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Rice 25; Centenary 0 Auburn 20; Tulane 14 Texas 13; Indiana 6 Tennessee 13; Duke 0 T. C. U. 20; Arkansas 0 I S. U.

25; Holy Cross 0 Hiss, State 20; S. W. La. 0 Alabama 20; Mercer 0 Texas Aggies 41; Tulsa 6 S.M.U.20; N. Tex.

Teach. 7 TO CALL THE TIMES from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 pm all department! may be reached by calling 7 1 3 After 11:30 pja, call a follow Editorial Department 8-7119 Display Advertising 4312 Classified Department .6811 Composing Department 6911 Circulation Department 6012 A WEATHER REPORT Louisiana: Fair Sunday and Monday. Oentie to moderate easterly to southerly winds on the coast. Arkansas.

Fair Sunday; Monday partly cloudy, thunderahowers and cooler In southwest portion. East Texas: Partly cloudy Sunday; Monday partly cloudy, thundershowers and cooler in northwest portion. lAW VOL LXVHI NO. 127 SHREVEPORT, SUNDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1 940 PRICE TEN CENTS PER COPY -w mmwM WD German Bomb Shatters Store Branch Rice Passing Whips HOUR OF TEST APPROACHING.

Axis powers PLANNING NEW BLOWS AT FOE LONDON GUNS DROWN NOISE OF BOMBINGS Centenary 25 to 0 cumui i HITS FALSEHOODS 'SJB. Ill The shattered building above Is what remained of the city branch of a German raid on London, according to the British-censored caption. LIT. I world-famous chain store after SECRET PACT MY CONTAIN JAPAN CLAUSE Triple Rlilzkrieg Aimed at Rritain Expected to Re Launched London, Oct. 5 (LP).

A high diplomatic source reported today that secret clauses of the German-Italian Japanese alliance provided for Japanese territorial gains at the expense of Holland and France In the Far East and fixed a "tentative date" for Japanese participation In a triple blitzkrieg against the British Empire. The alleged secret provisions were reported by a source neither British nor Chinese that has a vital Interest in the Pacific. This source expressed belief that the powers Involved would deny existence of secret clauses In the new triple alliance but other diplomatic quarters and Far Eastern experts were Inclined to accept reports that unpublished arrangements Had been made by the three powers. Man Slain at As Police i Truck Driver Shot in Back; Found hy Hunters Who Followed Trail of Rlood for Fifty Yards Texarkana, Texas, Oct. 5 (Special) Preston Rogers, 25, husky gravel truck driver, was found shot to death Saturday afternoon near the old race track at Spring Lake park here, the victim of a slayer who shot him while hun 'VULNERABLE SPOT" WILL BE ATTACKED Momentous Decisions Brenner Pass Said to Be Reached at Berlin.

Oct. 6 (Sunday) (P). Tli German shortwave radio broadcast early today that "may be" waves of Oerman bombers now flying toward England would be followed "noon" by hundreds of thousands of troops now stand lng ready. Berlin, Oct. ().

Germany and Italy are malting -ready to strike new blows at Britain In some especially "vulnerable spot," Nazi Informants Indicated todsy amid a great deal of talk that the eastern Mediterranean may now become a decisive battleground. Emphasized was the notion that Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini had reached momentous war decisions in the Brenner Pass yesterday land that soon they would act. 1 It was a meeting, said one authorized person, whose subject was not peace but victory a "war and diplomatic council." "England," he observed, "is vulnerable in many places. And It certainly will be struck somewhere. Naturally, we cannot tell you where." This suggestion was echoed in the Hamburger Fremdenblatt, whose Berlin correspondent is much at home In the foreign office.

Saying that winter would bring no breathing spell to England, the (Continued On Ir Twrnfr-flte.) F. D. R. CITES GUARANTEES OF FREEDOM President Speaks Before Dutchess County "Home Folks" Hyde Park. N.

