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The Hunting Season is always open on the Want Ad Page. It's a profitable habit to read the Want Ads every day. A CONSTR Jc I jJ NEWS pJl jJ Twenty-Eighth Year No. 8348. Tuesday, May 13, 1941.

A Aid Deliveries 3 'Kaso Beirmed a Afri uiru (By the Associated Press) fry Adolf Hitler called all Reich's leaders and district leaders of the Nazi party together today as-the British declared a rift in the Nazi party was evidenced bv the dramatic 800-mile escape flight of Rudolf Hess from Germany to Scotland, where he surrendered as a prisoner of war. Pronounced sane by British doctors, Hess was quoted as saying when he parachuted to safety from his Messersehmidt fighting plane: "I have no bombs in my plane, so you needn't worry." The 47-year-old Nazi leader. Hitler's No. 2 heir to the German dictatorship, talked for 10 minutes to Scottish home guardsmen before he was taken to a military hospital on his ar-rival Saturday night. German propaganda described Hess' sensational flight as the act of a man "mentallv deranged because of physical illness," while elsewhere speculation arose that he might divulge Hitlers military secrets and strike a serious blow at the German Fuehrer's war plans The official Nazi party news service, in terse comment on Hitler's meeting with his leaders, said only that the group "gave the Fuehrer an impressive demonstration of determined will for victory." Prime Minister Winston Churchill indicated, meanwhile, that Hess was talkine how much was not known and that a British statement on his capture would be forthcoming J' -Mr tr NAZI RAIDERS WRECK LONDON LANDMARKS German bombers found a target in Big Ben, the clock that is a British unity symbol, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Hall.

All were hit and seroiusly damaged. This aerial view looking to east locates buildings damaged and other famous landmarks: (1) Westminster Abbey, set fire and roof of Lantern, square tower in center, burned away; (2) Westminster Hall, roof pierced by bombs, interior (3) Victoria Tower; (4) House of Lords, several persons killed fighting fires; (5) House of Commons, debating chamber wrecked so badly it must be rebuilt; (6) Big Ben, blackened and scarred but its hands continued to mark the time. Across the Thames to the east lie the London county hall (7) and the Waterloo railroad station (8). in ft BALKS AT PLAN FOR DEFERMENT BY AGE GROUPS Washington (IV) Declaring the selective service headquarters was "not going to cram anything down our throats," Chairman May (D-K. of the house military com mittee called today for a thorough study of a proposal to defer older registrants from the call to arms.

"Go Slow" Policy May advocated a "go slow" policy on all proposed changes in the selec tive service act, saying that his committee wished to investigate operation and administration of the law thus far before approving any change. Brigadier-General Lewis B. Her-shey, deputy draft director, yesterday recommended an amendment which would permit the president to order deferments by ape groups without removing the liability of those deferred from eventual military service. Discuss Postponement Hershey, writing to Speaker Ray-burn, did not suggest an age at which group deferment might start but informed officials said there had been considerable official discussion of postponing the training of all those 31 years old and more. "I am informed," Hershey said, "that men in the younger age brackets are best qualified for the training and service contemplated under the act.

"Also, in view of the provisions for retaining the trainees in the re serves for a period of 10 years, it is desirable that the age of those trained be kept as low as the nation al interest will permit, so that the reserve forces will be composed of men whose effectiveness will remain at a high level throughout that period." No Change Before July May's attitude toward this other pending amendments to and the draft law indicated that congress might not make any change in the statute prior to the expected second registration on July 1. Youths turned 21 since last October will be required to register at that time, under present plans. The date may even be advanced a week or two. Send Out 102 Contracts in City Schools A total of 102 contracts were sent out today to teachers and to other employes of the city's school system, Superintendent of Schools Floyd Smith said this noon. At the same time the superin tendent announced the resignation cf two teachers from the Lincoln high school faculty and one from a grade school.

They are Doris Toll, music; Retty Adams, speech correction, and Evelyn McClone, primary. Ruby Greiling has noti fied Superintendent Smith that she lias accepted the position of physi cal education director for women at Central State Teachers college. Stevens Point. All other teachers at Lincoln high school and at other city schools received new contracts for the 1941-42 teaching year, Smith stated. Raises in salary for next year totaled $4,000 over the 1940-41 total it was revealed.

