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No. 135.
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Washington, Aug. 26. The
isolationists have held undis
puted sway in the senate since
the draft debate began, for the
anti-isolationist leaders have not
wished to prolong the orgy of
oratory by answering them.
This has had two results. De
bate has reached a level indi
cated by the interesting conten
tion of Senators Holt of West
Virginia and Clark of Missouri,
that a good education is the
prelude to treason. And the iso
lationists have begun to. seen
to rule the roost in Washing
ton. The president tor one appears
to be convinced, however, that
the vociferousness of the sen
ators opposing the draft is a
poor test of the temper of the
country. For while the Isola
tionists have talked their loud
est since the fight over repeal
of the arms embargo, the presi
dent has calmly proceeded to
carry his foreign policy into an
Important new state of develop
ment. The establishment of the Canadian-American
Joint defense
board is the only completed
step the president has taken so
far. But the negotiations for the
lease of naval and air bases on
British possessions in this hem
isphere, and the discussions of
transfer to the British navy of
a number of over age destroyers
are equally important signs that
this new stage of foreign policy
has at last been entered. Taken
together, the formation of the
link with Canada, and the tack
ling of the naval and air base
and destroyer problems can only
mean that the president Is ready
to acknowledge, more frankly
than ever before, his conviction
of the dangers to t!s country
Involved In total German vic
tory in Europe.
Each of the three venu has an
Independent history. The need for
additional bases In the Atlantic, both
on New Poundland to protect the
anna Industry of New England and
In tha Caribbean to protect the Pan
ama canal, began to preoccupy the
war and navy departments aa soon
iContlnued on Pa$e BIX. I
Al Glordino arrived here to
day to be construction engineer
for A. T. Beckett, Oakland. Cal.,
contractor who will build the
army's radio operations build
ing at the Medford municipal
airport. He brought a crew of
key workers with him.
Work was begun on the lay
lng out of foundations, the first
materials for the construction
having been delivered this
morning. Some of the work is
to be handled by local firms as
sub-contractors. Contract cost
of the building was $9,400.
Portland, Aug. 27. Mi C.
A. Warren, captain of state li
quor commission inspectors, an
nounced the resignation today of
Sergeant Harry H. Unger, whose
withdrawal was effective Satur
day, has accepted a post in Cali
fornia. SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIEUNE REPORTERS
Jean Mary Gibbons being
blissfully unaware that a num
ber of friends called to ogle and
ah at her on a Sunday afternoon.
The petite June Nealon dis
playing utter indifference to
ward farm life though she
comes from one of the loveliest
rural spots in the state.
George Carter declaring he
couldn t take care of his pear
orchard and attend the McNary i
ceremonies too. the pears win
ning over the GOP VP nominee.
In rMiptimaai 1 1 in I
KtrllbLlbAN WIN
HELD INEVITABLE1
BY PARTY HEADS
Salem Overflows With Vis
itors As Senator Greets
Neighbors, Supporters.
The Complete text of Sen.
McNary's acceptance speech
will be found on Page 4 of
this issue.
Salem, Ore., Aug. 27. IIP)
As crowds filed into the state
fairgrounds to hear Senator!
Charles L. McNary accept the!
Republican vice-presidential no
mination today, GOP leaders
made renewed predictions of
victory In November.
By noon the spot where Mc
Nary will make his acceptance
speech at 5 p.m. (PST) was
packed with a holiday-minded
group of neighbors and support
ers from all sections of the west.
McNary, still clinging to
shreds of seclusion at his farm
home. Fir Cone, was luncheon
host to newspapermen and Re
publican notification committee
members.
Meantime, major GOP lead
ers crowded Into a downtown
hotel where they cheered anew
statements that a Republican
win was "inevitable."