Oct. 8 (IP). President Roosevelt, opening the final month of thu third term drive, told the nation today that 1U democratic systems of free education and fed- 1 M.klln MA against tyranny and despotism. Speaking before a crowd of Dutchess county "home folks" and to the entire nation over two major radio networks, Mr. Roosevelt defended the New Deal's expenditure of billions for public works as an unshlrkable obligation' Involved in the duty of government.

to Insure Its citizens against starvation. America's fre, -school system, where youth may learn all of the truth all of the time, he said, combined with a system of public works which builds for the well-being and defense of.tiie nation, represents the best bulwark against dictatorship "In these days of great emergencies which threaten the democracies ot ithe world." The president spoke at ceremonies dedicating three new Dutchess county schools exactly one month before the Nov. 5 elections will write van historic decision In the third BTrni campaign. The speech was delivered from a platform erected on the terrace ol the new Franklin D. Roosevelt high school, not far from Hyde Park, which was constructed partially with WPA funds.

The Joint ceremony, attended by TJ 8. Education Commissioner John W. Studebaker. also dedicated two other Dutchess county school the Hyde Park school and (Contlntirrf On I'mf Twenty-fit-.) HEAVIEST BARRAGE OF WAR IS HEARD Capital's Center Area Is Not Hit; Nazis Use Many Planes London, Oct. 8 (Sunday) (U.R).

The heaviest anti-aircraft barrage yet heard in London smashed persistent German raiding attempts Saturday night, and early today only lone Nazi planes were attempting to pierce the hail of fire and reach the center ot the metropolis. For several hours the Germans hurled wave after wave of swift night bombers at the British capital but the fierce anti-aircraft barrage effec tively countered the attack. Incendiary bombs showered down but most ot them failed to start fires. Reports up to midnight showed that only two London areas had suf fered from the bombing, neither of them near the central district. In Greater Force The night attack was made In greater force than the Germans have employed for some time.

The bomb ers criss-crossed London on nuick runs, attempting to drop their explo slve and Incendiary bombs before the powerful barrage knocked them down. The bombers came over the south east coast In large numbers but ran Into persistent, fierce anti-aircraft fire. The London barrace was so heavy that It drowned out the sound of the planes and all but nearby bombs. The sky was cloudy and moonless but London's searchlights cut dazzling fans of light through the air and made strange patterns on the clouds. One raider dropped two loads of Incendiaries.

Big anti-aircraft guns pumped a stream of shells Into the sky that burst with a roar. Firing Almost Continuous The night attack followed a day In which the air ministry reported the Germans sent over wave after wave of 60 to several hundred planes, most of them fighters, in what was described as a "come Into my sky parlor" sort of game. "Outnumbered by the protecting Messerschmttt escorts," said the ministry, "have come also small knots of German bombers, perhaps meant as decoys for our Spitfires and Hurricanes." For several hours London's defending batteries fired almost continu ously. New anti-aircraft guns were brought into service. A great circle of anti-aircraft fire was shot up all around the metropolis.

The popular London shopping and residential districts, attacked only lightly or Infrequently In recent nights, again reverberated to the roar of exploding bombs. 23 Planes Down Up to 7:30 p.m., 23 German planes had been shot down, according to official tabulations, after fierce dogfights over southeast Britain and the environs of London. Nine British (('nntlniipil On I'mf Mi.) TWO YODTHFUL THIEVES TAKEN Boys Confess Rohhery at Dairyland; Arrested at Courthouse The last two of four youths wh robbed the Dairyland creamery of more than 1100 in cash on the night of June 9 were arrested on the courthouse square early last night by Patrolmen Tom Hardy and Frank Tllley. The two youths, Clinton McCuen, 19, and his 16-year-old brother, James, submitted readily to arrest and told the officers, "It's coming to us and we want to get It over with." The other two boys Involved In the robbery were arrested months ago. One Is serving a sentence in the Louisiana Training School for (CnntttmrH On fair Mix.) KNOX CLAMS ACTION PARALLELS CALLING OF GUARD Secretary of Navy Says Pact With Japan Is Challenge to U.