The contracts were passed upon at a special meeting of the school board held Monday evening after the regular May meeting at the Lincoln high school. Pepper FDR "Missed Bus," Says Ley, Leader of German Labor Front Rapids, 4 I blast for the Reich. our continent, with the powerful, in- County Auxiliary Elects Officers; Conway Is Speaker An inspiring address on the subject of national defense, by Byron B. Conway of Wisconsin Rapids, was the feature of the meeting of the Wood county American Legion Auxiliary held Monday evening at the Legion hall in Nekoosa. Mrs.

Howard Amundson. Nekoo sa, was elected county Auxiliary president to succeed Mrs. Roy C. Lubers of Marshfield. Other officers chosen were Mrs.

John Regalia, Babcock, vice president; Mrs. W. F. Bushnell, Wisconsin Rapids, historian, and Mrs. Winifred Timothy, Pittsville, chaplain.

A secretary-treasury will be appointed by the president. The new officers will begin their terms after the state Legion convention at Antigo in August. In addition to the principal address of the evening by Mr. Conway, who was introduced by Mrs. Phyllis Mayer, program chairman, brief talks were given by W.

F. Bushnell, newly elected district vice commander of the Legion; A. J. Crowns, Nekoosa, past county commander, and Mrs. Ervin Hinkley, Port Edwards, district vice president of the Auxiliary.

Commander Walter Gundcrman of the Nekoosa post and Mrs. Gunderman, president of the Nekoosa Auxiliary unit, welcomed the county delegates and guests. A short musical program, including a vocal solo by Mrs. Maurice Peerenboom, accompanied by Elaine Curt, and a violin solo by Mrs. Harvey Grover, proved very enjoyable.

The evening was concluded with refreshments served by a committee of Nekoosa Auxiliary members. State Senate Confirms Dickinsen Appointment Madison, Wis. (IP) Appointment of Virgil L. Dickinsen, of Augusta, as a member of the conservation commission was confirmed by the senate today, 29 to 0. Senator Hinke Stanlev.

assured his colleagues that Dickin sen, a xarmer, real estate and insurance dealer, would be "interested in conservation in a broad sense," 0) 0) Single Copy Five Cents JV Berlin Close upon Rudolf Hess' flight to Scotland with what Nazis called an "hallucination" of German-British peace the sub-leadership of the Reich met today with Adolf Hitler for a show of "determined will for victory." Hitler addressed the gathering, the official party news service said, but no other details of the meeting were given. In response to tha Fuehrer's address, it was said, "party leaders gave the Fuehrer an impressive demonstration of determined will for victory." Deny Family Gone Foreign reports that Hess wife and four-year-old son had left the country were energetically denied by party associates. These sources said the family was perfectly free and had the sympathy of all party members in their "personal tragedy." In the German press late today Hess was more fully pictured: As a man who suffered seriously from stomach ulcers, "lung trouble," insomnia and mental derangement, traceable in part to World war in juries. Hess was wounded three, times once in the chest. An organ of the Nazi party said that Hess knew "numerous 'peace proposals, stemming from deep in the heart of the Fuehrer' better than anyone else." And in speeches in the course of the last year frequently referred to them.

"Carry On" War A party explanation said further that the war "will be carried on untilas the Fuehrer declared in his last speech the British rulers art overthrown or are ready for peace." Authorized sources said, however, that this was not to be taken as "a new statement of revision of war objectives." Rudolf Hess "appears to have lived under the hallucination that he was still able to bring about an understanding between Germany and England through personal action with old English acquaintances," a Nazi party communique said today, Hitler Takes Party Reins Meanwhile, Adolf Hiler himself took over personal direction of tha National Socialist party which Hess had led as the Fuehrer's deputy. Hitler changed the designation of the office, formerly known as the "office of the deputy of the Fuehrer," to the "party chancellery." Martin Bormann, who has been director of that office, remained in charge. Germans in responsible position took sharp issue with the British interpretation of events, which challenged the soundness of Hitler's acuon in aesignating a man pro- See BERLIN Page 9 THE WEATHER For Wisconsin Partly cloudy and warmer, showers northwest and west central tonight; Wednesday considerable cloudiness, showers and cooler west and north; fresh to occasionally strong southerly winds tonight and Wednesday RAIN over west portion this after noon. Today's Weather Facts-Maximum temperature for 24-hour period ending at 7 a. 70; minimum temperature for 24-hour period ending at 7 a.