"Perfect" Running Mate
Rep. Joseph Martin, Republic
an national chairman, declared
McNary, senate minority lead
er, was the "undictated" vice-
prsldential choice, a. id the "per
fect man to supplement Wendell
L. Willkie's strength".
He termed the campaign "a
battle to save America" and
urged the party to work for
votes of "Independents and Jef
fersonian Democrats."
Martin said that of nine west
ern states, only California was
not definitely on the Republic
an side and "we haven't given
up hope there yet." Arizona and
New Mexico he left out "be
cause I haven't visited either
state."
Governor Harold Slassen of
Minnesota, who will notify Mc
Nary of his nomination, said
"the Midwest look to McNary
as the farmers' friend. There is
no chapter in the life of either
McNary or Willkie that is un
fair to labor or agriculture."
Gov. Slatian Speaks
Willkie will be "adopted" by
the northwest as soon as it "gets
a look at him, Stassen added.
concluding:
"The amateurs, as they call
those of us supporting Willkie
and McNary, will run ,the Re
publican campaign. The bosses
will run the big city machines
In favor of the third term and
It won't do them any good, eith
er." McNary was expected to
reach the fairgrounds shortly
before the start of the ceremon
ies at 4:30 p.m., (PST) arriving
by automobile from his farm
five miles away.
Rain louds which settled the
dust with a scattering downpour
during the night burned away
beneath a warm sun as the day
wore on.
THREE PROJECTS
Eugene. Aug. 27. VP) Eu
geneans today fared the possi-
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cost more than a quarter of a
million dollars.
City councilmen last night
placed on the November ballot
measure caning tor a levy oi
.nree mms lor iwo years 10
raise $,5,000 to purchase a mile
square airport site and another
aklng a two mill levy with
Which to build $26,000 swim-
ming pool. I
Councilmen also authorized .
the taking of tests of the Wil- Senator Burke (D-Neb.), co
lamette river, preparatory to author of the selective training
anticipated construction of a j bill, told reporters, "we'll pass
$150 000 sewage plant. Water 1 this before we quit tonight." and
users, paying a few cents each Chairman Shepnard (D Tex.) of
month, have raised :8.000 to-j the senate military committee
ward construction cojU I supported the forecast.
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Sen. McNary at Home
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Sen. Charles McNary. at his home near Salem, Ore. The
senator adjourned politics while he helped his daughter Char
lotte remove a splinter from her foot.
PRESIDENT SAYS
PLANES RECEIVED
Washington. Aug. 27. Wl
President Roosevetl said today
the government had 10.01S army
and navy planes and that deliv
eries now were averaging about
800 a month.
The president, discussing war
plan procurement at a lengthy
press conference, said a state
ment by Senator Byrd (D-Va.),
that only 343 combat planes hnd
been ordered In the last 100
days was correct as far as that
figure went but the chief exec
utive said the senator's implica
tion was dead wrong.
Mr. Roosevelt did not break
down the plane orders by types,
but said planes under contract,
but undelivered, totalled 6,361
and planes being built under
letters of intention while wait
ing for congress to pass pend
ing tax legislation totalled 3.
654, including 3,054 for the
army and 600 for the navy.
The president did not discuss
delivery dates for the planes.
The government was interest
ed in two things, the president
said, the training of pilots and
increasing the capacity of plants
to build planes.
Both objectives are coming
along in excellent shape, he as
serted, considering that many
contracts had to be rewritten
when congress recently reduced
profit limitations and consider
ing that the much larger part
of the procurement program
still was tied up in the $5,000.
000,000 defense appropriation
bill now pending in the senate.
