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Washington, Aug. 22. For
the first time since the German
break-through at Sedan, it is
possible to make a report on the
progress of the war which is
not wholly dark. The men in the
government whose task it is to
judge the course of events
abroad are at last somewhat en
couraged. Even Joseph P. Ken
nedy, ambassador to England, is
understood to have emerged
from the intellectual air-raid
shelter he has inhabited for
months, and to be ready to ad
mit that England is not certain
ly doomed.
Perhaps the best way to ex
plain this sudden veering of in
formed opinion is the story of
an American boy. The son of an
important businessman who
lived for many years in London,
the boy was sent to one of the
big English schools. While at
school, he and his friends
agreed that if war ever came
they would volunteer together,
and form a single squadron in
the air force. School was far
behind him and he was working
in this country when war came,
but the boy caught a boat for
London and joined his friends
' in the R.A.F. He has been an
English pilot since October, and
Is now stationed near "Hell's
Corner." In the south of Eng
land. Some days ago he wired
his father in New York, "pay
no attention German communi
ques. British reports If anything
an understatement. All well
here, Bill."
rlis. In dramatic torn). Is the kind
of evidence which has convinced
the men In the American government
with all the data at their command
that England's chances are not
poor aa they had thought. After re
eelTlnx report of careful Investiga
tions by American observers In Eng
land, these inen have reached the
conclusion that the English figures
on comparative air looses are reas-
(Continued on Page Ten.)
JAPANESE ENVOY
TO U. RECALLED
Tokyo, Aug. ,22. (IP) For
eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
has recalled Kensuke Korinou
chl, ambassador to the United
States, and four other ambassa
dors in a sweeping shakoup of
the diplomatic service, Domci,
the authoritative Japanese news
agency reported today.
Yoshtsuke Aikawa, one of Ja
pan's outstanding industrialists
and head of the great Manchur
ia industrial development cor
poration, was said in informed '
quarters to be a likely choice
as Horinouchi's successor.
Domei said 19 ministers and
18 holders of important consu
lar posts, including these at
New York, Chicago, San Fran
cisco, Honolulu and Manila, al
so were being recalled in the
shakeup, which affects the for
eign service in the Americas
more than any other part of the
WOrlO.
SIDE GLANCES
TRIEUNE REPORTERS
M.rinne Humnhrevs ectina as
interpreter for a couple of gen- cliffs. 20 miles from the gun
tlemen who were having diffi-l emplacements,
culty understanding each other I While the warships weaved in
in a telephonic conversation intend out in the smoke screen.
English British air fighters suddenly ap
George Fields being so busy as
to show no inclination to dis -
cuss even the European war
situation.
Fred Erickson
7.
1
ingly generous in passing out
another fellow's cigarettes.
Janie Smith removing from
her hand an excessive amount
nf mercurochrome with ink
eradicator. it working when escaping with its own Wnding i represented Oreron in the sen
everything else had failed. Igear and fuiilage riddled. lata from 1907 to 1013.
I OVER 800 PLANES p
; TO NAZIS, CLAIM
British Shoot Down 1000th
Plane Since 'Blitz' Opened
No Convoy Loss.
London. Aug. 22. IP
General Charles da Gaulle,
whom Britain recognises as
"the leader of free French
men." declared in a broadcast
tonight that "at this moment
800 French airplanes, the
mainstay of African defense,
are leaving Morocco. Algeria
and Tunis to be taken to
Istres (France) and put at the
disposal of the enemy."
(By the Associated Press)
London,- Aug. 22 Ptr-Ger-man
long range guns opened a
new and heavy bombardment
from across the English ehannel
tonight and explosions shook the
channel coast. Shells could be
heard overhead, and some-were
reported to have dropped near
land.
A Southeast Coast Town, Eng
land, Aug. 22. (IP) Huge "Big
Berthas" concealed on the
French shore shelled a mile-long
British convoy threading the
dangerous Enelish channel to
day, but after 80 minutes the
ships passed through Dover
straits without apparent cas
ualty. The convoy escaped without
damage from the artillery fire
through a smoke screen, despite
churning of the waters by about
100 shells from the distant
French shore. It was later at
tacked by the dive bombers, one
of which was shot down.
The loss brought to an even
1,000 the number of nazi
planes which Britain counts as
certainly destroyed since Adolf
Hitler's intensive air war about
the British Isles was launched
June 18.