5. Washington, Oct. 5 (U.R). The United States tonight ordered its active sea-fightinsr strength increased by 27,000 reservists a few hours after Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox warned that this nation is approaching an nour 01 test" with the axis powers. Disclosing for the first time that It had already put 11,283 reserve officers and men on active duty, tha navy issued an order for full moblll zatlon of both the naval and marina organized reserve corps and fleet reserve corps.

The action followed ft speech by Knox In which he said. "We are approaching an hour of decision, an hour of test" with totali tarian powers. "God knows whether that test will be on a field of battle or will be ft test of will," he said. The navy, which already has called up more than 7.500 fleet reservists and accepted offers of services from hundreds of volunteer reserves said today's order "paralleled mobtllza-tlon of the national guard by the army. The re-enforcements will bring the navy's strength to more than 235,000 officers and men.

No deadline was set for placing tha organized reserves at their but It was Indicated that the men (Contlniird On 1'axa tyiLLiUU 5 iKiV AROUSED BY 'WHISPERING' Candidate Defends His Patriotism in Talk in New York New York. Oct. 5 Republican Presidential Nominee Wendell L. velt's majority there to less than 300.000 votes, Wlllkie said lovers rt c.vll liberties should "denounca tha base, cowardly of the "whispering campaign." He did not say what was being whispered concerning him. There was an overflow crowd at E-asmus Hall high school, with slightly more than 1.500 in the dltorlum, and a few thousand llstea- lng over loudspeakers outside.

Doors to the auditorium were closed more than one hour before Wlllkla arrived. The crowd waved American flags In rhythm as Winkle walked to the front nf the stage. Wlllkie asserted that Democratic (Csnllnnrd (In Pace Tf nly-f lht.) fi.l(9 AT L.S Baton Rouge, Oct, 5 Registra- it ion figures for students on Louisiana State University's main campus went to 6.469 today, as the registration period closed. Although this repre- sents 111 less than last year's figura for the main campus, the aggregata total for all campuses 7.851 at compared with 7.796 for la.n year. Nepro Registration their nearest negro school.

Thoe who are lU'or unable to register personally mut send ft friend who secure for them the necessary papers. The complete list of registrars and icglsuation stations for the enttra including the city of Shreve- port, is as follows: 'courthouse, Armory, Marshall St. Sld Stewart Jcnklu.s, chief registrar. Sam P. Love, M.

P. Bethley, Bob) Cavett, Charlie Schober, Huhr Brown, Samuel B. Davis, A. L. Quint, Olenn R.

Bell, Oeorge H. Prultt, Judgf U. J. ONeal. City Hall Haywood Manhelm, chief reslstTif, A.

D. Ssenger, A. J. McGuIrt, Merrill (Coiilluuiii Ob tut .) If I Texarkana Dance Nearby of swing music at the annual the park Friday The trucker was a resident of Henderson, Texas, and had lived In Texarkana, Texas, for the past three weeks while employed on a highway construction project. He was found lying In the grass 50 yards from his dump truck In a wooded area about a half-mile from the dance pavilion.

Two hunters Billy Graves and James De Prate came upon the truck this afternoon and followed a trail of blood to the man's body. Rogers was shot once In the back, the bullet emerging through the right side of his chest. The killer apparently fired a second shot as a bullet was found lodged In the top of the truck cab. Graves and De Prato notified officers who began an Immediate Investigation. Tonight several friends of the dead man are being questioned.

Following an examination of the body, the time of death was set at approximately 10 p.m. Friday. Rogers was dressed In khaki clothes and officers said he was not present at the policemen's ball. AXIS DECIDES SPAIN'S ROLE Franco's Decision He Announced Madrid Soon May at Rome, Oct. 5 (LP).

An authoritative source said tonight that Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini had decided upon Spain's role in the new offen sive against Great Britain and that Gen. Francisco Frsnco would announce his decision upon the pro posal within a few days at Madrid. This report suggested that Spain's place in the axis offensive might be along one or all of these lines: 1. Participation or collaboration in an attack on Gibraltar. 2.