NEAR, ARMY BILL
Reno, Nev.. Aug. 27.-1-
Wa!,hlni?ton. Aug. 27.-)-
Quickly lining up with the sen-(and
alp the hrtuce militnrv mmmit.
tee voted today to limit to 900,
000 the number of men who
could be given military training
at any one period during peace
tjrne under the Burke-Wads
wortn COD5crip,ion bill,
Chairman May (D Ky.) an-
nounced that the vote was "prct-
ty one-sided." He predicted the
rmmlM .-n,.IH annrnve th.
entire draft legislation later in
the dav
and Rumania
DIES EXONERATES
ACCUSED ACTORSi
New York, Aug. 27. OP)
Rep. Martin Dies (D., Tex.),
chairman of the house commit
tee investigating un-American
activities, today exonerated
Franchot Tone and Francis Led
erer, actors, and Luise Rainer.
screen actress, of accusations
they were communist sympa
thizers. Of film actor Lionel Standcr,
who also appeared before the
committee today in private
hearing. Dies said:
"I'm not prepared at this time
to make a statement with re
spect to Mr. Slander. I desire
additional information and in
vestigation as to him."
All four appeared voluntar
ily before Dies' committee to
deny accusations by John A.
Leech, a California communist
organizer, that they were sym
pathetic to the communist
cause.
ALL IT POSTS
Buenos Aires, Aug. 27. (IP)
Argentine cabinet ministers
under President Roberto Ortiz
submitted their resignations to
day to acting President Ramon
Castillo as a sequel to the land
purchase scandal which precip
itated a political crisis.
Castillo is expected to desig
nate a new cabinet.
President Ortiz, who has
been ill, resigned after a senate
Investigation of the land deal.
Although he himself was not
named in the committee's find
ings, some of his ministers were
involved.
Delegates from Canada, Mexico.
eleven western states opened
the first business session of the
1940 three-day convention of the
Pacific International Association
of law enforcement officials here
this morning.
Sin Unlimited
Columbia, S. C, Official!
of a church here want some
thing done about it.
J. W. Buchan told police
that everything from dishes
to plumbing fixtures had
been stolen from the church.
Worst of all. he said, some
one had stored a quantity of
li'limr under the altar
ITTA
PAVILION SWEPT
E
Destroyed As if Gasoline
Soaked Civic Event
Will Be Staged.
Astoria, Ore.. Aug. 27 UP)
Flames of undetermined origin
swept through the 700-foot re
gatta pavilion last night, caus
ing damage estimated at $30,
000 and upsetting plans of the
annual Astoria regatta which
opens Wednesday.
The huge frame structure.
built on a dock over the Colum
dia river, was destroyed in less
man an nour. r iremen respond-1
ed to an alarm Immediately but
the fire was out of control be-
iuic uieir arrival.
Built in the late 1880 s by a
railway company, the building
reverted to Clatsop county sev-
eral years ago. For three years
it had been used as a civic audi
torium, basketball pavilion, Ore
gon National Guard armory and
regatta center.
Fred Ransom, chairman of the
regatta commission, announced
that the regatta would go ahead
as scheduled. An improvised
grandstand will be erected on
a nearby dock, he said. The
I regular grandstand was destroy
ea.
Equipment of Company L,
Oregon National Guard, was
saved by guardsmen who re
ported for regular Monday night
drill and found the pavilion in
flames. The company's head
quarters were at the west end.
Lee Hansen, Company L
watchman, said the fire spread
from the main entrance "as if it
was soaked with gasoline."
The pavilion was the scene of
several intercollegiate basket
ball games last year and four
were scheduled for the coming
season.
A $2,000 heating unit was In
stalled last year by popular sub
scription. The county had $10,000 worth
of Insurance.'
IL DUCE SUFFERS
Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 27.-
British naval blows against
Bardia and Bomba in Italian
Libya were reported today to
have Inflicted a severe setback
on Italy's north African forces.
The British navy belatedly
announced that Its forces Au
gust 24, for the second time
within a week, had "success
fully bombarded" both Libyan
war ports, making the Bardia
attack "at point blank range."
Full details have not been
disclosed, however.