100 Shells Fired
Observers estimated that at
least 100 shells were fired, at
a 20-mile rane, and that at
times the German batteries
were sending them over at the
rate of one a minute.
The bombardment diminished
after the convoy passed Dover.
Then German dive bombers
suddenly roared out of the east
and began a new attack on the
ships. British guns brought one
of the bombers down, and the
convoy apparently escaped dam
age. The German guns ' fired in
batteries of four, and guns
along the French coast all the
way from Calais to Boulogne
appeared to be taking part.
Every time they fired their
positions were., betrayed to ob
servers who noted the blotches
of bright flame from their cor
dite charges.
(The firing could be heard
over the telephone in the Lon
don office as Humphreys dic
tated his story).
Most of the shells, aimed at
the group of small merchant
ships and its escort of war ves
sels, fell into the sea.
Ground Shaken
The explosions shook the
ground on this side of the chan
nel. Shortlv after It started, two
of the British warships laid
i fce fcree , keep the Ger.
,.. -,-, .rv,ttln- their tar-
gets and note where their shells
fell.
It was believed here that the
gunners were getting firing
range from a nazi plane flying
high in the skies.
The convoy stretched out
more than a mile, sailing in
close to the towering English
peared overneaa
There were
no German bombers on hand.
1 however.
I The 999th nazi plane shot
Idown since Hitler loosed his air
! force in daily raids against Eng-
land June 18 was accounted for
I last night by an American-built
Hudson dive bomber off Den
mark. It fought single handed
i seven German lignung planes
and brought down one of them.
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Here Comes The Bridal Party
S """" " -A'ST ADJACENT
(rJ7ZR$ ARE AT
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An air raid siren Interrupted their wedding ceremony at
All Saints church in Eastbourne. England, so Eric William Essex
and Miss Doris Bailey, headed for this air-raid shelter, accom
panied by, the bridal party. Time passed and so did the raiders.
Out comes the Bridal party to return to the church tor the final
"I do".
QUITS
DICTATOR LOOMS
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By the Associated) Press
Buesnos Aires, Aug. 22. (IP)
President Roberto M. Ortiz, In
office for a little over two years,
resigned us president of Argen
tina late today in a governmen
tal crisis, opening the way to
conjecture over whether this
nation would continue with rep
resentative government or lapse
temporarily into dictatorship,
His resignation, under the
constitution, places executive
power in the hands of Vice
President Ramon Castillo but
day-long reports indicated there
were other possibilities.
Ortiz' resignation is subject
to acceptance or rejection by
the Argentine congress.
But since he has not wielded
his presidential powers recently
because of illness, some quai
tcrs said it was likely Castillo
would continue to administer
the government as he has dur
ing the past six weeks pending
congressional action.
ASK THANKS DAY
BE UPON NOV. 21
Portland. Aug. 22
retail trade bureau asked Gov
ernor Sprague today to specify
the "early Thanksgiving day"
on November 21 in his annual
proclamation.
The bureau based its recom
mendations on department of
commerce reports that Novem
ber and December retail busi
ness was better in the states ob
serving the early date last year
than those recognizing the tra
ditional later date.
E
CRITICALLY ILL
Washington, Aug. ' 22. IIP)
Physicians expressed anxiety to
day for the recovery of Jona
than Bourne, former Oregon
Republican senator, who has
been critically ill since fractur
ing his hip in a fall nine days
ago.
His advanced age made the
outcome of his injury uncer
tain. Bourne, who has lived In
Washington for many years,
SIR OLIVER LODGE,
SPIRITUALIST OF
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London. Aug. 22. IIP) Sir
Oliver Lodfle. 89, scientist and
spiritualist, died at his home in
Wiltshire, in southwest Erglar.d
today.
Sir Oliver long hid given
friends to understand he was
unafraid of death.
"Death is but a new adven
ture," he wrote one. "In the life
beyond we go up or down ac
cording to how we made use of
our opportunities in life."
In an effort to prove his be
lief in survival after death, the
eminent Victorian British scien
tist had left a sealed message
with the society for physical re
search. He promised that 'when the
right people are sitting with the
medium. I shall try to give them
a message. But it might take as
long as a year. I shall not get
anything in a hurry."
ROOSEVELT WILL
MAKE 8-DAY TRIP
Washington, Aug. 22 (Pi
The White House announced to
day that President Roosevelt
waiiM tmivn Washinfftnn Tlieft-
VPl Thojday for an 8-day trip through
the east and south during which
he would deliver two brief
speeches and inspect a defense
unit in West Virginia.
