
Washington, July 9. (IP)
Representative Joseph W. Mar
tin, Jr., of Massachusetts, house
minority leader, today wa
named chairman of the Repub
lican national committee and di
rector of the Willkie presidential
campaign. '14
John D. M. Hamilton, present
committee chairman, waa se
lected as executive director. He
will work under Martin.
Wendell L. Willkie, the Re
publican presidential nominee,
announced the appointments to
a press conference after he had
met with subcommittee which
the national committee author
tzed to make the selections.
Stassen to Help
Willkie announced that Got.
ernor Harold E. Stassen, of Min
nesota, who waa keynoter and
Willkie's floor manager at th
Republican convention;, would
head a large campaign advisory
committee.
Other appointments included
formal selection of Russell Dav
enport of New York, former
managing editor of Fortune)
magazine, to serve aa Willkie')
personal representative who will
work with Martin, and the as
signment of Oren Root, Jr..
younc New York lawyer, to
organization work among Inde
pendent Willkie clubs.
. Both Davenport and Root
were associated with Willkie in
those capacities during his cam
paign for the Republican nomi
nation. Besides a breakfast meeting
with 12 members of the Republi
can national committee, Wlllkia
hoped to visit the capltol to
talk with a group of senator In
terested in making a "keep out
of war" campaign. The group
included Senators Johnson (It
Calif.) Nye (R-ND) and Vanden
berg (R-Mich.)
Meets McNary
The presidential nomine met
his running mat. Senates'
Charles L. McNary of Oregon,
for the first time late yesterday,
and afterward reported that they
were in "full accord" on cam
paign plans.
McNary said he was "Im
pressed with Willkie' sincerity"
and expressed the belief that ha
would make a "great cam
paigner and a splendid presi
dent." 8 BRITISH KILLED
London, July 9. IIP) Eight
persona were reported killed In
daylight raids on Britain today,
six in an attack on southwest
England and two in a Welsh
town.
British and German plane
fought an air battle over south
eastern England this afternoon.
Empty machine gun cartridge
fell like hail on the town over
which the battle wa fought.
The raiders flew westward over
another town before the British
drove them off to the south.
As thcy approached th coast,
the German planes attempted
to bomb ship in the English
Channel. One of the bomber
was believed to hive been (hot
down.
F. D. R. Says Navy
Move Not Planned
Washington! July 9OF
President Roosevelt said today
that there wa no present plan
to move the United State fleet
from Hawaii to th Atlantic