Many observers here believe
Marshal Rodolfo Grazianl, the
Italian commander, will be
forced to start a drive against
Egypt soon despite any reverses,
because, they say, constant
British air and sea bombard
ments, with consequent disor
ganization of war preparations,
cannot be withstood indefin
itely. Reno Wedding
Reno, Nev., Aug. 27. (IP)
Marriage licenses issued here to
day included: Jack W. Samuels,
29, and Betty Morrison, 20, both
Medford, Ore.
Mr. Samuels is listed In the
city directory as residing in the
Phoenix vicinity.
BASEBALL
National League
New York 1 7 0
Chicago 3 8 3
Lohrman and Danning; Pas
tes u and Collins.
American League
(10 Innings)
Chicago 4 9 1
New York 9 7 2
Rigney, E. Smith and Tresh;
Chandler, Murphy and Dickey.
ASTORIA REG
in Bloody Border Clash
ON WPA SWEARS
LOYALTYJ FLAG
Injunction Suit Dismissed
Objected to Signing Affi
davit, But Does.
Seattle, Aug. 27. fT) A
challenge by two discharged
WPA workers of the constitu
tionality of the WPA loyaltv-
to-government affidavits found
no support in federal court here.
Shortly after Federal Judge
Lloyd L. Black's ruling yester
day, however, one of the two,
William u n r v rwi
nounced he had decided to sign
it. He had objected to the part
that asked him to swear he
was a citizen of the United
States, contending that under
his religion, Jehovah's wit
nesses, he is a "citizen of
heaven."
"I still think the affidavit
could be used in a subversive
manner," he said. "But I am
going to bow to the will, as
expressed by the company ser
vant of Jchovahs' Witnesses and
also the court here, and sign
the affidavit."
Judge Black dismissed the
injunction suit brought by the
two against State WPA Admin
istrator Carl W. Smith, ruling
the court was without jurisdic
tion because the sum Involved
was less than $3,000.
The men sought to restrain
the administrator from enforc
ing the rule requiring WPA em
ployes to sign an affidavit de
claring the signer is a United
States citizen, that he does not
belong to the communist party
or nazi bund and that he does
not believe in the overthrow of
the government.
T
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Pomona, Calif., Aug. 27. UP)
The Pomona chamber of com
merce wanted to know whether
Thanksgiving would be a week
earlier again this year, so Secre
tary Edward B. Kennedy wrote
to President Roosevelt.
He explained that Pomona
merchants were planning ahead
for their annual "Christmas
preview" of merchandise.
The president's secretary, Ste
phen Early, replied by mail that
"the president proposes to desig
nate Thursday, Nov. 21, as
Thanksgiving day this year."
Accordingly, the Pomona pre
view will be held on "old-style
Thanksgiving day," Nov. 28.
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War Bulletins
London. Aug. 27. 4iP
The Rome radio reported this
morning that the British fleet
stationed at Gibraltar had de
parted for an undetermined
destination.
(A similar report was Issued
last night by the Berlin radio).
London. Aug. 27, t&)
German bombers attacked a
convoy of ships off the coaat
of Scotland for more than an
hour today.
Persons on shore saw the
brilliant flashes and heard the
roar of naval guns as the
planes swooped for the attack.
Earlier a German raider
which dropped a dosen bombs
on a southeastern moor was
chased to sea by RAF fighters.
London. Aug. 27. WP)
Prime Minister Churchill to
day assured Gen. Charles De
Gaulle, leader of French in
exile, that economic assistance
comparable to that granted
the British colonies would be
extended to all French over,
seas territories loyal to the al
lies. WILLKIE NEITHER
WANTS NOR SEEKS
COUGHLIN'S HELP
New York. Aug. 27.
Wendell L. Willkie said today
he did not want the support of
the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin if
he understood correctly that the
radio priest is opposed "to cer
tain people In this country be
cause of their race or relig
ion." The Republican presidential
nominee was asked at a press
conference whether he had any
comment on an editorial In the
publication. Social Justice,
founded by Father Coughlin,
calling his acceptance speech a
much needed call to American
nationalism."