Swinging Portupal Into the axis orbit. 3. Allowing axis submarines to bas! on the Canary and Madeira Islands in order to Increase effectiveness of the blockade against Britain by attacking South American trade routes. The plan was said to have been handed to Ramon Serrano Suner. Franco's brother-in-law and Spanish minister of Interior, by Count Gale-azzo Clano this morning.

Serrano Suner arrived in Madrid by airplane late today. British Bombers Kaid Holland, West Germany Berlin, Oct. 6 (Sunday) (P). British bombers last night nd early today raided points in Holland, Bel-glum and western Germany, but authorized German sources said they were turned back without losses. There was no raid in Berlin, which has been without alarm for the past few nights.

STVMPAI.IA BASE BOMBARDED Alexandria. Oct. 6 (Sunday) A naval communique tonight re- ported that British naval units bom- barded the naval air base at Stam- palla in the Italian Dodecanese Islands Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Houston Sophomores Take Opening Game Victory From Gentlemen Rice Field, Houston, Oct. 5 (Special) The Centenary Gents tried gamely here Saturday night, but the Rice Owls packed too many guns and registerd an easy 25-0 victory over Jake Hanna's outmanned squad.

Jess Neely, making his debut Rice coach, offered two teams of about equal strength featuring sensational sophomore tailbacks, Gene Keel and T. A. Weem. Cotton Barnes tried hard, but the big Owl linemen swarmed over him and his pass catchers were butter-fingered. Lavelle Murphy turned In a valiant defensive game at end.

Centenary late In the first quarter kicked out of bounds on the Rice 14, but Keel pulled the Owls out of the hole with a 47-yard run that carried to the Gents' 39. Keel found a hole through leH side of the visitors' line and then cut out as he went In to the open. Centenary was penalized 15 yards because subs communicated, put ting the ball on Gents' 24. Zander (Continued On Pats 8rr ntren.) Here and There Ever see W. J.

"SCOTTIE" M'-INTYRE in his badminton togs? What form W. H. BUCKLEY should be Interested in the housing problem, we hear N. D. WELLS, a pretty nice fellow, we think ditto C.

E. SELF J. L. ADAMS, Is another of the amateur photographers CY KILGORE Is getting ahead, we are told J. C.

SHEMWELL and M. D. NEWSOM are practicing "present arms" in preparation tor mobilization HENRY KARAM has been another of the visitors over East Texas way DOROTHY SMITH, daughter of MR. and MRS. J.

H. SMITH, now in training at North, Louisiana hospital Is HERBERT WOOTEN the one who Is catching all the fish? E. M. JONES, of Haynesvllle, was a recent visitor R. L.

WALDRON of Oil City takes a right purty picture GENE SENTELL Is Feesh-lng Cane river of late with TOM HOLCOMBE and BOB DAVIS. RALPH OWEN hns some gold ore, we hear hoarding, eh JIM BRITT Is ready to' flit It rhymes, too LAMAR HOGUE Is getting congratulations JIMMY HARRIS has a smart child, we hear some class. Mayli We aren't sure, but we think that the draft Is about to' have Its effect on the marriage llcertse figures around here. Yesterday 27 were issued at the clerk's office-, with OLNEY LAFITTE and DAN COLLINS Issuing them as fast as they could write One couple we send good wishes to Is HOLLIS H. METCALF, and MISS MARIANNE HART.

Pretty FRANCINE TURNER Is wearing a big diamond these days, and HAROLD "GOO-GOO" DUMAS Is wearing a big smile. Tin Foil Gifts PEGGY CANNON, dauRhter of SGT. and MRS. R. L.

CANNON of Barksdale Field, who are leaving for Savannah, Monday, came by to tell STROLLER good-bye and leave a tin foil donation Another tin foil donor recently was D. F. JENNINGS, and the O.E.S. (Continued (In I'mf Twentr-flre .) Col. Rogcllo Fabrega, of Panama, speaking In response to a welcoming talk by Oeneral Martin, spoke of the "fidelity" uT the United States army id the close relationship which has always existed between this nation and his, vhlch, he sa "is today even closer ye.