37; temperature at 7 a. 52. To LnUU IT JL SSLJ DOESN'T LIMIT SUGGESTION TO SHIPS FROM I), S. Washington (IP) With a senate showdown approaching on the convoy question, Senator Pepper (D-Fla.) urged today that the United States undertake to help assure the safe delivery of all supplies to Britain, regardless of the country from which they were shipped. Ponder Knox's Remark But, capital circles wondered just what Secretary Knox meant when he said: "It is very possible that convoys are not the answer after all.

Perhaps we have to develop a new defense to assure the arrival of our goods on the other side." The statement was made by Knox in an extemporaneous speech after he had declared "we cannot half fight this battle. We are committed to all the support (to Britain) nec. essary to produce a victory." Pepper, who has been demanding "affirmative action" by this country against the axis, told reporters that "public opinion has reached the point where, if convoys are neces sary to deliver the goods, the people will support them. Question Far Broader" "The question of convoys is far broader than just getting our materials to Britain, however. If Brit ain is getting supplies from Can aaa, Australia or Atnca, for instance, it is just as important that they be delivered as that American supplies reach their destination.

"We have got to keep Britain alive, and I hope our people will see the whole picture instead of just a segment of it." A senate test some time this week on the convoy issue was virtually assured yesterday when the senate commerce committee gave ll-to-4 approval to the house-approved ad ministration bill for requisitioning of foreign shipping now idle in domestic ports. Intends Amendment Once this bill is brought to the floor, Senator Tobey (R-N. intends to offer an amendment which would prohibit the use of naval vessels for convoy duty. Attempts for legislation banning convoys have been futile on several previous occasions, and administration polls were said to indicate sufficient votes to defeat Tobey's proposal. There was much cloakroom conversation, meanwhile, on President Roosevelt's decision to cancel his scheduled Wednesday night address before the head3 of Latin American diplomatic missions.

The White House announced late yesterday that Mr. Roosevelt would make a fireside chat to the nation instead on May 27. The Wednesday 6peech had been awaited with unusual interest on Capitol hill, for many legislators believed that it might be the vehicle for announcements of paramount importance regarding future administration plans on British aid. Funeral Services Thursday for Mrs William H. Peters Funeral services for Mrs.

William H. Peters, 80, who died here Mon day afternoon following a stroke, will be held at 1 p. m. Thursday from the Krohn Berard funeral home to the St. Paul's Lutheran church at Seneca Corners, the Rev.

William Chellew officiating. Burial will be in the Seneca cemeterv. Mrs. Peter3 had been a resident of Wood county for 58 years, and since the fall of 1939 had resided here with her daughter Alma at 851 uak street, where she passed away. Mrs.

Peters, nee Charlotte Bei-rath, was born in Schleswig Hol-stein, Germany, January 12, 1861. She came to the United States in 1882, making her home at Moline, 111., until the following year when she came to Wisconsin Rapids. On October 4, 1883, she married William H. Peters at the East Side Lutheran church here. A year after their marriage they moved to the town of Hansen where they later purchased a farm.

In 1933 they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. Peters passed away on August 11, 1934. Until the fall of 1939 Mrs. Peters remained at the farm with her son, George, and family, then coming to Wisconsin Rapids to live with her daughter.

Survivors include six children, William of Montana, Emil of Amherst, George of the town of Hansen, Alma of Wisconsin Rapids, Mrs. Adele Holmes of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Glen Eerard of Rothschild, a sister-in-law, Mr3, George German-son of this city, and a number of grandchildren and great grandchil- aren. A Berlin Dr. Robert Ley, leader of the German labor front, advised "poor Daddy Roosevelt" today that he "missed the bus" and that at the latest, in three years the part of Europe ruled FRED WARNER, 51 COLLAPSES, DIES Fred Warner.

51. of 451 Cleve land street, collapsed and died on the grounds of Riverview hospital shortly after noon tooday, victim of an attack of heart disease. He was member of the construction crew on the new hospital addition, and had just started work this morning. Coroner r. E.