"If I understand what his be
liefs are." Willkie said. "I not
only am not Interested In his
support but I don't want It.
"I am not Interested In the
support of anybody who stands
for any form of prejudice about
anybody's race or religion or
who stands for any foreign eco
nomic or political philosophy in
this country.
"I don't have to be president.
but I do have to keep my be
liefs clear to live with myself."
Willkie wound up nearly a
week of conferences here in or
der to fly In mid-afternoon to
Rushvllle. Ind., where he will
make his headquarters until
Sept. 14.
yon been, en relief?-.
M.wpaD.r Polls of America. Ine.)
BRITISH BOMBERS
LEAVE ITALIAN
Turin and Milan Raided,
Also Berlin Nazi Planes
Attack South England. '
(By the Associated Press)
A bloody border clash be
tween Rumanian troops and
Russia's red army soldiers pos
sibly signalling a sharp new set
back to Hitler's expressed de.
sire for peace in the Balkans
was reported today in diplomatlo
dispatches from Bucharest.
Hundreds were reported killed
on both sides.
Germany's acute Interest in
the Balkan situation was re
fleeted in a Berlin dispatch lata
today stating that Germany may
arbitrate the smouldering Hungarian-Rumanian
dispute over
Transylvania with Italy's aid.
Emboldened by Russia's sue.
cess in territorial demands
against Rumania, Hungary has)
clamored for the return of tha
rich Transylvania p r o v 1 n c a
which comprised part of the old
Austro-Hungarian empire befora
the World War.
Fighting Opens Sunday
. The fighting originally broke)
but Sunday, the dispatches said,
in the vicinity of Dorohoi, near
the new Russian-Rumanian fron
tier. ,
After Sunday night lull, tha
battle was, renewed.
Hitler ' has exerted powerful
pressure on Rumania and other
Balkan countries, sources of Ger
man iupolies, to maintain tha
status quo in southeast Europa
while he concentrates on the bat.
tie for Britain. ,
The Hungarian foreign office.
said plane marked with Ru
manian insigniaa shot down a
Hungarian bomber over Hunger.
lan soil this morning.
In Moscow, Russian officials
said they had no word of a
Russian - Rumanian border,
clash.
By the Associated Press
London Again Attacked
London, Aug. 27. German
bombers attacked the London
area again tonight and flashes
in the gloom indicated that
bombs were being dropped.
It was the second successive
nightly raid upon this capital
of empire, which was leady and
expecting it, for before the Nazis
struck the , government an.
nounced the Royal Air Forca
had "greatly extended" retalia
tory forays against the military
and industrial fortresses of both
Germany and Italy.
Here in London, scores of
searchlights swept the sky as tha
sound of the sirens and the whis.
ties of air raid wardens died.
By the Associated Press
London, Aug. 27, Heavy
bomber blows which left Italian
Industrial plants shattered and
smoking from the effects of tone
of explosives were reported by
l Britain today, harassed herself
, by night-long German raids and
' fighting off new daylight air at
tacks.
The Flat airplane, tank and
motor works at Turin and tha
Megnato Marelli factory which
'makes electrical equipment
there, and Sesto San Giovanni,
near Milan, were raided by RAP
! pilots, who made the long dou
; ble flight over France and tha
i Alps with six tons of bombs, tha
air ministry announced.
For 40 minutes bomba rained
i on the Turin objectives, the air
ministry said, setting strings of
i fires and 'bright blue and white
, explosions. Great clouds ot
: white smoke were sent drifting
dp ward to 6.000 feet at Sesto
San Giovanni, a communique
said.
1 Air raids also were reported
against Germany, where Berlin
. had a 40-mlnute night alarm.
I These forays were reported aa
new flights of German bombers
ranged Britain's coast in day.
light attacks after a night of
'alarms which opened a new
! phase of an "around-the-clock"
lair war on Britain.