"You can be sure that thli trip will be vec advantageous," Colonel Fabrega said, "becaur we must work together shoi lder to shoulder for the defense of the Western Hemisphere. "We love peace," Colonel Fabrega (Continued Ou 1'ait IouMmii.) Stroller It was sugested that Adolf Hitler jVlllkie tonight asserted that "any and Benito Mussolini in their con- man no matter how high his position ference at Brenner Pass yesterday who Impugns the completeness of my may have sought to determine a patriotism Is a coward and a cur." definite date for a triple blitzkrieg! Wlllkie charged that a "whisper-attack In Europe, Africa and Asia i lng camapign" about him was under against the British Empire. way In New York City, The alleged confidential provisions invacIing Democratic Brooklyn la of the alliance were described as nri tn tm- 1 1 i is-? -t It's your program we are putting into effect In till state," (lover-nor Jones told audiences lit Arcadia and (ousliatta yesterday as he urged them not to believe surn "propaganda" a statement I hat the auto tax constitutional amendment to be voted on Nov. 5 contains a "tax Joker." He shown here at Arcadia. (Times Photo), (Other Picture on Page 31.) JONES MAKES FULL REPORT ON PROGRAM Praises Legislature, Hits Those Who Seek to Slop Administration By DON KtVINO (Of The Times Staff) Coushatta, Oct.

5. In two North Louisiana speeches today Oov. Sam H. Jones branded as "flat falsehood' statements that the proposed 13 auto tax constitutional amendment contains a Joker in the form of a new one-cent tax on gasoline. Speaking at the Bienville parish fair at Arcadia and later at the Red River parish fair here, the governor called on the people "not to be fooled by those who are trying to wreck your program of progress In this state under your new democratic form ol government." "The people who are telling you that there Is a new one-cent gas tax In the $3 auto tax amendment to be voted on Nov, 5 are those who under-handedly tried to tell you that 1 would take away free school books school lunches, would tear up your roads and would turn this state over to the corporations," he said.

"You have your free school books, you have more for school lunches than ever before, more for old-age pensions and you and you alone are the rulers of this state. The amendment merely ear-marks for farm roads one-cent tax already on the statute books." Henry A. O'Neal of Shreveport, who has the governor's 100 per cent en dorsement In his campaign for con- (t'ontinued On Vttt Thlrt-to.) A New Two-Week Serial Begins: BRIGHT DESTINY Ry JOSEPH CHADWICK Being professional dancers, Diane Cascoden and her brother Juan thought themselves somehow apart from the sordid activities of poll, ticlans and fifth columnists. But through their manager Shane Mur-dock they were dragged deep into a startling South American Intrigue. Diane didn't know she had an ally In John Meade, because she was part of a desperate plot, and he was a 8.

secret agent. The first chnpler of this new advent ure-rnnmme appears on page 1.1 today In The Shreveport Times tout dreds danced to the strains policemen's ball being "held in DEDICATION OF $80,000 ARMORY SET ON NOV. 10 Anli-Aircraft Rase Here Virtually Finished at Fort Humbug (Piiture on Page The new $80,000 armory of the 204th coast artillery, Louisiana National Guard, Is now virtually complete and will be dedicated on Nov. 10 with religious services, Col. J.

Fair Hardin, commanding officer, announced yes terday. The armory Is located ot Fort Humbug. The non-commlssloned officers of the regiment will be given the oppor tunity of having the first dance In the armory on Oct. 19 as a tribute to their excellent work, Colonel Hardin said. The enlisted men's dance will be held the night of Oct.

26. The first officers' dance In th armory will be neid tne nigno i Nov. 11, Armistice Day. Officers will have as their guests reserve and regular army officers, city and parish officials, members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, mem bers of veteran's organizations and personal guests. On Armistice Day the regiment will participate in a downtown parade be ginning at 11 a.m.