Wnzht and Ch ef of Police R. J. Exner investigated the death, and after an examination of the body the coroner held that Mr. Warner died of natural causes. He had been in poor health for sev eral years, the authorities learned.

Mr. Warner, a World war veter an, had resided in Wisconsin Rapids the past 10 years, coming here from Indianapolis. He was a native of Mauston. where he was born Febru ary 9, 1890. He enlisted in the army JNovemoer 17, 1917 at Madison and was discharged Juiv 8.

1918 at Great Lakes, 111. Survivors include a sister. Mrs. Frank W'infli of Altdorf. and th rpp brothers, Frank.

Rollie and CIvde. all of Janesville. Funeral ments have not been made pending word from the brothers. The body was removed to the mortuary. Name Pallbearers for B.

M. Vaughan Funeral Pallbearers for the funeral of Byrde M. Vaughan, veteran local attorney who died Saturday at the age of 78, wilt be County Judge Frank W. Calkins, H. A.

Bunde, John Jeffrey Robert S. Gog-gins, John Roberts and M. R. Fey. Funera! services will be held at 10 a.

m. Wednesday at St. John's Episcopal church, the Rev. James Madison Johnson officiating, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery. London Rudolf Hess, parachuting from a crash- bound Messersehmidt fighter onto a Scottish moor last Sat urday night a potential bear er of Nazi secrets broke the Hitler hierarchy in a develop ment that may alter the course of the European war, the British declared today.

Authorities, casting aside, for the moment at least, the crop of rumors linked with this strange chapter in a gigantic struggle of men, their ideas and arms, insisted only that Hess came to Britain sane and defiant of the Nazi regime. Mullet Holes in Plune A hint and only a hint that Hess was pursued in his escape appeared in photographs of the tail of his wrecked plane: 10 closely bunched bullet holes. British sources would not say postively that these were put there by Hess' aerial pursuers. They said that his 800-mile flight was the voluntary act of a rational man, showing that "the core of Germany was rotten." They declared that his was no special mission that he brought no peace terms, but still the British were the beneficiaries of a great propaganda windfall, if not actual military help. The German version was that Hess was a victim of hallucinations and one of these was an undying hope for restoration of friendship between Germany and Britain and that he might have reasoned that, through personal sacrifice, he could bring this about.

Factor for Manipulation How Hess, now a prisoner of war at some secret place, might advance this concept of what the Nazis called his disordered mind was a factor for the manipulation of British intelligence, propaganda and states manship. "Hess is in a hospital bed and has been equipped with army pajamas," an informant said. "He is comfortable and, except for his slight leg pain, he is quite well. 'He is spending most of his time See HESS Page 9 Endorse Arrests of "Thumbers" of Rides At a meeting of the Wood county traffic committee yesterday, the re-cunt action of traffic officers in ar-res'ing hitchhikers was heartily endorsed. Chairman Bill Rusk of Nekoosa, warnoo.

of the danger to motorists and to hitchhikers, and recalled that it is a violation of a state law and of a Wood county ordinance to "thumb'' on county highways and roads. County traffic officers have taken special precautions in the past week to arrest hitchhikers in the county, and several have been fined in courts in the city. country's all-out aid to the democracies. The commission recently arranged with tanker operations to provide 50 tankers to be placed in the service of Great Britain. Manned by U.

S. Crews These tankers will continue to be manned by American crews. The plan calls for the tankers to haul cargoes from oil-producing countries of Latin America to United States north Atlantic ports for transfer to British tankers, greatly leducing their haul and, in effect, increasing Great Britain's available tonnage. Some of the tankers already have gone to work for Great Britain, officials said. NAZI LEADER HESS IN SCOTLAND Rudolf Hess (above), Adolf Hitler's second lieutenant and party leader of the National Socialist party, landed by para chute in Scotland and was held in a Glasgow hospital, it was official ly reported at No.

10 Downing street, residence of Prime Minister Winnton Churchill. Hess' ankle was broken in the leap from the plane, it was reported. The Nazi party in Berlin had announced Hess was "missing" after taking up a plane in defiance of Hitler's orders that he not attempt to fly. STATEMENT ON HESS PROMISED London (P) Prime Minister Churchill announced in the house of commons today that a further statement would be made shortly about the surprising flight of Rudolph Hess to Scotland. Replies to Request Relying to a request from Labor-ite H.