He will go first to his home at
Hyde Park, N. Y., and remain
until Sunday, September 1.
From there he will travel by
special train directly to Chatta
nooga, Tenn., to deliver a dedi
catory address at Chlckamauga
dam. one of the units in the TVA
hydro electric system, on the
morning of Labor Day, Septem
ber 2.
That same morning, the chief
executive will go to Knoxville,
Tenn., motoring from there In
the afternoon to Newfound Gap,
about 60 miles distant, on the
Tennessee-North Carolina bor
der. Upon arrival he will speak
briefly in dedicating the Great
Smoky Mountains national park.
Next Mr. Roosevelt will drive
to Maryville, Tenn., to rcboard
his train, in the early evening,
for South Charleston. W. Va..
where he will Inspect in fore
noon of September 3, the naval
ordnance plants.
Washington, Aug. 22. W
The senate has completed action
to reimburse Wade Crawford.
former Klamath Indian agency
it-ptr rirr.d.-nt, in final settle
ment of claims and accounts.
HOUSE VOTES TO
SEE SENATE OKAY
Army Reservists Also Af
fected Debate Continues
in Upper Chamber.
Washington, Aug. 12. IIP)
Legislation for mobilization of
400,000 National Guardsmen and
army reserves was approved fi-
nally by the house today and
sent to the senate for expected
prompt acceptance.
The house accepted a report!
of a joint committee named to'
resolve differences between sen
ate and house versions of the
legislation which President
Roosevelt had requested.
House action was by a voice
vote.
The legislation would Involve
about 242,000 guardsmen, 116.
000 reserve officers and 50,000
enlisted men. It would permit
them to be sent any place in
the western hemisphere and pos
sessions and territories of the
United States, including the
Philippine Islands.
The guard legislation has been
considered by military men as a
necessary preliminary to any
sort of draft program. The guard
and reserve units would furnish
officers and men for organizing
and training conscripts.
The senate heatedly debated
the draft program provided for
by the Burke-Wadsworth bill
through another session today,
and Democratic Leader Baikley
maneuvered for a final vote by'
the weekend. The house com
mittee, dominated by a Repub
lican-Democratic group favoring
delay, put off a final vote on its
conscription bill until Tuesday,
hoping the senate would act be
fore that time.
EGYPTIANS READY
Aden. Aug. 21 IIP) The Brit
ish royal air force has heavily
bombed Dcssie, in Ethiopia,
scoring direct hits on an air
drome, it was announced to
night. No RAF planes were lost.
Heavy bombing attacks were
also carried out on hangars and
the railway station at Diredawa,
where direct hits were observed.
The British said they encoun
tered some opposition from Ital
ian fighter planes, and one Brit
ish ship was shot down.
They also reported that recon
naissance crews carried out an
important reconnaissance flight
into Italian territory.
Cairo, Egypt. Aug. 22 (IP)
War Minister Keissy Pasha dis
closed today that an Egyptian
mobile division already has
taken up strategic positions to
resist any invasion, presumably
from Libya in the west, where
large Italian troop concentra
tions have been reported.
"We will not attack." he said,
but if we are attacked we will
fight alongside our ally, Britain,
for the protection of our coun
try.
His statement reflected Egypt's
determination to keep out of
war unless she should be Invad
ed or attacked a decision
which leaves her entry Into the
conflict or her continued neu
trality squarely up to Italy.
GRANGES OPPOSE
BILLS JLBALL0T
Salem. Aug. 22. ,p) Only
two of the nine measures to ap
pear on the November ballot
will be opposed in the voters'
pamphlet. Secretary of State
Earl Snell said today.
The State Grange and the
State Federation of Labor filed
an argument against the proposal
i to change the primary election
from May to September, while
the Grange also opposed the
initiative to repeal tha milk con
trol law. -
OF
TAKE IN NATION
Nominee Plans Extensive
Drive, Including Swing
Through West.
New York, Aug. 22. (IP)
Wendell L. Willkie, Republican
presidential nominee, decided
today on conduct a stumping
'campaign which an aide called
"as extensive a campaign trip
as has ever been made."
Willkie summoned Republi
can National Chairman Joseph
W. Martin to come by plane
from Washington late today to
discuss itinerary details with
him and Samuel Pryor. vice
chairman and eastern campaign
manager.