All guns and Itontiniird On I'sse Twrntj-two.) Indian Summer Here as Mcrcurv to 88 Shreveport got back Its summer weather Saturday when the mercury climbed back to 88 degrees, and predictions of fair and continued warm today warned Shreveporters to keep their winter clothes in mothballs for a while yet. The minimum yesterday was 88 degrees with a noon reading of 88, The prediction for East Texas, South Arkansas and Oklahoma was for partly cloudy and continued warm weather. Tennessee 13; Duke Clemson 26; North Carolina State 7. North' Carolina 27; Davidson 7. Wake Forest 19; Furman 0.

Richmond 13; Virginia Tech 7, Virginia Military 13; Newberry 0. Wllllnm-Mary 42; Apprtce School 0. Randolph-Macon Guilford 0. F.lon Appalachian 0. Western (Ky.) Tchrs 26; Prsbytn 7.

KAHT Conell 34: Colgate 0. Franklin-Marshall 23; Drtmuth 21 follows: 1 Germany and Italy agree as- (Cunt Inni-cl On l'Ne Tf nly-lwo.) PMVATE A1K PLANE CRASHES IN TEXAS; FIVE PERSONS DIE Freeport, Texas, Oct. 5 Five persons crashed" to death today as planes piloted by a barnstorming father and son collided in the air near Velasco. The father was among those killed; the son escaped injury. Jack Turner, Freeport undertaker, said that Tag Eure told him his small craft struck a larger ship in which his father, Claude Euro, was taking four persons on a pleasure flight.

The collision fouled the controls of the elder Eure'a plane. The son glided down in a "dead stick" landing. the propeller of his ship broken. The deao lesldes Eure are Dave 8. Crowley, about 80, of Velasco; his son, J.

B. Crowley, about 21; Tom Knowles, about 45, employe of the Freeport Sulphur company, and a middle-aged unidentified man. Latin-American Military Officers Given Vrelcorie Final List of Registrars For Draft Here Announced NVcrn Tear hers. Dirrrlrd hv American Lesion Men. FOOTBALL Representatives of 20 Nations Exchange Words of Friendship With Air Corps Leaders at Barksdale (See Group Picture on Page 11.) Words of mutual understanding and friendship were extended to this nation yesterday by army officials from 20 South and Central American nations who landed at Barks- dale Field for lunch.

SCORES Will Take Charge of A final list of all chief registrar and deputies to serve in registering draft-age men of Caddo parUh on Oct. 18 was completed yesterday by D. B. Webster, chief deputy to O. Simmons, Caddo parish clerk and ex officio member of the draft boitrd.

The chief registrars for the Shreve port negro schools will be while members of the American LcRlon. Their deputies will be negro school teachers appointed by Wcldnn Jones, superintendent of Caddo parish schools. All Caddo parish men between the ages of 21 and 38, must go to their nearest registration place on Oct. 18 and register for 'possible military service. Negroca will go to STATE GAMES Rice 25; Centenary 0.

Auburn 20; Tulane 14. L.8.U. 25; Holy Cross 0. sorrinusT 8. M.

U. 20; N. Texas Teachers 7 Txas A. and M. 41; Tulsa 8.

T. C. U. 20; Arkansas 0. Oklahoma 29; Oklahoma Agglcs 27 HOITII Alabama 20; Mercer 0.

'Auburn 20; Tulane 14. Georgia 33; South Carolina 2. Georgia Tech 27; Howard 0. Kenutcky 47; Washington At Lee 12 Miss, State 20; S. (La Inst.

0 Miss, U. 27; Southwestern (Tenn) 6. The visit Is an extension of this nation's "good neighbor" policy of peace and cooperation with South and Central American countries. The officers, all guest? of the army, frrlved f'om Fort Penning, and ifter lunch left for San Antonio, Texas. They were greeted by Major Geh.

Frederick L. Martin and Col. J. B. Patrick, commanding officer of Barksdale Field, and a group of 'ocal officials and prominent citizens headed by Mayor Sam S.

Caldwell and Mayor Hoffman L. Fuller, of Bossier Fordham 20; West Virginia 7. Harvard 13; Amherst 0. Army 20; Williams 19. lluntiuufd Ou Iwentr-one.).