B. Lees-Smith for a statement concerning Hess, Churchill said. "I have nothing to add at present to the statement issued last night by his majesty's government, but obviously a further statement will be made in the near future regarding the flight to this country of this very high and important Nazi lead er. Sir Henry Morris-Jones, a Liberal, asked, "Will the news be handled with skill and imagination?" "I was with the minister of information until a very late hour last night," Churchill replied. "I think this is one of those cases in which the imagination is somewhat baffled by the facts as they present themselves." The house laughed heartily.

"Devotion to Vile Genius" Conservative Vyvyan Jones asked if Churchill would bear in mind "this gentleman's record of devotion of the vile genius of Europe." The prime minister did not reply. Capt. Alec Stratford Cunningham-Reid asked: "Does the prime minister consider it prudent to announce that Hess is in a Glasgow hospital? Is that not rather unfair to the people of Glasgow, who possibly may expect raid bombs?" "Hess won't always be in Glasgow," Churchill responded. MUSTER GUARD UNIT Marshfield, Wis. The Marshfield unit of the newly organized Wisconsin state guard was mustered into service here Monday night by Col.

Forest H. Himes of Crandon, Wis. The unit, under the command of Captain Ray Flagel, has a personnel of 60 men and four offi-cers, with a medical officer still to be named. Dy Germany would be working full "Then 300,000,000 Europeans of exnaustibie resources of their econ omy and work, will face 000 Americans in the United States and 40,000,000 Englishmen in ruined and defeated England," Ley said in art article in the newspaper Der Angnff. "Then We Will See" "Then we will see whether the Anglo-Saxons will overcome the lead of the Germans." Ley referred to President Wilson's peace efforts in the World war and said, "There was still time then but today? Poor.

Door Daddv Koosevelt it would have been so nice, but destiny did not will it. A swindle work3 only once. Times have changed. All the abuse and lamentation will no longer help. "Now vou have reallv 'missed the bus for you will never overcome the lead of the Germans.

This the Yankees can certainlv believe: We will certainly so organize part of Europe that in one or two, at the latest in three years, it will be workine full speed, working for Germany. "Yankee Losing Face" "And if they point to the resources of the empire we Germans will point to the near east and North Africa, to Russia and Japan, whose resources are open to us. The Yankee is losing face, it must be sad for the affairs of Jews and their satellite." Strike Votes "If this bill passed it would take five days to start a strike and five days to end one," Biemiller said. "What kind of nonsense is that? It is an unworkable proposition which will merely pile up more discord and pile one absurdity upon another." Biemiller criticized "singling out the employes side for supervision," and declared the same supervision should be extended to meetings of corporate boards of directors. "No Ban in Bill" Ludvigsen declared the question of breaking labor's right to strike was not involved, since there was no such prohibition in the meassre.

"I think the labor board now has the right to set up its own rules of action," he added. "This bill protects the rights of labor from Defeat Measure Authorizing Steamship Operators Asked to Provide Ships for "Pool" Supervision of Madison. Wis. (IP) The Lud. vigsen bill authorizing the state labor board to supervise strike votes was defeated in the assembly today, 50 to SC.

Reconsideration Likely It was apparent, however, the bill w-ould come before the house again on a motion for reconsideration. To clarify the pronosal. the au thor, Assemblyman Lud i (Rep), Waukesha, offered an amendment designating the board could supervise a vote both to start and to end a strike. It was adopted. Assemoiyman Eiemiller (Prog), Milwaukee, and Tehan (Dem), Milwaukee, objected on the grounds the legislation would invade the rights of labor and would increase the time losj from strikes.

Washington () The maritime commission has called upon niter-coastal steamship operators for vessels for the shipping pool recently ordered by President Roosevelt, a commission spokesman said today. Meet in New York Intcrcoastal operators, he said, were to meet in New York today to discuss what ships they could provide. While declining to say how many ships the commission expected from the intercoastal trade, he described 50 as a "reasonable guess." Since these ships likely would average about 8,000 tons each, this would provide 400,000 tons toward what the president asked for this.