"We are taking Into consid
eration the wishes of every
state," Pryor said.
"Mr. Willkie wants to meet
as many people as possible," he
added.
"We are considering an itin
erary with as many stops as
have ever been made in a cam
paign,
Pryor said that nothing def
inite would be determined about
the dates and routes until Mar
tin had studied tentative itiner
aries which already have been
gone over with Willkie.
He said that it might be neces
sary to advance the proposed
opening campaign address at
Coffeyville, Has., now set for
mid-September, to permit Will
kie to make a swing through
the west and return In time for
certain eastern assemblies.
Willkie Is considering appear
ing at Boston for the national
convention of the American Le
gion on September 24, and
would like to appear the next
day at the New York state Re
publican convention at White
Plains.
Another objective of Willklc's
conferences today was coordin
ation of - anti-Roosevelt cam-
'paign activities among southern
uemocrais.
YANKErTlDIANS
r
STAGE NEAR RIOT
New York, Aug. 22. IIP) A
free-for-all between the entire
squads of New York Yankees
and Cleveland Indians was nar
rowly averted during the second
inning of their game today.
The row started when Al Mil
nar. Cleveland pitcher, took ex
ception to remarks of Yankee
Coach Earl Combs, stationed at
first base during a Yankee rally
which produced nine runs
Mllnar started for Combs. At
the same time. Coach Luke Sew
ell of the tribe came charging
nut nf the Indians' ducout. Then
the entire emiada of both clubs
started for the scene. Umpire
Steve Basil broke into the pack.'
wnarated the combatants and
peace was restored, although the
fans kept "booing the Indians
most of the rest of the afternoon.
R. H. E.
Cleveland 2 8 3
New York IS 12 0
Milnar, Eisenstat, Zuber and
Hemsley, Pytlak; Russo and
Dickey.
Electric Calf Weaning Gadget
Latest Thing
By Eddy Gilmore
Washington, Aug. 22. IIP)
The n a 1 1 o n's Inventors burst
forth with a batch of new gad
gets today, designed to make
the world an easier place in
which to live but you'll have
'to use your own judgment about
that
Most "shocking" of the latest
patents granted is the electric
calf-weaner, aimed at making
things more pleasant for mama
cow plus giving the calf a
quicker start In life.
The brain child of Patrick
Kelly, of Anatone, Wash., it
consists of a neat little battery
! carrier that fits around the
1 calf's neck and a metal con-
War Bulletins
Alexandria. Egypt. Aug. 22
lip) Alexandria underwent
a 35-mlnute air raid alarm to
day. Low-flying planes were
seen In the distance and ex
plosions were heard, but de
tails were lacking.
Berlin. Aug. 2J D DNB,
official German news agency,
said today British planes had
dropped bombs about 200
yards from the Bismarck mau
soleum near Friedrlchsruh.
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Aug. 22 V An unsuccess
ful German aerial torpedo at
tack on a steamer in the Irish
sea was reported by its crew
today. They said a German
plane launched two torpedoes.
TALENT DISTRICT
ISSUE REFUNDING
FOR R. F. C.
Terminates Adjustment of
Debt That Saved Close to
Million for Landowners. .
Board of directors of Talent
irrigation district today an
nounced the Issuance of refund
ing bonds to the Reconstruction
Finance corporation in exchange
for the district's old securities.
This terminates the proceed
ing commenced by the irrigation
district in 1930 for the adjust
ment and- refunding of its in
debtedness, the district then be
ing in default.
At the time the district began
its negotiations for adjustment
of its indebtedness, It had an
outstanding indebtedness in ex
cess of $1,330,000. The new
bonds Issued were in the approx
lmate amount of $403,000, show
ing a net saving to the district
of close to $1,000,000.
The saving accrues to the land
owners within the district by re
ducing their pro rata indebted
ness from more than. $100 to
approximately $40 per acre, said
Frank Farrell, district counsel.
"The reduction of Indebted
ness of the district has greatly
assisted in the rehabilitation of
the landowners within the dis
trict and has enhanced the value
of their lands," Mr. Farrell stat
ed. Original bondholders accepted
40 cents on the dollar in agree
ing to the refinancing plan.
After the bondholders agreed to
the plan, the Reconstruction Fi
nance corporation advanced the
funds to the district and took
possession of the district's bonds.
These original bonds havo been
turned over to the district for
the present refunding bonds, the
old ones to be cancelled. The re
funding bonds bear 4 per cent
Interest as compared with t per
cent on the old ones. They are to
be liquidated In equal payments
annually for 24 years.
Other Rogue River valley Irri
gation districts have been going
I through the same sort
of refi-
nanclng, Mr,. Farrell pointed out.
Like the Talent district, the
Eagle Point, Gold Hill and
Rogue River irrigation districts
have completed their refinanc
ing and it is expected that the
Medford and Grants Pass irriga
tion district refinancing will
soon be completed, Mr. Farrell
stated. Then all the Irrigation
districts In the Rogue River val
ley will have been reorganized.
Down on Farm
traption that rests lightly on Its
1 nose. An -nobtrustiva wire eon-
nects the two.
It works this way:
When the calf gets ready to
go to lunch the metal contrap
tion touches the cow, and closes
an electric circuit, thus shock
ing the dickens out of the calf,
Mr. Kelly doesn't say what it
does to the cow, but from the
looks of things, it appears that
she is grounded.
A patent was granted Martin
Planltz, of the Bronx, N. Y.,
for an arm support for a fish
ing rod which should just about
make things perfect for the
angler who wants to take it
easy.
TROTSKY DIES OF
PICKAX WOUNDS;
STALIHCCUSED
Hint Death Due to 0GPU
Plot Assailant New York;
Resident.
Mexico City. Aug. 22.-
Leon Trotsky, world-famed
leader of the Russian revolu
tion, died last night, the victim
of a pick-axe assassin whom the)
goatced little revolutionary ac
cused of being a tool of the)
"OGPU or a fascist most like
ly the OGPU."
The leader of the Fourth In
ternational, who long feared
"death at the hands of Stalin."
made his accusation against tha
dread Russian secret police on
his death bed. He succumbed
to head wounds inflicted Tues
day.
An exile from Russia since.
1929 and a refugee In Mexico
since Jan. 9, 1937, the former
Soviet war commissar lay to
day in a casket to which was
pinned his last words:
"I am sura
I of the final
victory of tha
Fourth Inter
national. G a
forward."
Coupled wlthi
the 60-y ear
old revolution
a r y's accusa
1 1 o n against
the OGPU wa
the statement
of Police Com
LEON TRQT-KV
mander Jesus)
Gallndo that his assassination
"has the aspects of an inter
national plot."
The police chief declined to
elaborate on his statement con
cernlng the fatal attack on
Trotsky, the second within re
cent months.
Trotsky's brain was pierced
by pickaxe wielded by Frank:
Jackson, who for months posed
a "great admirer" of tha
chieftain of the Fourth Inter
national.
Jackson, beaten by guards,
was taken to the same hospital
where Trotsky died.
Trotsky's associates, and Trot
sky . himself, charged Joseph;
Stalin, head of the Soviet Un
ion and long-time political foa
of Trotsky, and the OGPU, Rus
sian police with responsibility
for the second assault on Trot
sky within three months. Mar
24 he escaped harm in a ma
chine gun attack.
Jackson confessed Immediate
ly after the assault Tuesday
night, but police resumed their
(Continued on Page Blx.
BASEBALL
American League
Boston, Aug. 22. VP) Tha
Boston Red Sox knocked Buck
Newsom out of the box today,
but then blew a six-run lead and
lost to the Detroit Tigers. 9 t
8, In 10 innings. Freddie Hutch
Inson, replacing Newsom on the)
mound, drove in the game-win
ning run.
(10 innings).
Detroit I- a
Boston 8 10 3
Newsom, Hutchinson and Teb
betts; Johnson, Galehousa and
Foxx.
National
(First Game)
(12 Innings) R. H.
New York 9 17
Pittsburgh 4 13
Gumbert, Lynn, Joiner,
C.
a
i
p.
Dean and Danning; Kltnger,
Brown. Lanning. McFayden.
Lanahan and Davis.
Boston
Cincinnati 3 9 0
Strlncevlch and Masl, Berres;
Walters and Lombardl.
Brooklyn
Chicago
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.. 5 10
Casey and
Wyatt,
Head.
Phelps; Olsen and Todd.
Primate Dying
Madrid, Aug. 22. VP) 1st
doro Cardinal Goma y Tomas,
primate of Spain who has been
ill several months, was report
ed by his doctor to be dying
today
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